City Loitering Ordinance Status Across Area Towns
An informal survey shows Avon Yes a loitering ordinance is in effect Elyria No but council may adopt Loitering Grafton Yes in effect rarely enforced LaGrange Yes Avon Lorain Yes multiple ordinances address solicitation disturbing the peace curfew panhandling and after hours park use North Ridgeville No but under review Oberlin Yes in effect not enforced Sheffield Yes unlawful congregation on sidewalks Sheffield Lake Yes in effect enforced as needed South Amherst Yes in effect seldom enforced Vermilion Yes in effect addressing solicitation concerns Source informal survey of area police dispatchers
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Elyria
Council
Richard Lawson
Lawson
Bonnie Ivancic
D-4th Ward
Safety Committee
Jack Baird
Rat Large
Thomas Callahan
Dat Large
Eddie Mitchell
D-6th Ward
Herman Larkins
East Rec
Gas USA
Larkins
D-5th Ward
South Elyria
Avon
Grafton
LaGrange
Lorain
North Ridgeville
Oberlin
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
South Amherst
Head Start case mother awaits trial reconsideration
Nancy Smith, 37, once a Head Start bus driver and Meals on Wheels volunteer, has spent 13 years in Marysville Correctional Institute related to a 1993 abuse case with Joseph Allen. The trial involved four to five year olds, with mixed testimony and lineup discrepancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Smith
Smith
Jack Bradley
Ting
Marysville Correctional Institute
Ohio
Joseph Allen
Alabama
Ohio bureau screens personalized plates for obscenity and references
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles staff review personalized plates each weekday using internet search tools and expert input to flag drug gang and sex references. Most plates are G rated. some on the fence are debated, with examples like PACK RUN accepted for hockey and KSTAFT rejected for a Taft reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
State Highway Patrol
Lisa
Gotdubz
BMW
Fred Stratmann
Ex Ney aide admits guilt in Abramoff scandal
A former top aide to Rep. Bob Ney pled guilty in the Jack Abramoff influence peddling case, admitting he conspired to corrupt Ney and other lawmakers with trips, tickets, meals and jobs for relatives. The four ex-staffers, including Neil Volz Tony Rudy and Michael Scanlon, now serve as government witnesses in proceedings tied to Bush administration officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bob Ney
Ohio
Jack Abramoff
Ney
Congress
Abramoff
Neil Volz
Tony Rudy
Michael Scanlon
House
Tom DeLay
Texas
Mark Tuohey
Volz
Rudy
Scanlon
See Ney
Murder trial opens over stabbing death in motel room
Cecelia Parsons testified that Bloody towels were found in the Journeys Inn bathroom, prompting witnesses to recount the discovery. Anthony Gooden, 39, faces aggravated murder charges in the stabbing death of Richard Armstrong, 41, whose body was found in Room 207 by a maintenance worker. Parsons and Gooden shared Room 205 at the Lorain motel. Armstrong had been paroled just over two months earlier after a drug conviction.
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Elyria
Cecelia Parsons
Anthony Gooden
Parsons
Gooden
Lorain County
Lorain
Armstrong
Journey Inn
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Cindy Leise
Tne Chronicle-Telegram
Innocence Project
the Chronicle
Allen
Tling
Bradley
G Day
Iners
Todd Russell
Brant Webb
Beaconsfield
Australia
Webb
Russell
The
Associated Press
Pete Yost
Chuck Humel
Chronicle
Richard Armstrong
Bette Pearce
Chronicle-Telegram
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