No Charges Filed in Threats Against Lorain Officers; Sheriff Calls for Stronger Laws
The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that no charges were filed against individuals who made harassing 911 calls or online threats following the July shooting that killed Lorain Police Officer Phillip Wagner and injured Officers Peter Gale and Brent Payne. According to a FOX 8 I-Team report published October Continue Reading
Ohio Attorney General Warns Porn Sites to Follow New State Age-Verification Law
Columbus — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is warning that major adult websites could face civil penalties for failing to comply with the state’s new age-verification law, which took effect at the end of September. The law, passed earlier this year as part of House Bill 96, requires pornographic and Continue Reading
Special Prosecutor Appointed in Ongoing Lorain County Investigation
Lorain County — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has appointed Ottawa County Prosecutor James VanEerten to serve as special prosecutor in a continuing matter involving the Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office, according to records released by the state. The appointment followed a July 2025 request from Lorain County Prosecutor Tony Cillo, who cited a Continue Reading
Elyria Domestic Violence Suspect Suffers Seizure While in Custody
Elyria Police arrested 36-year-old Ryan Harvey on Oct. 5 following a reported domestic violence incident at a home in the 800 block of Logan Street. According to police, officers were called after a woman said Harvey, whom she had been in a six-year relationship with, came home intoxicated and became Continue Reading
HEAL Task Force Operation Leads to Multiple Arrests in Lorain and Erie Counties
The HEAL Human Trafficking Task Force, working under the Ohio Attorney General’s Organized Crime Investigation Commission, carried out operations in Lorain and Erie counties on September 22 and September 25, 2025. The effort targeted both buyers of sex and those advertising sex for sale. According to the Lorain County Sheriff’s Continue Reading
Lorain Man Arrested After Elyria Welfare Check Leads to Fentanyl and Meth Charges
ELYRIA — A Lorain man was arrested September 19 after Elyria police responded to a welfare check and said they found multiple controlled substances inside his vehicle. According to the police report, Daniel A. Jackson, 29, was found in the driver’s seat of a Kia sedan parked at the Sheetz Continue Reading
Multiple Gunshots Reported on West 18th Street, Police Detain One Person
LORAIN — Police responded Sunday morning to reports of multiple gunshots in the 800 block of West 18th Street. The incident was reported around 7:30 a.m. after several callers reported hearing bursts of gunfire. Officers arriving on scene located shell casings on the ground and began searching the area. According Continue Reading
Sheffield Lake: Apartments At Shoreway Plaza Set To Move To Council
Wednesday evening Sheffield Lake held a city council meeting regarding the proposed development and revamping of the property at 4128 East Lake Road. The meeting started with a “presentation” from developers Tom Torrini and Kelly Iken. The “presentation” included a rendering concept of what the building would look like, site Continue Reading
Elyria man arrested after violent incident at Goodwill
Retraction Notice In a recent article about an incident at Goodwill, Vermilion Daily mistakenly published a photograph of the wrong individual. The photo was incorrectly attributed due to a name similarity. The image has since been removed and corrected. We regret the error and want to make clear that the Continue Reading
Indictment Filed Against Jacob Bray in July 23 Vermilion Shootings
Jacob N. Bray, 18, of Sheffield Lake, has been indicted by a Lorain County grand jury in connection with the July 23 series of shootings in Vermilion. Court records show Bray faces multiple charges, including felonious assault, improperly discharging a firearm into a habitation or school safety zone, several counts Continue Reading