Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The Twinsburg schools work hard to stay up-to-date on safety policies and procedures.
President Barack Obama presented a sweeping set of gun control recommendations last week, with many focused directly on increasing safety measures in schools. According to the Politics K-12 blog, the proposals signal a shift in federal priorities—the proposals ask for increases in school safety and mental health counseling funding, areas the administration has sought to cut in the budget in recent years. Check out the Politics K-12 post for a more in-depth look at the proposals, which includes creating model emergency response plans for institutions like schools and providing $50 million for training for professionals like social workers and counselors who plan to work with young adults. The full text of the plan can also be found on the …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
President Barack Obama presented a wide-reaching proposal for the country’s gun control policies on Wednesday.
President Barack Obama presented a comprehensive gun control proposal to the country on Wednesday, about one month after the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The Huffington Post reports that the proposal includes four major sections, focusing on topics like law enforcement, mental health, school safety and the availability of dangerous weapons. Many of these measures would require congressional action and could cost up to $500 million. The president also announced more than 20 executive orders that can go into effect immediately, the New York Times reports. These include having the attorney general review the categories of people who are not allowed to have guns, reviewing safety standards for gun locks and safes and providing training …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The answer isn’t easy to find.
Do you know how many of your neighbors have a license to carry a concealed weapon? No? That’s because Ohio keeps those records private. The state releases a quarterly report of all the concealed carry licenses issued, renewed and suspended by county, but that’s as far as the breakdown goes. Information by city or zip code is not available. Representatives from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office and the Summit County Sheriff’s Office told Patch via email that the Ohio Revised Code allows journalists to view the list of license holders, but not to copy the information. The code defines the records as confidential. Journalists are the only individuals named in that portion of the law who are allowed to view the records and are defined as …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Scott A. Smith is in Westlake jail after being arrested at Regal Cinema at Crocker Park with a gun, ammunition, knives and "survival equipment."
A small arsenal of weapons were removed Monday night from the Westlake home of Scott A. Smith, who was arrested after showing up armed with a gun, ammunition and four knives at a showing of The Dark Knight Rises Saturday night at Regal Cinema in Crocker Park. Westlake Police Department Lt. Ray Arcuri said Tuesday afternoon that his department was still going through everything seized from Smith's home. Here are the highlights: Police also seized computers from Smith's home, and are awaiting a search warrant to look through them. Prescription medications were also taken. Police are still verifying what they are, Arcuri said, but he believed one was a blood pressure medication. If there is a problem with prescription drug abuse, Arcuri said…
Saturday, May 5, 2012
The arrest information in this report is from the Solon Police. An arrest does not mean a conviction.
A Chagrin Falls man described as a 'minor shareholder' of a Solon company tried to push his way into the business and threatened the employees with guns when they didn't let him in, according to a Solon Police report. Arrested and charged with assault was Nathaniel Hawthorne, 68, of Chagrin Falls. Hawthorne entered Epic Communications, located on Solon Road, at about 1:30 p.m. April 23 and told the workers he was a part owner of the company and had come to check on things. One of the employees blocked his way and pushed him back, saying that the owner was not in. According to police, Hawthorne pushed a female employee into the table. Another employee prepared to call 911 when Hawthorne said not to, according to the report. They asked him …
Terra Firma
9:00 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
@joe; there's a vast difference between a woman having a fertilized egg removed from her uterus, which is HER health care decision, not YOURS, and a dis-enfranchised illiterate enacting his rage on either a defenseless animal, allegedly for "sport" or gleefully picking off innocent people in a vengeful act against Society, just going about their daily lives. more ›