Park Abduction Details Revealed In Lorain Case
Prosecutor Peter Gauthier described May 6 assault by Matthew Plas on 43 year old Stevens in a park. He beat her with a tree branch, sexually assaulted her, dumped her in a trunk attempt, then fled at high speed before being arrested.
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Matthew Plas
Stevens
Lorain County
Peter Gauthier
Plas
Gauthier
Spaghetti Dinner Benefit Sets 4 to 9 P M in Elyria
A spaghetti dinner benefit will run from 4 to 9 p m Sunday at the Knights of Columbus in Elyria to raise funds for Shawn Stevens home renovation and accessibility after a May 6 attack left a woman paralyzed. Tickets cost 6 dollars for one and 10 dollars for two and donations can be made to the Shawn Stevens Fund at Fifth Third Bank locations.
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Knights of Columbus
Elyria
Shawn Stevens
Lorain Hikes License Plate Fee To Fund Roads
Lorain City Council voted to raise license plate tax by 15 dollars to 20 dollars per plate and keep the income tax credit unchanged. The added revenue, projected at over 1 million dollars annually, will refinance 5.3 million dollars in street repair bonds and fund road resurfacing. Mayor Tony Krasienko assured funds will be used solely for road fixes, while council members urged bidders to prioritize performance over cost and consider outsourcing.
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LORAIN — _ City
Tony Krasienko
Lorain
Dan Given
Iraq War touches home during Memorial Day cookout
Elyria Police Chief Michael Medders feared for his son after a roadside explosion near Baghdad during Memorial Day. The call confirmed his son was not seriously hurt, and Medders later learned a ceres armored unit member had only a concussion. Four soldiers in the vehicle escaped serious injury.
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Elyria
Michael Medders
Baghdad
Medders
The
Ceres
Corrections officer killed in Route 82 crash near 83
A 55 year old corrections officer died when his car collided with a logging truck on state Route 82 near Route 83 late Tuesday night. Police and Coroner pending notification of family identified the victim. co workers recalled a silver Lincoln driven by the deceased. Witnesses including Mitch Zurcher and local residents rushed to assist at the scene.
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Eaton Twp
Lorain County
Paul Matus
Mitch Zurcher
North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility
John Swetesky
Hot Rod Auto Sales
Route 82
Zurcher
Tom Hale
North Ridgeville
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Bruce Bishur
Matthew Pias
Kenneth Lieux
Iraq
Son
the Chronicle-Telegram
Michael Medders Jr