Griffin wife testifies in slaying trial details Thanksgiving disappearance
Patrick Griffin’s wife Ronneye Ewing told jurors she woke Thanksgiving morning 2009 to find him missing from their Lorain apartment as prosecutors link Griffin to a Huntington Township trip where Alberto Gutierrez was found dead in a Pratt Road ditch. She described sleeping on a couch, taking medications, and an earlier door kick in without theft. Ewing testified under spousal privilege while pleading guilty to obstructing official business and falsification.
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Elyria
Patrick Griffin
Griffin
Lorain
Huntington Township
Alberto “Cookie” Gutierrez
Pratt Road
Ronneye Ewing
Ewing
Gutierrez
Sheffield Lake Woman Jailed in Two Cases
A Sheffield Lake woman, Kelly Sleasman, was sentenced to 123 days in jail on DUI, perjury, and falsification charges in two unrelated cases. Judge James Mirlach imposed three days for perjury about her ex boyfriend James Pruce, who was later cleared. 120 days for the DUI arrest of July 1, with a life license suspension and 1700 dollar total fines.
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Elyria
Sheffield Lake
Lorain County Common Pleas
James Mirlach
Kelly Sleasman
James Pruce
Pruce
Sleasman
Doug Merrill
Miraldi
Bedbug battle in Elyria housing complex continues
Riverview Plaza resident Sarah Smith describes the emotional toll of a bedbug infestation in her seventh floor Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority apartment. After a second spray on Wednesday she found a live bedbug Thursday morning, calling her living situation hell.
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Elyria
Riverview Plaza
Sarah Smith
Smith
Lorain Metropolitan
Bedbug Myths and Realities Debunked by Task Force
The Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force clarifies myths about bedbugs including disease transmission and socioeconomic links. It explains that bedbugs can infest any home, that many pesticides are ineffective unless applied directly, and that bug bombs often scatter bugs and worsen infestations.
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Ohio
Arbiter clears officer to return after stalking allegation
Lorain officer Zachary Ianantuono may return to duty after arbitrator Jonathan Klein ruled the city failed to prove the officer neglected duties. Ianantuono had been fired March 4 following a December stalking incident involving dispatcher Adrianne Nieves and separate actions including an illegal vehicle stop and disobeying orders. He is reinstated effective Monday per Klein 34 page October decision.
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Lorain
Zachary Ianantuone
Jonathan Klein
Magistrate orders deposition in Montelon lawsuit
A federal magistrate orders Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will to provide a deposition in the suit filed by former Lorain police Officer Joseph Montelon against Lorain Police Chief Del Rivera and others. The case concerns an August 2008 raid.
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Montelon
Lorain County
Dennis Will
Lorain
del Rivera
Joseph Montelon
Lorain Students Rally For Levy In Support Of Issue 14
Lorain High School students plan a rally Saturday to back a 1.5 percent earned income tax levy, saying strong schools are the city’s foundation. Sophomore Alex Tomazic emphasizes the levy’s broad impact and affordability concerns for workers.
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Lorain
Lorain High School
Alex Tomazic
Tomazic
Multiple charges expected in storage break-in
North Ridgeville police anticipate more charges against Courtney Catteridge 26 for a October 28 storage unit break in at Center Ridge Storage. The investigation continues as officers seek additional suspects and evidence linked to the theft of copper sheeting nails power tools and related items.
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North Ridgeville
Courtney Catteridge
Center Ridge
Marti Garrow
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Chronicle-Telegram
Chuck Humel
Cindy Leise
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Arbiter
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Nieves
Ianantuano
Jeanette Tirado
the Chronicle-Telegram
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Steve Fogarty
Afscme
APC
Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Callahan
Elyria Police Fop Lodge
Arge, John T. Farrell
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