County expands cell phone emergency location tracking
Lorain County 911 will soon identify caller number and cell tower location to pinpoint general coordinates during emergencies. Robin Jones notes past limits requiring stay on the line with callers. Ohio law provides up to 500000 in funding to support the tracking technology rollout.
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Amherst curfew proposal targets truancy and street crime
Amherst police seek a daytime curfew for students to curb loitering during school hours and reduce downtown burglaries and vandalism. Chief Lonnie Dillon warns against abuse of the system while noting there have been rising daylight-hour problems, and the proposal goes to the City Council on Monday.
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Profile of Al-Zarqawi and his brutal insurgency leader role
The article describes Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as a brutal extremist leader in the Sunni insurgency known as the slaughtering sheik. It notes his responsibility for mass beheadings and deadly roadside bombings in Iraq and his claimed triple suicide attacks in Amman. It also references Caldwell's view that Abu al Masri would lead al Qaida in Iraq after training in Afghanistan and arriving in 2002.
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Iraqi leaders secure ministers after Zarqawi death claim
Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki gains parliamentary approval for three major posts ending a three week stalemate. Army Gen Abdul Qader Mohammed Jassim al Mifarji becomes defense minister. Shiite Jawad al Balani takes interior, and Shiite Sherwan al Waili is state minister for national security advising the premier.
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Mental health worker, boyfriend indicted in $158k embezzlement
Tamala Foor a 20 year Lorain County Mental Health Board employee and Ronald Miller both of Amherst were indicted for theft in office and tampering with records for allegedly skimming about 158000 from agency funds over three years starting in 2002. Foor faced two counts of theft in office and two counts of complicity theft with records tampering plus related counts. The case notes include a 2004 reprimand for payment processing errors and personal issues cited by Foor.
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Kelley trial centers on two possible killers
Closing arguments framed two versions of Shawn Kelley. One is a cocaine fueled killer who allegedly raped Tanya Kennedy and strangled her on New Year’s Day 2005. the other portrays a flawed but nonmurderous man. Jurors must decide which Kelley is true.
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Time Out
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CMJ festival returns to Lake Erie with star lineup
After a solid debut in 2005 the CMJ showcase returns to Lake Erie featuring Matisyahu Alejandro Escovedo Ben Kweller and Mushroomhead. Keystone pitcher Kristie Malinkey won this year’s top honor.
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