Tallmadgeexpress.com - Resident charged with resisting arrest, criminal damaging

Tallmadge -- Police were called to a report of an individual causing damage at a Fernwood Avenue residence on March 10 shortly before 10 p.m. When officers arrived, the complainant showed the officers a hole in the drywall and requested the individual be arrested and removed from the residence. Officers attempted to arrest the individual who resisted. According to the report, the individual was "taken to the ground where he was cuffed after he continued resisting." The suspect complained of a hurt ankle but refused to allow Tallmadge Fire Department to treat him, according to the report. The suspect was taken to the police department, booked on charges of criminal damage and resisting arrest and released. Damage was estimated at $50.

Criminal damaging

March 7. Truck reported damaged: A Deerwood Drive resident reported $750 damage done to his truck doors as a result of "several deep scratches." He told police it could have happened while he was at the Recreation Center or while the vehicle was parked in his driveway, sometime between March 6 at 6:30 p.m. and March 7 at 7 a.m.

Theft

March 8. Bad weather doesn't deter alleged theft: An 18-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man was issued a summons for a theft charge after he was observed removing a semi-auto air pistol from a South Avenue store without paying for it on March 8, according to police reports. A store employee told police he saw the man remove the item from its packaging, conceal it on his person and leave the store without paying. Police issued the man a summons and released him at the scene rather than transporting him to the police department. The air pistol was valued at $69.99.

March 10. Items reported missing from vehicle: The owner of an automotive service on Geneva Avenue reported a vehicle at that site was broken into and items removed sometime between 6 p.m. March 6 and 4 p.m. March 7. According to the complainant, the 1988 Camaro sport coupe has been at his shop for almost one year and he did not have contact information for the owner. Entry was gained into the vehicle by breaking in a passenger window, with damage estimated at $100. The items reported missing were a CD player, valued at $200, and an amp and speaker, valued at $200.

Prohibitions

March 2. Juvenile charged with prohibitions: A 17-year-old Uniontown male was charged with prohibitions after police conducted a traffic stop after they reportedly observed his vehicle weaving in the 100 block of East Avenue March 2 at 8 a.m. According to the report, the juvenile told officers he had been drinking alcohol earlier. Officers reported finding six unopened and two opened and empty beer cans from a 12-pack.

Breaking and entering

March 10. Equipment removed from construction company: The co-owner of a Northeast Avenue construction company reported construction equipment and tools were removed from a storage unit between 8 a.m. March 9 and 7 a.m. March 10. According to report, entry was apparently gained by prying open an overhead door. Among the items reported missing were power tools and a pressure washer. A value of the missing items was not available.

Editor's note: Police News is a sampling of reports filed with the Tallmadge Police Department during the previous week. It is not meant to be all inclusive.