Police Arrest 62-Year-Old for Urinating Alongside Highway: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

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. Gotta go — Solon Police arrested a 62-year-old Garfield Heights man on Nov. 17 on U.S. 422, but not for his activity behind the wheel. The sight of Samuel L. Holcombe urinating on the side of the highway led to his drunken-driving arrest. According to the police report, an officer saw Holcombe get out of his truck and stagger to the side of the road to relieve himself. He was soon arrested and taken to Solon Jail. His .221 breathalyzer result was nearly three times over the legal limit. Sharp shoplifting — A sharp…

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Ed Fisher

8:52 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

touchy there, sonny boy ? learn to express yourself with more than just "you guys" and you may be better understood. or maybe not.   more ›

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Sex Toys & Lizards Stolen from Apartment: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

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 worth of goods taken from the one of the apartments. Three lizards, each worth $60, were also stolen.   All about the cake — Though two co-workers …

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Melissa Hebert

12:42 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012

Paul, an example of "disguised" profanity is when people use symbols such as $ or @ to substitute for letters in profane/obscene words. It's a violation of the Terms of Use.   more ›

Police Escort 'Pregnant' Man Out of Mall: Best of Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

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. He's pregnant? — A man entered Ann Taylor at SouthPark Mall on Oct. 16 to tell workers that he was pregnant — with triplets. An employee quickly called security on the man. A report said he was wearing earrings and carrying a pink backpack and black purse. Mall security asked the man to leave, then escorted him out. Caught in the act — Employees at Portage Towers in Cuyahoga Falls figured a man had been doing something illegal in the apartment complex, but they didn't know it involved defecation. The workers set …

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Woman Tries Hiding Weed in Underwear: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

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. Weed in underwear — A Kent woman learned on Oct. 11 that there simply is no good place for hiding drugs. Twinsburg Police pulled over 23-year-old Angelina Vinciguerra on Interstate 480 for littering, but immediately smelled marijuana coming from the car. She denied having the drug despite police noticing her heavy breathing and purse clutching. As police prepared to have a dog sniff for evidence, Vinciguerra was seen moving the marijuana from her purse to her underwear. An officer asked her to remove it before …

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Motorist Blames Drunken Driving on Raccoon: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

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. Raccoon's fault — A Hiram woman tried blaming her alleged drunken driving on a raccoon Oct. 6, but Solon Police would not buy that excuse. A caller observed 24-year-old Mikaela Johnson driving along the grassy median of U.S. 422 at 1:30 a.m. Her car had flat tires, driver's-side damage and a missing rearview mirror. Johnson told officers that her car was damaged after hitting a raccoon, but officers were unable to locate the animal. She registered a .148 blood-alcohol level. She was arrested and charged with …

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Boxer Brief Bandit & Windshield Destroyer: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the most bizarre police reports from departments across the region

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 police she saw a man masturbating in the PetSmart parking lot. She got his license plate number, but he had driven off by the time police arrived. …

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Underwear Thieves Escape: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports from departments across the region

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. The panties are collectively valued at $1,362. Police have named no suspects. More VS bandits: A week earlier, the Victoria's Secret at Summit Mall …

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Naked Man, Pink Purse & Concealed Drugs: Best of the Blotter

The week's strangest police reports from departments throughout Northeast Ohio.

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 roommate, who believed the woman had stolen $1,000 from the apartment. When police returned with questions, the garment-free man said no one had taken …

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