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WATERTOWN — Edgar L. Richardson III, 43, a homeless Watertown resident, was charged by city police on Saturday with petit larceny and second-degree burglary.

Shamar Wright scored 14 points including a putback dunk with under a minute to go, Lamar Wright added a last-second free throw and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville edged Tennessee State 67-65 Thursday night. The game was SIUE's first in 33 days as COVID-19 issues forced a lengthy pause. The coronavirus hit especially close to home, claiming the life of John Best, father of the Cougars senior guard and Edwardsville native, Jackson Best.

Credit Euclid Police The City of Euclid has agreed to a 475 thousand dollar settlement of an excessive use of force lawsuit filed against police. Lamar Wright claimed he was wrongfully tased in 2016 after pulling into a driveway to call his girlfriend. Body camera footage shows officers approached and ordered Wright to raise his hands.  Wright, who was wearing a colostomy bag due to recent stomach surgery, was slow to react and was tazed.  His lawsuit was dismissed but reinstated by a federa...

Euclid agrees to pay man who was tased by police officers in 2016 more than $400,000 News 5 and last updated 2020-12-21 19:33:22-05 EUCLID, Ohio — The City of Euclid has agreed to settle with a man who was tased by police officers in 2016. Euclid has agreed to pay Lamar Wright $475,000. In 2016, two Euclid officers tased Wright after he pulled into a driveway to call his girlfriend. Body camera footage of the confrontation shows Wright struggled to raise his arms because he was wearing a ...