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Police report on surge of recent car break-ins
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Tuesday, October 14, 2024; Second District Policing Committee Meeting, OneHope NEO, 3202 Fulton Road: Second District Commander Timothy Maffo-Judd. by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press November 2025) Timothy Maffo-Judd, 2nd District Commander, gave an update report to about 40 residents of the Near West Side at the policing committee meeting in…
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Legal Aid: Having a reentry plan can help released individuals after incarceration
by Tonya Sams After time served in prison, an individual who has been incarcerated hopes to get a fresh start, but many challenges may cause this new chapter to be a difficult one. Hurdles such as limited access to employment opportunities, housing, and other necessities can make it extremely hard for someone to get…
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Local documentary explores 1977 disappearance of local teen
(Plain Press January 2025) With all the missing children over the years, you probably have never heard about this one. Yvonne Regler, a 17-year-old girl, disappeared on August 8th, 1977, while working at a Sunoco gas station on Lorain Road, not far from the Fairview Park / Lorain Bridge, just west of Kamms Corner.…
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Byright Auto Sales destroyed by fire (photo)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, December 10, 2024; Fire damage at Byright Auto Sales, W. 48th and Lorain Avenue: A fire on Monday December 9th, shortly after midnight, engulfed the Byright Auto Sales building in flames and damaged the attached building next door as well.
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Torso Murders: Cleveland’s “Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run”
(Plain Press September 2024) It has been decided by the Cuyahoga Chief Medical Examiner, along with a non-profit organization, the “DNA Doe Project,” to exhume the unidentified victims of the “Cleveland Torso Murderer” to identify them through new DNA testing. Their remains have been buried in the City of Cleveland’s Potter’s Field for almost…
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Cleveland is the most stressed city in the U.S.
by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press August 2024) The city of Cleveland, designated as a global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, tops yet another list. This time, despite the Mayor Bibb administration’s continuous promotional campaign to paint a picture of a glowing metropolis on the lake, filled with new statistical data…
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Residents seek info on local crimes at Second District Police meeting
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Tuesday, March 12, 2024; The Second District Policing Committee Meeting, Bridge CLE, 3389 Fulton Road: Johnny Hamm, Captain of Patrol, Second District Department of Safety, City of Cleveland, shares policing data with residents in attendance at the meeting. by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press April 2024) Johnny Hamm, Captain of Patrol,…
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Matthew Ahn is running for Cuyahoga County prosecutor
PHOTO COURTESY OF MATTHEW AHN Matthew Ahn, a candidate for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, prepares for the March 2024 Primary Election. by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press January 2024) Matthew Ahn grew up and went to public schools in North Royalton, then graduated Cum laude from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) with a BS in chemistry…
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Plain Press delivery van stolen
To the Editor and my dear Clevelanders, First off, I want to thank the Cleveland Police Officers that found the van that was stolen from my brother, Chuck Hoven. The van is used in service of bringing the Plain Press to you. I believed that the van would be found because my…
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