Amber Alert planned for Lorain County region
Lorain County police leaders push a regional Amber Alert system covering Lorain Cuya hoga Summit and Lake counties with broadcast television radio and print alerts. The plan mirrors other states and aims for October implementation pending county by county decisions.
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Elyria
Michael Medders
Lorain County
Ohio
Medders
Greg White
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Summit
Lake Counties
Erie
Huron
Amber Alert system faces balance between speed and public alarm
Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery notes the need to move quickly on alert cases without causing undue public alarm. The Amber Alert network, named for 1996 Texas girl Erica Baker, has been adopted by at least two Ohio communities and 14 other states. Baker remains missing with no charges filed.
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Betty Montgomery
Ohio
Texas
Erica Baker
Taft Breaks With Drug Law Amendment Debate
Taft calls Ohioans Against Unsafe Drug Laws a bipartisan effort to defeat Issue 1. She says the amendment expands drug courts, allows concealment of addiction from employers, and would shift decisions to local judges. Supporters claim cost savings from reduced prison housing. opponents call it a deceptive expansion of lenient treatment.
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Taft
Ohio
Edward Oriett
Ohio Campaign For New Drug Policies
Oriett
White
Tom Stuber
Lorain
Stuber
Jail crowd strains Lorain facility as beds fill up
Lorain jail population nears capacity with 457 inmates at peak and about 75 sleeping on floors. State approval allows bunk beds to lift capacity to 420, while officials implement early releases selectively to ease overcrowding and fund upgrades.
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James Drozdowski
Drozdowski
Sheriff’s Department
Lorain
Mark Mihok
Mihok
Common Pleas
Thomas W. Janas
Janas
Droz
Dowski
McGough
Oriana House
Principal Bets Hands Privilege Pass Policy in Class
School science books stay on the table for today distribution. Gallo outlines personal policies including a privilege pass that lets students skip a homework assignment when they feel they understand the subject. He attends a local meeting Sept. 12 to learn more about No Child Left Behind changes. Dave Perozek contacted at 329-7119 or iperozek chronidetsiegam.com.
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Bush
Ford Crown Victoria fuel tank fires prompt Ohio lawsuit
Cleveland officials and attorney Subodh Chandra sue Ford and state agencies over gas tank fires in Crown Victoria police cars. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages without specifying a dollar amount. Ford has formed study panels to explore防 fuel tank safety measures after rear-end collisions.
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Ohio
R. Eric Kennedy
Kennedy
Cleveland
Jane Campbell
Subodh Chandra
John Born
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Ohio Highway Patrol
Born
Highway Patrol
Ford
Bret Crow
Betty Montgomery
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