Police reports are a sampling of blotter items available and are not intended to be all-inclusive.
An arrest warrant was issued June 11 for a 28-year-old Cleveland woman after she allegedly led Macedonia Police on a chase in which speeds peaked at more than 100.
The chase began just before 1 a.m. after a Kia Optima was clocked at 80 mph in a 55-mph section of Route 8. The driver approached and passed the officer who immediately attempted to initiate a traffic stop, according to police. The driver turned east on Route 82 and approached the intersection of S. Freeway Drive. The driver made a sudden turn and drove through a gas station parking lot and turned onto S. Freeway Drive then east onto Route 82 where speeds hit 100 mph, according to the report. The driver turned north onto Shepard Road and allegory continued at a high rate of speed, according to police. The pursuit was terminated near Newport Drive. Police later found contact information for the driver and called her, according to the police. The woman allegedly said she was fleeing because she “does not trust police,” according to the report. The driver allegedly agreed to turn herself in that night. However, she did not, according to police. The woman was charged with fleeing and eluding, a third-degree felony, obeying traffic control device, driving in marked lanes, turn and stop signals, and operator license required.
Criminal damaging/endangering
Tire slashed: Police were called to a Highland Road business on June 12 after an employee reported his truck tire appeared to have been cut by some sort of sharp object. The man told police he finished his shift at about 3:30 p.m. and noticed the tire was low. The employee drove to a nearby gas station. As the man attempted to fill the tire he noticed it had been slashed. A damage total was not listed on the report. There are no suspects.
Theft from an unlocked vehicle
Hot card nabbed from sticky fingers by frozen treat worker: A woman operating a frozen treat stand at a Summer Fest on June 9 confiscated and returned a man’s stolen bank card after it was taken from his unlocked car sometime before 8 p.m. The woman told police a teenage girl made two purchases with the card. The employee told police she believed the card was stolen and tracked down the girl and asked her to visit the police tent with her. However, the girl and three friends ran away. The girl was described as white, about 15 years old with “long dirty-blonde hair.” The girl also made a purchase from the stand with her personal credit card. The employee provided the police with the last four numbers of the card. The man reported the debit card and driver’s license were stolen from his unlocked vehicle. The man received notification from his bank that two purchases totaling $17.25 had been made from the treat stand.
