Lorain News

James C. Harris, Sr., 39, of Elyria and formerly of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at EMH Healthcare, following a brief illness.

Michael T. Rusnak, 66, of Grafton, died at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain on Friday, February 10, 2012 following a short illness.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria.

ELYRIA - Less than a week before leaving office, former Mayor Bill Grace ordered 1,000 new business cards touting his position as mayor of Elyria.However, he has since repaid the city for the expense after Law Director Scott Serazin informed him the purchase was not a proper use of city funds.

Elyria policeWednesday, Feb. 810:21 a.m. - Lake Avenue and Floral Court, Michael Adams, 54, 7300 block West River Road S., charged with drug abuse, possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia.12:13 p.m. - Midway Mall, Donald Bowles, 37, Lorain, charged with theft for allegedly trying to steal $400.24 worth of children's games and DVDs from ... (more)

LORAIN - Columbia Gas is on the scene of a natural gas leak in Lorain this afternoon.The leak happened when the Water Department was digging and hit a service line going to a house in the 3900 block of Jaeger Road, forcing Jaeger to close between Kolbe and Route 58.The incident happened around 1:45 p.m. and repairs are continuing.

ELYRIA -- Angel Guerra was sentenced this morning to life plus eight years in prison without the possibility of parole for the July 20 shooting death of Moises Velez.A jury convicted Guerra earlier this year of aggravated murder and other charges.

I'm sure many have seen the Lord of the Rings film from eight years ago. There's a scene showing the Wizard Gandalf fighting some giant demon....the demon is thrust from his perch, and falls towards a fiery end...but just as the wizard figures he's won, well...a lash of some sort comes up from the falling creature, grabs him by the ankle, and drags ... (more)

When fellow Avon police officer Pete Soto was critically injured in an on-duty motorcycle crash in 2010, Chris Barton and his fellow cops felt the one thing police officers hate to feel.

The management company running St. Joseph Community Center sent a letter to the center's board of directors last month warning of numerous problems at the center and raising the possibility of terminating its contract if those issues aren't addressed.

ELYRIA - A former nurse at Mercy Medical Center in Lorain charged with stealing pain medication has been granted drug treatment and intervention in lieu of conviction.Mary C. Howard, 36, faced felony charges in connection with allegations that she stole injectable Dilaudid, according to court documents.None of the three elderly patients involved ... (more)

Lorain policeFriday. Feb. 35 p.m. - Lorain County Jail, 9896 Murray Ridge Road, Elyria, woman being taken to jail on assault charges and a warrant for domestic violence said a doctor at the Nord Center sexually assaulted her.Saturday, Feb.

AMHERST TWP., Ohio - A neighbor stopped potential car thieves, who then took police on a high speed chase in Lorain County.

Saturday night's Pete Soto Chili Cook-Off at the Knights of Columbus was a carnivore's delight.

A Lorain man led Lorain County sheriff's deputies on a high-speed pursuit and later had to be subdued with pepper spray after he fought being arrested in a Lorain driveway Friday.

The Lorain County General Health District's Vital Statistics Office houses the birth and death records beginning in 1908 to the present.

Dominic F. Mileti, 89, of Henrietta Township, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at his residence, following a long illness.He was born in Shinrock, September 13, 1922 to the late Tony and Frances Mileti.

2:38 p.m. - 200 block Washington Ave., a man reported 50 CDs, a CD player and car kit stolen from his vehicle.

[caption id="attachment_110101" align="alignright" width="135" caption="Alvarado"][/caption]ELYRIA - Richard Alvarado, who cut a deal with prosecutors to testify against his former friend, Angel "Golo" Guerra in the killing of a Lorain man, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison.In passing down the sentence, Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski said Alvarado definitely helped prosecutors convict Guerra of aggravated murder, but the judge told Alvarado he might have stopped the crime from occurring if he had acted to stop Guerra from shooting Moises Velez on July 20.Alvarado pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges in exchange for prosecutors dropping an aggravated murder charge against him.

LORAIN - A Lorain man was arrested after leading police on a chase through Lorain, Amherst and South Amherst shortly after midnight Thursday, according to a Lorain police report.[caption id="attachment_110128" align="alignleft" width="135" caption="Agosto Lopez"][/caption]Yosmael Agosto Lopez, 28, of the 600 block of 13th St., was charged with ... (more)

Two Lorain men who were allegedly selling heroin out of their side-by-side duplex have been indicted on racketeering, conspiracy and drug charges.