Lady Lights Up at Chuck E. Cheese: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. I hope that isn't a new prize- On Jan. 21, the manager of Chuck E. Cheese in Fairlawn called police to report someone parked outside the exit smoking weed in their car. When the officer arrived, he walked up to the car and stated he could smell marijuana smoke coming out. The officer asked the woman inside, 30, of Akron, if she was smoking weed and she turned over a half-burnt marijuana cigar. She then gave officers a false name and age. When police finally figured out who she was, the officer charged her with …

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Vandal Writes About Suppressing Holiday Cheer: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Vandal leaves letter to explain crime - Service Department workers reported to Brecksville police Dec. 28 that a pair of speakers on Public Square had been damaged. A report said the employees noticed about 10:30 a.m. that holiday music was no longer playing in the square. Police found both speakers had been tilted off their brackets, and wires were pulled out. Whoever did it left behind a note taped to a speaker: "The music is far too loud for the neighboring businesses and churches." The culprit got only a few …

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Woman Tries to Bite Cops After Drunken Driving Arrest: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Be carefeul, she bites-  Bath Township Police got a few calls on Nov. 24 about a driver who was all over the road on I-77 north. Officers caught up with Michelle Mahnen, 39, of Wadsworth, in the 77 north rest area. She was attempting to get back on the highway. According to the report, she smelled of alcohol and was slurring her speech. When she refused a sobriety test she was arrested. While she was at the station, things got a little hairy. According to police, Mahnen refused to take a breath test and started …

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Women Try to Win Big in Ohio Lottery Scam: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Lottery ticket scam stopped — Two women thought they could win big with their inside track to Ohio Lottery tickets. Now, they face felony theft charges following a seven-month investigation by the Ohio Lottery Commission. Kirstin Frank, 23, of Middleburg Heights, is accused of printing $11,000 worth of lottery tickets without paying for them while she worked at a Rite Aid in Westlake. Her friend, 22-year-old Holly Zinck of Brookpark is charged with complicity in the thefts. The women were released this week from …

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Police Arrest 62-Year-Old for Urinating Alongside Highway: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Gotta go — Solon Police arrested a 62-year-old Garfield Heights man on Nov. 17 on U.S. 422, but not for his activity behind the wheel. The sight of Samuel L. Holcombe urinating on the side of the highway led to his drunken-driving arrest. According to the police report, an officer saw Holcombe get out of his truck and stagger to the side of the road to relieve himself. He was soon arrested and taken to Solon Jail. His .221 breathalyzer result was nearly three times over the legal limit. Sharp shoplifting — A sharp…

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Ed Fisher

8:52 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

touchy there, sonny boy ? learn to express yourself with more than just "you guys" and you may be better understood. or maybe not.   more ›

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Sex Toys & Lizards Stolen from Apartment: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Taking toys — Something was a little different about a theft last week on Lawrence Court in Kent. The list of items stolen from residents over a two-day span at Silver Meadows Apartments included laptops, HD TVs and other electronics that typically fill police reports. A box full of sex toys was also on that list. The Pure Romance toys accounted for $800 of the $3,000 worth of goods taken from the one of the apartments. Three lizards, each worth $60, were also stolen.   All about the cake — Though two co-workers …

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Melissa Hebert

12:42 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012

Paul, an example of "disguised" profanity is when people use symbols such as $ or @ to substitute for letters in profane/obscene words. It's a violation of the Terms of Use.   more ›

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Mysterious Writer Says Obama Voters 'Going to Hell': Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. An ideological threat — Political tensions are high between some Lakewood residents, and not just because of stolen signs. Several residents in the 17000 block of Narragansett Avenue told police about a note they received in their mailboxes on Oct. 26. The writer said they would be "going to hell if they voted for President Obama in the upcoming elections.” The author remains unknown, and police have been asked to stay alert for more incidents. Sleepy break-in — Cuyahoga Falls Police arrested a man who is accused …

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Police Escort 'Pregnant' Man Out of Mall: Best of Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. He's pregnant? — A man entered Ann Taylor at SouthPark Mall on Oct. 16 to tell workers that he was pregnant — with triplets. An employee quickly called security on the man. A report said he was wearing earrings and carrying a pink backpack and black purse. Mall security asked the man to leave, then escorted him out. Caught in the act — Employees at Portage Towers in Cuyahoga Falls figured a man had been doing something illegal in the apartment complex, but they didn't know it involved defecation. The workers set …

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Woman Tries Hiding Weed in Underwear: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Weed in underwear — A Kent woman learned on Oct. 11 that there simply is no good place for hiding drugs. Twinsburg Police pulled over 23-year-old Angelina Vinciguerra on Interstate 480 for littering, but immediately smelled marijuana coming from the car. She denied having the drug despite police noticing her heavy breathing and purse clutching. As police prepared to have a dog sniff for evidence, Vinciguerra was seen moving the marijuana from her purse to her underwear. An officer asked her to remove it before …

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Motorist Blames Drunken Driving on Raccoon: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Raccoon's fault — A Hiram woman tried blaming her alleged drunken driving on a raccoon Oct. 6, but Solon Police would not buy that excuse. A caller observed 24-year-old Mikaela Johnson driving along the grassy median of U.S. 422 at 1:30 a.m. Her car had flat tires, driver's-side damage and a missing rearview mirror. Johnson told officers that her car was damaged after hitting a raccoon, but officers were unable to locate the animal. She registered a .148 blood-alcohol level. She was arrested and charged with …

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