Lorain County Sheriff’s Veteran Hadaway Remembers Smooch
Retired sergeant Shawn Hadaway known as Smooch died July 29 at 65. He served nearly 30 years with the Lorain County Sheriff's Office, earning a Medal of Valor and Purple Heart after being shot on shift in June 2000. His colleagues recalled his kindness and mentorship to younger deputies and lessons from a long career.
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Shawn Hadaway
Sheriff’s Office
Smooch
Hadaway
Avon Police
Jim Drozdowski
Drozdowski
Lorain County Sheriff’s Office
LCSO
Tomasheski
Terry Wyers
Wyers
Metro Health Medical Center
Lorain
Avon bike unit expands community policing in Avon
Avon police officers Justin Murray and David Layne patrol Chester Road on bicycles to engage residents this summer. Police Chief Dan Fischbach says the bike unit offers a natural, approachable form of community policing and helps connect with residents during storms and power outages affecting Lorain County. He notes two officers ride per shift in summer when staffing allows, aiming to ease concerns and direct residents to needed resources through casual, face-to-face conversations.
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Bruce Bishop
Chronicle
Avon
Justin Murray
David Layne
Chester Road
Avon Police
Dan Fischbach
Fischbach
Lorain County
Avon FirstEn
Coca-Cola backs Elyria back-to-school drive with 1000 backpacks
Coca-Cola Consolidated of Lake Avenue in Elyria partners with the city to hand out 1000 free backpacks to Elyria Schools and other local districts. The event runs Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at West Recreation Center with Mayor Brubaker and city staff assisting.
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Elyria
Coca-Cola Consolidated
Lake Avenue
West Recreation Center
Foster Ave
Kevin Brubaker
Elyria City
Cleveland man charged after April police chase
Nathaniel Blevins, 27, of East 147th Street, faces a felony charge of failure to comply with police and four counts of misdemeanor DUI plus one of driving under suspension in Lorain County Court. The 90 minute chase began April 17 on Interstate 90 entering Lorain County and ended when Avon Lake officers used a PIT maneuver. Bond posted. arraignment pending.
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Cleveland
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Nathaniel Blevins
East 147Th Street
Lorain County
Grand Jury
Melissa Kobasher
Kenneth Nelson
Blevins
A.m
Westlake
Avon
Chester Road
Shurtape Technologies
Avon Lake
Bay Village
Elyria man indicted on drug and gun charges after May raid
Calvin Parker Jr., 41, was indicted by a Lorain County grand jury on multiple felonies including cocaine and fentanyl trafficking, fentanyl possession, two counts of weapons under disability, and possession of criminal tools. The May 3 raid on his Louisiana Avenue home yielded 46 grams of cocaine, 20 grams of fentanyl, and a 9 mm handgun. Tammy Roark, 53, faced charges linked to permitting drug abuse, later reduced to a misdemeanor. she pleaded guilty and paid fines.
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Elyria
Elyria Police Department
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Calvin Parker Jr
Parker
Melissa Kobasher
Chris Rewak
Louisiana Avenue
Elyria Police
Tammy Roark
Roark
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