SUMMIT COUNTY

Akron

ARRESTS

Wayne A. Griffin, 39, of Fairlawn, was charged April 6 with aggravated burglary, tampering with evidence, carrying a concealed weapon, possessing criminal tools, having weapons while being a fugitive from justice, obstructing official business and possession of heroin. Reports said that Griffin was caught leaving an East Mildred Avenue apartment after an anonymous tip that the residence was being robbed. Reports said officers chased Griffin, who fled up the stairs and threw his handgun and bolt cutters and dropped two containers of food. Officers reported finding 58 grams of heroin in a hidden compartment in the containers. Griffin has an outstanding warrant for domestic violence through the Fairlawn Police Department.

Daniel C. Melott, 30, of Middlebranch, was charged with aggravated burglary and criminal trespass March 31 in the 1100 block of Rentar Lane. He is accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and threatening to kill her with a knife.

Brice M. Golding Jr., 38, of Stow, was charged with trafficking marijuana, attempted drug abuse, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of criminal tools April 1. He was stopped while driving his Lexus on Castle Boulevard and Deering Drive. Reports said officers, using a drug-sniffing dog, found 29 grams of marijuana, several large plastic bags believed to be used for the packaging of drugs, a digital scale and $1,400 cash that officers believe came from selling marijuana.

Corey D. Roper, 18, of Seward Avenue, was charged with trafficking and possessing crack cocaine April 2 while walking in the middle of Courtland Avenue. Reports said officers found three rocks of crack cocaine that weighed less than a gram in the pocket of his pants.

Ryan Wade, 22, and Susan Ward Taylor, 44, both of Inmnan Street, were charged with domestic violence April 3. Wade also was charged with unlawful restraint. Reports said that an argument between Wade and the mother of his child, who lives in the same residence with Wade and Taylor, led to both Wade and Taylor punching the victim several times. When the woman tried to leave, Wade grabbed her by the hair and slammed her head into the wall several times, reports said.

SHOOTINGS

A Hayden Avenue man, 23, reported April 6 that he was shot in the lower right leg by a man who entered his car at Greenwood and Courtland avenues and demanded money.

A Reed Avenue man, 18, reported April 5 that he was shot while stopped at a traffic light at East Emerling Avenue and Bellows Street.

SEXUAL ASSAULT

An 18-year-old woman reported April 5 that she was raped on Grant Street.

THEFTS

A Ripley Avenue man, 38, reported April 1 that two men robbed him at gunpoint for $5 on Forrest Street on March 28. Reports said the man gave the two men the bus fare they had requested. The man told police that the two men continued to follow him and asked for more. At that point, the victim said he realized one of them had a gun.

A Kling Street woman, 47, reported April 1 that two men robbed her of $500 at gunpoint at her residence. The woman told police that she owed $20 for beer to the two men, who forced their way into the residence with a gun and ransacked the apartment.

A Blaine Avenue man, 64, reported April 2 that three men approached him while walking near Blaine Avenue and East Cuyahoga Falls Avenue and asked him if he wanted to buy marijuana. He told police that when he refused, the three men robbed him of about $800 at gunpoint.

Two men robbed the Circle K gas station on Newton Street on April 4, reports said. An employee of the gas station told police that the two men wanted to buy a six-pack of Coors Light beer and cigarettes. When the employee asked for identification, one of the men pulled a gun out of his waistband and took $70 from the cash register, along with the other items.

A University of Akron student and an 18-year-old Cleveland resident reported April 6 that a man robbed them at gunpoint while they were walking on Kling and Wheeler streets. The robber took a Zip Card and cash.

ASSAULT

An Aberdeen man, 18, reported April 2 that he was attacked while walking on East Cuyahoga Falls Avenue. The victim said a man jumped out of a small red car and beat him with a crowbar, hitting him in the arm and the left side of the head before fleeing.

Barberton

ARRESTS

Randy E. Roberts Jr., 34, of 31st Street Southwest, was charged April 7 with obstructing official business and resisting arrest. Police were called to Roberts' apartment to investigate a domestic disturbance. After leaving, officers checked for outstanding warrants and found that Roberts was wanted in Portage County. When Roberts refused to open the door, officers used a battering ram. A stun gun was used to subdue Roberts after he refused to get on the ground.

A 15-year-old 25th Street Northwest boy was charged April 4 with delinquency by reason of domestic violence. His family reported the boy had been making threats to kill them and held a knife to his sister's throat.

Cassandra M. McDowell, 25, of Nebraska Place, was charged April 5 with child endangering. She is accused of leaving two children, ages 3 and 7, in a vehicle while she shopped in Giant Eagle, 41 Fifth Street Southeast. A female customer called police and reported that the children were screaming, crying, jumping around inside the car and running around in the parking lot. McDowell was not allowed to drive the children home until someone brought a car seat for the toddler.

AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

Two men entered an apartment in the 200 block of Illinois Place on April 2, according to reports. Police said the robbers demanded money, pistol whipped a 28-year-old Newell Court man, and stole two cellular phones and a wallet containing $50.

