Fri Feb 10 2012
Macedonia -- Police arrested a Northfield Village man during a Feb. 11 traffic stop after discovering a prior felony conviction made it illegal for him to carry the knife he was carrying.
According to Stow Municipal Court records, the 24-year-old man did not enter a plea to a charge of carrying a weapon under disability at his Feb. 12 arraignment.
The man pleaded not guilty to first-degree misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon, two counts of fourth-degree misdemeanor drug paraphernalia possession and one count of driving with an expired license plate, a minor misdemeanor.
The man was released from Macedonia City Jail on a personal bond Feb. 12.
Police said they stopped the man on Ledge Road about 9:40 p.m. because his license plate had expired.
The city's police dog was present during the stop and indicated the presence of drugs in the car. Police said they found a marijuana pipe and a device used to grind drugs in the man's car, both of which contained residue that later tested positive as marijuana.
Police said they found the "ballistic" knife, which uses a spring to propel the knife blade out of the handle, in his pants pocket. Under the law, the man is not allowed to carry such knifes due to his prior conviction, according to the report. Police said the carrying concealed weapons charge was due to a machete they found in his vehicle.
Theft
Feb. 10. Cash taken from wallet: A woman reported someone took $150 from her wallet after she forgot it in a shopping cart at a Macedonia Commons Boulevard store. The woman said she returned to the store a short time later and an employee told her the wallet had been found in the store's parking lot. The woman said she then discovered the money was missing.
Feb. 6. Man takes electronic devices: A Macedonia Commons Boulevard store employee reported someone took $386 worth of electronic merchandise, including two digital cameras and three ear piece sets, the day before. The employee said that after empty packages for the items were found in the store's furniture section, the employee looked at security video footage and saw a man carrying the items out of the electronics section. Police said the matter is under investigation.
Feb. 5. Man fraudulently returns items: A Macedonia Commons Boulevard store employee reported that after a man returned a camera case and a three-ring binder, the employee discovered the store refunded more than it should have because the items had price tags for more expensive items on them. Police said the store's loss totaled $132 and they are investigating.
Feb. 4. Unauthorized bank account charges reported: A city woman reported someone charged two online purchases, totaling $141, to her checking account in the previous three weeks. Police said the woman's bank is handling the matter.
Feb. 3. Women take items from store: A Macedonia Commons Boulevard store employee reported two women left the store without paying for $535 in merchandise, including body sprays, gels and lotions. The employee said that while helping another customer, she saw one of the women walk out of the store, then a few minutes later, the second woman ran out carrying a bag that the employee had seen the women put the items into. The employee said she saw the second woman jump into a car driven by the first woman, who then drove away.
Jan. 30. Man takes items from store: A Macedonia Commons Boulevard store employee reported a man took $384 in electronic items from the store. The employee said the man approached two other store employees who were taking a smoking break in front of the store late at night and asked them to light his cigarette.
The man then got into the passenger side of a car, which went to the store's lawn and garden entrance. The employees became suspicious, walked over to where the car had stopped only to see it leave the area. The employee who reported the matter said he looked at store security video and saw the man put the items, including a computer hard drive, a video game charger, a television mount and blank computer disks, into a shopping cart. The man then went into a lawn and garden section with the cart and put the items by an exterior fence, where he later retrieved them.
Police said they are investigating.
Suspicious persons
Feb. 1. Woman pushed by man: A Brookpoint Drive woman reported seeing two men standing at the side of her house when she came home in the afternoon. The woman said that when the men saw her and ran, one of them pushed her, knocking her to the ground. Police said the woman's left cheek was injured, but she declined medical treatment.
Police said they searched the area, but did not see the men.
Property damage
Feb. 1. Vacant home's windows broken: Police said they discovered someone threw rocks through a kitchen window and a rear sliding glass door of a vacant Melody Lane home after a neighbor reported seeing the damage. Police said the home was empty.
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Theft
Sept. 12. Boy charged with theft: Police charged a 16-year-old township boy with first-degree misdemeanor theft after an employee of an Olde Eight Road business reported the boy left the store without paying for a home pregnancy test kit and $1 in candy.
Police said that after the boy's mother arrived at the Summit County Sheriff's office in the Town Hall, where the boy was taken, she gave a deputy permission to search her son's bedroom.
According to a sheriff's report, the deputy found a small amount of marijuana in the room. The deputy also reported finding an additional small amount of marijuana in a purse, which a 15-year-old Sagamore Hills girl who was with the boy said belonged to her. Police charged both with minor misdemeanor drug possession and the boy and girl were released to their mothers, pending notification of a Summit County Juvenile Court date.
Counterfeit money
Feb. 11. Business reports finding fake $50 bill: An employee of a Route 82 service station reported a man used a counterfeit $50 bill to purchase $20 worth of lottery tickets earlier in the day. Police are investigating.
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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