Police News

Men accused of leaving eatery without paying Stow -- Police arrested a 26-year-old Osage Street man and a 28-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man and charged them with several offenses after a Kent Road eatery employee told police they left the restaurant without paying for food they were served May 1 at 11...  Read Story.

Man, 39, charged with domestic violence Munroe Falls -- Police arrested a 39 year-old Munroe Falls man April 26 at 10 p.m. and charged him with domestic violence following an incident with his...  Read Story.

Woman accused of smashing glass on man's face Stow -- Police arrested a 26-year-old Vira Road woman and charged her with assault following an incident in a Fishcreek Road restaurant April 27 at 1:45...  Read Story.

Graffiti found behind dance school Munroe Falls -- During a routine patrol April 20 at 11 a.m., police observed someone spray-painted words and a drawing of male genitalia on the back wall of a North Main Street dance school sometime during the...  Read Story.

Man accused of theft of wire from railroad by Tess Wolfe Reporter Munroe Falls -- A 32-year-old Stow man has been charged by Munroe Falls Police with the theft of more than 900 feet of copper wire from a CSX railroad...  Read Story.

Homeless man to serve 18 months in jail for offenses by Kristin Casale Associate Editor Stow -- A homeless man will serve 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to several offenses related to a March 1 police chase that began in Cuyahoga Falls and ended in...  Read Story.

Those who take items from tracks 'are putting themselves at risk' by Tess Wolfe Reporter Munroe Falls -- Interfering with the functioning of a railroad track is hazardous, said local and state...  Read Story.

Females allegedly use YouTube to harass girl Stow -- Police arrested two 16-year-old Stow females and charged them with telecommunication harassment after a 14-year-old Stow female's mother said the 16-year-olds made a "cruel" video about the 14-year-old and put it on YouTube April...  Read Story.

Man charged after being accused of striking family member Munroe Falls -- Police arrested a 48-year-old Munroe Falls man April 14 and charged him with domestic violence following an incident in his...  Read Story.

Munroe Falls man reports identity theft Munroe Falls -- A Munroe Falls man told police April 8 that a credit card had been opened in his name without his permission. The man said he became aware of the account when the credit card company phoned him in...  Read Story.

Police say they have solved 'air horn mystery' by Kristin Casale Associate Editor Stow -- Stow Police say they have solved what they are calling the "air horn mystery" after apprehending a Stow man suspected of "annoying" his neighbors multiple times with an air horn in the wee hours of the...  Read Story.

Someone enters garage, takes cash, drinks alcohol Stow -- A Graham Road man told police someone entered his garage April 6 between 9:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. and stole $10 in cash and drank a bottle of his Southern...  Read Story.

Next step in Stow man's case to be decided April 29 by Kristin Casale Associate Editor Stow -- The next step in the case against a Stow man accused of soliciting sexual activity from a 14-year-old girl is expected to be determined April...  Read Story.

Akron man driving stolen truck apprehended at gunpoint Munroe Falls -- A 36-year-old Akron man was arrested March 28 and charged with several offenses connected to a report of a stolen pickup after being apprehended by an officer at...  Read Story.

State grant will finance half of Stow officer's salary by Kristin Casale Associate Editor Stow -- The Stow Police Department recently received a state grant that will finance half the salary of the department's D.A.R.E....  Read Story.

Report of loud party results in arrests of 10 juveniles Stow -- Ten juveniles were arrested and charged with alcohol possession March 29 after police received a report of a loud party at a Cherryhurst Road home at 12:50...  Read Story.

Former teacher found guilty of Internet sex crimes by Dorothy Markulis Reporter Hudson -- A former Western Reserve Academy math teacher was found guilty April 1 of communicating sexual acts on the Internet with what he thought was a 12-year-old girl, according to Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill...  Read Story.

Copper wire stolen from CSX tracks in Munroe Falls Munroe Falls -- Police are investigating the theft of approximately 1,200 feet of copper wire from alongside train tracks that run through the...  Read Story.

Woman accused of inappropriately touching student Stow " A 19-year-old Stow woman accused of touching a 16-year-old female inappropriately was referred to the Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court for a pretrial set to take place March 28 on a charge related...  Read Story. (2 comments)

Middle school broken into and ransacked Munroe Falls -- Someone broke into Kimpton Middle School sometime during the night March 16 and ransacked a portion of the building, but nothing was damaged or taken during the...  Read Story.