ELYRIA — Police said a Subway restaurant was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday evening.

The Subway at 521 Lake Ave. in Elyria was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday. (CT photo by Kaitlin Bushinski.)

Two black males entered the Subway at 521 Lake Ave. shortly before 9:30 p.m. with one carrying a handgun, Elyria Lt. Scott Sergeant said.

The men fled the store with the insert for the cash register that contained an undisclosed amount of money.

Sergeant said the cash register insert was later found emptied behind a nearby church.

No injuries were reported as a result of the robbery.

Police were trying to obtain video footage of the suspects from a camera in the store.

As of Tuesday evening no suspects were in custody.

The robbery remains under investigation, Sergeant said.

Contact Kaitlin Bushinski at (440) 329-7144 or kbushinski@chroniclet.com.

LORAIN — A Lorain man had to be LifeFlighted after he was injured in a house fire early today.

According to firefighters, Scott Pataky, 35, was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. He was released from the hospital this morning, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

Firefighters were called to 2315 W. 13th St. about 2 a.m., according to Lt. Thomas Lorbach.

Firefighters were able to get the homeowner, John Pataky, and his son, Scott Pataky, out of the up-down duplex.

Amy Pataky Ray, the homeowner’s daughter, told them she saw Scott operate a lighter near the Christmas tree, igniting the fire.

“Amy said she had seen tree on fire, and Scott attempted to remove it from house,” Lorbach said.

Firefighters did not find any evidence of a Christmas tree, however, Lorbach said.

Scott Pataky was taken by ambulance to Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain and then was LifeFlighted to Metro.

Ohio Edison was called to cut the power to the home, and the department’s Fire Prevention Bureau and a board-up crew were also called, Lorbach said. Because the home has no power, the occupants will be forced to find somewhere else to stay for the time being. Lorbach wasn’t sure whether they were staying with relatives or receiving some sort of assistance.

The cause and the origin of the fire have not been determined and remain under investigation, Lorbach said. He said damage is estimated at $15,000 to the home and $6,000 to its contents.

LORAIN — A Lorain mother is under arrest for endangering children after she let three of them drink on Christmas Eve.

Galvan

Stacy Galvan, 32, was arrested and taken to the Lorain city jail, according to a police report.

Police were called to an apartment in the 2500 block of Elyria Ave. about 9 p.m. for a report of intoxicated juveniles that were out of control. They found Galvan and two of the children arguing.

Galvan told officers that she was intoxicated and had let her children drink and they had gotten out of control, the report said. Two of the children were 12 years old and one was 13, according to police. Two are Galvan’s children and the third is another relative.

Galvan continued to tell police that she can no longer handle her children, she does not want them, and the the reason she is an alcoholic is because she can no longer handle her children, the report said.

While speaking with Galvan, officers heard cries from another room and found the third child lying in a pile of vomit and fading in and out of consciousness due to his intoxication, the report said.

That child was transported to the hospital to be treated for alcohol poisoning, the report said. His condition was not immediately available.

Galvan’s children told police they each tried only one drink but did not care for it. They said the other child continued to drink with Galvan.

According to the report, Galvan was so intoxicated that she vomited in the back of a police car and later urinated in the jail booking area, according to a police report.

The other two children were released to the custody of their grandmother. The report was forwarded to Lorain County Children Services.

ELYRIA — Firefighters responded to an apparent fire on Ninth Street a little after 8 a.m.

Smoke, but not fire, could be seen coming from the home, just west of Middle Avenue.

Initial reports were that a family who lived in an upstairs apartment had all gotten out OK and were waiting in a neighbor’s home.

Fire crews called a fire investigator to the scene.

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