Missing firearms and drugs raise probes into Lorain labs
Defense lawyers say missing guns and drugs from the Lorain County Adult Probation Department evidence room cast doubt on the Crime Lab and soon-to-close Forensics Laboratory. Emmanuel de Leon, director of both labs, admitted taking a bag of prescription meds ordered destroyed to calibrate equipment and was the last to handle a pistol and a scanner whose location is unknown.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Kenneth Lieux
Emmanuel de Leon
de Leon
General Division
Tim Lubbe
James Burge
Lubbe
Sion
Lioux
Probation Department
Lorain
Mike Duff
J. Anthony Rich
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Alternative tactics urged to save lives of overdose victims
Rob Brandt spoke at a Lorain County forum at Midview Middle School about his son Robby Brandt’s death after a heroin addiction. Lorain County Coroner Stephen Evans and Solace’s Kathy Loos joined parents students and citizens to discuss heroin’s toll and the need for new prevention and response methods.
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Stephen Evans
Midview Middle School
Grafton
Rob Brandt
Robby Brandt
Cleveland
Brandt
Lorain County
Brant
Solace
Kathy Loos
Kristin Bauer
Chronicle
Wellington Eagles Seek Allowance for Veteran Video Slots
Wellington Eagles club urges state lawmakers to permit veterans groups to host video slot machines. Jim Donaldson, secretary, warns VFW groups could fold if machines are banned. Six machines remain in use while a court review on legality proceeds in June. Members are set to back House Bill 325 regulating gaming by charities.
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Wellington Eagles Club
Jim Donaldson
The
Wellington Eagles
Elyria Fire Dept to limit responses and response types
Elyria officials plan a targeted dispatch system starting Feb 1 with LifeCare Ambulance Inc and Lorain County 911. Basic alarms and minor crashes will trigger fewer apparatus while life threatening calls still prompt rapid fire department response. Estimated annual savings about 112000 with 800 fewer calls.
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Elyria
Bruce Shade
Shade
LifeCare Ambulance Inc
Lorain County 911
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