Bedfordtimesregister.com - Police News: Man charged after suspected cocaine, heroin found

Macedonia -- A 51-year-old Cleveland man did not enter a plea to two felony drug possession charges and pleaded not guilty to multiple misdemeanor charges after police said they found suspected cocaine and heroin in the man's van during a Route 8 traffic stop Nov. 24.

The man was being held in Macedonia City Jail on a $10,000 bond Dec. 1. He was scheduled for a Dec. 2 pretrial hearing in Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court.

On Nov. 24 at about 7 p.m., police said they saw the man turn south onto Route 8 from Route 82 and drive into the northbound lanes before correcting himself. After stopping the man at Highland Road, the man said he did not have a driver's license on him and gave what police said they later determined was a false name, birth date and Social Security number.

Police said the man seemed nervous and, with his consent, they searched his van. Police said they found a drug pipe with residue on it and, inside a spray bottle, a paper towel with suspected cocaine on it, 17 wax paper bags containing a total of 5.1 grams of suspected heroin, three more drug pipes, two straws, two small screwdrivers, a piece of steel wool, a piece of an antenna and a pen. The straws, screwdrivers, antenna and pen all had suspected drug residue on them, police said.

Police said they also found some additional suspected cocaine on the van's floor. The total amount of suspected cocaine on the floor and the towel was about 2.8 grams, police said.

Police charged the man with one count each of third- and fourth-degree felony drug possession, and misdemeanor charges of possessing drug paraphernalia, obstructing official business and driving left of center.

Property damage

Nov. 22. Vending machine damaged: An employee of a Highland Road hotel reported someone broke the dollar bill slots of two hotel vending machines.

Police said it was uncertain if any money was taken. There were no security cameras in those areas, police said.

Theft

Nov. 20. Off-duty officer stops man: A 48-year-old Cleveland man pleaded guilty to first-degree misdemeanor theft in Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court Nov. 25 after an off-duty Independence police officer said he saw the man take three portable power tool power units, totaling $250, from a Route 82 store without paying for them Nov. 20.

The police officer reported he stopped the man outside the store after seeing the man put the power units into his car.

The man was sentenced to 180 days, 90 of which were suspended, in Glenwood Jail, and fined $1,000, $800 of which was suspended.

Nov. 17. House guest may have taken checks: A Macedonia man reported someone stole four checks from him and cashed two for a total of $775.

The man said he believes another man who was an overnight guest in his home a week before may have taken the checks. The man said another man introduced them at a Canton bar. Police, however, said the city man could not provide the last names of either the man or the house guest or the name of the bar.

The city man said he needed to file a police report in order to file a fraud claim with his bank.

Nov. 17. Business owner reports snowplow stolen: The owner of a Highland Road business reported someone took a $4,500 snowplow from outside the business.

Police were investigating.

Harassment

Nov. 19. Woman reports obscene text messages: A woman reported she received harassing and obscene text messages on her cell phone. Police said they called the number and a man who answered told them someone else had been using the phone, but police were unable to get additional information from him.

Police advised the woman to contact her cell phone provider about blocking calls from that number.

Arrest warrant

Nov. 17. Police arrest man on felony warrant: A 47-year-old Cleveland man police saw walking on North Bedford Road was arrested after police determined he was wanted by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office for a felony parole violation.

Police said they smelled alcohol on the man and found an open container of beer in his pocket after stopping him around 12:20 a.m. After citing him with possession an open container of alcohol in public, police turned the man over to the sheriff's office.

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Property damage

Nov. 28. Light broken: A Beechwood Drive man reported someone broke a $130 post light and a rod holding an address sign attached to it in front of his home.

Nov. 22. Police discover damage at seven homes: The Summit County Sheriff's Office said that after a Beechwood Drive woman reported someone damaged her mailbox during the night, they discovered two other mailboxes, two lamp posts, a flag pole and yard decorations were damaged at six neighboring Beechwood and Cherry Lane homes.

A police report did not include a cost estimate for the damages.

Missing property

Nov. 25. Purse missing: A township woman reported her change purse was either lost or stolen. The woman said she last saw the purse, which contained her driver's license, credit card and her daughter's Social Security and Medicare cards, at a Sagamore Hills business on Nov. 17.

Theft

Nov. 25. Police charge middle school student: Police charged a 13-year-old township girl in Summit County Juvenile Court with first-degree misdemeanor theft, second-degree misdemeanor obstructing official business and unruliness after the girl's mother alleged the girl took about $22 from another student's purse at Nordonia Middle School and assorted items from a Golden Link Boulevard store the day before.

According to a police report, items allegedly taken from the store included a tote bag, a lunch bag, candy, potato chips, chocolate milk, a pair of boots, a shirt and an organizer. Other than $12 for the shirt, the report said the value of the items was unknown.

The girl was taken to Summit County Juvenile Detention Center pending a court appearance.

Domestic violence

Nov. 21. Man assaults daughter, mother pushed: A 49-year-old township man pleaded guilty in Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court Nov. 26 to one count of first-degree misdemeanor domestic violence after his daughter reported he chased her into a bathroom at their home and assaulted her during an argument.

The Northfield Center Fire Department reported they treated the daughter for a scratch by her eye, but she declined transport to a medical facility.

According to a police report, during the altercation the man's mother was pushed into a bathtub. The fire department reported it transported her to the Sagamore Hills Medical Center for examination, but she was uninjured and later released.

The court sentenced the man to 180 days in Summit County Jail and fined him $1,000, $500 of which was suspended.

Assault

Nov. 19. Man allegedly assaulted in bar: A Peninsula man, 37, pleaded not guilty in Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court Nov. 20 to first-degree misdemeanor assault after another man reported the Peninsula man struck him in the mouth with a beer bottle at an Olde Eight Road bar Nov. 19.

A police report did not include information about the man's injuries, but stated he declined treatment.

The Peninsula man was released from Summit County Jail on a personal bond Nov. 20. He is scheduled for a Dec. 5 pretrial hearing.

Editor's note: Police News, a compilation of incidents responded to by area law enforcement agencies, is not intended to be all-inclusive.