Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Cuyahoga Falls Detectives Bureau is investigating the aggravated burglary.
A 16-year-old Cuyahoga Falls resident alerted police May 8 after two unidentified burglars reportedly stormed into his Magnolia Avenue house, covered his face and beat him. According to the teenager, the men punched and kicked him, and hit him with a glass bottle. The burglars then reportedly stole several electronic devices and fled. Officers rushed to the scene and brought the K-9 unit in an attempt to track the suspects; however, the trail quickly went cold, said Cuyahoga Falls Police Lt. Dale Gramley The Cuyahoga Falls Detectives Bureau is investigating the incident. Falls brawl On May 9, a pair of men started arguing with two women in the 900 block of Magnolia Avenue. The argument quickly escalated and the foursome began fighting…
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Thieves have targeted local businesses after hours.
The owner of Athena's restaurant called Cuyahoga Falls police May 7 after someone smashed out the front door of the State Road business, entered and stole $100 from a cash register. This is just one of several recent incidents where a thief has broken out the glass door of a business after hours to steal money or property. String of Burglaries Reported in Cuyahoga Falls According to Cuyahoga Falls police Lt. Steve Guldeman, the Athena's break-in is under investigation as are several other similar crimes recently committed. Guldeman said it may or may not be the same thief, and that further investigation by the Cuyahoga Falls Detective's Bureau may yield more details.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Family members reported Elizabeth Anne Fitzgerald, 11, of Cuyahoga Falls, went missing Monday afternoon. She was located Tuesday morning.
May 21, 10:41 a.m. Elizabeth Fitzgerald has been located. According to family, Fitzgerald was found hiding with a friend in a Cuyahoga Falls residence in the 700 block of Nutwood Avenue. "Sorry to have caused a large concern but we did not know where she was and this is her first time running away and (she) did not exhibit any behavior of doing so. She is safe with the police at the moment," said family member Daniel McNutt via Facebook. May 21, 10:10 a.m. Elizabeth Anne Fitzgerald, a Bolich Middle School student, was reported missing at 10 p.m. Monday night via Facebook. According to family member Daniel McNutt, Fitzgerald, 11, of Cuyahoga Falls, was last seen leaving Bolich at 2:55 p.m. Monday. Concerns over her whereabouts were …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Thieves have targeted certain areas in 13 northeast Ohio cities, including Cuyahoga Falls, Stow and Twinsburg, according to our partners at NewsNet5.com.
Our partners at NewsChannel5 have uncovered reports of thefts from apartment complex rent drop boxes in 13 Northeast Ohio towns, including Cuyahoga Falls. The towns and cities that have targeted by rent drop box thieves include Broadview Heights, Brunswick, Brimfield Township, Coventry Township, Cuyahoga Falls, Jackson Township, Medina, Montville, North Royalton, Perry Township, Strongsville, Stow and Twinsburg. Surveillance cameras at Wyoga Lake Commons in Cuyahoga Falls captured a theft on May 2. In the video, you see the thief insert a wire with a sticky substance on it into the complex's rent drop box. After fishing around for a few minutes, he walks away with a bag full of money orders, checks and cash. The thief then drove away in…
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information which would lead to the capture of fugitive Demetrice Cannon.
Demetrice Cannon, 28, is wanted by the U.S. Marshals and the Cleveland Police for aggravated murder. It is alleged that Cannon shot and killed a man after an argument during a dice game, according to a press release. The incident took place earlier this month on May 2. Cannon is a black male standing approximately 5’05” and weighing 150 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Cannon is suspected to be hiding out somewhere in the Cleveland area. He also had a previous address near the 1200 block of E. 80th St. in Cleveland. If you have any information in reference to Demetrice Cannon, please contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED or Text keyword WANTED and tip to 847411 (tip411). Tipsters can …
Brandon J. Richards, 23, of Cuyahoga Falls, was sentenced after pleading guilty in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas.
Brandon J. Richards was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping a woman at gunpoint in January. After Richards, 23, of Cuyahoga Falls, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on May 6, he was convicted the next day of kidnapping with a firearm specification, a first-degree felony; gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony; trafficking in marijuana, a fifth-degree felony; domestic violence, a first-degree misdemeanor; and violating a protection order, a first-degree misdemeanor, according to Daniel Horrigan, the Summit County Clerk of Courts. Richards was sentenced by Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge Paul Gallagher. Upon release, Richards will be required to file as a sex offender and will …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Here are some of the weirdest and most clicked-on police reports and incidents from departments across the region.
Here are this week's most bizarre and most talked about police reports. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. • WESTLAKE: Drunk Man Tries to Bail out Woman for Drunken Driving, Promptly Arrested A 34-year-old North Olmsted man could have used better judgment May 11 when he went to bail out a friend who had been arrested for operating under the influence earlier that morning. The man arrived at the police station just after 4 a.m. Westlake police found him to be under the influence and he was arrested for drunk driving as well. Police subsequently determined that he had been drinking with the woman before her arrest. He…
Friday, May 17, 2013
Check Patch Saturday to find out the exact location of the checkpoint.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the checkpoint it announced earlier this week was will be in Portage County Saturday evening. The exact location of the drunken driving checkpoint will be known Saturday morning. Check Patch for an update. The checkpoint is funded by federal grant funds and is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers, according to a press release from the Ravenna post. "Based on provisional data, there were 452 OVI-related fatal crashes in which 494 people were killed last year in Ohio," Lt. Christopher Heverly, commander of the Ravenna Post, said in a prepared statement. "State troopers make on average 25,000 OVI arrests each year in an attempt to combat these dangerous drivers. OVI checkpoints are designed to …
Police are investigating the death of a man found at his apartment early Thursday morning.
Cuyahoga Falls police responded to a call about an unresponsive 59-year-old man in a Tallmadge Road apartment around 12:40 a.m. Thursday. 19 Action News reports the man's body was found near the entrance of the apartment building at 840 Tallmadge Rd. Cuyahoga Falls police don't suspect foul play, the Akron Beacon Journal reports. The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office will conduct the autopsy. For more information, read the full 19actionnews.com story.
The following was supplied by the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.
Smash and grab On May 6 at 8:44 a.m., the owner of Studio Eleven -- located at 1714 Portage Trail -- contacted police after someone smashed through her door and entered the business while it was closed. The thief reportedly stole cash from a register and fled, according to a Cuyahoga Falls police report. Total loss and damage: $1,000. Busted Robert L. Bauer, 42, of Cuyahoga Falls, was hit with a pair of felonies on May 4 after police found heroin, cocaine, a burnt spoon and syringes in his car during a routine traffic stop, according to a police report. Bauer was charged with drug possession, a fifth-degree felony; drunken driving, a first-degree misdemeanor; and drug abuse instruments, a second-degree misdemeanor. He was also cited …
Dave
3:11 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
I think it is important to note that the home invasion also occurred on Magnolia Avenue. more ›