Sheriff’s Report
The following is a sampling of the calls handled by the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office Feb. 9-15, 2018. In total, the sheriff’s office handled 330 calls during this seven-day period.
CITIZEN ASSIST
Feb. 13
11:19 a.m., Munn Road, Newbury. A lady is here to purchase items off of a Craigslist post. She is here now to purchase an ottoman. She just came to look at it and now she went crazy in my living room. She took an Uber to get here. Not sure on who she is. She is banging on the front porch. She keeps asking me if I’m on drugs. She has a large purse with her. The mailman is here trying to deliver mail. There is Jeep Wrangler and a Honda civic in the driveway. She is leaning on the cars now. She came into my house and was demanding my stuff for about $5. She threw her stuff all over and then went outside. She is at the end of the driveway. Deputy advised. Party showed up in an Uber to look at furniture. The Uber driver left and the other party had to wait for a ride from her husband.
SUSPICIOUS
Feb. 9
10:52 p.m., Clay St., Huntsburg. Just south of Huntley, there is a bicycle in the ditch on the west side of the road. No one around, only deer tracks. Deputy located the bike with no one around. Spoke to the neighbor who advised it was not hers but most likely Amish girls who left it there. She advised every once and a while she noticed one left out. The bike was leaned up against the tree off the roadway.
11:23 p.m., Tavern Road, Parkman. Caller’s two young daughters were walking home and were followed by a pick-up truck. They are now home, but the truck keeps driving back and forth in front of the house. Deputy advised. Subject had water in his gas and mixed in a few bottles of HEET to remove the water. He was driving up and down this stretch hoping the hills would help mix the HEET and the gas to get the water out. After advising the complainant, the complainant advised he thought he recognized the truck.
Feb. 10
1:17 a.m., Washington St., Auburn. Caller states there has been strange activity going on at the old West Tire building. He just saw someone running down the steps out of the building, jump into an SUV and take off. Caller states his vehicle has been broken into in the past and he has noticed suspicious activity going on at this building. Caller would like to meet with a deputy and have the area checked. Caller states he is willing to put up cameras to monitor the area if necessary.
Feb. 14
4:40 p.m., Renaissance Court, Auburn. While caller was jogging, a vehicle tried to hit him. Vehicle was speeding and swerved toward the caller. Driver lives down the road. Caller confronted the driver who admitted to purposely swerving toward caller. Caller was not injured but would like to speak with a deputy. Deputy spoke with complainant. He wants incident on record only and does not want to speak to the other party. Complainant is going to report the incident to the Home Owner’s Association and wants incident filed since this persons speeds through the development.
