Crime & Safety
Public Indecency; Valentine Burglary; and 7-Eleven Con Man
The following was obtained from Cuyahoga Falls police reports dated Feb. 14-16. It does not indicate convictions.
Highly questionable behavior
On Feb. 16 at 7:35 a.m., a 54-year-old Stow woman alerted Cuyahoga Falls police after she reportedly spotted a man masturbating while driving on State Route 8.
With the tip, officers were able to find and arrest the 29-year-old Canton man.
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He was charged with public indecency, a third-degree misdemeanor, according to the Cuyahoga Falls police report.
Valentine's Day misfortune
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An Akron woman called Cuyahoga Falls police and reported her Sandhill residence had been burglarized at about 1:40 p.m. on Feb. 14.
The burglar smashed through the back door and made off with $2,200 in cash and valuables, according to the police report.
The woman intends to prosecute if the crook is caught.
Conned
On Feb. 14 at 3:30 a.m., a 7-Eleven employee was reportedly duped by a male suspect who called the Main Street convenience store and requested that two $500 MoneyPak cards be activated under his name.
The caller turned out to be a con man, and 7-Eleven lost $1,000 on the fraud.
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