Fallsnewspress.com - Pair arrested in Falls on possession charges

Cuyahoga Falls -- Two city residents were arrested following a traffic stop when officers found suspected drugs on them and a tool used in drug preparation.

A 19-year-old Falls man was stopped at State Road and Valley Road by officers for driving without a front license plate at 2:10 a.m. Feb. 15, the report said. The man was found in possession of a small amount of suspected marijuana along with a silver metal grinder used to prepare the marijuana.

The man was arrested and charged with possession of drugs, a minor misdemeanor, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor.

An 18-year-old Falls man, who was a passenger in the car, was also found in possession of a small amount of suspected marijuana, police said. He was arrested and charged with possession of drugs.

Disorderly conduct

Feb. 16 -- Noisy party. A 24-year-old Falls man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct around 12:30 a.m. after allowing and making unreasonable noise while hosting a party in his High Street apartment. Neighbors called to complain about the noise, the report said, and police warned the man to keep it down about an hour before they arrested him.

Criminal damage

Feb. 15 -- Damaged window. A resident of the 300 block of Erie Street reported someone damaged her living room window around 10 p.m. by shooting a BB or pellet through the glass. Damage was estimated at $50.

Feb. 9 -- Vehicle keyed. A resident of the 3500 block of Wyoga Lake Road reported someone scratched the driver's side of his pickup truck from the front fender to the rear cargo area between 10:36 p.m. Feb. 7 and 6:30 a.m. Feb. 9. Estimated damage is $1,000.

Theft

Feb. 8 -- Jewels missing. A 39-year-old Falls woman reported someone took approximately eight pieces of jewelry valued at $4,000 from her jewelry box at her house in the 1300 block of Front Street between 8 a.m. Oct. 1 and 5 p.m. Feb. 8. Police are investigating.

Accidents

Feb. 13 -- Rear-ended. A 19-year-old Akron woman was cited for assured clear distance ahead after police say she failed to stop behind a vehicle that was stopped in traffic in a westbound lane of Howe Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Her vehicle slid on wet pavement, the report said, and struck the rear of a truck being driven by a 23-year-old Akron man. No one was injured, but the woman's car had disabling damage.

Feb. 12 -- Reverse collision. A 70-year-old Dover man was cited for improper backing after police say he put his truck in reverse in a southbound lane of Main Street and struck a car behind him that was being driven by a 25-year-old Falls woman around 9:30 p.m. According to the report, the man missed a private driveway he wanted to turn into, so he backed up. No one was injured and the car had only non-functional damage.

Village of Silver Lake

Feb. 9 -- Driver runs after stop: A 42-year-old Silver Lake woman was cited for failure to control, reckless operation, willfully fleeing, a stop sign violation and a safety belt violation after being involved in a vehicle and foot pursuit shortly after midnight.

A village police officer reported he was on Lakeland Parkway at Silver Lake Boulevard when he saw a car driving northbound on Overlook without its headlights on. The officer reported seeing the car go through a stop sign at an intersection. The officer reported he caught up to the driver as she passed Athens Road and then activated his overhead lights and audible sirens. According to the report, the driver continued on Silver Lake Boulevard without slowing down and turned left onto Kingston Circle.

The driver tried to turn into a driveway but crashed into a retaining wall in front of the house, police said. The driver exited the vehicle and started running up the driveway.

In the report, the officer said he caught the driver "at the top of the driveway, put her on the ground and placed handcuffs on her." The officer said the driver "refused to stand up and cooperate with me, so she was half carried and half [dragged] to the street where my cruiser was parked."

According to the report, the owner of the house came out and told police the woman was his ex-wife. In the report, the officer wrote the woman was "not making any sense as she was talking so I called for a squad." She was taken to St. Thomas Hospital.

The report said the driver was not injured and the car had "non-functional damage."

Editor's note: Police News is a sampling of incidents responded to by the Cuyahoga Falls and Silver Lake police departments. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.