ASHLAND — Ashland Police have released the 911 call that came from a woman being held against her will in a home on Covert Court Tuesday morning. The victim’s name and address are redacted from the 20-minute call, but her rescue is captured on the call, which was made at 6:47 a.m. Tuesday.
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Candlelight vigil planned for Thursday to remember victims
ASHLAND — Tuesday night, friends and family members of Stacey Stanley gathered in a parking lot near the two houses on Covert Court where Shawn Michael Grate was arrested and two bodies were found. On Thursday, they will be gathering there again along with members of the community to remember Stanley and the other victims. […]
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Prosecutor: No charges today in Ashland murders
ASHLAND — Shawn Michael Grate remains in Ashland County Jail Wednesday afternoon but the County Prosecutor Christopher Tunnell said no charges would be filed today. At approximately 3:15 p.m.. Wednesday, the Ashland County Prosecutor’s Office issued a press release regarding the status of the case against Grate.
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Police confirm missing Greenwich woman as Covert Court victim
ASHLAND (UPDATED at 12:30 PM) — According to a press release from the Ashland Police Department, one of the victims found at Covert Court Tuesday has been identified as Stacey Stanley. Stanley, 43, of Greenwich, went missing Thursday after she got a flat tire at the BP station at Main and Union streets. Her car […]
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Ashland suspect led Richland Co. authorities on foot chase in June
ASHLAND — The suspect in three murders and an abduction in Ashland and Richland counties led Richland County authorities on a foot chase in June just one day before a fire at a home on Park Avenue East where one of his victims was found. Shawn Michael Grate was wanted on a felony child support […]
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Ashland suspect has previous abduction conviction in Marion County
ASHLAND — The suspect in three murders and an abduction in Ashland has a previous abduction conviction resulting from a 1999 incident in Marion County, Ohio. According to court records, Shawn Michael Grate pleaded guilty to one count of abduction and was sentenced to five years of community control. A second count of abduction and […]
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Body found in Madison Twp. linked to Ashland case
MADISON TWP. — A body found in the woods near a burned home on Park Avenue East is linked to an Ashland abduction case that led to the discovery of two bodies in an Ashland home. Tuesday morning, Ashland police rescued an abducted woman after she escaped her captor and called 911. The suspect was […]
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2 bodies found in Ashland home, 3rd in Mansfield
ASHLAND — Ashland Police and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are investigating two dead bodies found in a Covert Court home after a female escaped her abductor and called 911 Tuesday morning. A third body in Richland County has been linked to the case. Late Tuesday evening, Shawn Michael Grate was booked in Ashland […]
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Ashland High School teacher pleads not guilty to sexual battery charges
ASHLAND (UPDATED at 12:20 PM) – Ashland High School teacher Kimberly Siracuse pleaded not guilty to three counts of sexual battery Monday morning in Ashland County Common Pleas Court. Siracuse, 48, was arrested Sunday night at Buffalo Wild Wings in Ashland for repeated incidents dating back nearly 20 years that involved a female who was […]
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Ashland University catering program receives Silver NACUFS award
ASHLAND – Ashland University’s Catering Program, which has a long history of recognition, added another honor when it received a silver medal, the second highest honor, in the 2016 Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards for its online catering menu in the small school division. The already well-recognized catering program was honored in The National Association […]
