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Man Living in Woods, Taco Bell Rage: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police reports. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. STRONGSVILLE: Man Found Living in Woods A fire led officials to discover someone has been living in the woods. Firefighters were called to smoke on the east side of the building about 9:40 a.m. May 3 and reported to police that there was someone living there. Officers located a man walking to the area, who admitted to having a fort and cooking. They said he believed he had gotten permission to camp there. He agreed to gather up his belongings and move on.  That same day, a witness reported a homeless man washing his clothes in the …

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Note Used to Rob Walmart, Failed Pizza Robbery, Drunk Man Tased: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.  Drug Thieves Scamming Stow Businesses The Stow-Glen Retirement Village reported dozens of missing pain pills to Stow Police April 3. The retirement complex management told police that more than 30 100-milligram pills of Oxycotin, more than 30 80-milligram Oxycodone pills and 17, 15-milligram Oxycontin pills were found missing from a medicine cart, according to Stow Police. Failed Robbery At about 12:20 a.m. Friday morning, a masked man attempted to rob Papa John's Pizza; however, the business — located at 1630 …

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Spit Flies at Walmart; Death Threats Over iPod: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. • STRONGSVILLE PATCH: Turning lemonade stands into scrap metal It was like stealing candy from a baby.  A child's lemonade stand was snapped up by a trash-picker when she left it unattended for a few minutes March 10. A report said some kids on Barton Drive set up the stand during the nice weather on Sunday. About 5:30 p.m., a girl left the metal table on the treelawn and went into the house for a minute. When she returned, the table was gone — apparently grabbed by a "scrapper" looking for valuable items in the …

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Drunken Teen Driver Busted With Boxed Wine: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Driving the Tour de Franzia: On Dec. 21, officers pulled over a car for weaving in its lanes on Graham Road, according to a Stow police report. A 17-year-old from Independence was driving and had a passenger, also 17, from Independence, in the car, the report stated. Officers asked the driver to perform a breath test, and she blew at 0.107. The legal limit is 0.08. Officers also found a box of Franzia wine in the car, the report stated. Police charged the driver with drunken driving, prohibitions, curfew and …

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Man Tells Police He Usually Drives at 190 MPH: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. I can go faster — A man from Windham left no doubt about his need for speed this month after Twinsburg Police arrested him. Police stopped 49-year-old Joseph Emrick around 3 a.m. on Nov. 4 after clocking his vehicle at 115 miles per hour on Interstate 480. He was weaving across the highway and still accelerating. According to the police report, Emrick told officers that he "regularly travels I-480 at speeds of 160 to 190 miles per hour." He added that he prefers to speed around 4 a.m. when few cars are on the …

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Breaking Into a Business for $30: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Breaking in for $30 — A 60-year-old Cleveland Heights man was arrested for breaking in and vandalizing multiple businesses in the Cedar-Lee district. Police said Michael Moore smashed a window at The Stone Oven at 4:30 a.m. Aug 2 to get to the register. He got away with a grand total of $30. Moore is also accused of breaking into The Wine Spot. Police are investigating his involvement in six other incidents. He is being held in the Cuyahoga County Jail on two $10,000 bonds. Immediate admission — Solon Police did …

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Bedford Bear is Back & Man Passed Out with a Sex Toy: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Guess who's back — A Solon resident returned from a camping trip to find a large intruder — the Bedford Bear. She saw the region's most famous bear wandering around her small farm a week ago and sent a few photos to her local Patch site. After taking the pictures, she saw it cross Brainard Road. People in Solon, Bedford and Warrensville Heights have reported bear sightings for the past month. The six-foot-tall bear climbed up a tree Sept. 4 near a Solon apartment complex. What's in his lap? — A Stoney Ridge Road …

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Boxer Brief Bandit & Windshield Destroyer: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the most bizarre police reports from departments across the region

Here are this week's weirdest police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Eventful day in the Falls — Cuyahoga Falls Police responded to two bizarre calls on July 12. First, a Discount Drug Mart security guard saw a man place several items in his bag and walk out of the store. The guard stopped him and found that the man tried to take undershirts, boxer briefs, socks and several groceries. Police cited him for theft. That night, a woman told police she saw a man masturbating in the PetSmart parking lot. She got his license plate number, but he had driven off by the time police arrived. …

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Bottle Smashing & Stolen Sex Toys: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports from departments across the region

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Bottle to the face — A Broadview Heights woman admitted to taking matters — and a beer bottle — into her own hands on July 4 at Sassy's Bar & Grill in Twinsburg. Sallia Martin said she smashed a bottle in another patron's face after the victim and friends laughed at someone in her group. The men had laughed at way the girlfriend of Martin's grandfather danced at the bar. Martin, 19, was charged with felonious assault and underage consumption. Her grandfather's girlfriend was also charged with providing alcoholic …

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Security Guard Punched & a 'Cleaning Lady': Best of the Blotter

The most bizarre police reports from departments throughout Northeast Ohio.

Northeast Ohio police departments have been busy with plenty of outlandish offenses. Here are the weirdest reports of the week. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. A punch and a lie: Shuree Jefferson had an eventful day at Great Lakes Mall in Mentor. Police said the Cleveland woman attempted to leave Dillard's without paying for more than $1,100 worth of clothes. When a security guard tried to stop her, she punched him in the chest. She also knocked over some clothing racks in the process. When officers questioned her, the 34-year-old claimed to be half her age. Fingerprints later showed she was no teenager. She was arraigned Friday in Mentor Municipal Court. She will again appear in court …

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