Carol Kovach, special to Sun News
Fleeing & eluding, Berea Commons : Police are looking for a 20-year-old Cleveland man who ran from Berea Municipal Court immediately after he was sentenced.
It happened at about 3 p.m. Feb. 2. The man darted out of the courtroom, down a set of stairs and out the front door. Court officers gave chase but the man was too fast.
By the time the court called Berea police, the man had turned onto West Bridge Street and disappeared. Berea and Cleveland Metroparks officers searched the area but did not find the man. He left a cell phone and keys in the courtroom.
Theft, North Rocky River Drive: Police are looking for a man who stole a box of peanut butter Twix at about 8:30 p.m. Feb. 8 from Circle K, 825 North Rocky River.
A store worker said the man walked into the store and asked to use a phone. Shortly afterward, the worker heard merchandise hit the floor where the man was standing. The man admitted accidentally causing candy to fall. The worker picked the candy from the floor.
Then the worker noticed that a box of Twix was missing from the shelf. She told the man she knew he had stolen the candy. The man said, “Really?” He extended his arm and asked the worker to tap his hand. She ignored this request, and he left the store.
Dangerous drugs, North Rocky River Drive: A Cleveland man, 28, was arrested at about 12:30 a.m. Feb. 8 after police caught him with heroin outside Circle K, 825 North Rocky River.
Police saw the man walk toward the rear of the store. It seemed suspicious because usually only employees have business back there. When the man noticed police watching him, he dropped an electronic device on the ground.
Police asked the man, who seemed nervous, why he was behind the building. He said he was looking for an air compressor, which was clearly in front of the store. When asked for his driver’s license, the man said he didn’t have it on him, but he knew his license number.
An officer saw something hidden in the man’s knit cap and asked the man what it was. The man grabbed the cap off his head and shoved it into his pocket. Police asked if the man had drugs in his cap. The man said yes. Police found a straw and a folded paper bindle, containing heroin, in the cap.
Grand theft auto, West Bagley Road: An unlocked, gray 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse was stolen between 12-5:30 p.m. Feb. 5 from a driveway.
Burglary, East Bridge Street: Nine tablets of Percocet, a pain medication, and $60 in cash were reported stolen at about 11 p.m. Feb. 7 from an unlocked apartment at Bella Vista Apartments, 163 East Bridge.
Marijuana possession, Ohio 237: A Garfield Heights man, 26, was arrested at about 11:15 p.m. Feb. 2 after police found a baggie of marijuana in his car.
Police stopped the man’s Dodge Charger as it was leaving a Sunoco on North Rocky River Drive. That’s because the license plate was registered to a 2001 Oldsmobile.
Operating a vehicle under the influence, Seminary Street: A North Royalton man, 52, was arrested at about 1:30 a.m. Jan. 29 after police saw him driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
The man was driving a GMC Acadia northbound on Beech Street, where only southbound traffic is allowed. He turned onto Liberty Street without signaling, then turned onto Seminary.
The man smelled like alcohol and admitted drinking. His driver’s license had been suspended due to previous OVI convictions.
Operating a vehicle under the influence, Main Street: A Strongsville man, 57, was arrested at about 10:30 p.m. Jan. 28 after he drove a Chrysler 200 off the road.
The man was standing outside the care when police arrived. When he saw police, the man started to step into his car, but police encouraged him to stay put. The man reached into his car, grabbed a pack of gum and shoved a wad into his mouth.
The man told police he was driving from the I-X Center in Cleveland, became disoriented and drove off the road. Officers saw beer inside the car and two pint glasses containing beer in the snow nearby.
Operating a vehicle under the influence, Sprague Road: A Parma man, 34, was arrested at about 2:30 a.m. Feb. 2 after police saw his BMW sedan almost swerve left of center three times. When the man turned from Prospect Street onto Sprague, his car bounced over a curb.
Marijuana possession, Beech Street: A North Canton man, 19, was arrested at about 11:45 a.m. Feb. 3 after police found two glass jars containing marijuana shake, two packs of rolling papers, a marijuana pipe with marijuana residue and a bottle of amphetamine pills in his car.
The man had parked his Mercury Grand Marquis at an angle in the road outside Baldwin Wallace University’s student activities center. The car, its hazard lights flashing, protruded into the road and was blocking a fire hydrant.
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