Jury mulls verdict in Elyria patrolman sex assault case
A seven-man five-woman jury resumes deliberations in Elyria on charges that Patrolman Todd Zack sexually assaulted women in his custody. Closing arguments featured defense denigrating accusers with criminal records while prosecutors said Zack used his badge as a sword to prey on women. The mistrial in the first trial followed a 14 hour deadlock.
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Anita Bowen Hollis
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Rosenbaum
Anita Bowen
Fire destroys former Sarah's Lounge in Elyria
Early Tuesday a blaze wrecked the abandoned building at 1505 West Ave in Elyria near Sarah's Lounge. Arson is suspected as the state fire marshal and police investigate with lab samples sent to Columbus. City records peg the property value around 43 400 and owner Sarah Peak faces 88 code violation counts.
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Elyria
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Ralph
Sarah Peak
Cleveland
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Elyria to swear in 19 auxiliary police officers
At City Hall Safety Service Director Timothy Coey administered the oath to 19 Lorain County residents who become unpaid auxiliary police. They will undergo 136 hours of training on use of force handcuffing self defense searches and warrants and are expected to be operating by year end. They will assist at parades Fourth of July events Cascade Park downtown events bike path and other duties to bolster manpower.
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Legion
Bruce Bishop
Woman struck by school bus dies in Westlake
Sally Leitch a 66 year old Westlake Schools cafeteria worker died after being struck by a district bus on Center Ridge Road She passed away Monday night at Fairview General Hospital from head leg and pelvic injuries Coroner Dr Balraj confirmed Leitch had worked 25 years at Westlake High School and counselors assisted after the tragedy.
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Center Ridge Road
Sally Leitch
Cuyahoga County
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Fairview General Hospital
Cleveland
Jim Costanza
Boys and Girls Club gets a home in Oberlin
Oberlin school board voted to lease about 9 760 square feet of the former Taylor Pleasant Street School at 218 N Pleasant St to the Boys and Girls Club of Lorain County for 25 000 per year plus 15 000 for maintenance and upgrades. The club will pay utilities pro rata and rent is 4 per square foot, with plans to raise to about 6 next year.
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Lorain County Academy
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Westwood Junior High to Name Field for Beloved Coach Jim Bowers
Westwood Junior High will dedicate its athletic field to Jim Bowers, a longtime science teacher and football coach who died April 27 after a lifelong battle with diabetes. The school board, in a unanimous vote, honors his 25 years of service to students and athletics.
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Jim Bowers
Westwood Junior High
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Sue Bowers
Lorain police sued over erased recordings in civil rights suit
Elyria report states John Michael Velazquez filed suit against the city of Lorain and its police department alleging that erased recordings of a citizen complaint and police radio broadcasts harmed his criminal case. The complaint seeks damages and an injunction to stop further record destruction.
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Common Pleas
Lynett McGough
Velazquez
McGough
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