and the hoodies run wild robbing citizens who dare to venture the streets night or day????

Lets have slot machines in Ohio.

You cannot stop the computer gambling houses who takes all the Obama dollars after each pay day and stimulus check.

Seems there are boundries best left alone and this was one of them.

I got an idea. lets put the vice squad out to arrest YBM's attacking white families.

Lets let them work on organized crimes like maybe the Democratic Coalition of Akron .

Oh i forgot Plusquellic set up the police department so he controls it all.

why doesnt the police concentrate on the gangs of 30 to 50 black youths beating up innocent white people in firestone park and leave the slovaks alone .
50 dollars times 60 players equals 3000 dollars .
what a waste of the courts time .
let the old men alone .

These tournaments are no different than the bingo games.

I agree. The crime prevention should be geared more at the hate crimes than these little fund raisers that keep these organizations alive.

It's a private club, they've been doing this for years!! Go find the 50 black kids that are terrorizing Akron and leave these folks alone. Geez!

Akron Law enforcement should be concentrating their efforts on catching the gang that beat up the guy in Firestone Park and stop caring so much about a harmless Euchre tournament at a private club.

Unbelievable.

I'll bet $10 that he's not convicted because the jury just won't care!

I for one am sick of these senior citizen Euchre playing thugs taking over our streets. They are easy to spot because of they way they wear their pants...pulled up almost to their chests and those fedora hats on sideways. I just don't feel safe anymore!

This is an embarrassment. These people playing euchre weren't hurting anybody. What a waste of time, money, and resources.

I will never get this kind of thing. The state gives the okay for gambling like horse racing, the lottery and slot machines - the kind of big-time gambling that appeals to the gambling addicts and attracts the worst kind of people and destroys personal finances and families. But, God forbid if the little clubs and their members should do a little bit of gambling to raise funds for their clubs and provide totally harmless entertainment to it's members. Just disgusting. Obviously, our police departments make the easy stuff their priority and don't want to use their resources for real crime.

And those of you who are trying to get those awful, filthy casinos into Ohio, I for one will NEVER NEVER NEVER vote for it.

You Akronites voted and saved your Mayor and his ideals of what real crime is. Way to go!!!!

The APD cant catch thugs, thieves, or murderers, so they take down the Senior Citizens. Wonder how it went down... First, they set up spike strips to flatten the tires of any renegade HoverRound chair riders.... sent the dogs in to fetch all the canes and walking sticks... they just "Tased" the ones with walkers...

The utter foolishness of it all. The police say they acted on a complaint.. What possible complaint? That they didn't win? If that is the case, I want to complain to the police about the lottery.. I scratched the ticket and didn't win... I want the lottery shut down immediately!!

Playing Euchre without money is like drinking non-alcoholic beer...Sure, you can still do it, but it's not nearly as much fun.

The city and apd are mad because they don't get a cut! Why don't they concentrate on the 30 to 50 thugs beating up white people in firestone park. Ooops!!! that might be mistaken for a racial comment

With violence, theft and rape seeming rampant these days, why are tax dollars being used to shut down minor gambling operations?

Are these senior citizens as much of a detriment to society as, say, a mob of people (regardless of color) attacking six innocent citizens? I hope the City is spending as much to apprehend these animals as it did to take down Fred and Ethel here at the Tropicana Club...

Don't the police of akron have anything better to do-------like real crimes give me and my grandma a break. Don't you know you'll bleeding millions out of akron's economy when you break up a game like this.

And the meth labs go on. Some cops need to get their priorities straight. There are people getting beat left and right and getting raped and getting beaten to death but don't play euchre! That game is dangerous. What a joke.

That is completely nuts. With all the crime in Akron, you'd think the police would have better things to do. Like, help the FBI figure out who those teen thugs were that beat up that family in the Park. Why give a rat's patoot about a euchre game at the Jednota?

Its stupid stuff like this that gives the police a bad name. They have to follow up on a complaint that some old grump that probably lost his $10.00 atcards, when I'm sure they really don't want too. If they don't act then they aren't doing there jobs. The real idiot here is the prosecutors office for charging this guy-THAT is the IDOT to BLAME!

