Chief orders removal of televisions from Elyria police offices
Elyria Police Chief Duane Whitely pulled TVs from dispatch and offices after supervisors cited distraction and congregation concerns. Patrolmen report little impact as officers spend most shifts on patrol. Internet access covers weather and national updates now.
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Duane Whitely
Reece
Whitely
Elyria Police Department
Elyria Police Patrolmen’s Association
Tom Baracskai
Baracskai
Snow storms halt traffic after I-80 jackknife crash in Lorain Co
Afternoon blizzard on Tuesday caused a westbound tractor trailer to jackknife on Interstate 80 near exit 145 in North Ridgeville. The fuel saddles spilled roughly 150 to 160 gallons of diesel, booms contained the spill, and one truck passenger was hospitalized with minor injuries. Crews towed the semi and cleared lanes over about two hours as agencies tracked the spill. A separate Amherst Route 2 crash left a van passenger unconscious but breathing, transported to Mercy Regional Medical Center.
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Lorain County
North Ridgeville
Mike Uhnak
Uhnak
State Environmental Protection Agency
Lorain County Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security
Amherst Fire Department
North Lake Street
Amherst
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Ambulance Driver Charged in Fatal Elyria Crash
Richard Robertson 27 of Grafton Township faces vehicular homicide and vehicular manslaughter charges after a Sept 15 crash that killed 82 year old Hinckley Township man. He entered a not guilty plea in Elyria Municipal Court. Defense lawyer argues charges inappropriate.
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Elyria
Grafton Township
Hinckley
Richard Robertson
Kenneth Lioux
Man shot in Lorain on Broadway injures 31 year old man
Police investigated a Tuesday shooting on 15th Street and Broadway Lorain that left a 31 year old black man wounded in the leg. He was driven to Mercy Regional Medical Center and later to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland in stable condition. No arrests were reported. Weather hindered evidence collection. It is unclear if linked to prior Lorain shootings.
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Lorain
15Th Street
Broadway
Edward Super
Mercy Regional Medical Center
MetroHealth
Mayor's water shut off over eight month bill
Lorain Mayor Tony Krasienko faced a water shut off after an unpaid $268 bill. He paid $200 to restore service and promised rest by Friday. The bill, under his wife Melisa Krasienko, carried more than $20 in late penalties.
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Lorain
Tony Krasienko
West 25Th Street
Lorain Utilities Department
Chronicle- Telegram
Melisa Krasienko
Krasienko
Mother in Norwalk charged after leaving 3-year-old alone
A Norwalk mother, Mary Slater, 32, is charged with possession of cocaine and driving under suspension after police say she left her 3-year-old daughter alone in a locked house to buy crack cocaine in Lorain. A child endangering charge is likely. A utilities worker said the child answered the door and spoke to him before police arrived.
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Norwalk
Lorain
Mary Slater
Eric Hipp
Hipp
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