Police Reports
Employee allegedly steals food, drink, lawn furniture
Rittman Police Department
June 2 – An employee was fired from a North Main Street store for allegedly stealing $800 worth of food, drink and lawn furniture over the last two months. The case was sent to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.

June 3 – An officer pulled a car over on state Route 57 for speed and discovered the driver had a suspended license. The officer also allegedly smelled marijuana. On a search, the officer reportedly found a marijuana pipe, a grinder and a scale. One of the passengers, a 16-year-old Wadsworth boy, allegedly claimed ownership and was cited. Another passenger, a 16-year-old Wadsworth girl, reportedly had a marijuana pipe in her purse. She was also cited.

June 3 – An officer pulled a vehicle over on Main Street for not staying in the lane and discovered the driver, a 27-year-old Akron woman, had a suspended license and the vehicle was reported stolen in Akron. She was arrested for felony receiving stolen property. A 33-year-old man who was a passenger had an outstanding traffic warrant out of Akron but they declined to pick him up.

June 1 – A 65-year-old Rittman man faces theft of service charges for allegedly dumping wood and paneling from a home remodeling job into a dumpster at Fritz Park.

May 30 – Officers went to a Driftwood Avenue address for a suspected drug overdose. A 22-year-old man was unconscious on the bed and was revived with naloxone. EMS took him to the hospital and he was cited for disorderly conduct.

Doylestown Police Department
June 3 – Police went to a Park Drive address on a noise complaint and allegedly smelled marijuana. The resident turned over some pot and paraphernalia and was cited accordingly.

June 2 – A resident walked in to report someone had tried to open a bank account in his name.

June 1 – Police went to a Howard Street address where a man allegedly refused to leave. He made arrangements for a place to stay and officers provided a ride.

June 1 – A man said he was waling to his car in the library parking lot and was bitten by a dog in the next car. The dog’s owner was cited.

May 31 – Officers were able to find the owner of some horses loose on Calaboone Road.

May 30 – An officer went with an EMS crew on a medical call and allegedly saw marijuana paraphernalia in plain view. The patient was cited.

May 29 – Police got several calls of two huskies running loose in town and one had allegedly injured a caged rabbit. The dogs’ owner was cited for dog at large.

Creston Police Department
May 30 – An officer pulled a vehicle over and cited a passenger for possession of marijuana.

May 30 – A 2-year-old girl wandered away from a South Main Street address. She was found a short time later by a neighbor.

May 29 – Police got a call about a road rage incident on South Main Street. They say evidence shows a vehicle left a McIlvaine Drive address recklessly, pulled onto South Main Street, drove left of center and ran another vehicle off the road.