Summit County
Akron
Arrests
Demetrius R. Bailey, 20, of Patterson Avenue, was charged Jan. 3 with attempted murder, felonious assault, receiving stolen property, carrying a concealed weapon, having a weapon with arrest warrants, having an open liquor container in his vehicle and possessing liquor. In the same incident, Samuel Williams III, 19, of Garfield Street, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, receiving stolen property, having a weapon with arrest warrants, having an open liquor container in the car and possessing liquor under age. The two motorists reportedly got in a quarrel with two pedestrians about who was next in line at a drive-through convenience store. Williams allegedly put a pistol under one man's chin and pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire. Williams also allegedly hit a man in the head with a bottle.

Teri R. Garko, 33, of Highland Avenue, was charged with felonious assault Dec. 30 after she allegedly broke a beer bottle and stabbed a man under the left eye at Centerfolds Bar on East Archwood Avenue. Garko told police that she was looking for a job at the bar when the man asked her to perform favors.

Timothy R. Rogers, 19, of Rocky Brook Drive, and Darrell Deshawn Moore, 18, of Hogue Avenue, were charged with aggravated robbery Dec. 31 after they allegedly robbed a pizza deliverer of $45 at gunpoint in the 100 block of Kimlyn Circle.

Robberies

An Akron man, 34, told police that two men demanded money from him Jan. 2 as he walked along April Court. When he said he didn't have any cash, one man stabbed him in the face, giving him a 3-inch cut on his left cheek.

A Cuyahoga Falls man, 34, reported being stabbed Jan. 3 in the 500 block of North Main Street. Police said the victim took two women to his car and one offered sexual favors for money. When the man declined, a woman stabbed him in the left hand, which held his wallet. The two women took the victim's keys and wallet, which contained about $30.

Two intruders pushed their way into a home in the 100 block of North Arlington Street on Dec. 31. The residents — a woman, 58, and man, 54 — said an intruder pointed a gun at the victims and fired a shot into the ceiling.

A Black Street man, 29, reported he was cut and robbed Jan. 3 when two men confronted him in his garage. They slashed his forearm and stole two rings, total value $1,200.

A Kastle Pizza delivery man, 38, was robbed at gunpoint Dec. 29 in the 1200 block of Rentar Lane. A robber pointed a handgun at the deliverer and stole two large pizzas, 24 wings, two orders of breadsticks, $40 and two insulated pizza bags, total value $250.

A man, 34, was robbed at gunpoint Dec. 30 in the 700 block of Chalker Street as he attempted to make a delivery for House Gourmet. Robbers pointed a gun at him, stole General Tso's chicken and $80, and ran away. The house was found to be vacant.

Rapes

A rape was reported Jan. 1 in the 800 block of East Exchange Street.

A rape was reported Jan. 1 in the 400 block of South Canton Road.

A rape was reported Jan. 2 in the 300 block of Beltz Court.

A rape was reported Jan. 3 in the 600 block of North Main Street.

Assault

A West Cedar Street man, 20, reported he was hit with a beer bottle Jan. 1 at Whiskey Dick's bar on East Exchange Street. Police said two other men were fighting and one threw a beer bottle that hit the victim. He was treated for a skull fracture at Akron General Medical Center.

Burglaries

A Wadsworth man, 56, reported someone broke into a vacant house in the 100 block of Eber Avenue and stole $16,000 worth of carpet between Dec. 25 and Dec. 30.

A flat-screen television, a laptop computer, total value $2,000, $500 in cash and $120 in miscellaneous meats were reported stolen Dec. 30 from a home in the 300 block of Madison Avenue.

Barberton
Arrests

John Taliercio, 53, of 22nd Street Northwest, was charged with assault Jan. 4 after he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend. He told police she stole his wallet.

Beau R. Kepler, 39, of 20th Street Southwest, was charged Jan. 2 with obstructing official business, driving under suspension, failure to control and hit-skip after he allegedly crashed a car into a telephone pole on Wooster Road West and drove off.