I can't believe that the APD Vice Squad has so little to do that they focus their on little euchre tournament at a fraternal club.
What's next the card game at the Holy Name Society?
Shame!

Ooooo! Big bust! Look out, little old ladies, Bingo is next!

Honestly, doesn't APD have something better to do. Geez. No wonder y'all have a mess.

lol @ pauliechop's comments...

Thank's Mr. Mayor for getting tough with these notorious Senior Citizens. I see them from time to time and I just run. A lot of them have tattoed on their fingers A-A-R-P. If you see anyone with these letters tattoed on their fingers don't mess with them. Even though a lot of them are arthritic and incontinent they often carry canes and WILL swing them at you. I saw some AARP grafitti on my local drugstore also. It's not safe anywhere with these golden agers (another gang name they go by) roaming the streets. Keep up the good work Mr. Plusquellic. "You're a man" as Coach Mike Gundy would say about you!

OMG pleeease put me on this jury!!I will find the vice cops guilty of being putzes and not concentrating on crime. Like mob attacks.

C'Mon, APD, GO AFTER THE REAL CRIMINALS . .Not my fellow Slovaks who are enjoying an euchre tournament. SHEESH !!!!

I'll bet there were some ex - cons & guys with criminal records in that raid. C'MON NOW. . .

My god people we can't allow this to continue, did you see their motto??

"and our motto is: For God and Country."

We need to stop this now!!!

(((( sarcasm alert )))

Sounds right to me! The usual hypocrisy. A casino on the ballot gets voted down. The govenor and state legislators place slot machines at the race tracks anyway. Then the police raid a euchre game. Sounds like they were not getting a cut.

It starts with Euchre. It is a recreational card game. You can't get addicted to it. Next thing you know, all the kids are playing it on street corners and in abandoned home. Then they move on to more intense games like Bridge, Canasta or Hearts. Finally, the kids are gambling away their allowance on No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em.

Nice work APD. You nipped this one in the bud!

stupid stupid stupid

Is euchre considered a game of chance, or a game of skill?

You know what your talking about NEO! You know out in California they've made Medicinal Euchre legal as long as you have a prescription. But anyone can get a prescription out there for the Medicinal Euchre. Not to mention over the counter Bicycle Cards which young teenagers are getting hooked on from say Crazy Eights and Gin Rummy which leads to the hard stuff you mentioned (the usual Bridge,Hearts,Canasta, even the deadly Contract Bridge). They're (card dealers) coming across the Mexican border in droves. A fine example the Jednota Club is giving our youth. DON'T DO EUCHRE!
Just Say No!

I guess the real question here is; Was the old guy running the game pocketing any of the money? If he was, he's stealing from the club. Book him Dano.

I wonder what the FOP union chief thinks of his members now? He was probably the guy who tipped the law enforcement guy of the impending raid.If they distributed all of the proceeds to the players is it still gambling?

Why did they take down my earlier post- I'll have to do it again. I said something like: NEO - You know what your talking about. You probably also know out in California you can play Medicinal Euchre as long as you have a prescription. Anybody can get a prescription for the Medicinal Euchre. Young teenagers are buying over the counter Bicycle Cards and getting hooked on Crazy Eights and Gin Rummy which leads to the hard stuff you mentioned (Bridge, Canasta, Hearts). They're (card dealers) coming across the Mexican border in droves. We can thank the Mayor for breaking up these insidious euchre games at the Jednota Club. Remember kids and Senior Citizens too - Don't Do Euchre! JUST SAY NO!

P.S. What's with taking down my earlier post? You jerks at the ABJ!

They didn't post it again!!!!!!!!

@smartalex. I agree! Please put me on the jury. But instead of finding for acquittal, we would vote to nullify the law on which the charges are based. However, the prosecutors or a judge would rarely, if ever, explain that that is a choice that a jury has.

pauliechop : LMFAO!

