Tony Byrd Jr., 32 sits on the couch with his 11-year-old American pit bull terrier named Mamma at their home in Port Clinton on January 26, 2015. Mamma met a suspect at the door and defended her family by attacking the would-be burglar. Police report says "the suspect made it no further than the front door" because of Mamma.
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A slide show featuring a photograph by Andy Morrison of The Blade during a ceremony marking the one year anniversary of Toledo Fire & Rescue Private Stephen Machcinski and Private James Dickman, who died in the line of duty in One Governement Center on January 26, 2015.
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Mayor D. Michael Collins speaks during the ceremony.
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Toledo Fire Dept. firefighters attend a memorial service for Private Stephen Machcinksi and Private James Dickman at the Historic Church of St. Patrick in Toledo, Ohio.
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Tracy Bishop stands alone at a makeshift memorial during a vigil honoring fallen Toledo firefighters Stephen Machcinski and Jamie Dickman at 528 Magnolia St, Monday, January 26, 2015. Bishop lost her apartment and all of her belongings in the fire.
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Paula Hicks-Hudson on, President of Council, is sworn-in by City Law Director Adam Loukx, left, at UTMC on February 1, 2015. Far right is Christopher Cooper, cardiologist at University of Toledo Medical Center.
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"Attorney" Aru Goel, left, from Southview High School prepares to cross a "witness" during The Toledo Bar Association's annual "High School Mock Trial Competition" at Toledo Municipal Court on January 30, 2015. The event allows members of high school teams to play the parts of defense, prosecution, and witnesses in front of three (attorney) judges who decide who did the best job.
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Students get ready to practice yoga during "Monroga" -Yoga on Monroe Street organized by the Toledo Museum of Art's "Circle 2445" at the Toledo Glass Pavilion on January 31, 2015.
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Parking meters "bearded" by the snow and ice in downtown Toledo, Ohio on February 1, 2015, as approximately 13 inches fell on the region.
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Snow starts to accumulate in downtown Toledo during the beginning stages of severe snowfall in Northwest Ohio on February 1, 2015.
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A pedestrian crosses Adams Street near Ontario in the bitter cold, Tuesday, January 27, 2015.
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Tony Masterson, of B&B Wrecking, breaks up blocks of concrete and brick, left from what used to be two Toledo Edison power plant smoke stacks in the Marina District on the east side of the Maumee River that was imploded in July. He said the site should be cleared of debris next week.
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Patrick Hogan and his ten-month-old daughter Victoria Hogan, Temperance, enjoy the Window on Wildlife at Wildwood Metropark Preserve, Monday, January 26, 2015.
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Lance Owens of Toledo skates Tuesday, 01/27/15, at Ottawa Park in Toledo, Ohio.
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Bowling Green State University guard Anthony Henderson (2) shoots against Akron defender Jake Kretzer (15) during a basketball game Saturday, 01/31/15, at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Bowling Green State University guard David Joseph (10) defends against Akron forward B.J. Gladden (5).
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A tranquilized tiger is removed by state officials from the Tiger Ridge Exotics animal farm in Stony Ridge, Ohio, Wednesday, January 28, 2015.
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Corrina Hetrick, cries as as state officials remove animals from the Tiger Ridge Exotics animal farm in Stony Ridge, Ohio, Wednesday, January 28, 2015. The farm is owned by Kenny Hetrick, Corrina's father.
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Yarn "animals" hang from a tree on display in the second yarn bomb Saturday, January 30, 2015, at Olander Park in Sylvania. The Sylvania Community Arts Commission organized the event, which features almost 50 pieces of hand crocheted or knitted works that volunteers installed Saturday around the park. They will be on display throughout the month of February. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH
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Heather Hull, of Sylvania, left, and her daughter Morganne, 12, center, help Jennifer Dubow, of Sylvania, right, install yarn pieces Ms. Dubow created on a statue of Thian "Sy" Mah, a former University of Toledo physical education instructor, during the second yarn bomb Saturday, January 30, 2015, at Olander Park in Sylvania.
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