Thursday, February 14, 2013
Cuyahoga Falls Police Narcotics Unit officers arrested David Weir last August for growing several of the illegal plants in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
David A. Weir, 50, of Cleveland, was sentenced to two years of community control, or probation, after he was caught with 20 marijuana plants last August in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Weir admitted to growing the illegal plants in December, pled guilty and was sentenced on Jan. 31 by Judge Alison McCarty in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, according to April Wiesner, chief spokeswoman of the Summit County Prosecutor's Office. Weir was charged with cultivation of marijuana, a third-degree felony; however, a possession of marijuana charge, also a third-degree felony, was dropped against him, reports the Falls News-Press. The plants, which were outfitted with an irrigation system, were located near Bath Road and Riverview …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Cuyahoga Falls police are seeing a remarkable increase in heroin overdoses, too
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Cuyahoga Falls Police Lt. Steve Guldeman offered statistics regarding drug activity in the city spanning 2010 to 2012.
Lt. Steve Guldeman, of the Cuyahoga Falls Police Narcotics Unit, provided the following statistics regarding the city's drug activity, and it may raise some eyebrows among residents. According to Guldeman's data, 17 suspected heroin overdoses were reported in 2012, which was the combined total for 2010 and 2011. After a decline in various pill overdoses (from 42 in 2010 to 32 in 2011), 2012 saw a spike to 45 overdoses, or a 41% increase. Methamphetamine lab busts tripled, from 6 to 19, in 2012 over 2011. Also, the number of people charged in connection with the drug labs almost quadrupled from 11 to 40, or a 264% increase. In addition, three people died from drug-induced overdoses in 2012 -- two suspected deaths from heroin and one …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Kevin M. Matheny and Joshua M. Swigart, both of Cuyahoga Falls, were arrested Tuesday on multiple drug-related charges.
At 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Cuyahoga Falls Police Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at 306 Kathron Ave. and arrested Kevin M. Matheny and Joshua M. Swigart. Police obtained the warrant after an investigation showed that Matheny was dealing heroin from the residence, according to Cuyahoga Falls Police Sgt. James Singleton. Matheny, 23, and Swigart, 18, both of Cuyahoga Falls, were arrested after they happened to drive up while police were on scene, said Singleton. Drugs were found in the vehicle the men arrived in, which led to Swigart's arrest. The U.S. Marshals Task Force and Summit County Drug Unit assisted local police in the drug bust. Matheny was charged with trafficking in drugs, a fourth-degree felony; possession of drugs, a …
Friday, December 28, 2012
Todd M. James, 54, of Cuyahoga Falls, and Leo C. Stalter II, 27, of Tallmadge, were charged with numerous meth-related felony counts on Thursday.
Two men were arrested on Thursday morning after their suspected meth lab exploded in the 900 block of Magnolia Avenue. Cuyahoga Falls fire fighters arrived on scene at 8:06 a.m. and immediately grew suspicious when they saw Todd M. James and Leo C. Stalter II trying to extinguish the subsequent fire that had broken out in an attached garage. The Cuyahoga Falls Police Narcotics Unit along with the Summit County Drug Unit responded and determined the home was being used to produce methamphetamine, according to Falls Police Sgt. James Singleton. James, 54, who lived at the residence, and Stalter, 27, of Tallmadge, were charged with aggravated arson, a first-degree felony; illegal manufacturing of drugs, a second-degree felony; illegal …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
On Monday, police raided 312 Grant Ave., arrested two suspects and hit the pair with multiple felony counts.
The Cuyahoga Falls Police Narcotics Unit and Summit County Drug Unit busted up yet another meth lab on Monday afternoon in the city. This time, police raided 312 Grant Ave. following an investigation of the residence which indicated drug activity, according to Falls Police Sgt. James Singleton. Once inside, police arrested Edward M. Collins III, 38, and Chelsea C. Park, 23, and charged the pair of Falls residents with multiple felonies. Collins was hit with manufacturing methamphetamine, a second-degree felony; illegal assembly of chemicals to manufacture, a third-degree felony; possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor. Park, who, it appears, played a lesser …
Monday, August 20, 2012
On Aug. 16, police executed a warrant at 3782 Northampton Rd., and found two Akron men allegedly cooking and storing methamphetamine at the residence.
Two Akron men – Nathan E. Ketterman III, 30, and Kevin A. Smith, 41 – were arrested and charged with several drug-related felonies following a police raid on Aug. 16. With the use of undercover agents and surveillance measures, the Cuyahoga Falls Police Narcotics Unit and Summit County Drug Unit were able to execute a search warrant at 3782 Northampton Rd. Once inside the residence, officers found Ketterman and Smith, arrested them and charged each with manufacturing of methamphetamine, a second-degree felony; illegal assembly, a third-degree felony; possession of drugs, a fifth degree felony; and possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony, according to a Falls police press release. Both men were taken to Summit County Jail. “…
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Cuyahoga Falls Police and the Summit County Drug Unit are on scene at 3782 Northampton Rd. conducting the investigation.
Cuyahoga Falls Police -- along with undercover agents from the Summit County Drug Unit -- are conducting a search at 3782 Northampton Rd. According to Falls Police Lt. Steve Guldeman, a warrant had been issued Thursday for officers to enter the residence. Police on scene opted not to comment. However, according to information culled from police radio dispatches, it appears the residence was being used to cook and store methamphetamine. In related news, the same house was raided May 4 by the Falls Police Narcotics Unit and the Summit County Drug Unit. At that time, the owner of the home, Clayton Allshouse, was arrested and charged with felony manufacturing of methamphetamine, illegal assembly and possession of drugs and a misdemeanor …
Friday, June 8, 2012
Police have charged Kathy Dias, 50; Daniel Hammock, 26; Lisa Ramsey, 49; and Monica Moles, 24, with multiple felonies for running a meth lab out of a Cuyahoga Falls apartment.
Falls Police arrested four people Wednesday and hit them with a set of felony charges after officers found a methamphetamine lab they were running out of a Studio City apartment. Kathy Dias, Daniel Hammock, Monica Moles and Lisa Ramsey were taken into custody and charged with illegal manufacturing of drugs, a first-degree felony; illegal assembly of drug components, a second-degree felony; possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony; drug abuse, a fourth-degree felony; and endangering children, a third-degree felony. According to a press release, a search warrant was gained and executed by the Cuyahoga Falls Narcotics Unit after receiving a tip about the drug operation at 2255 Winter Pkwy., Apt. 124. The endangering children charge…
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melissa carte
10:37 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013
This drug epidemic knows no preference. Pretending the problem doesn't exist... or preserving appearances, will only prolong and exagerate the damage. Throwing mud loses ground. Many of us have lost loved ones already. No room for deflecting blame my brothers and sisters. This crisis affects ALL of us. It will take unity and compassion to counter it. Peace more ›