Resident reports identity theft: Medina Police Blotter

Fraud, Crosswinds Lane: On Jan. 5, a Crosswinds Lane resident came to the police station about a fraud report. An officer talked to the man, who said he had power of attorney over his mother. The son said the issue was related to a $2,500 check he wrote and mailed in late November.

LYNDHURST, Ohio -- Warrant arrest: Golfway Lane. At 10:35 p.m. Feb. 3, a man, 58, reported that a car occupied by two males was in his driveway and that the males were selling what he believed to be fentanyl to his daughter, 26. The woman had been released that day...

Suspicious gun shots, Ridge Road: On Jan. 20, police were dispatched to a Ridge Road address after a resident discovered their vehicle was damaged. An arriving officer talked to the caller, who said she noticed her vehicle had been struck near the rear driver side fender before lodging into a tire where the bullet was retrieved.

BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Receiving stolen property: Cedar Road. At 5:45 p.m. Feb.. 3, police arrested a Cleveland woman, 26, for stealing merchandise from Dillard’s at Beachwood Place. The woman was also found to have with her goods stolen from the mall stores Hollister, Victoria’s Secret and Sephora. The total...

AKRON, Ohio — Two men, one of them armed with a firearm, robbed two people in the parking lot of a gas station near the Firestone Park neighborhood, taking their vehicle. Police say the victims, a 58-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man, were walking to their car Monday at the Marathon gas station on the corner of East Archwood Avenue and Inman Street when the two males approached. One of the males took out a gun and demanded the keys to the victims’ vehicle, a silver 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander.

CANTON, Ohio — A man who is wanted on multiple charges in Cuyahoga County is now facing a murder charge after he was arrested Monday and accused of the shooting death of a 52-year-old Alliance man. Canton police say Jamarri Harper, 22, tried to run from police, jumping from...

Drunken driving, I-77: On Jan. 17, police observed a speeding black BMW make to illegal lane shifts, and nearly hit another vehicle, while traveling southbound on I-77. While talking to the driver, the officer smelled alcohol. The man, who appeared to be chewing gum in an unsuccessful attempt to mask the booze smell, told the officer he had just left Parma and was headed to his home in Hinckley.

A warrant for criminal damaging was issued against a 22-year-old Beachwood woman Jan. 31 after she knocked over a statue when leaving the home of her child’s father. The head of the statue broke off from the body as a result. The incident was captured on home surveillance video.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A grand jury has indicted three men on multiple charges connected to a string of armed carjackings that occurred throughout Cuyahoga County over just a few days in August 2022. Treveon Jones, 18, Jaahdarion Louis-Jones, 20, and Anthony Evans, 21, are accused of being involved in...

BRECKSVILLE, Ohio – A Cuyahoga County sheriff’s deputy has been released from the hospital after being injured in a crash Tuesday morning, Brecksville police said. The deputy, a 43-year-old man, was entering the northbound lane on Interstate 77 North, near Snowville Road in Brecksville, from the center median when a Jeep Renegade driving northbound crashed into his car.

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AKRON, Ohio — A woman reportedly being followed by a man who was threatening to shoot her found safety inside a small tobacco shop in the North Hill neighborhood when workers locked the doors to prevent the man from getting inside. According to police, officers were called to Bill’s...

On Jan. 13, police observed a 2019 Chevrolet Cruze with one headlight traveling on State Road. The officer talked to the Cleveland driver, who had two juveniles as backseat passengers. When told about the light being out, the woman said she was in the process of getting it fixed. That’s...

A woman reported at 10 p.m. Feb. 4 that an unknown man was ringing her doorbell. Responding officers discovered that the man was seeking help after his vehicle ran out of gas. They assisted him as needed. Harassing communication: Woodstock Road. A resident reported Jan. 29 that her sister, of...

On Jan. 23, police were dispatched to a Stoughton Drive address after a pregnant woman called police about an incident.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Authorities say they believe two men fatally shot each other after an argument Friday in the city’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood. Clinton Davis, 65, and Shauntee McCoy, 43, both of Cleveland, shot each other in the chest about 5:45 p.m., according to police and the office of the Cuyahoga County medical examiner.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — An estimated 88 pounds of suspected fentanyl and other drugs have been seized by a Cleveland FBI task force, enough to kill 20 million people, according to authorities. “The sheer volume of drugs recovered during this seizure is astounding,” FBI Cleveland special agent-in-charge Gregory Nelsen said...

AKRON, Ohio — Two men are facing criminal charges after an 80-year-old woman was knocked to the ground in a parking lot and her purse was stolen. Police say the incident occurred at about 4:50 p.m. Saturday on the 1300 block of North Portage Path. The victim tells police a male approached her in the parking lot and pushed her down, then forcefully took her purse. The woman suffered a cut to her arm in what police call a “heartless” attack.

On Jan. 29, a woman was hit by her own vehicle on Lake Road near Aquamarine Boulevard. She was transported to the hospital. During a traffic stop of a man with an outstanding warrant Jan. 20, police found items in the truck that had been reported stolen out of Avon.

AKRON, Ohio — A 14-year-old male is in custody and several weapons were confiscated after police say the teen used Facebook to arrange the purchase of a cellphone, but then robbed the seller at gunpoint. Police say the robbery occurred just before noon Thursday on the 1200 block of...