Archive for August 3rd, 2007
Man shoots self at dealership
WELLINGTON — An elderly man behind on his rental car payments shot and killed himself Friday in the parking lot of the Harrison Ford-Mercury dealership in Wellington.
The victim was identified as John Wright, 79, whose last known address was in Akron, according to county Coroner Paul Matus. He said Wright died from a single gunshot […]
Teen gets 3 years for crime spree
ELYRIA — A teenager who escaped the county Juvenile Detention Home and went on a 20-hour crime spree with another escapee will spend three years in prison.
Kevin Roe, 18, will also be placed on three years probation once he’s released, and if he runs afoul of the law during that time, he’ll be sent to […]
Lawsuit planned to force county to give tax breaks
LORAIN — The city plans on filing a lawsuit against the county auditor’s office over a disagreement about which property owners should receive tax abatements.
Lorain Law Director Mark Provenza sent a letter to Auditor MarkStewart on July 19 that gives Stewart 15 days to grant about 140 property tax abatements to residents who have applied […]
Man sues to place headstone at grave
ELYRIA — A Vermilion man is asking a county judge to let him put up the two-foot, six-inch tall headstone he commissioned to mark the grave of him, his wife and their two stillborn daughters in a Lorain cemetery.
According to Raymond Asik’s lawsuit, filed Friday in county Common Pleas Court, he and his wife, who […]
Police briefs, Aug. 4, 2007
Startled worker runs into pillar, goes to hospital
ELYRIA — A chemical reaction at JT Container Inc. scared an employee enough to send him running — straight into a concrete pillar, fire officials said.
The employee, whose name was not available, cut his forehead and was treated at EMH Regional Medical Center.
Firefighters said the employee fled when […]
Police blotter, Aug. 4, 2007
Elyria police
Tuesday, July 31 9:12 a.m. – 500 block Georgetown Ave., car stolen from apartment building parking lot. 9:25 a.m. – 1400 block Garford Ave., purse with $360 worth of electronic equipment stolen from woman’s kitchen. 12:34 p.m. – 3000 block Midway Mall, Nicholas Jones, 23, of Elyria, charged with […]