Archive for July, 2010
Local news roundup for July 15, 2010
Lorain cyclist charged after confrontation LORAIN — A bicyclist who confronted a motorist who was driving a car with which he collided faces charges after he caused a disturbance in a hospital emergency room Monday night, according to a police report. Angel Perez Jr., 42, faces charges of reckless operation of a bicycle, operating a [...]
Police log for July 15, 2010
Elyria police Tuesday, July 13 8:12 a.m. – 100 block East Ave., man spotted trying to steal stereo from car. The suspect, described as a black male in his mid- to late-20s wearing a white polo shirt, white shorts and a white baseball cap, dropped the car stereo faceplate as he fled. 9:30 a.m. – [...]
Ironmen 6, Cavemen 4: Brua sparks victory
LORAIN — Not that he really had to, but Phil Brua tinkered with the grip on his slider Wednesday afternoon. Changed it a little, tightened it. He liked the result. A few hours later, the Oberlin College and former Avon High star came in to close the Lorain County Ironmen’s 6-4 come-from-behind victory over the [...]
One man arrested, another still at large after armed robbery of Lorain beverage store
LORAIN — Lorain police arrested one man and are seeking another following the armed robbery of O’Hara’s Beverage Spot on Leavitt Road in Lorain this morning. According to Lorain police Sgt. Mark Carpentiere, Mark Taylor, 27, of Elyria is in custody. He didn’t have a description of the man who remains at large. He said [...]
Virginia police department seeks man believed to be in Lorain
A Virgina police department is looking for a former Lorain man who is believed to be in the Lorain area. According to a media release from the Winchester Police Department, Lorain police recovered a Congregational Community Action Program (C-CAP) van yesterday that had been stolen from Virgina on July 2. The van, a 1996 Dodge [...]
Ohio Lottery takes steps toward new slots rules
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Lottery plans actions next week likely to start the process of settling lingering legal questions over state-run slot machines at horse tracks. An agenda shows state lottery commissioners will vote Monday to scrap earlier rules for the video-lottery machines, put forth updated rules, and authorize asking a court to decide whether [...]
Audio: Crushers stadium being transformed for country concert
AVON — The Lake Erie Crushers, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Lorain County and area high school athletes are busy getting ready for tomorrow’s country music concert at All Pro Freight Stadium, and it’s still not too late to get tickets if you’d like to go. Student athletes from Clearview High School and the [...]
Second Ohio inmate ends hunger strike, prison says
COLUMBUS — Officials say a second inmate at Ohio’s supermax prison has ended a hunger strike begun earlier this month over demands for medical treatment. Prisons spokeswoman Julie Walburn says inmate Gary Roberts resumed eating at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown Tuesday morning, 10 days after he started refusing food. Walburn said Wednesday that [...]
Auditor’s son indicted in Cuyahoga County probe
CLEVELAND — The son of a public official targeted in a two-year corruption probe in Cleveland has been indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges. Federal prosecutors announced the four-count indictment Wednesday against 31-year-old Vincent Russo of Willoughby Hills, the son of Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo. The indictment says the younger Russo bribed suburban school [...]
Ohio mailman saves third life on his route
AKRON — An Ohio letter carrier has gained a reputation for delivering people from life-threatening situations. On Monday, Keith McVey gave CPR to a man along his Akron route who wasn’t breathing and whose lips were turning blue. The episode came two years to the week after McVey was credited with rescuing a 13-year-old girl [...]
Woman killed by her own rollaway pickup truck
BELLEVUE — Police say an Ohio woman suffered fatal injuries when her pickup truck began rolling downhill at a service station and she ran behind to try to stop it. A report from police in Bellevue says the 1992 Dodge Dakota pickup rolled over 52-year-old Karen Hasselbach on Monday when she tripped and fell backward [...]
Cleveland hospital has two shootings in less than a week
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS — Police say a man in his 80s shot himself at a Cleveland area hospital, possibly inspired by a murder-suicide at the same facility last week. Investigators in Mayfield Heights say the man pulled his car up to the emergency room at the Cleveland Clinic’s Hillcrest Hospital Tuesday afternoon and shot himself twice [...]
