5:03 AM Jan 8, 2013
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Provided photo, Adam Young

Mr. Smith's Coffee House burglar caught

After five months on the run a Bucyrus man accused of busting into a Sandusky coffee shop is back in Erie County — the Erie County jail that is.
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6:01 PM Jan 7, 2013
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People protest at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. Authorities investigating rape accusations against two high school football players in eastern Ohio launched a website Saturday as interest in the case balloons, an extraordinary step designed to combat the misperception "that the football team runs the city," the city manager said. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Thomas Ondrey)

Attorneys mull new venue in Ohio football sex case

Potential witnesses for two high school football players facing rape accusations in eastern Ohio have been threatened and pressured not to testify and some are reluctant to come forward, attorneys for the players said Monday as they consider whether to ask the trial be moved and closed to the public.
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11:29 AM Jan 7, 2013
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Judge delays Ohio school shooting trial

A judge in Ohio has indefinitely delayed the murder trial of an 18-year-old charged in the school shooting deaths of three students.
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4:03 PM Jan 6, 2013
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Jessica Muncy

Deputies: Woman pawns mom's ring for drug money

An unapologetic Wakeman woman admitted she pawned her mother’s anniversary ring to buy cocaine on New Year’s Eve.
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5:01 AM Jan 7, 2013
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Craig Popke, 47

Kasich signs bill requiring victim notification of inmate release

In 1974, 15-year-old Roberta Francis was raped, beaten and killed on her way home from school in Columbus.
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9:11 AM Jan 5, 2013
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Tre'Vonte Adcock

Erie County grand jury indicts Adcock on murder charge

A man accused of stabbing to death his uncle during a tussle has been charged with a single count of murder.
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9:12 AM Jan 7, 2013
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COLUMBUS

Ohio drops DNA evidence testing turnaround time

Ohio's attorney general is highlighting a drop in the time it takes the state's crime lab to process evidence.
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5:05 AM Jan 5, 2013
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Robert Streit, 32

Willard 'pedophile' sentenced for attempted kidnapping

A Willard man who tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl from her home was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison.
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8:14 AM Jan 4, 2013
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File Photo, Tommy Reogas

Murder suspect Reogas hospitalized again

An accused murderer is back in the Erie County jail after a two-day stint at Firelands Regional Medical Center.
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4:00 PM Jan 2, 2013
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Erie County had 21 drunk, disorderly bookings for New Year

For local law enforcement, all was quiet on New Year's Eve -- until the ball dropped.
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