Thu Feb 09 2012
Northfield Center -- After a Northfield Avenue man drove off Olde Eight road, struck several rocks and suffered a head injury July 24, the Summit County Sheriff's Office charged him with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
According to a police report, the Northfield Center Fire Department took the man to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. The hospital reported July 26 that the man was treated and released.
The man was also charged with failure to control, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, and having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and not wearing a seat belt, both minor misdemeanors.
The report said the man drove his pickup truck off the road at about 1:40 a.m., struck the rocks and a mailbox and was partially ejected through the passenger side door, leaving blood on the side mirror. The truck was "wrecked," the report stated, and sheriff's deputies smelled a strong odor of alcohol from the man and his eyes were bloodshot and watery.
The report said the man was given a summons at the hospital to appear in Stow Municipal Court.
Domestic violence
July 24. Man allegedly kicks wife: Police charged a township man, 73, with first-degree misdemeanor domestic violence after his wife reported he kicked her in the leg during an argument at their home.
The Northfield Center Fire Department treated a laceration on the woman's leg, but she declined to be taken to a medical facility.
The man was taken to Summit County Jail pending arraignment in Stow Municipal Court.
Theft
July 23. Items taken from grocery store: Police charged a Sagamore Hills man with first-degree misdemeanor theft after an employee of a Route 82 business reported the man left the store without paying for $10 in grocery items.
The man was given a summons to Stow Municipal Court and released.
July 22. Girl charged in juvenile court: Police charged a 17-year-old Sagamore Hills girl with misdemeanor theft after an employee of a Route 82 store reported the girl left the business without paying for $87 in miscellaneous grocery items.
The girl was released to a guardian pending notification of a Summit County Juvenile Court date.
Property damage
July 18. Car struck by eggs: A Schooner Lane man reported someone struck the side of his car with eggs, causing unspecified damage to a door, while it was in his driveway during the previous two days.
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Operating a vehicle under the influence
July 22. Man stopped on Ledge Road: Police charged a Macedonia man, 29, with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and having a blood alcohol content over the legal limit after he was stopped for an unspecified moving violation at about 1:15 a.m.
The man was given a Stow Municipal Court date and released on a $50 bond.
Arrest warrants
July 21. Police recognize man: Police arrested a 31-year-old Cranbrook Drive man wanted by Stow Municipal Court for failing to pay fines in connection with a driving under suspension charge filed by village police.
Police said they recognized the man when they saw him driving on Route 8 at about 6 a.m. and stopped him. The man was taken to the court, and he was released after paying $250 he owed.
July 17. House of corrections turns man over: The Cleveland House of Corrections reported they had in custody a Garfield Heights man, 32, wanted by the Northfield Village Mayor's Court for failing to appear in court on a misdemeanor aggravated menacing charge. The man was given a mayor's court date and released on a personal bond.
Property damage
July 21. Transmission fluid thrown through window: A May Avenue man reported someone threw a quart container of transmission fluid through his kitchen window, knocking out a window screen and damaging blinds, at a little after midnight.
The man said that when he went into the kitchen to investigate the noise, he slipped on the spilled liquid on the floor and his mouth struck a counter. Police said the man's lip was swollen, but he declined medical treatment.
The man said he did not know who might have thrown the fluid.
July 17. Woman finds tear in screen: A Vincent Avenue woman reported she found a small tear in the window screen of her home's side door. The woman said she and her husband were awakened at about 4 a.m. by their barking dogs and she found the tear at about 9 a.m.
Marijuana possession
July 16. Man stopped for equipment violation: Police cited a Macedonia man, 18, with marijuana possession and for an equipment violation, both minor misdemeanors, after they noticed his vehicle's exhaust was too loud and they stopped him on Ledge Road at about 8:40 p.m.
Police said the man seemed nervous and after he refused permission for them to search his vehicle, they called in a Walton Hills police K-9 unit, which indicated the presence of drugs in the vehicle. Police said they then found a bag containing a small amount of suspected marijuana in the vehicle, which the man denied belonged to him.
The man was released at the scene.
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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