Friday, March 22, 2013
Officer Gregory Kenepp was honored at the March 20 Cleveland Cavaliers Game as a Community Hero
Cuyahoga Falls Police Officer Gregory Kenepp got a pretty big "thank you" from the Cleveland Cavaliers March 20. The athletes designated the Green resident a Community Hero and honored him at their match with the Miami Heat that night. The Cleveland Cavs fanatic was chosen from more than 300 people to spend an evening with the basketball team. He not only sat with with them on the bench during their March 20 game, but he was recognized during halftime and attended a post-game press conference. He has his son Greg Kenepp Jr. to thank for it all. “My father has been a committed fan since the day he was born and bleeds Cleveland,” Kenepp’s son shared in his nomination for the EveryFAN Night, presented by Budweiser. “If there were more people…
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Police responded to Lincoln Elementary School March 15 to find a man who reportedly was shouting expletives with parents and children in earshot. Cuyahoga Falls police got the call about the man about 7:30 p.m. that day, but by the time they arrived, the man was nowhere to be found. The man had been threatening to beat up his ex-wife's current husband. According to the police report, officials planned to serve the man a court summons. Burglaries around the Falls Man uses forehead to dent police cruiser A 25-year-old man was charged with a misdemeanor count of criminal damaging after banging his forehead into the trunk of a police cruiser so hard that he left a dent in the trunk. The incident took place in the 2400 block of Oakwood Drive …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
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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. Soliciting is a third-degree misdemeanor, according to the Cuyahoga Falls police report. Filth-covered car seat stolen outside Sam's Club Someone stole a filth-covered child's car seat from the parking lot of Sam's Club, 1189 Buchholzer Road, around 4:30 p.m. March 17. …
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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Thieves hit up Portage Crossing recently and stole nearly $20,000 in construction supplies. A Thompson Electric employee told Cuyahoga Falls police someone stole five bundles of galvanized conduit (in 3-inch diameter) and eight sets of anchor bolts from the construction site near Portage Trail and State Road. Total estimated loss is $19,520. The items were stolen sometime between March 11 and March 18. Car break-ins around the Falls
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The Cleveland Cavaliers picked Officer Gregory Kenepp as the 2013 EveryFAN honoree
This time, sports fan Gregory Kenepp probably won't mind being benched. The Cleveland Cavs fanatic was chosen from more than 300 people to spend an evening with the basketball team. That means he'll not only sit with with them on the bench during their March 20 game, but he'll be recognized during halftime and attend a post-game press conference. How'd Kenepp get so lucky? Well, he has his son Greg Kenepp Jr. to thank for it all. “My father has been a committed fan since the day he was born and bleeds Cleveland,” Kenepp’s son shared in his nomination for the EveryFAN Night, presented by Budweiser. “If there were more people like him in the world, the world would be a better place.” See what else the son had to say about his father, who's …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Get caught up on the latest news in Cuyahoga Falls
1. Cuyahoga Falls driver killed in car crash: Wayne G. Jones, 77, of Cuyahoga Falls was pronounced dead Wednesday morning following a two-car accident in Akron. 2. Falls residents speaks out about 'exploding sunroof': Falls resident Dave Frankowski appeared on WKYC after his sunroof exploded. Frankowski's car and others' have been recalled for the faulty sunroof. 3. Residents and city officials sound off about crime: How can residents cut down on the crime they're seeing in their neighborhoods? They set out to find an answer at the first Community Excellence Initiative meeting this week. 4. Man arrested after Little Caesars knifepoint robbery: Police didn't have to go far to find their suspect in a Little Caesars knifepoint robbery. They …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Police said the men ordered the large amount of cigarettes and when the clerk bent down to retrieve more, the two grabbed what was on the counter and ran
While a clerk's back was turned, two men were able to make it out of Walgreens Wednesday night with about $225 in Newport 100s. If that sounds like a lot of cigarettes, it is. That's 40 boxes, according to the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department. Police said the men ordered the large amount of cigarettes and when the clerk bent down to retrieve more, the two grabbed what was on the counter and ran. The Walgreens employee described the suspects as two black men in their late 30s dressed in all black. They left the store at 2645 State Road in a gray four-door vehicle of an unknown make about 11:45 p.m. that night. If you have information regarding the incident, you can reach the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department at 330-928-2181.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
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Turkeys thrown into resident's car A resident in the 1700 block of 11th Street told police someone threw two frozen turkeys through the back window of her car, breaking the window, sometime on March 8. Damage is estimated at $200. Identity theft thwarted An Akron man told police someone nearly gained access to his bank account by providing bank employees at Valley Savings Bank, 140 Portage Trail, with the victim's date of birth and social security number. The suspect had called the bank trying to change the online password on March 11 or 12. Man arrested after trying to fill fraudulent prescription A 19-year-old Akron man was arrested for deception to obtain drugs, a fourth-degree felony, and drug of abuse, a first-degree misdemeanor, …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
A Strongsville man was arrested Saturday night after crashing into the outdoor brick steps at 2000 Americhem Way
A suspected drunken driver plowed through a flower bed and into a flagpole and a brick staircase in Cuyahoga Falls Saturday night. According to a traffic crash report from the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department, the Strongsville man was driving a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country westbound on Broad Boulevard about 10:50 p.m. Saturday. The man's car left the road on the right side and entered the property at 2000 Americhem Way. He drove through a flower bed and crashed into a flagpole and two sections of stairs. The man was not injured, but he was charged with failure to control and operating a vehicle under the influence. Property owners were notified about the crash, according to the report. Police did not have an estimate on damages to the …
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Sweepstakes scheme An elderly woman living in the 3300 block of Reserve Drive was swindled out of $100,000 to $150,000 after sending money to several individuals who promised her millions of dollars in "winnings" through various sweepstakes. The woman had been sending money since September 2012. Car shenanigans on Morrison Avenue A woman in the 300 block of Morrison Avenue told police someone stuck wet cotton balls on her car, which is driven by her teenage daughter, sometime March 8. The day before, on the 7th, someone threw concrete inside the car and smeared it with "various substances," according to the police report. Repeat meat offender A man who was told never to come back to the Giant Eagle at 230 Howe Avenue was caught with seven …
Anonymous
5:23 pm on Saturday, March 30, 2013
They've been working at that site off and on since August of last year (2012). If you haven't noticed, there are signs all over the place, because part of the work was to widen the roads in the area. The mayor is doing a great job. It's just a sign of the times -- everyone is feeling the "crunch" and I'm sure it affects construction companies as well. more ›