RTA officials guilty of tampering in Risberg death
A Cuyahoga County jury convicted RTA planning director Mary Jenks and planning specialist Dale Madison of two felony counts of tampering with evidence tied to Robert Risberg’s death. Sentencing set for September 7. both face up to four years. The pair admitted destroying records about bus shelter wiring but said they were clearing space for new staff.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas
Robert Risberg
Lakewood
Mary T. Jenks
RTA
Dale H. Madison
Jenks
Madison
Jury hears mother recounts boy's beating before death
In Elyria a Lorain County murder trial heard Rachel Peguero describe how Jeffrey Valentine beat her three children for wetting themselves. She recalled the morning Joshua Malone died after a room door was closed during the attack.
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Elyria
Joshua Malone
Tot
Rachel Peguero
Jeffrey Valentine
Peguero
Leavitt Rd
Jeffrey
Joshua
Adrian Bedeski
Valentine
Robert A. Nagy
Colleen
Jason
Michael J. Duff
Barbara Malone
Rachel
Lorain County Names First Full Time Woman Firefighter
Tammy Strawn becomes Lorain County’s first full time woman firefighter as she joins the Lorain Fire Department. A 27 year old Elyria native and former Accurate Electronics supervisor, she passed the written and agility tests among about 200 applicants and aims to train hard to handle the dangers of firefighting.
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Elyris
Tammy Strawn
Lorain County
Strawn
Lorain Fire Department
Lorain
Accurate Electronics
Elyria
Elderly Woman Appears With Double Barreled Shotgun At Drug Arrest
In Elyria an elderly Riverside Drive resident stepped in during a MEG and Elyria police drug arrest. She walked to the scene with a loaded double barreled shotgun. Detectives persuaded her to unload and return home, and she left as officers continued the operation. Her identity was not disclosed.
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Elyria
MEG
Riverside Drive
Charles Gallion
No Expansion Talks at Ford Co Meeting
Avon Lake Ford plant held a quality control meeting on Friday with no discussion of plant expansion or a Nissan Co joint venture. Ford spokesman Jay Meisenhelder noted land purchases as possible future expansion but offered no details. A union official urged patience, saying workers’ hopes were raised by rumors amid layoffs.
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Ford Co
Avon Lake
Ford
Nissan Co
Company and Union
Jay Meisenhelder
Meisenhelder
FDIC pledges $4 billion to rescue First Republic Bank
The FDIC committing 4 billion to NCNB Corp of Charlotte to take over Dallas based First Republic Bank in what could be the largest federal bank rescue. NCNB will pay 210 to 240 million for a 20 percent stake with a five year option to buy the remaining 80 percent from the FDIC.
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Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Ncnb Corp
Charlotte
N.C
First Republic Bank Corp
Dallas
FDIC
NCNB
Texas National Bank
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Robert Thomas
Thomas
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Bedeski
Betleski
Tremont Malone
Krebs
Swarm
Gallion
Rescue Bank
Gott
Ral
South Africa
Tribe
Twins
Jane Trager
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