Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. I can go faster — A man from Windham left no doubt about his need for speed this month after Twinsburg Police arrested him. Police stopped 49-year-old Joseph Emrick around 3 a.m. on Nov. 4 after clocking his vehicle at 115 miles per hour on Interstate 480. He was weaving across the highway and still accelerating. According to the police report, Emrick told officers …

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Taking toys — Something was a little different about a theft last week on Lawrence Court in Kent.The list of items stolen from residents over a two-day span at Silver Meadows Apartments included laptops, HD TVs and other electronics that typically fill police reports. A box full of sex toys was also on that list.The Pure Romance toys accounted for $800 of the $3,000 …

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Blame it on technology: A Broadview Heights woman overlooked her .111 blood-alcohol content level on Aug. 26 when she explained to Westlake Police why she drove the wrong way on Interstate 90.Who deserved the blame? Her GPS, of course.That's what 26-year-old Jacqueline Kovach told police after she was stopped at 2:34 a.m. Police arrested her for drunk driving, an …

Here are this week's weirdest police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Repeat offender — It took just three hours for a Westlake man to achieve the unthinkable. Police arrested him twice in 180 minutes for driving under the influence.First, police stopped him at 2:37 a.m. on Columbia Road for his erratic driving. His blood-alcohol content level was .144 at that point. His license was automatically suspended. He was released to his …

Here are this week's weirdest police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Eventful day in the Falls — Cuyahoga Falls Police responded to two bizarre calls on July 12.First, a Discount Drug Mart security guard saw a man place several items in his bag and walk out of the store. The guard stopped him and found that the man tried to take undershirts, boxer briefs, socks and several groceries. Police cited him for theft.That night, a woman told …

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Bottle to the face — A Broadview Heights woman admitted to taking matters — and a beer bottle — into her own hands on July 4 at Sassy's Bar & Grill in Twinsburg.Sallia Martin said she smashed a bottle in another patron's face after the victim and friends laughed at someone in her group. The men had laughed at way the girlfriend of Martin's grandfather danced at the …

Here are this week's head-scratching police calls and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Pay your way with weed — When it's time to pay a taxi driver, money and drugs are all the same, right?Jacob Bruckner, a 38-year-old of Massillon, rationalized as much on June 27 when a driver took him to a Holiday Inn near Bath Township. He owed the driver $24 and said he would go get some money from the hotel.When he returned, Bruckner handed over $15 and small bag of …

As temperatures climb in Northeast Ohio, the amount of bizarre incidents reported to police departments is rising, too. Here are some of this week's weird calls and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.Pricey panties stolen: It appears that an undergarment thief made a clean getaway from SouthPark Mall in Strongsville.According to a police report, someone stole about 150 pairs of panties from a display table on June 23 at the mall's Victoria's Secret location. …

It seems there's no alleged crime too bizarre to occur in Northeast Ohio. Here are some of this week's weird calls and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.Driving through a neighborhood: An 18-year-old Avon Lake man faces drunk driving charges from an incident that caused damage to a home, a garage and a car.Westlake Police said William Muller drove his 1991 Ford pickup truck into a garage and car Tuesday morning on Bradley Road. About 15 minutes later, a …

Northeast Ohio police departments have been busy with plenty of outlandish offenses. Here are the weirdest reports of the week. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. No mani-pedi here: Charles Swinney wouldn't take 'no' for an answer when it came to his nails.Mentor Police say the 43-year-old Cleveland man went into Asian Nails after several drinks and became irate when employees refused to give him a manicure and pedicure. He had a duffel bag with him and continually reached into it during the confrontation. That made four or five people scurry…

Her call, her arrest: Tara Lynn Silk's incomplete call to Stow Police led to officers finding drug paraphernalia at a home in the 4100 block of Stow Road. Silk had essentially called the police on herself.Police arrested Silk upon arrival because she had a failure-to-appear warrant out for her arrest, stemming from a May 17 court date for driving under suspension. She also received charges for a glass marijuana water bong, a used marijuana pipe, a black plate with white powder, residue and a straw.Officers also found a 22-inch hunting knife with a 7-inch blade, according to the report. Silk …

Northeast Ohio police departments have been busy with plenty of outlandish offenses. Here are the weirdest reports of the week. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. A punch and a lie: Shuree Jefferson had an eventful day at Great Lakes Mall in Mentor.Police said the Cleveland woman attempted to leave Dillard's without paying for more than $1,100 worth of clothes. When a security guard tried to stop her, she punched him in the chest. She also knocked over some clothing racks in the process.When officers questioned her, the 34-year-old claimed to…

Here are some of this week's weird calls and charges from Northeast Ohio. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Sprayed cab customer: An intoxicated Brecksville man refused to pay his cab driver, and got pepper sprayed for it.The driver told police the man failed to pay his bill on May 17 and had threatened him twice. The driver sprayed the man once in the car and again when the man exited the taxi and kicked it.The man kept making threats once police arrived. He was eventually charged with menacing, petty theft and disorderly conduct by …

It seems there's no alleged crime too bizarre to occur in Northeast Ohio. Here are some of this week's weird calls and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Threatening Words: Though an Akron man returned the clothing he tried to steal from Walmart, he still ended up in a Fairlawn Police cruiser. He also had some threatening words for the arresting officer.Derek Sampson, 50, tried to walk out of Walmart in Fairlawn on May 13 with three pairs of shorts. When a security officer confronted him, Sampson returned the items. Officers arrested…

There's no shortage of bizarre police calls and charges in Northeast Ohio. We'll gather the zaniest of the region each Sunday in this Best of the Blotter column. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities.Questioned in the Nude: Twinsburg Police didn't learn much about a stolen-money accusation on May 3, but they were exposed to a naked man.The unexpected showing occurred during officers' second trip to the Warren Parkway residence that day. Police came earlier because a woman was screaming for help outside. She was being chased by the naked man's …