Watkins back in cell after Lodi shootout
Escaped convict Edward Fast Eddie Watkins, once vowing no more prison, was wounded in a nine hour standoff near Lodi before being taken to hospital and then back into custody. He had fled a federal prison in Atlanta in April and is wanted on escape charges linked to bank robberies in Cleveland and Los Angeles.
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Lodi
Edward “Fast Eddie” Watkins
Watkins
Cleveland Justice Center
Lodi Community Hospital
Robert A. Reed
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Kindt
Wes Sarginson
Sarginson
FBI
Ohio
Neighborhood mourns after boy crushed by garbage truck
Carlisle Township residents mourn the Friday morning death of Christopher Gaydosh, five, struck by a backing garbage truck in front of his 118 Edgewood Drive home. Neighbors recall him as a beloved figure among families. another child, Greg Bickel, on bicycles nearby, narrowly escaped injury.
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Carlisle Township
Christopher Gaydosh
Edgewood Drive
Brentwood Estates
Chris
Greg Bickel
Georgette Drive
Greg
John Kenney
Weather Update With Storm Threat Tonight
Partly cloudy with possible severe thunderstorms tonight. lows near 60. Sunday turns variable with a 60 percent chance of rain tonight and 30 percent Sunday. highs reach 75 to 80. Winds west to northwest 10 to 20 mph. sunrise 5 54 a.m. sunset 8 58 p.m. Details on Page A 7.
Missing boy Ken Pittman found dead in Black River
The Lorain county coroner will rule on the cause of death of 10 year old Kenneth Pittman of 341 W River St North. His body was recovered from the Black River in Cascade Park Friday evening by firemen. Kenneth was a Roosevelt School third grader and attended Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are his parents Mrs Betty Pittman and Troy Pittman a sister Carla brothers Roy Paul and Adam and grandparents Mrs Louis Lane Elyria and Troy Pittman Racine W Va. Services will be at the grandmother's home 901 Oberlin Road Elyria Monday at 10 30 a m with Rev Willis Donaldson officiating. Burial in Butternut Ridge Cemetery Fulton Funeral Home of Grafton handling arrangements.
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Lorain County
Kenneth Pittman
W. River St. North
Black River
Cascade Park
Betty Pittman
Old Walk Ford
Lake Avenue Ford
Will Baptist Church
Troy
Betty) Pitttman
Roy
Paul
Adam
Carla
Louis Lane
Elyria
Troy Pittman
Racine
W. Va
Verlir Lane
Oberlin Road
Willis Donaldson
Southern Baptist Church
Butternut Ridge Cemetery
Fulton Funeral Home
Grafton
North Ridgeville Mayor Faces Elyria House Citations
North Ridgeville Mayor Richard Noll urges a city cleanup while his Elyria owned unoccupied home at 115 Neufer Court has multiple housing and health code violations. Referred for possible condemnation after eight years of inspections, the property shows broken windows, unlocked doors, and overgrown lawn. Noll vowed it would be boarded up soon, saying he is not a slum landlord despite the embarrassment.
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North Ridgeville
Richard Noll
Elyria
Neufer Court
Noll
Chronicle-Telegram
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Bonnie Brinker
Medina County
L. John Ribar
Virginia
John Dunn
Boydies
Karen Balme
Chrissy
J.R. Bickel
Biz Entertainment Az
Genuine Risk
Belmont Park
Codex
Maryland Racing Commission
UPI
Kenneth
Roosevelt School
Gerald Klein
Nester Court
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