Lorain Police Arrest Man After SUV Taken From Garage Crashes Near Lake Erie
Get local news in your inbox Free updates. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. LORAIN — Lorain police arrested a 46-year-old man Wednesday after a vehicle was driven from a residential garage and later crashed down a rocky embankment near the Lake Erie shoreline. According to police, the incident occurred on Wednesday, Continue Reading
Traffic Stop Near Elyria Quality Inn Leads to Four Arrests After Foot Pursuit
Elyria – Multiple arrests followed a traffic stop and brief foot pursuit early Dec. 27 near the Quality Inn on Leona Street, according to Elyria Police reports. Police said the incident began around 1:35 a.m. when an officer on patrol near State Route 57 and Interstate 80 observed a vehicle Continue Reading
Elyria Woman Faces Multiple Felonies After Admitting Drugs Were Hidden Inside Her Body
ELYRIA — An Elyria woman is facing multiple felony charges after police reported she admitted to concealing crack cocaine inside her body during a traffic stop that led to her arrest on an outstanding warrant. According to Elyria Police Department records, Heather L. Anderson, 38, was arrested at approximately 4:13 Continue Reading
Vermilion Man Charged in Juvenile Sex Case After Police Investigation
Get local news in your inbox Free updates. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. VERMILION — Felony charges have been filed following a months-long investigation by the Vermilion Police Department involving a juvenile, a case authorities say was handled with discretion to protect the minor involved. According to investigators, Andrew S. Oliver, Continue Reading
What Ohio’s New Avery’s Law Means for Dog Owners
Ohio has updated its laws governing dangerous and vicious dogs with the signing of Avery’s Law, legislation that passed unanimously in both chambers of the General Assembly and was signed by Gov. Mike DeWine. The law, formally House Bill 247, revises long-standing sections of Ohio’s dog control statutes and is Continue Reading
Lorain County among busiest for State Highway Patrol activity during Christmas holiday
Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers recorded 288 incidents in Lorain County during the Christmas holiday reporting period, placing the county among the busiest in Ohio for trooper activity, according to data released by OSHP. The reporting window covered Dec. 24 through Dec. 28. Statewide, troopers documented 10,536 incidents during the Continue Reading
Elderly Woman Dies Following Lorain House Fire
LORAIN — An elderly woman died after a house fire reported Wednesday afternoon in Lorain, according to Lorain Professional Firefighters Local 267. Fire crews were dispatched to a report of a residential structure fire with an occupant trapped inside. Upon arrival, suppression crews quickly extinguished the fire while simultaneously removing Continue Reading
Vehicular manslaughter charge filed in fatal Vermilion moped crash
A vehicular manslaughter charge has been filed in connection with the Liberty Avenue crash that later claimed the life of a 20-year-old moped rider in Vermilion, according to court records. Mackenzie J. Price, 19, of Lorain, was charged on October 29, 2025, with one count of vehicular manslaughter, a second-degree Continue Reading
Morning Police Chase Through Elyria Ends With Arrest on Route 57
ELYRIA — Elyria police arrested a man late Saturday morning following a vehicle pursuit that ended along State Route 57 and led to the recovery of suspected narcotics, according to the department. The incident occurred on December 27, 2025, beginning shortly before 11 a.m. An Elyria police officer attempted to Continue Reading
Armed Robbery Reported on Colorado Avenue; Multi-Agency Police Search Underway
LORAIN, Ohio — Police were conducting an active search tonight following a reported armed robbery on Colorado Avenue in Lorain, according to scanner-based updates shared on social media. Information was shared by Scanning RF through the Monitoring Lorain County Facebook group, which monitors public safety radio traffic. Scanner traffic indicated Continue Reading