Wednesday, May 8, 2013
All information is according to Stow Police and Stow Municipal Clerk of Courts. Arrest information does not indicate conviction.
Two Kent women have been charged with stealing from the Stow Kohl's. Charmaine D. Gary, 19, of 1300 Petrarca Drive, and Shaneece Green, of 25 Midway Drive, were arrested by Stow Police after employees at the department store reported seeing them conceal clothes and leave the story without paying for the items. The women stole more than $130 in clothing on April 27, according to police. The women, both of whom are students at Kent State University, were charged with theft, a first-degree misdemeanor. Gary, a Warren, OH, native, also was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana, both minor misdemeanors, after police found a marijuana pipe and baggie of marijuana on her. Green, a Georgia native, pleaded not …
Monday, May 6, 2013
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information which would lead to the capture of fugitive Deandre Peterson.
Deandre Peterson is wanted by the U.S. Marshals and the Cuyahoga County Sheriff for escape, the Ohio Adult Parole Authority for conditions of release violations and the Cleveland Division of Police for domestic violence. Peterson had an original charge of drug possession. The domestic violence charge stems from an incident when Peterson kicked in the door at the home belonging to the mother of his child in January of this year. Peterson, 31, is a black male standing approximately 5’09” and weighing 183 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Peterson is suspected to be hiding out somewhere in Cleveland. He also had a previous address near the 1200 block of E. 74th St. in Cleveland. If you have any information in reference to Deandre …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.
Here are this week's most bizarre police reports. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. SOLON: Solon Detectives Searching For Man Who Tried To Abduct Two Women Solon Police are investigating two attempted abductions at the Park East Apartments, according to Solon Police. Police said there will be an increased police presence while detectives investigate the incidents. On Wednesday, a woman reported that a man tried to grab her and gain entry into her apartment. The woman screamed and the man fled into the woods, according to police. On Tuesday, police said a 17-year-old girl was standing outside of her apartment at the…
Friday, May 3, 2013
Income tax hike would only pay off debt to build new police station
City administrators and Kent City Council plan again to ask voters to approve a 0.25 percent income tax increase to pay for a new Kent Police station. Council voted in committee Wednesday to place the issue on the November ballot, but this time they included a sunset provision in the ballot language and eliminated the idea that any excess revenue would pay for streets and sidewalks repair — language that was included in the previous ballot issue. In November 2012 voters rejected Issue 11, which would have raised Kent's income tax from 2 percent to 2.25 percent to pay to build an estimated $18.36 million police building in the Day Street block. Kent residents cast 4,240 votes for the tax increase and 5,163 against the tax. Kent City Manager…
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Tra'Von Chapman was suspended indefinitely from the University of Pittsburgh football program after there was a confrontation with a woman he knew at a Kent apartment.
Tra'Von Chapman, 18, of Kent has been charged with assault, a first-degree misdemeanor, and unlawful restraint, a third-degree misdemeanor, according to Portage County Municipal Court records, after an altercation with a woman on Spaulding Drive April 26. Bond was posted and Chapman was released. The former Kent Roosevelt quarterback has a pre-trial hearing scheduled for May 28. Chapman, who graduated high school early and enrolled at Pitt in January, was visiting his father, former Kent State assistant football coach Thad Jemison, before the two were to drive to Cincinnati to see his mother, a source said in this Plain Dealer story. For more, read the entire Plain Dealer report.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Tiyosuljo Egler has already been convicted of illegally having a firearm despite being a felon.
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information which would lead to the capture of fugitive Tiyosuljo Egler. Egler is wanted by the U.S. Marshals for violating the conditions of his supervised release. Egler was originally charged by the ATF for being a felon in possession of a firearm back in August of 2008 and was sentenced to two years and three months of prison with 3 years of supervised release to follow. Before that, he has been convicted of felony drug charges, attempted escape and robbery, according to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas web site. Egler is 41 years old and he is 5’07” in height and weighs 195 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. Egler is suspected to be hiding out …
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.
Here are this week's most bizarre police reports. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Crafty Scam Nets Thief Cases of Beer A man has hit two Giant Eagle stores in Fairlawn with a scam that allowed him to walk out with several cases of free beer. The man identified himself to the manager as a Tramonte Distributing employee who had come to inventory the shelves for outdated beer, a police report said. He went into the cooler and loaded six cases of Miller Lite and a six-pack of Miller Lite into a shopping cart, then wheeled it out to his car and left. The manager realized it was a scam when the other Giant Eagle store…
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Dixon, while on probation, and his four codefendants are accused of kidnapping, robbing and assaulting people at gunpoint.
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information which would lead to the capture of fugitive Cantreall Dixon, who is accused of robbing people at gunpoint. Dixon, 21, and his four codefendants are accused of kidnapping, robbing and assaulting people at gunpoint on or around September 20 in Cleveland. Because Dixon was on probation with Cuyahoga County during the time of the robbery, he was also charged by the Cuyahoga County Sherriff’s Office for violating his probation. His original charge was carrying a concealed weapon. Dixon has repeatedly been among the Fugitives of the Week. He is wanted by the U.S. Marshals, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office and the Cleveland Division of Police. Dixon is …
Third Kentite charged in drug sweep yet to be sentenced
A Kent man and woman charged in a countywide drug sweep have been sentenced to jail and probation terms while a third Kentite has yet to be sentenced. Gary Harris, 42, of 717 Silver Meadows Blvd., was sentenced to 11 months in prison recently by Portage County Common Pleas Judge Laurie Pittman after pleading guilty to selling prescription painkillers. He was one of three Kentites caught up in a November sweep of northern Portage County by the Portage County Drug Task Force that netted 25 arrests. Gary Harris pleaded guilty to trafficking in drugs, a fifth-degree felony, prior to his sentencing in January. Theresa Harris, 35, also of 717 Silver Meadows Blvd., was sentenced to five years probation by Pittman in February after pleading guilty…
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