Possession of Drugs
Alleged weeder whacked by own cannabis cloud: Police were called to the 7900 block of English Oak Trail on September 9 just before midnight, to investigate a report of a car which had been running for more than an hour with the lights on. Police found two occupants sitting in the Gray GMC Terrain. The driver rolled down his window and a “large cloud of smoke came out through the window,” according to police. Police also allegedly detected the “strong odor of burnt marijuana in the vehicle.” Police found the man had several warrants and a suspended driver’s license. The driver and passenger were removed from the vehicle. During a search, police found a small, clear bag of alleged marijuana which weighed 1.5 grams on the dashboard along with a large, clear bag of alleged marijuana which weighed 29.9 grams. Police also found several alleged burnt marijuana cigarettes weighing 9.6 grams in an ashtray in the cup holder of the vehicle. The items were seized, according to the report. The warrants were all “advise and release.” The man was advised of his warrants, released, and stated he would call his mother to come pick up him and the vehicle. He was cited for Driving Under Suspension, a first-degree misdemeanor, and Possession of Drugs, a minor misdemeanor.
Driving under suspension, possession of drugs
Driver cited for suspension: A driver was pulled over on September 9 shortly after 4 p.m. after a quick lane change in front of a police officer on state Route 8 near East Highland Road. The driver of a black Honda Elantra was found to be driving under a suspended license. Police searched her car and found an alleged “roach” and a clear bag that contained 12 grams of suspected marijuana, according to police. The driver was cited for driving without a license, a traffic offense. The alleged marijuana was taken into evidence.
Police find bag due to bad tag: An officer noticed the tag of a silver Toyota Rav 4 could not be read on September 9 shortly after 12:30 p.m. The officer was stationary on state Route 8 near the south Macedonia line and observed the car driving northbound with a temporary tag attached to it. As the vehicle passed, the officer was unable to read the tag. The officer pulled out behind the vehicle and the tag read that it was expired. The driver admitted she knew her plates and license were expired, according to police. The officer allegedly smelled raw marijuana emitting from the vehicle and asked her about it. The driver stated she had a pre-rolled blunt and provided it to the officer, according to police. Upon searching her vehicle police located another alleged pre-rolled blunt and a clear glass pipe, usually used to smoke meth. The driver is alleged to have told the officer she uses the pipe to smoke THC dabs. The two alleged marijuana blunts and the glass pipe were taken for destruction, according to police. The driver was cited for expired plates and driving under FRA suspension, both traffic offenses.
Theft/possession of criminal tools
Police give silver bracelets to compliment outfits: Police were called to a Macedonia Commons business on September 9 at 7:51 p.m. to investigate a reported theft in progress. According to dispatch, the suspect was a woman getting into the passenger seat of a tan Chevy Trailblazer. There was no driver. Store employees estimated possibly four people could be involved. Police observed a woman wearing a dark jacket and orange shorts and a man wearing jeans, a white shirt, and a dark jacket, leave the store. Dispatch advised that Loss Prevention stated the two were with the female who allegedly took the unknown items. The two attempted to walk away from the store when stopped by police. One of the women allegedly admitted to taking the items and hiding them in the trunk. Police reviewed the surveillance video and witnessed the woman steal various items. The woman had more than $1,500 worth of stolen items. She was charged with theft, a fifth-degree felony, and possession of criminal tools, a first-degree misdemeanor.
Vegetable matter
Man gains freedom but loses his donkey: A front-seat passenger in a September 22 traffic stop could have been arrested on an outstanding warrant from Maple Heights Police. However, he was allowed to go home without his donkey butter. A driver was stopped by police around 1:45 p.m. on I-271 North near the northern Macedonia border. During the routine traffic stop on the black 2017 Toyota Rav4 police approached the passenger side of the vehicle and noticed the strong odor of alleged raw marijuana. Police found that the front seat passenger had an active arrest warrant from Maple Heights and driving suspensions. The officer asked about the marijuana smell and the front seat passenger allegedly admitted to smoking marijuana in the car and showed police two small plastic bags from the glove box, according to police. One bag was labeled “Donkey Butter” and contained “vegetable matter” with an alleged strong smell of marijuana, according to police. The second bag also contained “vegetable matter,” with a distinct smell of alleged marijuana, and was labeled “Rainbow Runtz,” according to police. Per Maple Heights Police the passenger was to be advised and released instead of arrested. The alleged marijuana was seized, photographed, weighed, and placed in evidence for destruction. The “Donkey Butter” weighed approximately 3.7 grams and the “Rainbow Runtz” weighed approximately 2.8 grams.
Transportation/medical and public service
Lost phone complaint leads to arrest: Police were dispatched at 6:23 a.m. September 23 to Summer Road about a male and female running up and down the road. The reporting party told police that the person(s) were arguing and causing a disturbance, according to police. Officers arrived on the scene and located the subjects on the roadway. The two were highly agitated and told police that they were looking for a phone that had been dropped/thrown, according to police. Due to the argumentative situation, the parties were separated but continued to argue. The man was very agitated and began to yell at the officers on the scene, according to police. The man was also very tense with his body movements by making fists causing his arms to tense up, according to police. The man’s face became very red, his eyes became large and he was frothing white in the corners of his mouth, according to police. As he spoke to police the man kept turning away from officers and kept asking if he was being detained, according to police. Police told the man they were there on a complaint and that he needed to identify himself, according to police. The man began to cry/yell at the police. Due to the man’s erratic behavior, an officer attempted to handcuff the man for his safety as well as the officers. The man began to resist by turning away and making his arms, shoulders, and upper body rigid, according to police. With the assistance of other officers, the man was taken to the ground and handcuffed without further incident. Officers placed the man in a sitting position. However, the man started to repeatedly bang his forehead into the ground and yell, according to police. Police said they could not talk with the man due to his screaming. Police asked dispatch to send Macedonia EMS for a mental evaluation, according to police. The phone was not found.
