Friday, May 17, 2013
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.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Summit Metro Crash Response Team is rewriting the book on region-wide police investigations and how they can be undertaken with a virtually nonexistent budget.
The Summit Metro Crash Response Team isn’t your ordinary police unit. The team, comprised of 30 trained investigators from 15 local police departments, reconstructs complex crashes to determine — with a high degree of accuracy — the cause of major accidents, according to SMcRT Operations Commander Brian Battaglia. They’ve made recent headlines with reconstructions of high profile accidents and have gotten calls from cops across the state and country wanting to know just how they do it. “We’re one of if not the first multi-jurisdictional unit in the country that conducts these types of special crash investigations,” he said. It starts, says Battaglia, with a nonexistent budget. The team relies on grants, donations and a fleet of volunteer…
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The following was supplied by the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.
Four burglaries, a breaking and entering incident and a gun theft were reported in Cuyahoga Falls last week alone. Here's what's known, according to Cuyahoga Falls police reports: March 27, 8:02 a.m. One or more burglars reportedly smashed through the front door of the Cuttin It Up beauty salon on Bailey Road and broke open a charity box located inside the store. According to the salon owner, nothing was missing from the business, although, she does wish to prosecute if the culprit is caught. March 27, 8:30 a.m. An unknown number of burglars reportedly shattered the front window of the Razor's Edge Hair Studio on Graham Road and stole a cash box and $190 in loose cash. Estimated loss: $590. No leads or suspects were reported. March 27, 5:…
Friday, March 29, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Amateur film-makers busted Three teenagers were caught filming snowboarding jumps on the bathroom shelter at Valley Vista Park, 2790 Valley Road, about 1:08 a.m. March 26. The teens were charged with criminal mischief, according to a Cuyahoga Falls police report. Man charged after shooting gun through woman's home A Tallmadge man was arrested for discharging a firearm within city limits after a woman in the 1200 block of Buckingham Gate found a fired bullet in her apartment. The woman told police on March 25 that she also found a hole in her wall. Police discovered that the bullet had been shot from next door. A suspect was arrested and charged with the fourth-degree misdemeanor. Pricey watch, ring stolen from Alameda Avenue home A man in …
Take a peek at the most popular stories to grace the online pages of Cuyahoga Falls Patch this month
Take a peek at the 20 most popular stories to grace the online pages of Cuyahoga Falls Patch this month: 1. Cuyahoga Falls Driver Killed in Car Crash 2. French Normandy Home for Sale has Indoor Heated Pool 3. UPDATED: Police Search Cuyahoga Falls High School for Bomb; Nothing Found 4. 'The Seventh Barn' in Cuyahoga Falls Believed to Be One of Most Haunted Places Around 5. Thieves Plunder Portage Crossing: Crime Blotter 6. Riverfront Home for Sale Has Dock, Cobblestone Walk to Water 7. Boil Alert Issued for Section of Cuyahoga Falls Until Wednesday Afternoon 8. Young Entrepreneurs Have Sights Set on New Downtown Bar This Summer 9. Disgruntled Dad Screams Expletives Inside Elementary School: Crime Blotter 10. Gunpoint Robbery Reported in …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The traffic crash at Bailey Road and Hollywood Avenue sent the motorist and two others to the hospital early Wednesday morning
A 25-year-old Stow man was hospitalized early Wednesday morning after running a stop sign, hitting a house and flipping his car. The motorist, Denae O. Fikes, was heading eastbound on Hollywood Avenue near Bailey Road about 12:45 a.m. Wednesday. Fikes ran a stop sign and his car struck another car that was driving southbound on Bailey Road, according to the traffic crash report at the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department. The man's car then struck a house in the 3200 block of Bailey Road. It overturned and then hit a light pole and finally came to rest on the tree lawn of the house that it had hit. Fikes and the driver of the second car, Brianna M. Deckert, 17, of Cuyahoga Falls, were both taken to Summa Akron City Hospital. Deckert's …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Wedding ring goes missing in Red Lobster An Akron man told Cuyahoga Falls police he lost his wedding ring inside Red Lobster, 1090 Graham Road, the afternoon of March 23. The man took off his ring — which did not have a value listed on the Cuyahoga Falls police report — while inside the dining room and forgot to put it back on. Nearly $1,000 stolen from inside car A Cuyahoga Falls woman said she left $980 inside her unlocked car while it was parked outside Drug Mart, 655 Portage Trail, and when she got back to her car about 2 p.m. March 22 she discovered the bag of money was gone. Malfunctioning railroad gates Police received a call of malfunctioning railroad gates at Broad Boulevard about 4:30 p.m. March 23. The caller told police the …
Monday, March 25, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Woman uses counterfeit bill to post boyfriend's bail A woman wanted to post bail for her boyfriend March 15 but had a little hurdle to jump when one of her bills turned out to be counterfeit. The woman posted a $1,200 bond for her boyfriend's two Stow Municipal Court cases from 2011 with the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department. The woman included one counterfeit $10 bill with her combination of $100, $50, $20 and $10 bills. Stow Municipal Clerk of Courts Diane Colavecchio did not wish to pursue prosecution. Colavecchio stated the $1,200 bond was modified by $10 to accommodate the counterfeit bill, according to the police report. Panera employee takes cash from the lost and found A manager at the Panera Bread, 689 Howe Avenue, was charged with…
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.
Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. That's not in the job description- A State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) told Cuyahoga Falls police she was solicited for sex while giving hospice care to a person living in the 2800 block of Cedar Hill Road. The incidents occurred between Sept. 1, 2012, and March 18. The Crossroads Hospice worker reported that a man offered her money in return for sexual intercourse when she was providing hospice care to a patient at the patient's residence. She told police she was unsure whether she'd like to prosecute. …
Here's what's happened in Cuyahoga Falls in the past few days
1. Dad screams expletives inside elementary school: There could have been better locations for this recent cursing match. Police responded to Lincoln Elementary School March 15 to find a man who reportedly was shouting expletives with parents and children in earshot. 2. Nurse solicited for sex while giving hospice care: A State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) told Cuyahoga Falls police she was solicited for sex while giving hospice care to a person living in the 2800 block of Cedar Hill Road. 3. Thieves plunder Portage Crossing: A Thompson Electric worker said someone stole nearly $20,000 in equipment from the construction site near Portage Trail and State Road. 4. Farmers market takes on massages, maple syrup: The Cuyahoga Falls Farmers …
John Deike
1:39 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Hello AJ, the city and residents have organized the Cuyahoga Falls Neighborhood Excellence Initiative here in the Falls. Here's a link to one of the blogs posted: http://cuyahogafalls.patch.com/blog_posts/cuyahoga-falls-neighborhood-excellence-initiative Search 'neighborhood excellence initiative' in the search bar at the top of the page to find out more. Regards, JD more ›