Obituaries for July 14, 2010
James M. Carroll IV Bernice D. Dent Barbara Ann Baldwin James T. Smith Maria M. Perez Thomas A. Gault Elsie G. Casper Harold D. Henderson Reverend Thomas R. Smith Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Police looking for hit-skip driver who killed highway worker overnight
COLUMBUS — A construction worker has been killed by a hit-and-run driver on an Ohio highway. Police say 25-year-old Eric Kirkbride of Zanesville was struck by a Chevy Suburban or Tahoe SUV around 1:30 a.m. today on Interstate 70 in Columbus. They say the driver kept heading west and has a busted headlight and mirror [...]
NL 3, AL 1: National League finally gets a win
ANAHEIM, Calif. — One key swing by Brian McCann pulled the National League out of the All-Star shadows. McCann’s three-run double in the seventh inning provided the NL all the offense it needed to capture its first Midsummer Classic since 1996 with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night. “Enough was enough,” St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright [...]
George Steinbrenner was always ahead of his time
Owning the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner liked to say, was a lot like owning the Mona Lisa. Not that he always treated his team like a piece of fine art. Some of the things “The Boss” did would have wiped the smile right off the famous model’s face. This was a man who belittled [...]
Z wants ring, too, joins Heat
CLEVELAND — First, the Cavaliers lost their franchise player. Now, they’ve lost the face of their franchise. Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas — Cleveland’s alltime leader in games, rebounds and blocked shots and a fan favorite — agreed to a two-year contract with the Miami Heat on Tuesday. The two-time NBA All-Star signed for the veteran’s minimum [...]
Little League baseball majors: Avon cruises to title game
AVON — Despite falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first inning, Avon’s Major League All-Stars (ages 11-12) had no sweat Tuesday night — except maybe while running around the bases — as they dumped visiting Tallmadge in a mercy-rule romp 12-2 to remain the lone undefeated team in the district tournament. Avon had [...]
New wind turbine goes up in Sheffield Lake
SHEFFIELD LAKE — The latest wind turbine in Sheffield Lake is just about ready to begin cranking out the kilowatts. Installation of the turbine at Shoreway Shopping Center was completed Tuesday, Mayor John Piskura said. A commissioning ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m. today. Over the next few days, Sheffield Lake Services Director Len Smith [...]
Steinbrenner ‘had a soft spot in his heart’ for the city of Lorain
George Steinbrenner may have been seen as ruthless in his later years when it came to owning his beloved New York Yankees, but he was recalled Tuesday in Lorain County as a generous man and good friend who left his mark here through his shipping enterprise and philanthropic efforts. ◾◾◾Steinbrenner, who grew up in the [...]
Browns’ Shaun Rogers facing suspension for gun incident
CLEVELAND — Browns nose tackle Shaun Rogers won’t be going to jail, but he will likely be suspended by the NFL. Rogers, who was facing felony charges for carrying a loaded handgun onto an airplane, will be placed into a 12-month diversion program but avoid prison, according to a report posted on cleveland. com. The [...]
Grafton Township man guilty in starving horse case
ELYRIA — A Grafton Township man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of cruelty to animals in the case involving Reba, a horse who nearly starved to death last summer in a barn behind a home on state Route 83. Charles Santee, 29, was ordered to pay the costs of Reba’s care for more than [...]
Lawyer: Veterans committee spending on trips is within its rights
By Brad Dicken and Cindy Leise, The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — The Lorain County Veterans Service Commission is perfectly within its rights to set its own travel policies, which permitted two employees to spend five nights in an Independence hotel while they attended a training class in May, Assistant County Prosecutor Gerald Innes said Tuesday. But [...]
Police log for July 14, 2010
Elyria police Sunday, July 11 10:07 a.m. – 500 block Hampton Drive, GPS unit stolen from vehicle. 1:57 p.m. – 200 block Parmely Ave., 10-foot aluminum boat stolen from residence. 2:28 p.m. – 800 block Lorain Blvd., bag containing 8.9 grams of marijuana found in Speedway parking lot. 2:58 p.m. – 4500 block Midway Mall, [...]
Member vocally quits Solid Waste board
ELYRIA — Charlie Wirth didn’t resign quietly from the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District’s Policy Committee on Tuesday. Instead, Wirth said he was leaving because he didn’t feel the district, which oversees an annual budget of about $3 million, was being open about how it spends its money and conducts its operations. “There is [...]