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UPDATED: Warfel found guilty on all counts in bench trial
ELIZABETH DOBBINS / GAZETTEEric Warfel listens to the decision as his defense attorney Michael O’Shea, Medina County Prosecuting Attorney Dean Holman and assistant prosecuting attorney Paul Lange take...
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Squads train for detonating suspicious objects
CARLISLE TWP. — A Lincoln Town Car and multiple pieces of luggage were blown to smithereens Wednesday by the assembled members of a half-dozen local bomb squads. The members came together as part of...
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Judge to man: No more kids until you pay support
ELYRIA — Lorain County Probate Judge James Walther has banned another man convicted of failing to pay child support from having more children while he’s on probation. Walther made headlines in 2013...
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Former Lorain Service Director Gilchrist pleads guilty to drug charges
ELYRIA — Former Lorain Service Director Robert Gilchrist pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony marijuana possession charge as part of a plea deal with prosecutors that saw an additional drug trafficking...
View ArticleAvon couple indicted on drug trafficking charges
ELYRIA — An Avon man whose arrest on child abuse charges led police to a drug trafficking operation has been indicted along with his girlfriend. Michael Garcia, 33, is charged with felonious assault,...
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Valley City bicyclist critically hurt after being struck by car in Columbia...
COLUMBIA TWP. — A bicyclist was critically injured after being struck by a car Thursday evening on a stretch of winding country road. An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper and a Columbia Township...
View ArticleIn setback for gun enthusiasts, federal appeals court upholds California...
SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands of California gun enthusiasts hoping to legally carry concealed weapons for personal protection were dealt a setback when a federal appeals court upheld a state law requiring...
View ArticleMahoning County Sheriff seeks body scanner after jail fentanyl overdoses
YOUNGSTOWN — A northeast Ohio sheriff’s office is asking county officials to buy a $200,000 body scanner after two inmates recently overdosed on fentanyl smuggled into the county jail by a third...
View ArticleMan sought after Beech Avenue incident
LORAIN – Police arrested a Lorain man Thursday after he interfered with their attempts to arrest another man on a warrant at a Beech Avenue residence. Montell Johnson, 37, was arrested on charges of...
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Inmates taken to hospital for drug effects
ELYRIA — Two Lorain County Jail inmates, including one already facing charges for trafficking in drugs at the jail, were taken to the hospital early Thursday after they were found to be high on drugs....
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Fugitive surrenders to authorities after brief pursuit
ELYRIA — A fugitive turned himself in to authorities Monday after a brief pursuit by Elyria police and the U.S. marshals. Elyria police help U.S. Marshals search for a fugitive Monday afternoon. BRUCE...
View ArticleTwo in custody after car chase
ELYRIA — Two men have been arrested after a high speed chase through Elyria culminating in a car crash. Elyria police Capt. Chris Costantino said an officer saw a Ford Fusion drive through a red light...
View ArticleBurglars hit a second Lorain jewelry store
LORAIN – A downtown jewelry store was burglarized Sunday, the second on Broadway in less than a month. Police Lt. Ed Super said five suspects who remain unidentified drove a van into the side of...
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Pedestrian struck, killed on West River Road
BRUCE BISHOP/CHRONICLE Elyria Police officers investigate the scene on West River Road North where a man was injured after being hit by a car. ELYRIA — A man was hospitalized Tuesday after he was hit...
View ArticlePair arrested after car, foot pursuit
ELYRIA — Two men were taken into custody after a car chase and brief foot pursuit involving police Tuesday morning. Elyria police Capt. Chris Costantino said shortly before 8 a.m. an officer saw a Ford...
View ArticleHearing continues in resentencing of Olympian Pistorius
PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius removed his prostheses and hobbled on his stumps in a South African courtroom Wednesday as part of his defense team’s argument that the double-amputee athlete,...
View ArticleInvestigation into Orlando mass murder turns to shooter’s wife
RODEO, California — She was a sweet, pretty California girl with Palestinian roots who left an arranged marriage only to find love with a man who committed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S...
View ArticleInvestigators cast wide net in nightclub shooting investigation
ORLANDO, Fla. — Shot in the leg and lying in a mix of blood and water on a bathroom floor, Patience Carter heard gunman Omar Mateen dial 911 from just a few feet away. The American-born son of an...
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Avon Lake woman has wallet stolen at Crocker Park
The people pictured here are believed to have been involved in a wallet theft at Bar Louie in Crocker Park on Saturday. PHOTO PROVIDED WESTLAKE — An Avon Lake woman had her wallet stolen while at Bar...
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Pair arrested after Lorain bank robbery
Craig Kunch Two suspects have been arrested after a bank robbery Tuesday in Lorain. Police said Craig Kunch, 50, of Lorain, entered the Chase Bank at 2232 Fairless Drive at 3:43 p.m. and passed a note...
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