Police Beat

Aug. 31 – While parked at a school on North Cleveland-Massillon Road, a woman said the driver of an SUV opened a door and hit the left rear of her car.

Sept. 1 – Officers responded to Springside Drive for a suspicious subject who appeared to be in a mental crisis and was hearing voices. A friend advised that the man had not slept in days. He was transported voluntarily to a hospital.

Sept. 1 – A resident reported fraud when he received a call from someone claiming to be from Spectrum who was offering a free phone, watch and cash. The man received two tablets and a phone, and the individual on the phone instructed him to ship them to an address in New York City. After the man shipped them, Spectrum billed him for the devices.

Sept. 1 – A North Hametown Road resident complained of turf damage near his residence caused by an unknown vehicle. He estimated the repair cost to be $400.

Sept. 1 – A client at a Springside Drive professional center became irate with workers. Employees said the man was loud and disruptive when told he could not be tested because his paperwork was filled out incorrectly. This was the second occurrence for the same issue. Staff asked that he be trespassed from the property.

Sept. 3 – Police received a call regarding missing prescription pills from a North Cleveland-Massillon Road nursing home. Officers spoke with staff and conducted a search among employees, and the pills were not found.

Sept. 3 – A female at a North Cleveland-Massillon Road psychiatric center flagged down an officer to say she did not feel safe at the facility and wanted to go to the hospital. The woman was suicidal and was transported by Bath EMS to an area hospital.

Sept. 5 – A man reported he received mail from the post office with a driver’s license for a female he does not know with his address listed. The man was given information on identity theft and will make the Bureau of Motor Vehicles aware.

Sept. 6 – A resident made an identity theft report when an unknown person opened several credit cards in her name. The cards were used to purchase items delivered to an address in Texas. There was no monetary loss for the resident, and she canceled the credit cards and reported fraud.

Sept. 7 – Police made a traffic stop on a vehicle with one working headlight on Medina Road. The driver had a suspended license and was cited for headlights and driving under suspension.

Sept. 8 – A victim who works in Bath Township reported he received threatening text messages from a suspect who works nearby in Fairlawn. The suspect previously was trespassed from the victim’s workplace.

Sept. 10 – A resident reported that a known acquaintance used deception to steal $13,000 from him.

Sept. 12 – During a traffic stop on Medina Road, police found the driver had a suspended license. He also had a firearm in the glove box. The vehicle was towed and the driver given a traffic citation.

Sept. 12 – A subject attempted to return items she stole from a Medina Road business by invoking the store’s “no receipt return policy.” The store did not allow her to return the items because they witnessed her steal them. Surveillance footage revealed the subject left with socks valued at $13.78 and left before officers arrived.

Sept. 12 – Police responded to the Brook Bend Drive neighborhood for a report of a male pounding on back doors of various homes. Officers found the man lying on a back porch. The man claimed he wanted someone to call the police due to “snipers with night vision” hunting him from the woods. The man was pink-slipped due to his statements and behavior and transported to a hospital. Police found the man’s car in a pond near Route 18.