Joyce McKenzie, 69, of West Tuscarawas Avenue, was charged Jan. 6 with vandalism and criminal damaging after she allegedly flooded the apartment building where she lives.

Burglary

A battery-controlled health device valued at $2,000 was among items stolen from a home Jan. 6 in the 300 block of Lamberton Avenue.

Video games were taken from a home in the 300 block of East Park Avenue between Dec. 22 and 30.

Theft

A hearing aid valued at $2,800 was stolen from a resident of an Austin Drive assisted living center around Dec. 21. She told police she waited to report the theft, hoping it would turn up.

Copley Twp.
Arrest

Cassandra R. Smith, 38, of Akron, was charged Jan. 8 with assault after she allegedly struck a co-worker, 34, at Motel Six, 99 Rothrock Road.

Cuyahoga Falls
Arrests
Thomas E. Kochan, 55, of Hillside Street, was charged with felonious assault Jan. 4 after he allegedly struck a person in the forehead with an aluminum baseball bat at his home.

Brandon H. Ragle, 23, of West Hunters Lake, was charged with assault, giving false information to officers, resisting arrest and obstructing official business Jan. 1 in the 1200 block of Hunters Lake. Police said Ragle struck a person twice in the face.

Kimberly Payne, 24, of Front Street, was charged with two counts of assault Dec. 29 after she allegedly jumped on and struck a person in the head and face and hit and scratched another. Police said Payne also damaged a television, microwave and refrigerator.

Burglary

A man, 36, reported that someone broke into his residence in the 2200 block of Winter Parkway and stole a 65-inch widescreen television, a CD player and about 30 DVDs. The property was valued at $2,450.

A man, 51, reported that someone entered his residence in the 2200 block of Winter Parkway and stole $80 worth of items.

Fairlawn
Arrests

Supino J. Parker, 45, of Akron, was charged Jan. 6 with receiving stolen property, theft and misuse of a credit card. Police said Parker used credit cards stolen from a Fairlawn business to buy a TV and computer, total value $2,000. A second suspect was being sought.

London Vinson, 18, of Akron, was charged Jan. 2 with robbery and theft after he allegedly stole merchandise from Macy's at Summit Mall, then threatened to shoot a security agent who tried to detain him. Police said no gun was found on Vinson when he was arrested.

Breaking and entering

A notebook computer and accessories were stolen from Supplies Guys, 66 S. Miller Road, between Dec. 30 and Jan. 5. The thief broke a glass door .

Green
Arrests

Robert Clark, 35, of Muchney Circle, was charged with domestic violence Jan. 1 after a woman said she was head-butted and struck in the face at his home.

Brent Heintz, 26, of Albrecht Avenue, Akron, was charged with assault Dec. 31 after he allegedly slapped a woman in the face and head.

Hudson
Arrests
Christopher L. Howard, 41, of Atterbury Boulevard, was charged with domestic violence and aggravated menacing Jan. 4 at a residence on his street. Police said Howard struck a person and ran home.

Nicholas G. Moran, 20, of Ryan Road, Medina, was charged with carrying two concealed weapons, possessing drug paraphernalia and obstructing justice Dec. 31 on West Streetsboro Road. Police said Moran was arrested on Medina warrants. Officers reported finding two knives and a smoking device in his vehicle.

Drunken driving
Louis F. Fabre Sr., 90, of Barlow Road, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and failing to control his vehicle Jan. 3 in a one-car crash on Barlow Road. Police said he crashed into a light pole.

New Franklin
Theft by deception

A Renninger Road man told police Dec. 24 that he sent money to purchase a 1974 automobile through eBay only to discover that the car didn't exist.

Norton
Arrests

Ondrej Sudicki, 49, of Medina Line Road, was charged Dec. 25 with domestic violence after he allegedly assaulted his wife and son.

Burglary

A mobility scooter was stolen Dec. 30 from an enclosed porch in the 4400 block of Cleveland-Massillon Road.

