1:03 PM Jan 29, 2013
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Ohio inmates released without giving DNA samples

Officials have acknowledged that they may never know how many people were released from Ohio prisons without having their DNA entered into databases that could help link them to other crimes.
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10:40 AM Jan 28, 2013
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Craig Popke, 47

Popke denied, eligible for parole again in two years

A convicted child killer will remain behind bars after the parole board denied his release earlier this month.
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9:15 AM Jan 26, 2013
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Drunken driver triggers Wakeman police pursuit

A drunken Wakeman man gave police a run for their money late Wednesday night after a traffic stop at a trailer park near U.S. 20.
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8:02 AM Jan 25, 2013
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Murder-for-hire case goes to Ohio Supreme Court

A murder-for-hire conviction out of Erie County made its way to the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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10:01 AM Jan 25, 2013
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provided photo, Katie Wilson, 25.

More charges for woman suspected in car wash shooting

It’s more felonies for a Norwalk woman accused in the Jan. 16 robbery and shooting of her stepfather at a West Perkins Avenue car wash.
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4:02 PM Jan 24, 2013
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Eddie Pentorn, 55

Perkins police: Man put gun to step-daughter's head

Police arrested a Sandusky man Tuesday night after he allegedly put his step-daughter in a headlock and pointed a gun at her head.
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1:01 PM Jan 23, 2013
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This combo made from undated photos released by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department shows James Taylor, left, and his wife Samantha. The couple on Tuesday Jan. 22, 2013 each pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment and one count of unlawful restraint after punishing their three children by forcing them into plastic storage boxes sealed with duct tape and only a square cut in the top for air. (AP Photo/Jefferson County Sheriff Department)

Ohio couple admits putting kids in plastic boxes

An eastern Ohio couple has pleaded guilty to punishing their three children by forcing them into plastic storage boxes sealed with duct tape and only a square cut in the top for air.
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4:02 PM Jan 23, 2013
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Huron man, 18, accused of luring child to vehicle as joke

A Huron man accused of trying to lure a boy into a vehicle told deputies it was all a “misunderstanding,” according to an Erie County deputy’s report.
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10:02 AM Jan 23, 2013
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Vermilion ATM skimmer jeopardizes bank accounts

ATM users should be on the lookout for any suspicious activity next time they make a withdrawal.
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10:09 AM Jan 18, 2013
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Sandusky police search for 'person of interest' in shooting

Police are still hunting for the man who shot Bartt Carruthers during a botched drug deal Wednesday evening at a car wash.
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