Police News

Fireworks explosion case to go before grand jury by Jeff Saunders Reporter Macedonia -- A Harper Lane man is now charged with several felonies and a misdemeanor in connection with an April 22 backyard fireworks explosion and prescription drugs allegedly...  Read Story.

Woman pleads guilty in rigged school raffle case by Jeff Saunders Reporter Northfield Center -- A Beechwood Drive woman pleaded guilty in Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court April 9 to a first-degree misdemeanor charge of cheating in connection with a rigged...  Read Story.

Hudson, Streetsboro police train together From April 21 through 25, officers from the Streetsboro and Hudson police departments partnered to undergo state of the art interactive simulator training sponsored by the Cuyahoga Community College Department...  Read Story.

Identity theft purchases of $11,533 reported by resident Hudson -- A Hudson-Aurora Road resident said someone used her identity and credit cards to make $11,533 in unauthorized purchases from March 2 to April 10. According to the police report filed...  Read Story.

City employee charged with theft will go before grand jury by Laura Freeman Reporter Hudson -- A city employee accused of altering records and theft will have her day in court. Ellen Heindel, executive assistant in the Hudson Fire Department, waived her...  Read Story.

City worker faces nudity-related charge Hudson -- A Hudson city equipment operator in the service division has been charged with illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance, a fifth-degree felony. Herbert D. Twiggs of Hudson was...  Read Story.

Window smashed at old elementary Hudson -- Someone tossed a piece of asphalt through a window at the former Hudson Elementary School on Oviatt Street, a Hudson City Schools employee reported April 14. The police report indicated the vandalism occurred...  Read Story.

Burglars take $6,000 in items from Hines Hill Road home Hudson -- Burglars broke into a home on Hines Hill Road and took $6,000 in items during the week of April 6 while the homeowners were on vacation, according to a police spokesperson.Police reports...  Read Story.

Thieves break into locked construction trailer at church Hudson -- Thieves broke into a padlocked construction trailer on the grounds of a West Streetsboro Street church sometime during the night of April 6 and 7. An employee of a Lorain construction...  Read Story.

Burglars take electronics, jewelry from residence Hudson -- A Jonathan Drive family returned home from spring break to find their home had been burglarized while they were gone, according to police reports. Items missing include a $1,600 40-inch...  Read Story.

Stow Police probe Easter weekend vandalism of church by Kristin Casale Stow Sentry Associate Editor Stow -- Police are asking for help identifying the person who spray-painted anti-religious messages on Stow Community Church Easter weekend. According to...  Read Story.

Sheriff warns of phone scam Sheriff Drew Alexander warns Summit County residents that his office has received reports of a telephone solicitation scam where callers ask residents to donate money to help fight crime and illegal drug trafficking. The...  Read Story.

14-year-old referred to youth division for detonating device Hudson -- A 14-year-old boy was referred to the police youth division after he allegedly detonated a homemade explosive device in his driveway March 20 at 10:30 p.m. According to a police...  Read Story.

Four residents report items taken from parked vehicles Hudson -- Three Ellsworth Hill Drive residents and one Stoney Ledge Circle residents said items were removed from their unlocked vehicles parked in their driveways, sometime during the night March 14...  Read Story.

Police charge woman with rigging PTA raffle by Eric Marotta News Leader Editor Northfield Center -- The sixth time her name was called, fellow PTA members decided something was up and ended April Nellie's reverse raffle winning streak, according to Sgt....  Read Story.

Trial set for former WRA teacher accused of Internet importuning by Dorothy Markulis Reporter Hudson -- A former Western Reserve Academy math teacher charged with communicating sexual acts on the Internet with an agent posing as a 12-year-old girl will...  Read Story.

Driver arrested after getting car stuck on golf cart bridge Hudson -- A 35-year-old Stow woman was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, having a blood alcohol content of 0.126, criminal damaging, and possession of drug...  Read Story.

Scam targets grandmothers by Dorothy Markulis Reporter Hudson -- Con artists are targeting sympathetic grandmothers in the area, according to Hudson Police Detective Kaija Jeantet. "The scammers are alive and well and their targets are people with...  Read Story.

Man convicted in 1982 Boston Heights rape back in custody by Laura Freeman Reporter Boston Heights -- A man convicted of rape and aggravated burglary in 1982 is back in prison after violating his parole and failing to register as a sex offender,...  Read Story.

County prosecutor named 'Woman of Achievement' Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh was recognized March 5 as a "Woman of Achievement" by a Pittsburgh organization for her successful prosecution of the Jimmy Lee Tayse case. "I am honored to have...  Read Story.