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THE McCANN FILES: PART I

2 months ago Aaron Knapp

A Chief, a Complaint, and a City That Wanted Silence How a Routine Visit to Lorain City Hall Unraveled a...

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The Rewrite: How Lorain Officials Removed Statements, Invented Dialogue, and Violated Ohio Law

2 months ago Aaron Knapp

The Clerk says, “We wrote them as we heard them.” Ohio law says accuracy isn’t optional, and the recordings expose...

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Unplugged Investigation: Lorain Already Uses Flock Cameras. Now Officials Are Quietly Pushing Drone Surveillance and Trying to Move the Discussion Behind Closed Doors

2 months ago Aaron Knapp

By Aaron Christopher KnappUnplugged NewsBreak | Investigative Journalism© 2025 Lorain’s Current Surveillance System Lorain already operates a full Flock Safety...

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Officer Riveras Shed Impact

2 months ago Aaron Knapp

Notice as he Flees the scene Felony style he blows through a stop sign, past another vehicle, into the wrong...

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Who Is Paying Lorain’s Legal Bills?

2 months ago Aaron Knapp

The Board of Control Quietly Hires Lawyers for Knapp Case Co-Defendants By Aaron Christopher KnappEditor, Lorain Politics UnpluggedNovember 2025 What...

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How JobsOhio Hides in Plain Sight, And How You Can Beat the Secrecy

2 months ago Aaron Knapp

By Aaron C. KnappInvestigative Journalist and Civic Accountability AdvocateAaronKnappUnplugged.com"Be lawful, not awful." When the State Builds a Wall, Build a...

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PODCAST: The Carrion Collision

2 months ago Aaron Knapp

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When Minutes Become a Weapon: How Lorain City Council Published False Records Twice After Being Shown the Truth

2 months ago Aaron Knapp

By Aaron Christopher KnappInvestigative Journalist, AaronKnappUnplugged.com Introduction Public meeting minutes are supposed to document what actually happened inside the people’s...

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Council Can’t Legislate Away the Second Amendment

2 months ago Aaron Knapp

Lorain’s War on the Bill of Rights Aaron C Knapp Aug 29, 2025 By Aaron C. Knapp — Social Worker,...

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A War on Poverty Disguised as Public Safety

2 months ago Aaron Knapp

Lorain City Council’s ordinance to criminalize sleep is unconstitutional, immoral, and a cowardly attack on the poor Aaron C Knapp...