BREAKING AND ENTERING

Someone entered an unattached garage in the 300 block of Third Street Northwest. The homeowner reported April 2 that tools and welding equipment were taken.

Two teenage boys, 16 and 17, were charged April 6 with delinquency by reason of breaking and entering, vandalism, underage consumption of alcohol, and violating curfew. The 16-year-old boy also was charged with resisting arrest. The boys are accused of breaking into Highland Middle School, 1152 Bellview Avenue.

BURGLARY

A computer, monitor and food were reported stolen in a burglary at an apartment in the 800 block of West Hopocan Avenue on April 6.

Bath Township

ARREST

Dale Purdue, 40, of Shade Road, was charged April 6 with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol on Interstate 77 at Ira Road. On April 3 and April 6, Purdue was charged with violating a protection order. Police said Purdue was restricted from drinking alcohol under the terms of the protection order.

Copley Township

ARRESTS

Two 16-year-old Akron boys were charged April 4 with underage consumption of alcohol. One boy also was charged with obstructing official business after police reported he gave a false name. The second teen was charged with vandalism for urinating in the cell. The teens were arrested after a fight in a parking lot at 405 Rothrock Road.

Cuyahoga Falls

THEFTS

A State 8 Motorcycle dealership employee reported April 3 that someone used a stolen identity to purchase a white 2009 Suzuki motorcycle, valued at $14,621.06.

A Marcia Boulevard man, 22, reported March 31 that someone stole his silver 2003 Kawasaki 636 Ninja motorcycle, valued at $7,000, from his driveway.

A Stuart Avenue man, 29, reported April 2 that someone stole a digital camera, $200 cash and an iPod, total value $1,300, from his unlocked car parked in the driveway of his residence.

A Ravenna man, 66, reported March 30 that he sold a motorized bike to an unknown man at Indian Mountain Park for $650. When he tried to deposit the money in his bank account, the seller was told that the money he was given was counterfeit.

A Kellybrook Road woman, 29, reported March 29 that someone stole a 42-inch plasma television and a Gateway computer, valued at $4,000, from her residence.

A 22-year-old Akron-Peninsula Road man reported March 29 that someone stole his 2005 Kawasaki motorcycle, valued at $6,500, from his unlocked garage.

A Dell laptop, valued at $1,200, was reported stolen March 28 from Forget Me Nots on Akron-Peninsula Road. Reports said the person gained entrance to the store by jimmying the lock and that there is a suspect.

Hudson

ARRESTS

Shawn J. Maughan, 22, of Cuyahoga Falls, was charged with two counts of rape and one count of assault March 30 in the 300 block of North Main Street.

Stephen W. Sheer, 58, of Weeping Willow Drive, was charged with assault, disorderly conduct and criminal damage April 1. He is accused of threatening to kill someone, then striking a car with a baseball bat.

New Franklin

ARREST

Derek Robey, 19, of Canal Fulton Road, was booked at the Summit County Jail on March 29 on charges of domestic violence, criminal damaging and offenses involving underage persons. He is accused of hitting and pushing an Akron woman and striking people who witnessed the violence at his residence.

BURGLARY

A West Nimisila Road man said someone entered his home March 27 and took a $2,000 flat-screen TV plus a DVD/CD player and jewelry.

THEFT

Numerous items, including purses and a $3,000 diamond engagement ring, were reported stolen by two women at a Vanderhoof Road residence on March 29.

Norton

ARREST

Paul Zelei, 45, of Rockcut Road, was charged April 2 with violating a protection order. He is accused of going to his ex-wife's Clubside Drive home, in violation of a court order.

BREAKING AND ENTERING

Ten CB radios and a satellite system were reported stolen from trucks at Mitco Trucking Company, 3312 Barber Road, from April 6 to 7.

STALKING

A 62-year-old Wadsworth Road woman reported April 5 that an old boyfriend from high school showed up at her home while she was at church. She said he has also been to the homes of some of her relatives looking for her. He is telling her relatives he wants to marry her. She was advised to tell him to leave her alone if he contacts her.

Springfield Township

ARRESTS

Bobby Petty, 34, of Edward Drive, was booked at the Summit County Jail on March 29 on a domestic menacing charge. A Pickle Road woman said she felt threatened after receiving a text message indicating he was going to set fire to the house and throw out all her items.

Carl Lowery, 39, of Helmsdale Drive, was jailed in Summit County for domestic violence March 29. He is accused of grabbing a woman and throwing her to a bed and choking and slapping her. The woman told police she was able to escape when a dog bit Lowery.

THEFT

A Columbus man told police March 27 that he was asleep at a South Arlington Road motel when $5,700 cash was taken from his room.

Stow

ARREST

Lisa J. Johnson ''Nell,'' 44, of Maple Road, was charged with domestic violence and resisting arrest April 3 at her residence. She is accused of threatening someone with a knife.

