Elyria man charged after Harwood Street standoff
ELYRIA – A man got into a fight with his wife and son before locking himself and his four children in the house and refusing to leave Monday evening. Leo Walker, 45, was charged with domestic violence,...
View ArticleSouth Amherst man dead in apparent suicide after standoff with police
SOUTH AMHERST — A man was found dead in his bedroom Friday after barricading himself inside his house during a standoff with police. Members of the Lorain County SWAT team entered the home of Paul...
View Articleupdated: Standoff in North Ridgeville
UPDATE: NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A standoff is continuing in North Ridgeville in the 9400 block of Island Road where Police Chief Mike Freeman said one man is inside a home by himself and he has a firearm....
View ArticleUPDATE 4:45 P.M.: Hostage standoff in Avon, boy removed from home
AVON — At 4:45 p.m., a standoff between a man and police in which several shots were fired about 2:50 p.m. at a home in the 3300 block of Sandy Lane ended. The Lorain County SWAT Team entered the home...
View Article2 dead in hostage standoff in Avon
AVON — Two men are dead in a domestic dispute in a home at 3341 Sandy Lane. Police responded to a shots-fired call about 2:50 p.m. and found a man fatally shot at the home, said Police Chief Richard...
View ArticleUPDATE: Avon police identify man killed in Sandy Lane standoff
AVON — Police have identified the man killed in a Sandy Lane standoff Sunday afternoon. David Fontecchio, 37, of North Ridgeville, was shot by Robert J. Miller at the home of Emily Phillips, 31, police...
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Amherst Township man indicted for brush fire standoff
ELYRIA — An Amherst Township man accused of holding South Amherst firefighters hostage when they responded to an October brush fire has been indicted. Roy Griffith Jr. Roy Griffith Jr., 53, is charged...
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Standoff ends quietly
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A two-hour standoff involving a North Ridgeville man ended with him surrendering, police said. KRISTIN BAUER | CHRONICLE Special forces officers meet in the parking lot at...
View ArticleCliven Bundy, four others, face federal indictment in Nevada
A federal grand jury in Nevada indicted Cliven Bundy and four others on 16 charges related to an armed standoff near his ranch in 2014 over unpaid grazing fees. The 69-year-old Nevada rancher was...
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