Police News: Boy arrested after foot chase though neighborhood

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Northfield Village -- Village police arrested a 16-year-old Sagamore Hills boy, wanted by the Summit County Juvenile Court for an alleged probation violation, after they chased the boy on foot June 11.

A Beach Avenue woman reported that someone, later identified as the boy, was in her backyard at about 3 p.m. Police said that when they arrived, they saw the boy running through backyards on Beach.

When another village police officer saw the boy running south on Vorderman, he ordered the boy to stop, but the boy kept running, police said. The officer was able to catch the boy and turned him over to township police. Sagamore Hills police said the boy was taken to the Summit County Juvenile Detention Center.

According to township police reports, the boy's grandmother, with whom he lives, reported June 4 that the boy had taken $120 from her purse and she wanted to turn him over to his probation officer. The grandmother reported the next day, however, that the boy had run away.

Property damage

June 19. Woman's home vandalized: A May Avenue man reported seeing unidentified youngsters throwing toilet paper on a neighbor's home early in the morning. The man said he chased the kids away before police arrived. The neighbor later reported finding a light, estimated at $150 to $200 in value, had been torn off her garage and left on the driveway.

June 15. Woman's tire slashed: A man reported someone slashed a tire on his wife's vehicle while it was in the parking lot of a Route 8 business in the late afternoon, causing uspecified damage.

Driving under suspension

June 16. Traffic stop nets arrest: A Maple Heights man, 21, was charged with driving under suspension, a first-degree misdemeanor, and marijuana possession and failing to use turn signals, both minor misdemeanors, after police stopped him on Route 8 at about 5 a.m.

Police said that before stopping the man, they saw him turn off North Plaza Drive without using his turn signal. Police also said they found a small amount of what tested positive for marijuana in the man's shoe.

The man was given a June 24 Northfield Village Mayor's Court date and released on a $500 bond.

Property damage

June 9. Mailbox damaged: A Huntington Drive woman reported someone tore the red flag off her mailbox and took her newspapers. The woman said she did not know if any mail had been taken, but she had to call the electric and gas companies for copies of her bills because she had not received them for two months.

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Theft

June 18. Tree stolen: A Carter Road man reported someone cut down and removed a 12-foot-tall pine tree from his property in the morning.

June 16. Man discovers fraudulent charges: An Eaton Ridge Drive man reported that while looking over his credit report, he discovered someone had opened an account with an Indiana-based electricity and natural gas provider in his name and charged $914 to it. The man said the account had been turned over to a collection agency. The matter is under investigation.

Arrest warrant

June 12. Man turned in by bus police: Regional Transit Authority police reported they had in custody a Cleveland man, 39, wanted by the Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court for failing to appear in court on a minor misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge filed by township police.

Details of his arrest were not specified in a police report.

The man was given a June 20 municipal court date and released on a personal bond.

Operating a vehicle under the influence

June 7. Business complaint leads to arrest: A 48-year-old Nesbitt Road man pleaded not guilty in Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court June 13 to charges of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and having a blood alcohol content over the legal limit, both first-degree misdemeanors, and crossing lane lines, a minor misdemeanor.

Police said that after an employee of a Route 82 business alleged the man had driven away from the store while intoxicated, police said they identified the man by checking the license plate number provided by the employee. Police said they parked near the man's home and stopped him on Nesbitt.

The man was arrested after he allegedly did poorly on field sobriety tests. He was released on a personal bond and is scheduled for a June 24 pretrial hearing.

Editor's note: Police News, a compilation of incidents responded to by area law enforcement agencies, is not intended to be all-inclusive.