Lorain payroll row tests police pay rights
A clash between Lorain city administration and the Civil Service Commission risks leaving 95 police officers unpaid. Safety Director Richard Koba suspended Officer John Horvath amid legal questions, while commission President Francis Carde maintains pay must continue until a final job status decision is written. FOP Lodge 3 urged reconsideration as officials planned a 2 p.m. meeting to resolve the issue.
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Lorain
Civil Service Commission
Edi
Ptl
John Horvath
Richard Koba
Horvath
Koba
Commission
Francis Carole
John Malinovsky
Carole
Buyers chase gold rush as prices soar and jewelers report boom
Area jewelers say gold and precious stones sell fast amid record high gold at about 500 per ounce in Europe. Owners Carl Nielsen, Tom Haywood, and Mike Radosevich cite rising popularity over investment value, inflation, and waning confidence in the dollar as customers seek tangible assets.
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Europe
Carl Nielsen
Nielsen
Lorain
Tom Haywood
Brandau Jewelers
Elyria
Haywood
Radosevich
May Co. freezes gift certificates amid counterfeit scheme
May Co. ordered a storewide freeze on all gift certificates after losses from a bogus certificate scheme. Only store credit office personnel will verify legitimacy before exchange. Authorities report a likely counterfeiting ring with ties to Kaufmann’s and other May Co. outlets, with two Clevelanders arrested in Pittsburgh and 10 more expected locally. Police seized 761 bogus certificates and about $350 in merchandise tied to Kaufmann’s, Akron, and Youngstown stores.
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May Co
Great Northern Shopping Center
North Olmsted
Sheffield Center
Lorain
Pittsburgh
Joseph Figura
Vernita Wiggins
Robert Rone
Kaufmann’s
Rone
Kaufmann
May Co Scores
Akron
Youngstown
Ohio
Body of Brook Park woman found in airport trunk
Police seek clues in the death of Debra J. Bonds 26, found in the trunk of her car at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The case details a missing person report dated December 11, a parked car with a suitcase and purse, and pending toxicology and tissue analyses to determine cause of death.
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St.louis
Lambert-St. Louis International
Debra J. Bonds
Wildwood Drive
Brook Park
St. Louis County
Mike Farmer
Ohio
Farmer
Borgis
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Fraternal Order of Police
FOP) Lodge 3
FDP
Dan Cairns
Blagoy E. Nicoloff
Pattiewald
Mike Radosevich
Michael Jewelers
aBi
Holiday Inn
United States Steel Corp
C-T
Gene Krebs
Elyria Street
Bob Delmling
Columbus Avenue
Dave Zapotosky
Bonds
Cuyahoga Community College
Ford Motor Co
Pita
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