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Sunday, January 27, 2013

News of the Week: Borders for Lease Again; GetGo Coming; Man Indicted in Drug Investigation

Here's what's going on in Strongsville

  A wrap-up of news in Strongsville over the last week: Borders for lease again -- After foreclosure action, a new company is talking to at least three potential tenants for the former bookstore, including Earth Fare. GetGo coming -- Giant Eagle seeks a rezoning to build a service station with convenience store and cafe. Father, son indicted -- A Strongsville man is indicted for a gun violation as part of a major DEA drug investigation, while his son, who lives in Cleveland, faces a slew of felony charges as the alleged leader of the drug ring. License plate reader in use -- Strongsville police are getting good results from their new camera. Crash sends driver to the hospital -- Life Flight is called after a one-car accident on Fair Road. …

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Police Car Camera Can Get You Coming and Going

License plate reader grabs photos of everything it passes

  You might not notice the cameras mounted on the back of one Strongsville police cruiser as you go by, but they'll see you. The Automatic License Plate Reader grabs a picture of every vehicle it passes, sending the numbers to a database to see if there's any reason police should stop your car. "On a good day, it'll run 1,000 plates on a shift," said Officer Dan McNeal, who often drives the cruiser on road patrol. The $16,000 unit, which came to Strongsville through a grant from Cuyahoga County, is designed to seek out stolen vehicles, missing people and those with arrest warrants, Chief Jim Kobak said. It sends license plate numbers to a regional data sharing system and sounds an alert if there's a hit. "The main purpose was originally to…

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10:35 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013

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Sunday, September 9, 2012

News of the Week: Restaurant Rejected; 9 Foreclosures; Police Getting License Plate Reader

Here's what happened in Strongsville in the last few days

Here are the top stories from Strongsville this week: 1. Homes in foreclosure -- There are nine houses slated to go to sheriff's sale in September. 2. Traffic study at frustrating intersection -- The city will look at ways to improve the corner of Shurmer and Howe roads. 3. New Chinese restaurant nixed -- The Planning Commission denied a conditional use permit for Little Hong Kong to move into part of the former Hobby Town USA location on Pearl Road. 4. High-tech detection -- Strongsville police are being given an Automatic License Plate Reader that photographs passing vehicles' plate numbers and runs them through a crime database. 5. Police chief appointed safety director -- Charles Goss will be Strongsville's first full-time safety …

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