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Man to face charges after ominous Facebook post (UPDATED)

Published on Feb. 20, 2019 | Updated 4:06 p. m.

Dave O’Brien The Chronicle-Telegram LORAIN — Police charged an Elyria man Wednesday with making threats on his Facebook page to shoot Lorain schoolchildren, leading to an increased police presence in city schools. Brandon →

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Pair wanted for stealing $184 worth of nasal spray from North Ridgeville pharmacy

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 7:09 a. m.

NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Police are looking for two people who stole $184 worth of nasal allergy spray Sunday from a pharmacy in the city. “These two apparently think it is OK to walk into CVS and grab whatever they want and just walk out, →

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Oberlin police seek suspect in theft, assault at Walmart

Published on Feb. 19, 2019 | Updated 6:57 a. m.

OBERLIN — Police are looking for the male suspect in the above photo after he allegedly stole multiple items Saturday from the Walmart on U.S. Route 20, and then allegedly assaulted a loss-prevention employee on the way out of the store. →

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Elyria cold case suspect had few brushes with law locally

Published on Feb. 16, 2019

ELYRIA — As authorities continue to delve into the past of Samuel Legg III, a look at his legal skirmishes locally reveal only a handful of encounters. Legg was arraigned on rape charges in Medina County on Thursday in connection with a cold →

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Pair each get more than 10 years in connection with 2016 murder

Published on Feb. 16, 2019

ELYRIA — Two more people were sentenced Friday in connection with the 2016 killing of Jimmie Holland Jr., with both receiving prison sentences of more than 10 years. Mark Sanchez, 26, and Jasmine Schafer, 29, both of Lorain, appeared before →

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North Ridgeville arrests four believed to be involved in cashing a stolen check

Published on Feb. 15, 2019 | Updated 11:39 a. m.

NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Four Cuyahoga County residents were arrested Tuesday after a check on a suspicious vehicle led to charges they were involved in cashing a stolen check. In a Facebook post, North Ridgeville police said a sergeant was →

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Elyria Police arrest 3 in dual drug raids

Published on Feb. 13, 2019 | Updated Feb. 15, 2019 11:00 a. m.

At 7 a.m., officers from the Elyria Police Department Narcotics Unit, Detective Bureau and Special Response Team served search warrants on two locations: Apartment 3 in building M, 1864 Middle Ave., and Room 211 at the Camelot Inn, 550 Griswold Road. →

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Armed robbery at gas station leads to Lorain County Joint Vocational School lockdown (UPDATED)

Published on Feb. 14, 2019 | Updated 6:59 a. m.

The Lorain County Joint Vocational School spent about an hour on lockdown following an armed robbery of the gas station nearby. Oberlin police Lt. Michael McCloskey said the Marathon station at State Route 58 and U.S. Route 20 was robbed at →

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Animal cruelty tacked on to drug charges after dead dog found

Published on Feb. 15, 2019

ELYRIA — Elyria police have added an animal cruelty charge to list of drug-related charges a city man is facing after a starved dog was found dead Wednesday in his garage. Elyria detectives charged Anthony Jackson II, 28, with animal cruelty →

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Medina County rape suspect Samuel Legg also indicted in Youngstown for murder (UPDATED)

Published on Feb. 14, 2019 | Updated 2:23 p. m.

Legg’s initial court appearance was attended by Nicole Myers, who said she believes Legg may be the person responsible for the death of her former best friend Angela Hicks, who was killed in Elyria in 1990. →

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Murder suspect Jacquez Ross gets new attorney

Published on Feb. 14, 2019 | Updated 10:24 a. m.

ELYRIA — A Lorain man facing capital murder charges who is invoking his right to a speedy trial now has an attorney to represent him. Attorney Michael Camera has agreed to be appointed to the case and will represent Jocquez Ross, 28, of →

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Woman takes plea in connection with Pittsfield Township child drowning

Published on Feb. 14, 2019 | Updated 9:15 a. m.

OBERLIN — The daughter-in-law of Elizabeth Zenda was found guilty of misdemeanor child endangering Wednesday afternoon in Oberlin Municipal Court. Tanya Zenda, 22, of Pittsfield Township, pleaded no contest to child endangering involving a →

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Trial date set in Elyria double homicide -- but a new defense lawyer is needed (UPDATED)

Published on Feb. 12, 2019 | Updated Feb. 14, 2019 7:00 a. m.

ELYRIA — Moments after attorney Kreig Brusnahan’s motion to withdraw as counsel in the capital murder case of Jocquez Ross was granted, an unidentified woman in the courtroom gallery told him he shouldn’t “be a quitter. →

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Four Amherst residents charged with utility theft, criminal mischief

Published on Feb. 12, 2019 | Updated 2:07 p. m.

Four Amherst residents were charged with theft of utilities after a police investigation stemming from the city’s meter replacement project last year. According to a news release from Amherst police, utility workers discovered indications of →

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Man to face charges after ominous Facebook post (UPDATED)

Pair wanted for stealing $184 worth of nasal spray from North Ridgeville pharmacy

Oberlin police seek suspect in theft, assault at Walmart

Elyria cold case suspect had few brushes with law locally

Pair each get more than 10 years in connection with 2016 murder

North Ridgeville arrests four believed to be involved in cashing a stolen check

Elyria Police arrest 3 in dual drug raids

Armed robbery at gas station leads to Lorain County Joint Vocational School lockdown (UPDATED)

Animal cruelty tacked on to drug charges after dead dog found

Medina County rape suspect Samuel Legg also indicted in Youngstown for murder (UPDATED)

Murder suspect Jacquez Ross gets new attorney

Woman takes plea in connection with Pittsfield Township child drowning

Trial date set in Elyria double homicide -- but a new defense lawyer is needed (UPDATED)

Four Amherst residents charged with utility theft, criminal mischief

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