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Man sought in abduction, assault and Dollar General robbery arrested

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

A man who is a suspect in both an Elyria robbery yesterday and an assault and abduction in Lorain was arrested this morning in Oberlin.

Mitcheal J. Orr II, 30, was picked up by the Elyria Police Department’s Neighborhood Impact Unit and U.S. Marshals at his father’s home, in the 14900 block of Baird Road, about 10 a.m. Orr was arrested without incident, according to Tony Keffer, U.S. Marshals Service task force coordinator for Lorain County.

Orr is suspected of beating and kidnapping the mother of his child Tuesday morning on Oak Point Road, according to Lorain police Lt. Roger Watkins. Watkins said Orr stole the white Kia the woman was driving.

The woman was not seriously injured, and Lorain police said the assault happened about 8:15 a.m.

Orr, whose last known address was the 200 block of Park Meadow Drive in Elyria, has a criminal record that includes convictions for domestic violence and theft.

He is suspected of robbing an Elyria Dollar General following that incident.

The store robber was described as a white male in a green short-sleeved shirt, according to an Elyria police report. An employee told police the man approached the register in the store, 622 Leona St., at about 9 a.m. with something silver in his hand, which looked “almost like a stun gun with grips,” according to the report.

The man demanded money and can be seen in surveillance footage pulling bills from the register, then lifting the cash drawer. The man left in a small vehicle, which went south on Leona Street, the report said.

The vehicle was found abandoned by Elyria police in the Foxes Lair apartment complex at 2280 West River Road about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Woman injured in Lorain hit-skip

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

LORAIN – A 37-year-old woman was injured in a hit-and-run accident at 9:37 p.m. Saturday in front of 5340 Broadway in Lorain. The woman was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol, which is investigating the incident. The woman’s condition was unavailable Saturday night.

The suspect vehicle is a red Ford Taurus with either front-end or windshield damage, said a Lorain police dispatcher.

Roadhouse scheduled to reopen Friday

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

ELYRIA — The Texas Roadhouse restaurant is scheduled to reopen at 4 p.m. Friday after it was closed by a  fire in its kitchen on Sunday.

According to a release from the company, repairs are complete at the restaurant at 245 Market Drive, which had to be evacuated about 8:10 p.m. Sunday.

No one was hurt in the blaze, and all patrons were evacuated safely.

Fire investigators said they believe a faulty ventilation component caused the fire.

Elyria High football game rescheduled for Sunday

Friday, September 16th, 2011

The Elyria High School vs. Strongsville varsity football game is canceled this evening due to a number of the Elyria players being ill.

Additionally, the Elyria High School junior varsity football game is canceled tomorrow.

Thirty-eight of the teams’ 86 players came to school today and left with an intestinal illness, according to district spokeswoman Amy Higgins. One student had to be taken to the emergency room this morning, Higgins said. She said he is recovering but did not know if he had been released from the hospital.

Higgins said players had a team dinner last night but declined to speculate whether their sickness could be food poisoning.

“The symptoms of flu and food poisoning are so similar,” she said.

The varsity game will be played Sunday at 2 p.m. at Strongsville. The junior varsity game will not be made up.

The team dinner, which included both varsity and junior varsity players, was at the stadium and was hosted by parents, Higgins said.

Higgins said she believed coaches were at the team dinner but said she didn’t have any information regarding whether any of them were sick.

Kathryn Boylan, from the city health department, said she was aware of the situation but didn’t have any information to release at this time.

“We’re starting our investigation within the hour,” she said.

EMH Regional Medical Center is also investigating, according to Athletic Director Darren Conley.

Information on the game, if it is rescheduled, will be released at a later date.