Hudson Police Blotter

by Noell Wolfgram Evans

The weather may have cooled off in November but there wasn’t a freeze on police business. Fights over trash, curious Girl Scouts, mysterious sounds and parking lot brawls were just some of the incidents occupying officers’ time.

It was worth a try

It started as a routine traffic stop for an expired temporary tag. But upon closer inspection, the officer on the scene found that the expiration date on the tags had been changed from 08/27/25 to 09/27/25. The new date was typed on a sheet of paper. which was taped over the original date on the temporary tag.

When the officer asked why the car had expired tags, the driver made snide remarks about how the car was not his. He also asked the officer to pick up the pace as he was on his lunch break. The officer responded by handing out a citation for driving with expired plates and then gave the driver a ride back to his job.

The car was towed and the owner contacted. The next day, she arrived with new plates and proof of insurance and was able to reclaim her car.

Spooky season part 2

Police responded to a call from a homeowner living on Hudson Aurora Road. The homeowner was out of town but had gotten an alert on their Ring Doorbell. After checking the Ring footage, they saw no person at the door but instead heard a series of suspicious sounds. The officer found nothing out of the ordinary, but the homeowner may still want to consider stocking up on sage and holy water when they return home.

Samoa time in jail?

A group of 18, 6- to 8-year-olds got their first, and hopefully last, look at the inside of a jail cell last month. They were members of a Girl Scout troop who were given a tour of the Hudson police station. At the end of the tour, they were given coloring books, crayons, dog tags, wristbands and badges. There was no word whether any cookies were exchanged.

Trash fight

A Barlow Road resident requested an officer to assist her with a trashy situation. She was concerned about where her neighbor was placing their trash container. The resident said that on some windy days, the container gets blown over and the trash inside settles across her property. She told the officer that she had spoken to the neighbor regarding her concerns.

At about this time, that tenant came out. A “heated verbal exchange” took place and the officer had to separate the pair. When the combatants calmed down, the officer pointed out that there was no trash currently on the ground and suggested that they contact the landlord of the neighbor’s home to discuss an alternative placement for the trash container.

“I’m not even supposed 
to be here today”

A Hudson police officer thought he would be making a routine prisoner transport run to Stow, but the trip took an unexpected turn. While the officer was providing transport paperwork to the bailiff at the Stow Municipal Court, a person came frantically running inside with the news that there was a fight in the parking lot. 

The Hudson officer ran out and found a member of the Stow police department attempting to separate two people. The Stow officer detained one of those involved in handcuffs while the Hudson officer helped the other person. After the situation was calm and contained, the Hudson officer headed back inside the courthouse to finish the transport paperwork.

Wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world?

After the smoke detectors went off in a Springwood apartment, a neighbor took matters into his own hands. Literally. When an officer arrived on scene following an alarm call, he was met by members of the Hudson Fire Department. They had responded to an active alarm but instead of finding any fire when they entered the apartment, they found a ceiling full of disabled smoke alarms.

Apparently, something triggered the alarms in the apartment to activate, and they could be heard across the floor. Several neighbors came to check on the resident, but only one of them decided the alarms were too much and twisted them all until they stopped. As the fire department worked to replace the alarms, the attending officer told the would-be fire marshall to let the professionals handle the alarms in the future.