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CRIME & SAFETY
Woman accused of killing toddler outside North Olmsted store is incompetent to stand trial, lawyer says
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Bionca Ellis, accused of fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy in a North Olmsted parking lot in broad daylight last month, is incompetent to stand trial, her attorney argued in court Tuesday. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John Russo ordered Ellis to undergo testing from the court’s...
Lorain man in custody after driving car into Vermilion house
VERMILION — Hanna Hardie was at a friend's house in Wakeman when she got the call Tuesday night. A car was in her bedroom. "My uncle video-chatted me on Facebook," Hardie recalled Wednesday as she surveyed the damage. "All I could see was police lights, and at first I thought someone had died."
Lemonade stand kids employ dangerous sales technique: Strongsville Police Blotter
On July 1, a concerned passerby called police about kids running a lemonade stand on Holiday Road. The caller said the kids were running into the street with scooters trying to get cars to stop. An arriving officer advised the kids, while the mother picked up the small children. No...
Crash involving motorcycle, truck seriously injures Avon Lake man
MILAN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — An Avon Lake motorcyclist was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when he crashed into a truck that attempted to turn left as the motorcycle approached, the State Highway Patrol says. Jeffrey Erb, 62, was taken to Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk following the crash. His condition...
2-vehicle crash in Erie Township sends 1 to the hospital
ERIE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a two-vehicle crash in Vermilion Township Thursday afternoon. Troopers say the crash happened on S.R. 60 at Mason Road around 5:30 p.m. Preliminary investigations show a 67-year-old woman in a Jeep drove through a stop sign and crashed...
Cleveland man indicted for allegedly crashing car into Parma house, striking 4-year-old child while intoxicated
CLEVELAND — Zachary Michael Pettry, the Cleveland man accused of crashing his car into a Parma house and striking a child while intoxicated on July 4, has been indicted by a grand jury in Cuyahoga County. According to court records, the 32-year-old Pettry has been indicted on the following...
Lakewood police and fire hosting kid-friendly Summer Safety Days
LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Summer Safety Days brings together first responders and families in Lakewood. This year’s program kicked off last month with a morning session (10 a.m. to noon) for 3 to 7-year-olds followed by an afternoon session (1 to 3 p.m.) for 8 to 12-year-olds at Madison Park.
Five injured in head-on collision in Elyria
Five people were injured in an apparent head-on collision on West River Road North where it meets with Gateway Boulevard South in Elyria on Sunday. The crash occurred around 9:30 a.m. as a white Hyundai SUV and Volkswagen sedan collided underneath the railroad bridge which runs over West River Road where the two streets merge, in front of ConSun Food Industries.
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