best of the blotter: stun guns, pizza, bus people, and turtles

TRAFFIC DELAY, RICHMOND ROAD: Traffic was slowed down Sept. 20 when a large snapping turtle was seen trying to cross Richmond, south of Meadow Wood Boulevard. Officers were unable to locate the turtle.

THEFT, SOM CENTER ROAD: A Solon woman, 45, was arrested Sept. 24 at Marc’s after a store employee noticed her switching price tags in one of the Closeout aisles on about $40 worth of merchandise, including mirrors, socks, soap and 10 pounds of nectarines. 

DISTURBANCE, WEST 117TH STREET: Officers stopped by a local fast food restaurant after a group of men threatened to shoot up the place because their order had been botched Sept. 20.
The group left before officers arrived.
Employees at the restaurant requested special attention for the area, but said they hadn't taken the threat seriously.

ANIMAL ABUSE, COVE AVENUE: Several boys were terrorizing a squirrel, prompting a nearby man to yell at them. Soon enough, their mother also came out and yelled at them.
Officers noted the squirrel seemed fine and ran away.

SUSPICION, DETROIT AVENUE: A concerned resident phoned in a report of a suspicious-looking man standing on the corner of Bunts Road Sept. 20. Officers questioned him, but he said he was just waiting for the bus.

ANIMAL-AT-LARGE, RIDGEWOOD AVENUE: Police received a report shortly after 11:30 a.m. Sept. 18 “Lou-Lou the pig” was loose again. Dispatchers attempted to contact the owner but there was no answer, and police arriving on the scene reported the pig had gone back into the house of its own volition.

ANIMAL, EAST UNION: A caller complained that animals were near Medina High School at about 3:40 p.m. Sept. 19. An officer responded to the area, but saw only plastic coyotes that had been placed in the area to scare away geese. The location was cleared.
A passerby reported seeing "a very large animal" that was "eating another animal" on Pearl Road by GFS about 1 a.m. Sept. 21.
The animal seemed aggressive and snarled when he walked by, a report said.
Police found the animal, which was a dog, and its prey, which was a pizza.
A report said the white German shepherd had been seen in the area over the last few days and runs when anyone approaches.
It has not been reported missing, but appears to be wearing a collar and dragging part of a leash.


IMPAIRED DRIVING/CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON, CHURCH STREET: When a Chagrin Falls man, 50, called his lawyer on the evening of Sept. 23 seeking legal advice on his arrest, he was unable to use the “cell phone” police found in a nylon holder strapped to his hip. That’s because it was not a cell phone at all, but a Kelon Super Voltage Self-Defense Stun Gun, made to resemble a phone, except for the two electrical prongs sticking out of the top. Police also found a hatchet and three large survival and military knives in his 1985 Chevy Cavalier, as well as a walking stick that turns into a sword. Officers said they had watched him run two stop signs at West Washington and Water streets before they pulled him over and detected a strong odor of alcohol. Efforts to secure a sample on the Breathalyzer machine were unsuccessful. Bond was set at $500 on each charge.