16 arrested in Lorain gang crackdown in nine homicide link
Lorain police and the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested 16 men tied to the MOB gang known as Money Over (expletive) or Members of Blood. Eleven are charged with participating in a criminal gang. Most suspects are violent repeat offenders with 167+ convictions or indictments.
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Lorain
MOB
Blood
Bloods
California
Mark Carpentiere
Ohio
Kareem
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
del Rivera
Chase Ritenaur
Five overdoses tied to suspected bad heroin in Lorain County
Lorain County coroner Dr Stephen Evans reports five fatal heroin overdoses in 10 days, with 20 total deaths this year and about 13 from prescription pills. Victims were IV users mostly in their 20s or 30s. one survivor was saved by rapid treatment as officials seek tips to curb the deadly batch.
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Stephen Evans
Lorain County
Evans
Detroit
Dennis Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Police seek tip line after spate of heroin overdoses
Police report a series of fatal heroin overdoses and ask the public for information. Detectives with the Lorain County Sheriff's Office can be reached at 329-3801 and Lorain narcotics officers at 440-204-2108.
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Lorain County
Sheriff’s Office
Lorain
Supermoon draws near as NASA touts brighter full moon
NASA highlights a May full moon at perigee tonight with the moon 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than at apogee. Griffith Observatory’s Anthony Cook notes the 14 percent size gain and explains the brightness rise as the moon lines up with Earth and the sun.
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NASA
Los Angeles
Dean Martin
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
May
Earth
Anthony Cook
Griffith Observatory
Do people do weird things when the moon is full
Authorities say there is no increase in odd or violent behavior during a full moon. Police and emergency crews note no noticeable spike, despite the superstition.
Columbia teacher resigns amid charges in wake of case
Columbia fifth grade science teacher Michelle Kazmierczak resigns after being charged with disseminating material harmful to juveniles. She allegedly sent topless photos to a peer of Tyrone Price, who is accused of blackmailing her. Price is in a diversion program for theft from Amherst Youth Football Association. Kazmierczak cooperates with investigators and will be replaced by a certified substitute for the rest of the year.
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Columbia Twp
Columbia School Board
Michelle Kazmierczak
Kazmierczak
Tyrone Price
Lorain County Sheriff’s Deputies
Price
Amherst Youth Football Association
Graig Bansek
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