City Council explores canine shock collars
City Council members are exploring the possibility of allowing the use of shock collars on dogs as a means of control when residents take them off of their property. This topic came up when a Kingston Way Drive resident addressed Council at the May 19 Council Safety Committee meeting. The following, is the current city ordinance regarding the containment of dogs: “618.01 DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE. (a) No person who is the owner, keeper or harborer of horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, dogs, cats, geese or other fowl or animals shall permit any such fowl or animal to ....
Bellarmine house fire causes significant damage
The North Royalton Fire Department was dispatched when a fire broke out on a house on Bellarmine Drive on Wednesday, May 11. According to North Royalton Fire Chief Bob Chegan, the blaze was reported at 1:07 p.m. Mutual aid was called and was responded to by the Parma Fire Department and the Broadview Heights Fire Department. “We had fire under control in about thirty minutes,” said Chegan, “but with hot spots and further investigation, it concluded in about four hours.” Chegan said that a lot of fire was showing on the back of the house. “It (the fire) started outside and ran up th ....
Bellarmine house fire causes significant damage
The North Royalton Fire Department was dispatched when a fire broke out on a house on Bellarmine Drive on Wednesday, May 11. According to North Royalton Fire Chief Bob Chegan, the blaze was reported at 1:07 p.m. Mutual aid was called and was responded to by the Parma Fire Department and the Broadview Heights Fire Department. “We had fire under control in about thirty minutes,” said Chegan, “but with hot spots and further investigation, it concluded in about four hours.” Chegan said that a lot of fire was showing on the back of the house. “It (the fire) started outside and ran up th ....
Council looks to ban the ban on bags
The North Royalton City Council will be looking at legislation that would ban the Cuyahoga County ban on plastic bags. The measure was brought up by Ward 1 Council Representative John Nickell at the May 19 Council Building and Building Codes Committee. Nickell stated that he thinks that people should have a choice. “I would like to have options, not having the County Council passing laws and inflicting them on the cities.” A resident addressed the committee, saying that paper bags are not necessarily environmentally friendly. Several Council members said that several corporate grocery sto ....
Smash and Grab incidents are increasing
Report of another smash and grab incident has taken place in North Royalton. This is the ninth incident reported since the beginning of the year. A smash and grab is a type of burglary that involves smashing a window or a showcase in a store, grabbing valuables, and then making a quick getaway, without being concerned for setting off alarms or creating noise. At Heasley Field on the evening of Thursday, May 19, several cars had their windows smashed and purses were taken, according to North Royalton Police Chief Keith Tarase. The owners of the vehicles were at the fields, watching soccer gam ....
