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Two people shot on Orlando Avenue. Three assaulted on 17th Street Southwest
Published on Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009
Beacon Journal staff report
The Akron Police Department is investigating three home invasions over the weekend.
Officials said the break-ins do not appear to be related.
Two people were shot during the first robbery, about 3 p.m. Friday in the 1000 block of Orlando Avenue. The victims told police that two gunmen entered the home through an unlocked door and demanded their cell phones and money.
One of the robbers shot each of the victims, ages 21 and 22, in the lower leg. They were taken to Akron General Medial Center with injuries that did not appear to be life threatening. There was no description available of the robbers.
About 2 a.m. Saturday, four to six males wearing black clothing and masks broke into a house in the 2200 block of 17th Street Southwest. They attacked a 46-year-old woman who was sleeping on a couch, using a Taser.
Two other victims — a 24-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man who were asleep upstairs — were assaulted with a metal pipe. The intruders tried to take a television, then fled.
The 46-year-old refused medical treatment. The other victims were taken to Summa Health System Barberton Hospital with injuries that did not appear life threatening.
Officers said they found evidence at the home of someone cultivating marijuana.
Two men were arrested in the third robbery, which occurred about 11 p.m. Sunday in the 1800 block of Delia Avenue.
A 24-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman told police several men entered a side door and ordered the man to the floor at gunpoint. The woman ran out the back door to a neighbor's home to call police. The robbers took a wallet and more than $600 before fleeing.
The man reported that a male acquaintance stopped at his house just before the robbery to use the phone. Police followed up on that lead and recovered the stolen property in the 1500 block of Maxen Drive, as well as drugs and money.
Arrested were Anthony A. Shropshire, 29, of Maxen Drive, and Darshawn D. Hood, 23, of Breckenridge Street.
They were charged with aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, illegally having weapons, possession of criminal tools, possession of crack and mushrooms, possession of a counterfeit controlled substance and possession of marijuana. They were booked into the Summit County Jail.
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Stow, OH
Posted 06:00 AM, 06/30/2009
It's like the wild wild west down there. It's pretty sad when you have to have a gun sitting next to you on the couch while you watch TV just to be safe, but that is what it's coming to.
Akron, OH
Posted 06:08 AM, 06/30/2009
The ONLY way to stop these thugs is to blast them to eternity. So let's hear some drivel from the gun control freaks . . . or . . . the bleeding hearts about "how every life is sacred". WRONG. The lives of the victims are sacred and the criminals count for absolutely nothing.
Fact - a criminal will get a weapon one way or another. The best way to eliminate more break-ins is for one of these thugs to get his face relocated by a shotgun . . . then another . . . then another.
Holding your gun properly and shooting straight is the best GUN CONTROL!
akron, oh
Posted 07:35 AM, 06/30/2009
SO WERE THESE GUYS TRIPPIN ON MUSHROOMS AND ROBBIN FOOLS OR WHAT?
Akron, OH
Posted 07:42 AM, 06/30/2009
I'd ask why the ABJ hasn't commented on these recent crimes in Akron, but they don't ask him questions, nor does he seem to answer them.
To be fair, he could be out of the city/state/country on vacation......er, city business, and not available for comment.
The good news is, that 20,000 people decided that he's the best, and deterin' crime isn't important.
WADSWORTH, OH
Posted 08:10 AM, 06/30/2009
the thugs used a taser on one victim and a pipe on another.
ARM YOURSELVES PEOPLE
INVADE MY HOME-YOU INVITE A BULLET!
akron, oh
Posted 08:17 AM, 06/30/2009
Moral of the story... don't have drugs in your house and be careful who your friends are.
Akron, oh
Posted 08:29 AM, 06/30/2009
I love Akron they have Mayor Plusquellic. He is like Obama and will save us by spending money on pet projects and give money to the poor people who are too lazy to work.
My Children
Make the world a better place... punch a Steeler fan in the face, .
Posted 10:44 AM, 06/30/2009
Betamax,
Is that what 20,000 people said? However, if you want to play that game, maybe they were just recognizing the low murder rate in Akron in 2009. According to you, that feat is directly attributable to the mayor, though I tend to think that's a little simplistic.
akron, oh
Posted 12:15 PM, 06/30/2009
it seems that akron in certain areas are really bad , maybe a neighborhood police squad is the answer, people policeing people might work good as they will know who dont belong and who's trash
Akron, OH
Posted 02:28 PM, 06/30/2009
More and more I keep reading that the home owners are shot. Time to get a shotgun!
Akron, Oh
Posted 02:33 PM, 06/30/2009
one common link- hood rats
best to put them in prison- the home they deserve
and people wonder why they make up the highest % of inmates...THEY DESERVE TO BE IN PRISON- THEY ARE WORTHLESS HUMAN BEINGS....
Barberton, Oh
Posted 03:38 PM, 06/30/2009
Okay, I don't get it.. is it okay that the robbers came into a house where they were growing weed? Since it seems that everyone on this page likes to put down the victim if they aren't 100% clean wanted to see if it was alright. Just asking.
Akron, OH
Posted 05:49 PM, 06/30/2009
Just to be clear, the average joe does not get his home invaded. 99 percent of the time, this victims were selling drugs and thats what the robbers were after. So don't panic unless you have a nice marijuana grow operation going in your basement.
Akron, Oh
Posted 07:31 PM, 06/30/2009
@Richardb...
99% of the time the victim was selling drugs?
What are you smoking?
Brimfield, Oh
Posted 08:19 PM, 06/30/2009
I sleep with a 9mm with hydrashok hollow points.Break into my house and you will find out why we have the 2nd Amendment.Shoot one of these thugs and im sure their friends will think twice before they go out and break into houses.
Akron, OH
Posted 09:03 AM, 07/01/2009
Once again, the average taxpayer isnt getting his house invaded. They only invade the homes of people selling dope or rumoured to have large amounts of cash.