THEFTS

A Cuyahoga Falls woman, 24, reported April 3 that someone broke her passenger-side car window, causing about $200 damage, and stole a leather purse, a digital camera and a leather book bag, total value $550. The car was in the parking lot of the Cafe in Stow on Darrow Road.

The same day, a Hudson woman, 56, reported that someone broke the driver-side window of her vehicle, causing an estimated $200 damage, at the Cafe in Stow, and stole a GPS unit, valued at $300.

A Bobcat utility trailer, its attachment, and a silver and black trailer, valued at $17,042.25, were reported stolen April 3 from a construction site in the 800 block of Hampshire Road.

A Sherwood Drive woman, 57, reported April 1 that $2,937.50 worth of jewelry was stolen from her residence.

Tallmadge

ARREST

Thomas J. Brean, 59, of Brittain Circle, was charged with domestic violence April 5, accused of striking his wife.

MEDINA COUNTY

Medina

ARRESTS

Scott R. Haynes, 28, of Lafayette Road, was charged April 5 with domestic violence.

Eddie Ray, 71, of Foundry Street, was charged April 3 with assault. He is accused of hitting a woman with his cane after she refused to give him a bottle of vodka.

Valerie Sesock, 28, of Grove Lane, was charged April 4 with domestic violence.

Wadsworth

ARRESTS

Aaron J. May, 19, of Warren, was charged with possession of marijuana and Jasmine J. Griffin, 20, of Akron, was arrested on a warrant from Fairlawn when the car they were riding in was stopped April 7 on Williams Reserve Boulevard. Police investigating a complaint of two women soliciting for money in the area stopped the car May was driving. because it matched a description of the suspect's car. Griffin and another woman were passengers in the car.

Robert Shutovich, 28, of Royal Woods Drive, was arrested at his home April 5 on a warrant from Middleburg Heights for threatening domestic violence.

Darryl A. Mayes Jr., 21, of College Street, was charged April 3 with domestic violence. He is accused of assaulting his 21-year-old girlfriend.

PORTAGE COUNTY

Kent

ARREST

George F. Rook, 47, of Anita Drive, was charged with assault April 4. He is accused of hitting someone three times at his residence.

Ravenna

ARRESTS

Justin R. Piscura, 25, of East Main Street, was charged with domestic violence April 5.

Bobby L. Moore, 27, of West Spruce Street, was charged with assault April 1.

Bryan L. Crutchley, 23, of Woodgate Boulevard, was charged with assault March 31. He is accused of hitting his ex-girlfriend in the face and pushing her down.

Melissa D. Souleret, 40, of Park Avenue, was charged March 30 with two counts of endangering children. She is accused of leaving two juveniles alone and unsupervised with no food while she was incarcerated.

Nathan M. Hamilton, 20, of Longfield Road, was charged with domestic violence March 29.

Anthony J. Rumplik, 28, of West Highland Avenue, was charged with domestic violence March 29. He is accused of choking and pushing his wife during an argument.

STARK COUNTY

Jackson Township

BREAKING AND ENTERING

An undisclosed amount of money was taken from cash registers and a safe during a break-in between March 30 and April 1 at a Portage Street Northwest nursery, reports said. Two pop machines outside also were damaged; one was set on fire.

Entry was made through a window into a Promway Avenue Northwest church March 25 or 26 and $600 was stolen, reports said.

The operator of a group home reported April 1 that her $3,000 gold diamond ring had been stolen.

A $500 laptop computer was reported stolen March 31 from a desk at a Belden Village Street Northwest business office.

A Canton man told Jackson Township police on March 31 that his truck's tailgate was damaged and $1,600 worth of golfing equipment stolen while the vehicle was parked at a Dressler Road Northwest business.

Police were told March 26 that a trailer worth $3,500 was stolen from a Promway Avenue Northwest auto repair shop.

North Canton

ARREST

Cynthia Baker, 52, of Harmon Street Southwest, was jailed in Stark County on March 28 on a domestic violence charge after a man said she assaulted him.

THEFT

A Seventh Street Northeast woman reported March 28 that her purse was taken, along with two cell phones and other items, valued at $595.

Plain Township

ARREST

Joshua Ousley, 21, of Ennis Avenue Northeast, was jailed in Stark County on March 30 on a domestic violence charge. He is accused of pushing a woman into a wall and then punching her in the head and abdomen.

WAYNE COUNTY

Wayne Sheriff

THEFTS

A resident of South Elyria Road, Plain Township, reported that someone made unauthorized purchases totaling $901 on his debit card on April 8.

An air compressor, two trimmers and other items valued at $2,505 were reported taken April 5 from Chalet Conifers, 8000 Ruff Road, Congress Township.

Wooster

BURGLARY

Police reported that someone broke into two cars April 7 in the 1500 block of Arthur Drive and ransacked a car in a garage on Beechwood Drive. A resident saw the thief and called police.

CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON

The driver of a car was stopped April 2 for a turn-signal violation at North Buckeye and East Bowman streets. Police found a pistol in the vehicle.

THEFT

A 1992 Sable valued at $500 was reported stolen April 4 from the 600 block of Callowhill Street.