Sheriff’s Report
The following is a sampling of the calls handled by the Geauga County Sheriff's Office April 24 through April 30. In total, the sheriff's office…
The following is a sampling of the calls handled by the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office April 24 through April 30. In total, the sheriff’s office handled 410 calls during this seven-day period.
ANIMAL PROBLEM
April 30
9:44 a.m., Brookview Road, Huntsburg. The neighbors cows are in my yard again. There is one in my yard and one tied up to a tree. Caller didn’t want to stay on the line because the cow was on her porch and she was afraid it was going to kick out her windows. This is an on going problem with the neighbors. The cow is now going towards the back of the neighbors property which backs up to Rt. 322. Deputy advised the homeowner keep the cow in her yard till the husband returns.
FRAUD
April 27
10:48 a.m., Mayfield Road, Claridon. Caller is receiving harassing phone calls from a company alleging she owes them $5,000. The person had my address and social security number. Deputy advised. The complainant received a suspicious phone call from an unknown person requesting money. The complainant was advised this was a scam and not to respond. She was also given advice to prevent further incidents. She was advised to call the Sheriff’s Office if she had any further questions.
POISONING
April 26
3:49 p.m., Equestrian Drive, Burton. Eighteen-month-old drank mineral spirits. He is breathing at this time. He is vomiting. Mother is also on the phone with poison control. He is gagging and coughing. He is not on any medications at this time. He drank it approximately five minutes ago. He ingested approximately a few tablespoons but the mother cannot be sure. Assistance rendered.
SUSPICIOUS
April 25
2:20 p.m., Thwing Road, Chardon. It looks like someone tried to steal something from my garage. There are tire tracks in my yard and things are moved in the garage. Deputy advised. Garage has been broken into, miscellaneous tools and a mini bike are missing.
April 25
6:02 p.m., Old State Road, Hambden. Caller states someone is unloading a tractor and the gate is open. Caller states the gate should not be open, and their are no farm helpers working right now. Owner states that somebody is scrapping the farm equipment off of her property without her permission. The suspects were gone upon arrival; however, they did drag numerous pieces of equipment out of the wooded area and closer to the roadway. Request extra patrol checks.
April 30
1:27 p.m., Ravenna Road, Newbury. A navy blue van with a ladder rack on top was sitting at the end of our long driveway, near the basketball hoop. It headed left down Butternut, unknown which way, when they saw my mother-in-law watching them. This occurred around noon. I am concerned because our house was broken into in January, and there is a warrant for the suspect’s arrest. This vehicle was also seen in the area Monday across the street. Want this on record and will call if the vehicle is seen in the area again. Deputy checked area and was unable to locate vehicle.
THEFT
April 29
6:18 p.m., Valentine Road, Thompson. Caller states that his neighbor has been stealing bricks from him slowly. He made a report with Thompson PD on Monday night but it is still ongoing. He states more bricks have been stolen and that the neighbor is building a fire pit out of them. He does not think that any law enforcement spoke with the neighbor
regarding the incident. Deputy advised. Complainant just wanted to report the same thing he did to Thompson PD two days ago. No further incidents since then.
VANDALISM
April 28
6:26 a.m., Chardon Road, Kirtland City. Several mailboxes vandalized in the area of Thwing Road and Chardon Road coming into Geauga County. Deputy responded to the area and observed several mailboxes which had the doors open and possibly bent and garbage cans that were left out overnight were tipped over. At the time of this report there were no specific complainants.
weapon offense
April 26
7:30 p.m., Ravenna Road, Newbury. Caller believes it is coming from the north. It has been rapid gun fire and now explosions. The caller does not need to meet with a deputy but would like the area checked. Deputy located the gun fire. Spoke with the property owner about the complaint of gunfire and explosions. Property owner stated they were just target shooting, and had shot an exploding target. Property owner stated they thought they were legal to shoot because Great Lakes Outdoors still sells them. Deputy explained to them that they are against the law once the components are mixed together, and also showed them the ORC. Deputy also advised them that they could be charged with a felony.
