Fairlawn Police Blotter: Man Loses Paycheck in Good Deed; a Ford Explorer Sundae and More

Theft: A man was robbed of his paycheck by a panhandler at about 7 p.m. May 27. The victim told police that he was approached by a man outside the front doors of just after he had cashed his check inside the store.  The man asked for money; the victim told police he refused, then drove his car to Earth Fare across West Market Street.

At , the victim said he was approached by the same man, who asked for money again.  The victim told police he took out a bundle of bills, $416 in all, and gave the man $1. According to the police report, the victim was robbed when the panhandler took the wad of bills instead of shaking hands. The panhandler was last seen getting into an older Nissan Sentra in the parking lot, which speeded out of the parking lot at the Shops of Fairlawn.

Fairlawn Police later determined that the victim actually drove the panhandler to Earth Fare in his own car. Officers observed them leaving the Walmart parking lot together on the store security camera.  When questioned, the man told police he didn't want to admit giving the panhandler a ride, for fear of being held "responsible" for the robbery. 

Criminal Damaging: A Fairlawn woman told police she observed what looked like chocolate and carmel sauce oozing out of the opening of her gas tank as she was about to fill up her tank on May 30. The woman told police she suspects that a former boyfriend damaged the car. She told police she had ended the relationship and ordered the man out of her house earlier in the day and saw him outside her house in the vicinity of of vehicle. The car now runs rough, she said.

Warrant Arrest: Jason Knight, of Akron, called Fairlawn Police to a bus stop near the BP Gas Station to report a man he said was following him.  Police arrested Matthew D. Goode, who was allegedly wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for escape through the Summit County Sheriff’s office. A check of police records also indicated Knight was sought on warrant for an unspecified charge by Akron Police.  

Both men were held by Fairlawn officers until they could be released to the respective law enforcement agencies.

Emergency Entry: A Fairlawn woman in the 2000 block of Erie Drive called police 7 p.m. May 23 because she was worried that a neighbor might be in trouble. The neighbor had not been seen for days and mail was piling up, the woman told police. Officers entered a sliding door on the second floor of the house to find the missing neighbor asleep in his own bed. He told police he had been unable to stand for four days due to an unspecified illness. He was transported to Akron City Hospital by the Fairlawn Fire Department where he received medical treatment. 

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