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Police News: Women charged in alleged theft of lottery tickets

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August 18, 2010

Macedonia -- A Bedford Heights woman turned herself in to police Aug. 3 after her manager at a Highland Road service station alleged July 20 she took $560 in scratch-off lottery tickets without paying for them.

According to Stow Municipal Court records, the 22-year-old woman did not enter a plea to fifth-degree felony theft at her Aug. 3 arraignment and she was released on a personal bond.

Police said store security video allegedly showed the woman behind the register scratching off tickets during her July 18 and 19 shifts.

The manager said that when the woman discovered July 20 that he was investigating the missing tickets, she left work and he was unable to reach her by phone.

Police said they asked Bedford Heights police several days later to go to the woman's home and ask her to call them. The woman then agreed to turn herself in, according to the report.

Unruly juvenile

Aug. 11. Boy allegedly punches door: A 15-year-old city boy was placed in the city's juvenile diversion program in lieu of an unruliness charge after the boy's mother reported he punched a hole in his bedroom closet door during an argument.

Theft

Aug. 9. Store reports $2,009 phony check: An employee of a Macedonia Commons Boulevard store reported two women on Aug. 8 purchased $2,009 in merchandise and services with a check that was later determined to have been fraudulent. Police said they are investigating.

Aug. 12. Police issue warrant: Police issued an arrest warrant for fifth-degree felony theft and first-degree misdemeanor misuse of a credit card against a Streetsboro woman, 34, after the woman's former husband, a Macedonia man, reported July 14 the woman had used his credit card without permission to take $200 from his bank account.

The husband reported he discovered the card was missing about a week after the woman had come to his home to pick up their daughter. Police said they filed the charges after an investigation lasting several weeks.

Arrest warrant

Aug. 9. Man found in closet: Police arrested a 24-year-old Lakewood man who was wanted by Twinsburg police on several minor misdemeanors after a Macedonia woman reported her adult daughter had brought the man home against her wishes. Police said they found the man hiding in a bedroom closet. The mother declined to press a trespassing charge and police turned him over to Twinsburg police.

Property damage

Aug. 8. Vehicle struck with egg: An Elizabeth Lane woman reported someone struck her vehicle with an egg, damaging the paint on the hood, while it was parked in the woman's driveway during the night.

Aug. 5. Rocks damage homes under construction: A project manager overseeing the construction of two English Oak Trail homes under construction reported someone threw rocks at the homes during the previous week. Police said the rear glass sliding door of one home was broken and the siding of the other home was damaged and one of its upper windows was broken. The project manager said nothing was missing from the homes.

-- Northfield Center --

Attempted burglary

Aug. 13. Man scares prowler away: An Olde Eight Road man reported he caught someone trying to force open a downstairs bedroom window in the middle of the night. The man said the person ran and fled in a vehicle.

The Summit County Sheriff's Office said it searched the area, but could not find the vehicle. The sheriff's office said the window was undamaged.

Theft

Aug. 11. Mailbox stolen: A Springcreek Drive woman reported someone took her $35 mailbox from its post during the night.

Property damage

Aug. 8. Mailbox and post damaged: A Karen Lane man reported someone damaged his mailbox and its post in the previous two days.

-- Northfield Village --

Drug paraphernalia

Aug. 1. Men charged after traffic stop: Police charged a Macedonia man, 18, and Cleveland man, 19, with fourth-degree misdemeanor drug paraphernalia possession on Route 8 about 3:30 p.m.

A village police officer reported he saw the Cleveland man leaning out of his car's side window because his windshield was too badly cracked to see through.

The Cleveland man was also charged with driving an unsafe vehicle and the Macedonia man with marijuana possession, both minor misdemeanors.

Police said that while speaking to the men, they smelled marijuana and saw marijuana seed scattered around the car's interior. Police said they found a marijuana pipe in the vehicle and a scale and a small amount of marijuana in a bag on the Macedonia man.

Both men were given Northfield Village Mayor's Court dates and released on $100 bonds.

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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