Sheriff Steve Barry announced the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Traffic
Safety Office awarded $426,831.64 in federal traffic safety funding to the Summit
County Sheriff’s Office for fiscal year 2020.
The Sheriff’s Office will be conducting high-visibility enforcement patrols and
OVI checkpoints with the Summit County OVI Task Force, while working
overtime hours and holding educational and awareness events with the grant funds.
These funds support the efforts of safety partners statewide and focus on traffic
safety priority areas such as restraint use, impaired driving, motorcycle safety, and
youthful drivers.
Competitive grant proposals are accepted and reviewed by the Traffic Safety
Office, with funds awarded to projects that will have the greatest impact on
reducing fatal crashes or significantly improving traffic safety systems.
On September 29, 2019, at approximately 6:45 a.m., the Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to Town House Lane in Green in regards to a report of a man that had broken into a residence. It was reported that an unknown male climbed through the window of the residence and got into bed with the homeowner. When the homeowner realized what had happened, he told the intruder to leave the premises. The suspect attempted to hide in a closet inside the residence. The homeowner again insisted that he leave and the suspect subsequently fled the residence on foot.
The suspect was located nearby and arrested by Sheriff’s Office personnel. The man was identified as Zachary Ciocca, age 22 of Green. He was arrested and charged with Burglary (F-2), Criminal Damaging (M-2), and Theft (M-1). He was transported to the Summit County Jail.
