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Friday, April 19, 2013

Masked Men Spotted off State Road; Falls Pipe Bomb Maker Sentenced: Crime Blotter

The following was supplied by the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department.

Attempted robbery? On April 14 at about 2:20 a.m., a 19-year-old Kent man was about to make an after hours deposit at the State Road PNC Bank when he noticed two men in ski masks running past the bank's drive-thru area. The man, startled by the suspected robbers, drove across State Road and called 911; however, officers were unable to locate the pair, according to a Cuyahoga Falls police report.  Masked Man Attempts Papa John's Robbery, Fails No money was taken from the bank or other nearby businesses, there are no suspects or leads and no weapon was seen. The matter remains under investigation, said Falls Police Lt. Steve Guldeman.    Bomb maker sentenced David A. Dougherty, 41, was sentenced to three years in prison by Judge Christopher …

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Pipe Bomb Maker Pleads Guilty; Meth Cook Sentenced in Summit County Court

Get updates on this pair of high-profile Cuyahoga Falls criminals.

Pipe bombs in Cuyahoga Falls A Cuyahoga Falls bomb maker confirmed suspicions on Jan. 17 when he pled guilty to every count brought against him by a federal grand jury. David A. Dougherty, 41, will be sentenced April 3 in U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio-Akron by Judge Christopher A. Boyko, reports the Falls News-Press. Last October, Cuyahoga Falls Fire and EMS requested backup when Dougherty resisted paramedics that had entered his home to treat him for a medical emergency. As Cuyahoga Falls police arrived, paramedics said they found what appeared to be pipe bombs in Dougherty’s home, located at 1116 Washington Ave., according to Falls Police Lt. Steve Guldeman. Summit County sheriffs, the Summit County Bomb Squad and ATF …

diana ritchie

12:57 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013

two citizens that won't be missed.   more ›

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Falls Man Faces Federal Charges After Pipe Bombs, Machine Gun Found in His Home

David Dougherty, 41, of Cuyahoga Falls, faces multiple felony charges in federal court.

David Dougherty has quite the case stacked against him given the weapons cache discovered in his Cuyahoga Falls home on Oct. 20. On Wednesday morning, a four-count indictment was handed down by a federal grand jury charging Dougherty with possessing five pipe bombs, a silencer, a STEN 9mm submachine gun (with no serial number) and marijuana, said United States Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach. According to the indictment, the makeshift explosives found in Dougherty's Washington Avenue home were comprised of pipes, end caps, explosive powder and pyrotechnic fuses. Dougherty, 41, was charged with one count each of unlawful possession of destructive devices, possession of a firearm, possession of a machine gun and one count of manufacturing of …

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Cuyahoga Falls Pipe Bomb Suspect Hit With More Felony Counts, Charges

David A. Dougherty, 41, of Cuyahoga Falls, has already pled not guilty to one of the charges.

The case against pipe bomb suspect David A. Dougherty only seems to be getting stronger as Cuyahoga Falls Police hit him with additional felony counts and charges this week. Dougherty, 41, of Cuyahoga Falls, now faces two counts of possession of criminal tools, trafficking in drugs, weapons while under disability and three counts of possession of dangerous ordnance (explosives), according to stowmunicourt.com. He is also charged with illegal manufacturing of drugs, a fourth-degree misdemeanor; after police found a suspected marijuana grow operation in his residence. On Tuesday, Dougherty pled not guilty to the marijuana charge during an arraignment at Stow Municipal Court. Regarding the felonies, Dougherty will be prosecuted either in …

Monday, October 22, 2012

Pipe Bomb Suspect Identity Released

David A. Dougherty, 41, of Cuyahoga Falls, faces two felony charges in connection with Saturday's pipe bomb seizure on Washington Ave.

David A. Dougherty, 41, of Cuyahoga Falls, was arrested Saturday after the Summit County Bomb Squad found five pipe bombs and bomb making materials in his home, located at 1116 Washington Ave. Dougherty was charged with unlawful possession of dangerous ordnance, a fifth-degree Felony; and illegal manufacturing or processing explosives, a second-degree felony, according to Cuyahoga Falls Police Lt. Steve Guldeman. On Oct. 20 at 2:30 p.m., Cuyahoga Falls Fire and EMS requested backup when Dougherty resisted paramedics that had entered his home to treat him for a medical emergency. As Cuyahoga Falls Police officers arrived, paramedics informed them of the makeshift explosives, said Guldeman. Summit County sheriffs, the Summit County Bomb …

Margaret

5:56 am on Wednesday, October 24, 2012

What a looser! What was he planning on doing with them? Right near a school too! I hope they throw the book at him!   more ›

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