Jan. 6-12, 2023
The following is a sampling of the calls handled by the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office Jan. 6-12, 2023.
911 PROBLEM
Jan. 9
12:06 a.m., Main Market Road, Parkman. Text to 911. 2011 KIA Sorento, dark black tint, no tag, going down 422 heading to Cleveland. Person in passenger seat is in danger. Texter says no weapons. No intoxication. Driver trying to take phone. Caller got into car willingly until she found out driver was trying to set her up. Driver keep turning the music up. Texter had her family call and say they need her and she kept going. No weapons, driver has mental problems. Driver scared of the dude she talked to and they are headed to his house. Deputies pulling car over. They will take you. TCSO called to located texter, told mother she was forced into a vehicle by another female. Parties separated for the night. Driver issued a criminal summons for drug paraphernalia.
AGENCY ASSIST
Jan. 10
3:03 p.m., Madison Road, Montville. JFS removed three children from this home recently and one of the minors told the JFS worker her father “grows big marijuana plants” in the shed behind their home. They would like a call from a deputy.
CITIZEN ASSIST
Jan. 9
3:23 p.m., Bean Road, Munson. Caller would like to make a report on someone using her son’s name to file tax returns. Caller already reported incident to feds and wanted incident on file. IR given along with additional advice.
CITIZEN DISPUTE
Jan. 11
12:57 p.m., Kinsman Road, Newbury. Issues with an employee causing damage to a customer’s property. Employee is on his way back to the office to be reprimanded. A worker took a truck and equipment to Cleveland to trim trees for the power lines. Worker did not go to location, but instead went to the west side of Cleveland to do a side job, private work with the company truck and equipment. Employee got the truck stuck in yard and called foreman to pull him out. Employee drove the truck back to the shop and left it in back. Left the business without speaking to the owners.
DISABLED VEHICLE
Jan. 6
9:44 p.m., Thwing Road, Kirtland. Observed disabled vehicle on Thwing. Two juveniles were in the vehicle and a 14-year-old female had her pants pulled down. No sexual act was observed. Driver stated he was lost and female was on her period. Both parents were contacted and female’s parent elected to pick her up.
FRAUD
Jan. 11
10:47 p.m., Old State Road, Parkman. Son is receiving threatening texts from a female he met through a mutual friend. People texting are advising he must send $700 to them immediately or they are going to post bad photos of him on social media. No threats made Caller advised this is an ongoing scam. Advice given.
HARASSMENT
Jan. 12
7:38 p.m., Burton Windsor Road, Burton. Caller stated his fiancé’s ex-boyfriend was contacting her through various forms of social media. Caller advised his fiancé would have to be complainant. Caller then stated ex-boyfriend to a Facebook message he had sent to him a few weeks ago. Requested IR at this time.
SUSPICIOUS
Jan. 6
10:19 a.m., Butternut Road, Burton. Four Black males have entered the church requesting prayer and money. Caller walked outside to act like she was getting the mail so she could call. She just said they are making her nervous. They are leaving; no money exchanged. They didn’t do anything. Nothing criminal took place. Male in question has been doing this at multiple churches in the Geauga County area.
Jan. 8
5:45 p.m., Butternut Road, Burton. Caller states two Black males in their 20s keep disrupting church and they are now calling members asking for money. Males are now telling members they are racist because there are no African American members. Caller does not want them contacted, just wants the incident on record. Caller advised males began wandering around during the service and were calling people racist. Caller did not want anyone contacted so the matter doesn’t get worse. Caller advised to call back if males return and continue to cause issues.
Jan. 10
4:18 p.m., Leggett Road, Montville. Unknown white male, about 5 foot 10, unkept, clean shaven opened the door to the home. 16-year-old male pulled the 9mm on him and the male left in an older green Honda Civic. Son has firearm put away and caller’s father is home with him now. Caller on way home from Madison. Vehicle just seen parked in Hartsgrove. Caller called back and states male is in her Facebook friends and her son has confirmed him as the male. ACSO will attempt to located vehicle in question. Fictitious plates. Ashtabula was out with subject and vehicle Jan. 7.
THEFT
Jan. 6
4:37 p.m., Auburn Road, Auburn. Caller needs to make a report for theft that occurred earlier today. Caller saw on his camera that a female took several items from his garage. Deputy advised. See report.
7:04 p.m., Kile Road, Claridon. Caller stating there are several items missing from her house. Believes someone stole the manual to her furnace. Deputies located the manual for her.
Jan. 9
6:24 p.m., Kenny Drive, Hambden. Caller came home to find her EZ 380 missing from safe, does not have serial number. Caller advised the pistol was stolen from her safe by her ex.
TPO VIOLATION
Jan. 12
6:39 a.m., Merritt Road, Munson. Inmate in the Geauga County Jail here for a pending felony CPO violation trial violated the CPO by sending the protected party a letter from the jail. Jail advised to block further letters. Call clear for felony charges.
VANDALISM
Jan. 6
8:11 a.m., Campton Ridge Drive, Chardon. Caller would like to report his Christmas mat at his front door was cut in half and turned around. Does not need to see a deputy, would just like to make deputies aware. Extra patrol requested.
