Nitro's Law aims fifth degree felony for kennel animal abuse
Ohio lawmakers push Nitro's Law to charge kennel owners operators and employees with first offense fifth degree felonies after 90 days. The measure extends to boarding training breeding and rescue facilities but excludes large puppy mills. Backed by Nitro Foundation and Gov Kasich the bill followed years of effort sparked by a 2008 Youngstown kennel abuse case and ongoing advocacy by Michael Smeck of Lorain County.
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Amherst
Michael Smeck
Ohio
Nitro Foundation
John Kasich
Senate
House
Bob Hagan
Youngstown
Ronald Gerberry
Austintown
Animal Charity Humane
Nitro
New York
Steven Croley
Smeck
Lorain County
The
Lorain Municipal Court
Firefighters Mourn Fallen Elite Team Amid Wildfire Crisis
Nineteen brave firefighters perished while battling a wildfire. They held their line amid smoke and heat, protecting civilian lives and property before being overwhelmed by flames. Authorities pledged investigations and honor guard tributes.
Ex-city employee charged with theft in office
Former Elyria communications technician Nicholas Cerreto, 33, is charged with theft in office for stealing 30 Siren Systems worth about 19 000 from a locked Elyria Police Department storage room. Police say missing components were found for sale online and additional items were found at his LaGrange residence.
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Elyria
City of
Nicholas Cerreto
Chris Costantino
Cerreto
Donald Moss
Costantino
LaGrange
Court officer resigns after shoplifting accusation
Lorain Municipal Court security officer Joel Miller resigned last week after Amherst Target security accused him of shoplifting cell phone accessories on June 21 and June 16. He had pleaded no contest in May to disorderly conduct for entering his estranged wife’s home on March 30.
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Lorain
Joel Miller
Amherst
Miller
North Ridgeville adopts nonlethal feral cat policy
North Ridgeville ends city responses to feral cat calls and will provide traps or shelter support instead. Mayor Gillock says the APL will assist residents with large cat numbers and the city will no longer kill cats. The move follows calls to fire Humane Officer Barry Accorti after a June 10 feline deaths.
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North Ridgeville
Barry Accorti
Accorti
David Gillock
City Humane
Friendship Animal Protective League
Gillock
APL
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