Archive for January 23rd, 2008
Driver in fatal DUI gets jail for getting new license
A Wellington man who killed a woman in a 1992 drunken driving crash, but still managed to get a license despite a lifetime driving ban, is heading back to jail.
John Majka, 42, is scheduled to report to the county jail before 6 p.m. Thursday to start a six-month jail sentence. He pleaded guilty last year […]
CCC pressure gets to Open Door
ELYRIA — Open Door stayed with taller, faster Cleveland Central Catholic for a half Tuesday night. But the disparities began to show after the break and the Ironmen cruised, 67-50, in non-conference action. It ended a six-game winning streak for Open Door (12-3). The Patriots hadn’t lost since they fell by two points in […]
Police blotter: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008
Elyria police
Monday, Jan. 21
9:02 a.m. – Macy’s, Midway Mall, a woman from Miami, Fla., told police that her credit card was fraudulently used at the mall.
10 a.m. – 200 block Winthrop Drive, driver’s side mirror broken.
2:15 p.m. – 200 block […]
Wanted Marine spotted
Guillermo Arias The Associated Press
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Missing Marine Cesar Laurean, wanted in the slaying of a pregnant colleague, visited relatives in Mexico last week, a man identified as his cousin said Tuesday.
Juan Antonio Ramos Ramirez told The Associated Press that Laurean walked into his liquor […]
Rig swerves, tips, shuts down state Route 2
AMHERST — Truck driver Doug Frasure made a split-second decision Tuesday that prevented a pile-up along state Route 2.
Frasure, of Parma, was driving his semi eastbound when he came upon a group of vehicles stopped for an accident. There was no way he was going to be […]
Lorain Council dusts off limestone plans
LORAIN — The proposal to build a limestone crushing plant in Lorain has been revived.
Two weeks after rejecting a proposal to rezone 15 acres of land where the plant was to be built, City Council on Tuesday agreed to rescind that vote in favor of having a public hearing […]