Grafton Bank Robbery Suspect Sought After Hold Up
Police and FBI hunt for a white man in his 50s described as 5 foot 5 and 180 pounds who robbed the FirstMerit Bank at 432 Main St in Grafton just before 5 pm on Friday. He wore a dark blue hoodie and a black mouth-masked face and fled possibly in a charcoal gray Pontiac. No gun was seen and the amount stolen was not disclosed.
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Grafton
FirstMerit
FBI
Vicki D. Anderson
Cleveland
Main St
Anderson
Bank
Lorain County Sheriff’s
Sheriff’s Department
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
FirstMerit Bank
Cyber Monday and Black Friday shopping trends
Stores bustle as online shopping and store hours shape Black Friday and Cyber Monday activity. Survey data from Prosper Insight and Analytics for the NRF show 74 percent plan to shop Friday, 21 percent Thanksgiving, and over 137 million expected for the weekend. Cyber Monday online shoppers rise to 36 percent.
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Elyria
Prosper Insight and Analytics
National Retail Federation
Holiday Season Mental Health Struggles Rise
The article notes heightened mood disorders and more alcohol related fatalities during the Christmas period. It cites Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience reporting a seasonal uptick in psychopathology from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day.
Retailers lure savvier shoppers with online and in store options
Retailers expand online presence and in store pickup to compete with Amazon as Black Friday shifts early and online traffic grows. Shoppers research online before buying, sometimes visiting fewer stores, while 137 million plan to shop over the Thanksgiving weekend. The trend crosses borders to Britain and beyond with online deals and extended week promotions.
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New York
Amazon
Dianna
National Retail Federation Trade Group
Britain
Mental Health Resources in Lorain County
Local agencies offer crisis and non crisis support for mental health. Nord Center provides crisis hotline and Warm Line 800 888 6161. Lorain County Board 440 233 2020. Gathering Hope House 440 233 7400. NAMI Lorain County 440 204 4391. Coping guide at ICB mh org pdf.
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Nord Center
Lorain County Board of Mental Health
Icbmh.org
Gathering Hope House
Call
National Alliance For Mental Illness
Lorain County
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