Police raid ends two year drug operation in Lorain
Lorain police and narcotics officers raided the Nantucket Avenue residence of Dennis Pettis seizing 28 grams crack cocaine 65 grams in a hairspray can and a loaded .380 handgun. Pettis 27 faces trafficking and possession charges while girlfriend Erin Fitzpatrick may face grand jury action for permitting drug abuse. Pettis was held at Lorain County Jail as part of an ongoing probe of a mid level trafficking network.
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Beheaded rattlesnake bites man near Prosser Washington
Danny Anderson and his son Benjamin were bitten by a decapitated five-foot rattlesnake while feeding horses on their central Washington property near Prosser. Anderson received six shots after a trip to hospital, and a wildlife biologist noted the unusual reflex bite from the severed head.
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Local rescues and brave acts amid snow and ice dangers
A sequence of heroics across Eaton Township and nearby areas highlights quick thinking and selfless aid. A father frees his daughter Lanetta from a snow fort collapse, performing CPR as responders arrive. Others raise funds for vaccines, donate blood, alert authorities, or rescue a man from icy Lake Erie with firefighters assisting.
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Lorain County Heroes Honored For Life-Saving Car Rescue
A crash on East Bridge Street left 81-year-old Theodore Ramsey dead and Emma Ramsey alive when a train approached. Volunteers and responders including 19 locals and police and firefighters risked danger to free Emma before the collision. The story led to the Real Hometown Heroes Awards Breakfast at Lorain County Community College honoring life-saving acts.
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Lorain Man Indicted In Ex-Con Killing In Lorain
Lorain crime story reports Lamont Tarpley, 25, indicted by a county grand jury on murder, felonious assault and weapons charges for the July 26 shooting death of 27 year old Gary Young Jr during a road rage incident at Elyria Avenue and East 32nd Street. Young was with three friends when the confrontation escalated. Tarpley, jailed, faces potential life in prison if convicted on all counts.
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Gary Young Jr
Elyria Avenue
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Tarpley
West Nile found in Elyria mosquitoes
Elyria health officials report two of 165 mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile virus after collection in late July from northeast and southeast Elyria. No human cases reported. residents urged to use repellents, wear protective clothing, check window screens, and eliminate standing water. The health district plans continued mosquito collection until first frost.
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Lorain County
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