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Akron: Woman Uses Body To Shield Son
A woman used her body to shield her son before both were killed by her boyfriend, authorities said. James Trimble, 44, of Brimfield Township, was arrested Saturday and charged with three counts of aggravated murder. He is accused of killing Sarah Positano, 22, a Kent State University student from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, his girlfriend, Renee Bauer, 42, and her 7-year-old son, Dakota. Portage County Coroner Roger G. Marcial said the crime scene where the bodies of Bauer and Dakota were found was "hideous." Investigators found six stuffed animals near Dakota's body and Marcial said the boy was found lying on his back, partially covered by his mother's body "like she was trying to put her arms around him."

Fremont: Man reports armed robbery in his home
A Fremont man reported being robbed at gunpoint at his home Sunday after he said he allowed a woman into the residence to use the phone. About 3 p.m. Sunday, a man in the 400 block of Bidwell Avenue told Fremont police a woman asked if she could use the phone in his house. The man said he agreed, and after the phone call, the woman also asked to use the bathroom. The man told police that the woman came out of the bathroom with a handgun and demanded his wallet.

Dayton: Elderly woman tied up, robbed during home invasion
An elderly woman was tied up with a shoe string, duct-taped and robbed after a man carrying a firearm knocked on her door and forced his way into her apartment in the 3500 block of Delphos Avenue Wednesday. Police were called to the woman's apartment sometime before 11 a.m. "She opened the door without looking," Sgt. Richard Blommel said, noting that the victim was expecting company. Once the man made his way into the apartment he told the woman that he knew she had money, Blommel said. The man then tied the woman with a shoe string and "put duct tape on her mouth." A friend of the victim's eventually showed up at the apartment and when he entered the suspect also tied him up, Blommel said. The suspect then took an undetermined amount of money from the victim's apartment before leaving.

Dayton: Participant describes torture, death of local businessman in home invasion
David Michael Vaughn testified Tuesday that he and three others broke into the home of a Clay Twp. businessman and tortured him before Joseph William Taylor shot him to death. Vaughn's testimony stuck to one story: The four assailants were looking for what they believed was $1 million in a safe in Brown's garage; they left with a handful of coins they found ransacking the 52-year-old nurseryman's home before they killed him.

Columbus: A different kind of home invasion
Alfred Tibor thought a tree had fallen onto his house when he heard the sound of broken glass in his living room late Monday afternoon. But after he climbed the stairs from his art studio in the lower level of his East Side house, the 84-year-old sculptor came face to face with a deer. A big deer. A 10-point buck.