Counterfeiting

A man used a counterfeit $100 bill to pay for items Jan. 5 at Duke East, 2257 Wadsworth Road. The clerk wrote down the license plate number of the man's vehicle and turned it over to police.

Springfield Twp.
Arrest

Timothy Kennedy, 21, of Moore Street, Akron, was charged with domestic violence and two counts of drug possession after he allegedly threw a glass at a woman in a South Arlington Road motel Dec. 23.

Burglary

Someone kicked in the rear patio door of a Sherbrook Drive home Dec. 28 and stole a digital camera, record albums and a nail gun and case, total value $709.

Theft

A Lake Road resident told police that her medications were stolen Dec. 23. Six days later, she discovered that gift cards, cash and other items, total value $559, also were missing.

Stow
Arrests
Terry M. Vernotzy, 31, of Kenmore Boulevard, Akron, was charged with assault Dec. 31 after he allegedly struck someone several times at a Wendy's restaurant on Graham Road.

Drunken driving

Anita G. Harold, 44, of Pinebrook Trail, Cuyahoga Falls, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, possessing drugs and driving across marked lanes Jan. 4 on Steels Corners Road at Wyoga Lake Boulevard.

Jennifer E. Soja, 26, of Mannington Boulevard, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated Jan. 1 on Heron Springs.

Michael A. Young, 21, of Clarke Drive, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated Jan. 1 on Darrow Road and Graham Road.

Tallmadge
Arrests
Eric R. Lohr, 26, of Tripodi Circle, Niles, and David G. Harper, 27, of Warren Avenue, Niles, were charged with possessing drugs and drug abuse instruments Jan. 4 on Interstate 76. Police found a burnt metal spoon with tar residue, a mirror ornament containing residue, a plastic bag filled with tin foil and five syringes in the vehicle.

Drunken driving

Marilyn M. Marks, 30, of Lennox Southwest, Massillon, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated Jan. 3 on Eastwood Avenue.

Medina County
Medina
Arrests

Jonathan P. Bowen, 21, of South Court St., was arrested Jan. 3 on a drug-trafficking warrant.

Pat H. Jensen, 45, of West Liberty Street, was charged Jan. 3 with domestic violence after she allegedly assaulted another woman in her home.

Kyle S. Lewandowski, 18, of North Harmony Street, and Craig A. Rinkes, 18, of Oak Street, were charged Jan. 3 with obstructing official business. Police arrested the two while investigating a report of underage drinking in the 200 block of West Homestead Avenue

Burglary

Someone broke into Ja-Mo's, 700 W. Liberty St., and stole money, beer and a T-shirt Jan. 2.

Wadsworth
Arrests

David J. Boggs, 40, of Oak Grove Drive, and Tamera L. Adkins, 45, of Akron, were charged Jan. 2 with possession of drugs and possession of criminal tools during a traffic stop in Interstate 76. Police reported finding methamphetamine and cocaine in the vehicle.

Randy Minor, 52, of Rittman, was charged Dec. 28 with aggravated burglary and criminal damaging after he allegedly forced his way into a room at Legacy Inn, 810 High St., and assaulted a man.

Burglary

Stereo equipment valued at $1,100 was taken Dec. 29 from a home in the 400 block of Sunset Boulevard.

Portage County
Kent
Arrests
Heather J. Perkins, 24, of Water Street, was charged with domestic violence Dec. 30 in the 500 block of Water Street.

Drunken driving

Joseph D. Russell, 20, of Hessell Drive, Akron, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated Jan. 1 on Kent-Munroe Falls Avenue.

Andrew O. Klecan, 19, of First Street Northeast, Massillon, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, underage consumption and running a red light Jan. 1 on South Water Street.

Adam A. Paskzkyk, 20, of Arborhurst Circle, Aurora, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and underage consumption Jan. 1 on Haymaker Parkway. Police said he was passed out in the front seat of a car with the engine running and the gear in drive.

