Macedonia -- Two Garfield Heights men who claimed they were railroad aficionados were turned over to Norfolk-Southern railroad police after Macedonia police found they had gathered more than two dozen iron tie plates from around the rail line to sell for scrap.
A Macedonia police officer reported that he noticed a vehicle parked without its lights on by the railroad tracks in town around 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 16. The officer reported the men, ages 20 and 19, told him their hobby is watching trains and said they were members of a club. The officer said he looked in their car and noticed several rusty tie plates inside and asked the two what they were going to do with the metal. The two reportedly admitted they were going to sell the metal for scrap and the police department notified Norfolk-Southern Railroad police, who arrived on scene and took the two men into custody. Police recovered about 30 of the metal plates from the men's vehicle and reported they were worth approximately $250. The two were turned over to railroad police, who charged with trespassing and theft, according to Macedonia police.
Vandalism, trespassing
Oct. 3 -- Man can't remember breaking into business. A 29-year-old Bedford Heights man called police to report he had broke into a Freeway Drive business after getting drunk the night before, according to police. The man was still inside the building when police arrived around 8:30 a.m. to find both outer and inner glass doors to the business had been smashed by a metal bar. An employee of the business said nothing appeared to have been taken.
According to police, the man said he had been out drinking with friends and did not remember anything. He was charged with vandalism, a fifth-degree felony, and trespassing, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, according to Stow Municipal Court records. A preliminary hearing in the case is set for Oct. 15.
-- Domestic violence --
Oct. 6 -- Woman charged following altercation. Police charged a Valley View Road resident's live-in girlfriend with assault and domestic violence, both first-degree misdemeanors, after the man's daughter called police to report the woman attacked her and her father.
According to police, the daughter reported the woman had got very drunk at a local restaurant where they had been celebrating the woman's birthday. The daughter reported her father and the woman got into a fight after she had driven them home. The daughter said the woman then allegedly attacked her, scratching her in the face and neck, after she tried to intervene, according to the report. Police photographed the scratches on the daughter's face and neck.
-- Northfield Village --
Operating under the influence
Oct. 4 -- Driver stopped after crossing lane lines. Police arrested a 25-year-old Sagamore Hills man after observing him weave over lane lines while driving south on Route 8 at around 2:30 a.m. Police reported he performed poorly on sobriety tests and charged him with operating a motor vehicle while impaired. He was released on a $500 bond.
Warrant transfers
Oct. 5 -- License plate violation nets arrest. The Summit County Sheriff's Office reported they had a 56-year-old Akron man in custody on a village warrant for failure to appear on an expired license plate violation. Police took the man into custody, gave him a summons into mayor's court and released him on a $150 bond.
Oct. 8 -- Man jailed for failure to pay fines. Walton Hills police notified Northfield Village police they had a 25-year-old Bedford man in custody on a warrant for failure to pay fines on an OVI conviction. Village police picked him up and took him to Stow Municipal Court, where he was remanded to the Summit County Jail for 10 days.
Property damage
Oct. 7 -- Holes in siding an "ongoing problem." A Vincent Avenue resident called police to his home to report damage to the rear vinyl siding. Police reported seeing several small puncture holes in the siding. The resident told police this was an ongoing problem.
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.