ELYRIA, Ohio — Police have arrested a suspect following an early morning shooting that left one man injured in Elyria, according to the Elyria Police Department. Officers responded at approximately 2:11 a.m. on Sunday, July 12, 2026, to the area of Lake Avenue and Foster Avenue after receiving a report Continue Reading

ELYRIA, Ohio — A 27-year-old Elyria man was arrested Friday morning after police said he fired multiple rounds, including shots toward an Elyria Police Department unmanned aircraft, during an early morning shooting investigation. According to the Elyria Police Department, officers responded at approximately 4:27 a.m. on Friday, July 10, 2026, Continue Reading

ELYRIA, Ohio — An Elyria man was arrested early Thursday after police said a traffic stop revealed he had accumulated 54 driver’s license suspensions, including multiple active OVI-related suspensions. According to the Elyria Police Department, officers were patrolling near West River Road North and David Drive at approximately 4:15 a.m. Continue Reading

ELYRIA, Ohio — A 15-year-old male was shot and five people were arrested following a shooting that led to a police pursuit, a crash into a residence and the recovery of five firearms in Elyria. According to the Elyria Police Department, officers responded at approximately 1:25 a.m. June 15 to Continue Reading

ELYRIA, Ohio — A woman was arrested on a felony drug charge early Friday morning after Elyria police said officers found her in a laundry room during a warrant investigation. According to an Elyria Police Department report, officers arrested Samantha Emmerich, 39, of Lorain, on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Continue Reading

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