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Things went from bad to worse for a hapless crook caught stuffing multiple DVD box sets into a book bag at Target on Jan. 30. A security guard saw the theft in progress via video surveillance and called Fairlawn police. Officers apprehended the Canton man as he left the store, but found a little more than they bargained for when he produced a syringe, ice cream scoop and crack pipe from his bag. According to the Fairlawn police report, the man admitted to abusing heroin and crack-cocaine. He was charged with theft, a first-degree misdemeanor; possession of drug abuse instruments, a first-degree misdemeanor; and drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor. The $560 worth of DVDs were returned to the store.
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A Kent man was pulled over last week after a witness called Bath Township police to report erratic driving, according to a Bath Township police report. Police spotted Stefan Meyer, 35, weaving in Interstate 77 highway lanes and pulled him over on the afternoon of Oct. 19, according to the report. Meyer was asked to perform sobriety tests, which he failed, and he blew a 0.099 in a blood-alcohol breath test. The legal limit for blood alcohol content in Ohio is 0.08. During the stop, officers searched Meyer's car and found 4 pounds of marijuana and $1,764 cash, according to police. Bath Township Police charged Meyer with driving under the influence, prohibited concentration, marked lanes, trafficking in drugs and possession of drugs. He was…
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Summit Mall security called Fairlawn police on Sept. 23 to report a man walking around the mall with a mug of beer, according to a report. When police arrived, they saw the 58-year-old Akron man near the food court. Officers said he was holding a "pink mug of Milwaukee's Best Ice." Police arrested the man and later found out he had a felony warrant from the San Diego Police Department for a parole violation. When police searched the man, he also had a marijuana pipe and marijuana seeds on him. Police charged the man with illegal use of drugs and open container. He was taken to the Summit County Jail.
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3:33 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012
Wow... that was close! Imagine the havoc that man could have caused with his mug of beer and marijuana seeds. Just think if he would have planted those seeds. It would have been the end of civilization as we know it! Good work Fairlawn police dept., I'll sleep better tonight knowing you guys and on the job! more ›
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On April 22, Fairlawn police were called to Croghan Park after someone reported seeing five men smoking marijuana under a pavilion. According to a police report, police saw five men walk away from the pavilion toward a building on Crawfis Boulevard. They went into Wendy's, came back out and got into a car. Police pulled them over while another officer searched the building parking lots on Crawfis, the report said. Police found two bags of marijuana, totaling 6 grams, the report said. Police arrested an 18-year-old Fairlawn man who admitted to having the drug and who also has a record with the department. He was charged with drug possession.
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On March 16, a Bath police officer saw a Lincoln driving north on Cleveland-Massillon Road, weaving in and out of his lanes. The officer stopped the car and noticed the driver seemed nervous, a police report said. The officer asked to search the man's car, but the man refused. When the officer checked his information in the system, it showed he had an active warrant through the Akron Police Department. The officer called Norton Police to have them bring a canine unit to search the car, and the driver was kept in the police cruiser. The canine found a large bag of marijuana in the trunk and two metal smoking pipes. The driver was given a summons to court, cited for driving outside of the lanes and improper display of a license plate, the …
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On Feb. 17, a Bath Township police officer found a man standing beside a running car that had been driven into a flower bed outside Hamed Oriental Rugs, according to a Bath police report. When the officer began talking to the man, he showed numerous signs of intoxication and told several stories about how he ended up in the flower bed. His car was disabled because of a flat tire, and in an attempt to fix it, the man removed the wrong tire, the report said. The man provided the officer with a fake identity at first, but then gave his real name to reveal he had a driving suspension and a couple active warrants. When police searched him, they found a syringe and a spoon, which he admitted to using to inject crushed muscle relaxer pills. …
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"Designer drug" many never heard of recently made illegal in Ohio.
The question almost always generates puzzled looks until we explain it a little more. Ohio banned bath salts? What? The term "bath salts" is probably a source of much of the confusion. In this case, it's a euphemism used for a drug that had flown under the radar of police and the Drug Enforcement Agency until recently. These "bath salts" are marketed under such names as Ivory Wave, Red Dove, Pixie Dust, Bliss and Vanilla Sky. According to the San Francisco Bath Salt Company, these fake "bath salts" contain scary sounding ingredients such as Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and Mephedrone and reportedly cause effects similar to crystal methamphetamines, including hallucinations, paranoia, suicidal thoughts and other unpleasant experiences…
Insurance executive leads new push for prescription marijuana.
Peter Lewis, the chairman of Northeast Ohio-based auto insurer Progressive Insurance, is leading a campaign to legalize the use of marijuana for certain medical applications in Ohio. The Columbus Dispatch reported Lewis is asking for proposals to pass an Ohio law that will "create a model for future campaigns in other states." Patch asked a few folks in the area what they thought about the idea of legalizing marijuana for medical use. As you might imagine, the reactions have been pretty divided. Fifteen states have passed ballot issues legalizing marijuana used for medically qualified patients. Do you think Ohio should be next?
2:09 am on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Yes they should it is crazy to have a plant banned. Marijuana is not a drug and never has been next they will outlaw pop if the goverment says its to bad for you. Its a flower god put on earth to give help to people who need it a good medical drug with no side effects. Wake up people and get the stick out of your butt. more ›
Chris (Kit) Myers
8:48 am on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Interesting. Ya never know, huh? more ›