26 Mar 1991
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1991
Page
1
Lorain Mayor Alex Olejko urges residents and groups to band together in his State of the City speech. The note highlights calls for civic collaboration across the community to address local challenges.
A 24 inch main near Avon Lake pumping station faced multiple failed repairs as 12 000 customers await restored supply. Some residents may endure 12 hours without pressure and must boil water until at least Thursday while ASCWA and area towns urge conservation.
Kimberly Porter, an abused 12 year old mother, says Lorain County Children Services bullied her into relinquishing her infant William and refused to return him. Diane Renfro of Citizens Against System Abuse compares agency tactics to the Gestapo and alleges high costs and favoritism in adoptions. Porter, now 21 with four children, says the case haunts her as she and husband Matthew question pursuing action.
Lorain County Sheriff Martin Mahony reports a 13 percent drop in major townships crime in 1990 from 1,526 to 1,326 incidents, with arrests up 186 from 901 to 1,087. Robberies, assaults, burglaries fall, car thefts rise 59 percent, rapes up 17 percent, while deputies log more miles and patrols increase visibility.
Wednesday report notes increasing mistreatment cases against children and urges Children Services to place orphans and kids whose parents cannot care for them in safe homes. Funding is identified as a major obstacle to finding suitable placements.
Lorain County Prosecutor Greg White said the investigation into alleged theft of food and supplies by Green Acres Children's Home employees will not be presented to a grand jury today as expected. The inquiry, based on an inch-thick file from sheriff investigators, includes interviews with past and present staff and surveillance photos at Oberlin's county Children Services facility.
Porter said he would be surprised and disappointed if Kimberly Porter's allegations were true and stated the organization is in the business of keeping children with parents. The quote appears in a truncated text directing readers to page A-6 for full details.
An Elyria man, Bernard L Fisher age 42 of 1146 Riverside Dr, was found dead by police at 11 30 pm behind a Broad Street bar with a single gunshot wound above the left eye Police seek Chris Provant for questioning in the shooting No weapon or motive released Police report Fisher was moved by bystanders to a paved area and found lying on his back in a pool of blood near his pickup truck Witnesses say he may have been forced to kneel before the shot and a suspect wearing a black Harley was seen leaving the area
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