Macedonia -- A 38-year-old Peninsula man pleaded not guilty to several misdemeanor charges Dec. 22 after police said the man parked his vehicle over service station underground gasoline tanks, preventing a delivery on Dec. 20.
According to Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court records, police charged the man with one count each of resisting arrest and improper physical control of a motor vehicle, both first-degree misdemeanors, obstructing official business, a second-degree misdemeanor, and having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, a minor misdemeanor.
Police said an employee of a Highland Road service station reported about 9:20 p.m. Dec. 20 that the man fell asleep inside the vehicle after parking it over the tanks, preventing a gasoline delivery from a waiting truck.
A police officer said he after he knocked on the man's driver's side window, the man moved over to the passenger side.
The officer said he went to the passenger side and tried to talk the man into getting out of the vehicle, but the man refused. Police said they used tools to try to force open the driver's door, but were unsuccessful after the man grabbed one tool that was slid through the side of the door and held down the door lock when the second tool was used.
Police said a third attempt was successful after one officer talked to the man, taking his attention away from two other officers who forced the door open.
Police said the man refused to get out of the vehicle, so they pulled him out and forced him onto the ground. Police said the man struggled before they could get handcuffs on him, resulting in one officer suffering a small cut to his leg.
Police said they found two open cans of beer inside the vehicle.
The man was released from Macedonia City Jail Dec. 22 on a $500 bond. He is scheduled for a Jan. 9 pretrial hearing.
Theft
Dec. 19. Cell phone taken: A man reported someone took his $300 cell phone after he forgot it at a Macedonia Commons Boulevard store. The man said he left the phone on a checkout counter. When he later returned, the phone was gone and a store employee told him no one had turned it in.
The man said he tried calling the phone, but the person who answered would not talk to him.
Dec. 13. Store says men took electronics: Police say an employee at a Macedonia Commons Boulevard store called police Dec. 20 and reported a man walked out of the store with $1,425 in electronics that he didn't pay for.
The employee said the man left with another man at a little after 1 a.m.
Police reported they then saw a minivan drive through a red light coming out of the store's parking lot.
Police said they stopped the minivan and recovered merchandise including a television set, three global positioning system devices, two digital cameras and an electric shaver.
The 47-year-old Cleveland man accused of taking the electronics did not enter a plea in municipal court to one count of theft and two counts of possessing criminal tools, all fifth-degree felonies, and he pleaded not guilty to fourth-degree misdemeanor criminal trespassing.
A warrant was issued for a driver, a 30-year-old Cleveland man, after he failed to appear for a Dec. 22 pretrial hearing in Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court.
Property damage
Dec. 17. Woman reports lawn damaged: A Smokerise Drive woman reported someone drove on a portion of her front lawn between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. According to a police report, damage to the lawn was "minor."
Vehicle break-ins
Dec. 13. Police investigating vehicle break-ins: Police said they are investigating reports by three women that someone smashed the rear side windows of their vehicles while they were parked at separate Macedonia Commons Boulevard businesses during the afternoon. Police said the three vehicles were all of the same make and model.
The women said nothing was missing, but police said the steering column cover was removed and ignition lock broken on one of the vehicles.
Curfew violation
Dec. 11. Police charge boys after stopping car: Two city boys, ages 15 and 16, were charged in Summit County Juvenile Court with violating the city's curfew ordinance after they were stopped on Ledge Road at about 1:10 a.m.
The younger boy was also charged with driving without a license and failure to drive within lane lines and the older boy was also charged with underage possession of cigarettes. Police said the boys were released to their mothers pending notification of a court date.
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Arrest warrants
Dec. 13. Bedford police turn man over: Bedford police reported they had in custody a 54-year-old Parma man who was wanted by the Northfield Village Mayor's Court for failing to pay fines on a driving without a driver's license charge. The man was given a Dec. 23 mayor's court date and released on a $394 bond.
Dec. 8. Police take custody of man: Brooklyn Heights police reported they had in custody a Cleveland man, 54, who was wanted by the Northfield Village Mayor's Court for failing to pay fines on driving under suspension, fictitious plates and weaving in traffic charges. Police gave the man a Dec. 23 mayor's court date and released on a $250 bond.
Counterfeiting
Dec. 12. Business reports $20 bill: A manager of a Route 8 business reported an employee received a counterfeit $20 bill. The employee said she did not know who gave her the bill or when she received it. Police said they took the bill to turn it over to the U.S. Treasury Department.
Editor's note: Police News, a compilation of incidents responded to by area law enforcement agencies, is not intended to be all-inclusive.