Michael S. Schober, 19, of Penfield, N.Y., was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, underage consumption and failing to stop at three stop signs Jan. 1 on North Willow Street.

Ravenna
Drunken driving

Ronald A. Stonaker, 37, of Cleveland Road, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and having a defective headlight Jan. 5 on Cleveland Road and Diamond Streets.

Disorderly conduct

Joshua P. Jones, 28, of North Chestnut Street, was charged with intoxicated disorderly conduct Jan. 1. Police said Jones was lying in middle of Prospect Street, near Main Street, and traffic was forced to maneuver around him.

Stark County
Jackson Twp.
Arrest

Rachel Young, 19, of Concord Street Northwest, was charged Dec. 29 with domestic violence after she allegedly bit a relative's leg in an altercation at her home.

Paul Kegley, 27, of Wertz Avenue Northwest, Canton, was charged with inciting violence, carrying a concealed weapon, having a weapon under disability and possessing a defaced weapon following an altercation Dec. 26 at a Hills and Dales Road Northwest bar.

Roberta Mosey, 65, of Whyem Drive, New Franklin, was arrested on a warrant charging felony theft and forgery. She was stopped by a Summit County sheriff's deputy and turned over to Jackson police for booking Dec. 26.

Timothy Hyde, 32, of Kinloch Court Circle Northwest, was charged Dec. 26 with domestic violence after he allegedly struck and pushed a woman onto a bed three times at his residence.

Burglary

Jewelry, a digital camera and a laptop computer, total value $1,325, were reported stolen Dec. 26 from a 20th Street Northwest home.
Breaking and entering

Someone climbed through an air vent at a Portage Street Northwest car wash Dec. 27 and stole equipment and a bucket of quarters, total value $2,175.

Someone shattered the front door of a Fulton Drive Northwest hair salon Dec. 23-24 and stole a $600 laptop computer.

Theft

A leather coat, saddle bag and other items, total value $2,450, were stolen Dec. 27 from a pickup truck parked at Westfield Belden Village mall.

Lake Twp.
Arrest

Linda Miller, 54, of Thoresby Circle Northwest, charged with domestic violence Dec. 26 after she allegedly hit and scratched a person at her home.

North Canton
Arrest

Alaina Barnes, 22, of Dayton Street, Akron, was charged Dec. 30 with trying to use a voided photocopied prescription form to obtain a dangerous drug at a North Canton pharmacy.

Burglary

Someone entered a Clinton Avenue Southeast home Dec. 25 and stole six pistols and ammunition, total value $2,609, from a gun cabinet.

Theft

Someone stole a coin machine Dec. 19 from a North Main Street laundry. Estimated loss was $2,900. The thief also damaged five washers and four dryers in an effort to get more money.

Plain Twp.
Arrests

Angela Williams, 43, of Long Avenue Northeast, charged with domestic violence Jan. 1 after she allegedly struck a man in the face at her residence.

Trudy Rodriguez, 37, of Sahara Avenue Northeast, was arrested Jan. 1 on a Jackson Township warrant alleging forgery, passing bad checks, theft and obstruction of official business.

Sian Rue, 33, of Zircon Street Northeast, was charged with domestic violence Jan. 1 after she allegedly punched a man in the eye at her home.

Sidney Bell, 40, of Kirby Avenue Northeast, was arrested Dec. 30 on felonious assault and traffic violation warrants.

Sean Patterson, 25, of Schneider Street Northwest was jailed Dec. 27 on domestic violence and assault charges after he allegedly choked two women during a quarrel at a Pershing Avenue Northeast home.
Robbery

Deputies continued to search for gunmen who robbed a Martindale Road Northeast business Dec. 23.

Uniontown
Arrest

Kenneth Howard, 24, of Cleveland, was charged with assault and vandalism Jan. 1 after he allegedly choked a Cleveland woman at a home on Sprucehaven Street, kicked out rear passenger windows of a Uniontown police cruiser and spit in an officer's face.