Police News

Police News: Two men charged in separate domestic incidents Aurora -- Two local men were charged with domestic violence after separate incidents. On April 23, a man was arrested in the northwest part of town after officers investigated a report that he...  Read Story.

Police News: Citations are issued for failure to yield to squad Aurora -- Not pulling over for an emergency vehicle resulted in two traffic citations being issued April 20 to a Bainbridge Township man. At 9:25 p.m., police said the man went left of...  Read Story.

OVI Sentences Vitaly I. Kuchuk, 43, of Aurora was found guilty of operating a vehicle while intoxicated Oct. 31, 2007 in Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court. He was sentenced to 10 days in the multiple offenders program. His driver's license was suspended...  Read Story.

Police News: Ice cream business sign damaged to tune of $10,000 Aurora -- A woman who owns an ice cream stand near the intersection of outes 43 and 82 reported that the sign in front of the business had been vandalized. Officers who checked out the...  Read Story.

Police News: Youths just visiting; false report charge levied Aurora -- A call regarding a burglary in progress turned out to be a very different situation. The caller claimed a burglary was in progress at about 2:15 p.m. April 6 on Deepwoods Drive....  Read Story.

OVI Sentences Richard R. Farrow, 26, of Aurora was found guilty of operating a vehicle while intoxicated on Nov. 27, 2007 in Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court. He was sentenced to 20 days in the Glenwood jail. His driver's license was suspended for four...  Read Story.

Police News: Stolen vehicle found in Trumbull County river Aurora -- A vehicle reported stolen March 27 from a Page Road location was recovered March 31 in a river in Newton Township in Trumbull County. Police said the 1999 Mazda owner reported it was...  Read Story.

Ex-WRA teacher convicted by Dorothy Markulis Reporter Hudson -- A former Western Reserve Academy math teacher was found guilty April 1 of communicating sexual acts on the Internet with what he thought was a 12-year-old girl, according to Cuyahoga County...  Read Story.

Police News: Officers nab juvenile who tried to pilfer bicycle Aurora -- Local police officers thwarted the theft of a bicycle March 24 in the Geauga Lake neighborhood. The department received a call from a Moneta Avenue resident who spotted a juvenile...  Read Story.

OVI Sentences Michael T. Schmida, 24, of Aurora, was found guilty of operating a vehicle while intoxicated Aug. 21, 2007, in Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court. He was sentenced to three days in a driver's intervention program. His license was suspended...  Read Story.

Man knocked unconscious during dispute faces charges Aurora -- Officers said an Aurora man was knocked unconscious and later was charged with assault after a fight March 13 at Aurora Commons. The APD received the call at 11:40 p.m. According to...  Read Story.

Ex-teacher pleads guilty to felonies involving minor A former Bedford Chanel High School teacher charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor pleaded guilty March 14 to 11 felony counts. Stephen M. Majercik, 59, of Spinnaker Run in Reminderville,...  Read Story.

Police News: Four are taken for treatment after 3-car crash Aurora -- Four people were taken to area medical facilities after a three-car accident March 5 at 5 p.m. in the 1100 block of West Garfield Road. Police charged an Aurora woman with failure to...  Read Story.

Former teacher pleads guilty to felonies involving minor A former Bedford Chanel High School teacher charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor pleaded guilty March 14 to 11 felony counts. Stephen M. Majercik, 59, of Spinnaker Run in...  Read Story.

Charges filed in pair of local domestic disputes Aurora -- A dispute between a man and woman in the Four Seasons subdivision led to charges against both, according to police. Officers said on March 3 they found a vehicle abandoned at Route 43 and...  Read Story.

Local residents claim vehicles taken; both found Aurora -- A North Carolina man was charged with grand theft after a resident reported his car and some cash was stolen. A Buckingham Drive man told police a friend who was staying at his home Feb. 24 took...  Read Story.

Two cited for OVI after passenger switches seats Aurora -- Two people from Bedford and Aurora were charged Feb. 13 with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and other offenses after a traffic stop. Officers said when the vehicle was stopped for...  Read Story.

Man charged after allegedly struggling with police Aurora -- A Freedom Township man was charged with felonious assault and obstructing official business after an incident Feb. 9 at Barrington Town Square. At about 7:30 p.m., officers were called to a...  Read Story.

Police News: Oil well truck rips down wires; dirt biker nabbed Aurora -- Telephone lines were torn down by an oil well truck in the 1100 block of East Garfield, according to local police. The incident occurred Jan. 30. Police summoned the phone company...  Read Story.

Copper pipes stolen; two hurt in traffic mishap Aurora -- The high value of metal may have contributed to the theft of copper pipe from a vacant home on North Chillicothe Road. Officers reported they checked out the scene Jan. 27 and found entry...  Read Story.