ELYRIA, Ohio — John Alexander Armstrong, 32, of Elyria, was arrested June 4 with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service after police spent several hours attempting to locate him in connection with an investigation involving an alleged protection-order violation. According to Elyria Police, officers were dispatched to Walgreens, 100 Cleveland Continue Reading

Police were first called for loud party complaint LORAIN — A Lorain woman was arrested early Saturday after police responding to a loud party complaint said they found methamphetamine, a glass pipe and oxycodone pills in a rental vehicle outside a home on Independence Drive, according to a Lorain Police Continue Reading

LORAIN COUNTY — Thirteen people were arrested locally and four survivors of sex trafficking were rescued during a weeklong human trafficking operation involving the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office and its H.E.A.L. Human Trafficking Task Force partners. The local arrests were part of Operation Spring Cleaning, a statewide crackdown announced by Continue Reading

VERMILION — A Vermilion man previously charged in an investigation involving child sexual abuse material has pleaded guilty in Lorain County Common Pleas Court, more than a year after the case first drew public attention. Matthew Rich pleaded guilty May 19, according to court records. Sentencing is scheduled for 9 Continue Reading

ELYRIA — A Lorain man was arrested after Elyria police investigated a reported domestic violence incident at Sycamore Suites on Midway Boulevard. Lucas Isaac Allen Nail, 30, of Lorain, was listed as the suspect in an Elyria police report connected to a domestic violence call reported Saturday, May 16, in Continue Reading

LORAIN — Lorain police arrested a man wanted on an attempted murder warrant Thursday after officers said he ran from a vehicle during a brief pursuit. According to the Lorain Police Department, officers with the department’s Patrol Impact Team, also known as the PIT Unit, apprehended Eddie Ortiz, 32, on Continue Reading

Elyria, Ohio — A suspect has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at the Family Dollar on Lake Avenue that occurred May 11, according to Elyria Police. Detectives identified the suspect as Joel F. Molina during the course of their investigation into the incident. Police said the robbery Continue Reading

ELYRIA — A Lorain woman is facing a felony cocaine charge after Elyria police said a traffic stop near Griswold Road and Lorain Boulevard led officers to suspected drugs, pills and drug paraphernalia. Jennifer C. Vargas, 41, of Lorain, was arrested Friday, May 15, after officers said she gave police Continue Reading

ELYRIA — A 53-year-old man with a history of impaired driving offenses was arrested Thursday evening following a reported crash in the area of Chestnut Commons Drive, according to Elyria Police. Officers were dispatched around 7:30 p.m. on May 14, 2026, after receiving reports of a white Chevrolet work van Continue Reading