THE ABJ JUST CENSORED ME , I SAID THE DON SUCKS AND HIS CRONIES TOO !!!! LEAVE THE DECENT PEOPLE ALONE A HOLES

The other day at the Moose club I saw an elderly woman breathing oxygen from a bottle and smoking a cigarette at the same time, I even think she was outside waiting for BINGO to start... This has to be against the law... maybe something to do with homeland security... GET'EM BOYS!!!

seriously? a "gambling house".. i don't think i've ever played a game of euchre where i didnt bet on it. even if it was just a dollar a game.

Get a life APD. What a bunch of tools. Go and catch the 50 boons running around attacking a family. I wonder if the cops were staking out all the scooters in the parking lot?

I can't believe they would even worry about a private club when the city needs to be protected from the THUGS! It's time to Rise-up, take back your neighbor hood & protect your family!

I wonder if anyone important sees these comments. I wonder if they did if they would care what the voters think. Probably not since our state government ignored the voters to put slots in the race tracks. It is SOOOO stupid to worry about some old men playing euchre (or even poker) for 20 bucks a tourney.

i think its funny how when the police dont do something its the mayors fault and when they do do something as rediculous as this its still the mayors fault.

Hey for all you stupid people: IT'S NOT THE COPS FAULT- IT'S THE PROSECUTOR FOR TAKING THIS TO TRIAL. Cops were only doing what they were TOLD TO DO!!!!IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS-CALL THE PROSECTORS OFFICE. Cops don't write laws-only enforcing what is on the books, prosecutors is the dope that could have used some DISCRETION HERE.

There was not big money changing hands and this club and others are attended by people just having a little fun. No serious gambling going on. No different than what takes place in numerous church's that have bingo. Drop the charges and let these folks enjoy the euchre and the club. The police have bigger things they should worry about. Pitiful that the Akron police are spending time with something that has gone on for many years and at many places. Get a life and get busy catching the real bad guys.

If these posts represent the mentality behind the city of Akron I can see why the city is going down so quickly, sheeesh lol.

Lets all of us meet at the corner of the police station and play a game of EUCHRE in protest.

I am really serious about my last statement. I just hope we do not get mugged or robbed there. LOL

@ Andy - one thing I can agree with you on in your post is "the city is going down so quickly", but it ain't because of the mentality of these posters. Murders, beatings, robberies and home invasions in the news constantly and the Mayor and City Council "YES" men and women twiddle there thumbs and kiss each other's rearends to make sure they keep their cushy taxpayer-robbing jobs (not to mention the useless highly paid Deputy Mayors and assistants) while the poor citizens are almost helpless to do anything with so many mindless voters who can't recognize corruption, dishonesty, cronyism and nepotism so prevalent in city and county government. A lot of these voters work for the city or county government so they're not technically mindless - they just know who butters there bread and are willing to overlook taxpayer abuse.

I meant "they just know who butters their bread".

Justice73 - I'm in for the Euchre Game Protest!

That is two. Anymore takers?

Thank you for answering my question. It's clearly a game of chance. You go, boys!

Where is that fence?

Vice cops work solely against gambling and prostitution, and occasionally assist with narcotics investigations. I'm sure that some of you think that SWAT is used prior to issuing a seat belt ticket. The cops don't call out negotiators for mad children at the local jungle gym, either.

Those gambling laws are cumbersome and that's why several gambling-style businesses have had problems. It is entirely possible that these fine folks made a mistake in interpreting their responsibility under the law, and face charges. It's also important to recall that they must be proven guilty. It was your elected representatives who made this law cumbersome and over-instructive, just like the gang section.

One more thing that needs fixed in Ohio......

So were the cops who placed the side bets arrested and charged with crimes? If not? Why not? Should we have one group of people who can break the law because it is their "job"? If it is wrong for a citizen to place a bet, then it is wrong for the cop to place a bet for any reason.

This is just sad leave the seniors alone!!!! Why must ole school good clean fun become a crime the world was much better back when REAL criminals (thugs attacking) went to jail and the kind people actually got to live and enjoy life in this town.