Police Blotter: $100,000 Sweepstakes Turns Out to Be $2,400 Scam, Meth Arrests and Public Intox

Sweepstakes scam costs man $2,400

On March 8, an elderly man called police after realizing he had been scammed out of $2,400. About a month ago, the Norma Street resident received a letter in the mail, saying he had won $100,000. All he had to do was cash a $2,400 check, included with the sweepstakes materials, and mail the money to Spain. He followed the directions, but was recently told by his bank that the cashed check was fraudulent. The bank will not be refunding the lost cash.

Public intox

• Early Sunday morning, an "extremely intoxicated" woman was picked up by police outside of the Speedway on Bailey Road. The woman, who was standing in her bare feet, told officers she wanted to buy cigarettes and was waiting for the gas station to open. She was taken to a detox center, according to the Cuyahoga Falls police report.
• On Saturday evening, a man was seen staggering around Broad Boulevard near the railroad tracks. He was found lying on the sidewalk outside of the and could barely stand. He was arrested and taken to jail to sober up.  

Meth Arrests

A routine traffic stop on State Road turned into a small meth bust on Saturday night. After searchiing the car, police discovered that the driver, his brother and a woman were carrying methamphetamine, the chemicals to make the drug and the tools to distribute it. They were each hit with several drug-related charges and are now awaiting trial.  

Smash, but no grab

A woman called police after the rear and front windows of her '99 Cadillac were smashed out with a brick on Grant Avenue. Nothing was stolen from the car. Police estimated the damage at $500.