Police Beat

Aug. 1 – A Nakita Court resident called police stating her ex-husband was supposed to vacate their home per court order but refused to do so. The ex-husband claimed he had a document providing an extension. Both parties were told to contact their lawyers, as the documents were from a civil court and officers did not have the authority to enforce a ruling.

Aug. 2 – Police responded to a N. Gannett Road residence for a fraud report. The resident reported an unauthorized withdrawal from her bank account. She was advised to freeze her account while the bank investigated the matter. On Aug. 12, an officer obtained video footage from the bank of a male using the ATM. The location of the transaction was in Macedonia. Due to poor image quality, facial recognition was not available. The resident was reimbursed and received a new debit card.

Aug. 3 – Sagamore Hills Police and Macedonia Fire responded to the intersection of Orchard Grove Avenue and Glen Allen Drive for a male victim lying in the roadway following a bicycle incident. The man was wearing a helmet and bleeding from his left eye. The roadway was slick with an oil-like substance from a pavement repair contractor. Signs were posted claiming “loose gravel.” Police assisted the man to lie in the grass next to the road when he refused to remain still. He was from Garfield Heights and was transported to the hospital. The pavement company stated the oil-based product is applied by tanker truck and then coated in sand to prevent loss of traction. Police observed the man’s bicycle tires had little to no tread depth and appeared coated in oil.

Aug. 13 – A Canterbury Lane resident reported that an air tag device was added to her vehicle for tracking when her car was moved to a guest parking area in her neighborhood. It was located under the rear bumper attached to a cable with a zip tie. She found and disabled the air tag.

Aug. 15 – Police were called to Old North Road for a man driving slowly with leashes for his two dogs tied to the side mirror because he could not physically walk them. Officers stopped the driver and told him he could not walk his dogs that way and needed to take them home. One dog became aggressive and bit an officer’s boot. The driver stopped and asked a friend who lived on the street to take the dogs, but she refused. When he tried to drive away, the officer reached into the car and put it in park to prevent the man from leaving and potentially harming the dogs. The man put both dogs inside the car and drove down the road. Police will contact Summit County Humane Society and open a case for the incident.

Aug. 15 – Police were dispatched to the intersection of Forsythe Boulevard and Carlin Road for a motor vehicle accident. The driver drove his car into the drainage ditch on the northeast corner of the intersection. He admitted drinking alcoholic beverages. After standard field sobriety tests were administered, police arrested him for OVI and his license was suspended for one year.

Aug. 20 – An officer dispatched an injured deer that was struck by a car at Seiberling Drive and Olde 8 Road.