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Police News: Police find pound of marijuana in car while checking litter

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December 30, 2009

Macedonia -- Litter found outside a parked car resulted in a felony drug possession charge for a 28-year-old Bedford Heights man after police said they found about a pound of marijuana in the car Dec. 21.

Police estimated the marijuana's value at about $1,500.

According to Stow Municipal Court records, the man did not enter a plea to the felony drug possession charge at his Dec. 22 arraignment and was released from Macedonia City Jail on a 10 percent of $50,000 bond paid by a bail bondsman Dec. 23.

The man pleaded not guilty to driving under suspension, a first-degree misdemeanor, littering, a third-degree misdemeanor, and minor misdemeanor drug possession.

According to a police report, a police officer on patrol saw a large amount of litter on the ground next to the car while it was parked in the road outside a Chinaberry Circle home at about 11:40 p.m. While the officer was standing next to the car, the man came out and admitted he had left the litter next to the car when he arrived, the report said.

The officer then checked a law enforcement online database and determined that the man's driver's license had been suspended. He arrested the man, who had put the litter into the car and was about to pull it into the home's driveway.

Police said they searched the man's car and found about one pound of marijuana in a bag. Police said the man also turned over less than half a gram of marijuana in a prescription bottle that was in his pocket. The substances in the bag and bottle both later tested positive as marijuana, police said.

Disturbance

Dec. 25. Woman hears loud noise: Police responded to a Twinsburg Road home after the homeowner reported she heard a loud banging noise outside her front door, then saw someone running down the road away from her home.

Police said they searched the area and did not find anyone, nor did they find any footprints in snow on the woman's front lawn.

Theft

Dec. 22. Clothing reported stolen: A Cleveland man and woman both pleaded not guilty, to misdemeanor theft and complicity to commit theft Dec. 23 after an employee of a Route 82 store reported they left the store without paying for $160 in clothing the day before.

According to Stow Municipal Court records, the man was released from Macedonia City Jail on a $500 bond on Dec. 23. Police said they released the woman on a personal bond that night because she had her infant daughter with her.

Dec. 19. Items taken from employee break room: An employee of a Macedonia Commons Boulevard business reported someone took a digital data storage device of unspecified value and a bank card that she left in the business' employee break room while she was working during the evening. Police said they are investigating.

Dec. 18. Man reports wallet taken: A man reported someone took his wallet after he left it on the counter of a Route 82 service station store for a few minutes. Police said the station manager checked store security video footage, but did not see the wallet on the counter. According to a police report, the wallet contained $108, the man's Social Security and medical insurance cards, a credit card and a Bedford Heights recreation photo identification card. No charges were reported to the credit card.

Dec. 16. Man steals from store: A Cleveland man, 43, pleaded guilty to first-degree misdemeanor theft and criminal trespassing, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, after an employee of a Macedonia Commons Boulevard business reported the man left the store the previous day without paying for $212 in merchandise, including two vacuum cleaners and a bulk package of paper towels.

According to Stow Municipal Court records, the man was sentenced to 182 days, 152 of which were suspended, in Summit County Jail and fined $1,100.

Dec. 15. Woman uses fake traveler's checks: Police say they are investigating reports by two area businesses that a woman used a fake $100 traveler's check to make purchases at each store. A manager of a Macedonia Commons Boulevard business reported the woman made $17 in purchases, while a manager of a Route 82 business said the woman's purchases totaled about $19. The woman received change in cash at both businesses, the managers said.

Dec. 13. Christmas decoration stolen: A Shepard Road woman reported someone took a $20 inflatable SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas decoration from her front lawn during the night.

Property damage

Dec. 19. Mailbox knocked over: A Chinaberry Circle man reported that while investigating a loud noise outside his home in the evening, he discovered a vehicle apparently struck his mailbox, knocking it over.

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Property damage

Dec. 25. Tire ruts found in cemetery: A Summit County Sheriff's deputy reported discovering someone drove an all-terrain vehicle through All Saints Cemetery, causing ruts in the ground across numerous graves, during the night. The sheriff's office says it is investigating.

Theft

Dec. 21. Boy accused of attempted shirt theft: Police charged a Sagamore Hills boy, 13, with first-degree misdemeanor theft after the owner of a Golden Link Boulevard store reported the boy tried to leave the store without paying for a $20 T-shirt. The boy was released to his grandmother pending notification of a Summit County Juvenile Court date.

Dec. 19. Wallet taken from woman's pocket: A woman reported someone took her wallet from her jacket pocket while she was shopping at a Route 82 store. According to a police report, the wallet contained four bank cards, a credit card, a store gift card of unspecified value, and the woman's driver's license, college identification card, medical card and birth certificate. No charges cards were reported.

Child endangerment

Dec. 20. Man lets boy drive car: Police charged a Bedford man, 45, with several misdemeanors after a Summit County Sheriff's deputy found he was in the passenger seat with a 13-year-old Northfield Village boy driving when the deputy stopped the car for a traffic violation on Olde Eight Road at about 1 a.m.

According to a police report, the man was charged with child endangerment, permitting a minor to operate a motor vehicle and interference with child custody, all first-degree misdemeanors.

Police charged the boy with misdemeanor driving without a license, weaving across lane lines and unruliness in Summit County Juvenile Court. Police said the boy's mother told police her son had snuck out of the house.

The man was given a summons into Stow Municipal Court and released. The boy was released to his mother pending notification of a court date.

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




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