Career Criminal

Well, I responded to what was called a theft report at the mall at one of the many small stores. The radio called it a quick change theft (basically when someone takes their change and slips the bill they were paying with back in their pocket as well). So I get there and the chic had come in and picked up a $5 item without even looking at it, attempted to pay with a $100 bill, and slipped the bill back in her purse after distracting the cashier. Great, a report. Well, while standing talking, we found out that the same person had just committed the offense at another store in the mall. We rushed to find her and were able to. She stated she didn't realize that she hadn't paid. Yeah, right...that's why she did it twice back to back. She was arrested for theft and taken back to the department. She had given me an id that said she was from Tennessee and said she was born in Somalia. I ran the i.d. and it said the owner was born in Jamaica. Caught! So I confronted her and figured out everything she had told me thus far was a lie. I searched her stuff and found about 20 receipts from mall stores....each with very small purchases ($2-5) made with large bills ($50 or $100) Looks like she hit quite a few places. As I'm going through the purse, I found in total $1,245 in cash...mostly $20 bills, but in groups near $100 (her change from each purchase). She continued to lie to me about who she was and still don't know if the name i booked her under was correct. She has a warrant out of SC, lives in Georgia (the state), and is randomly in Cincinnati. She was full of it. So, I've been working on contacting all the stores that she had receipts for and found four that could confirm they were $100 short and remember her being there and paying with $100 bill. I have many to go and am trying to apply as many charges as possible to keep her in jail, where she needs to be. I seized the cash and receipts as evidence which she didn't like, because she was planning on using the cash to pay her bail. She was then taken downtown to the justice center after calling her friends and speaking in a foreign language....telling them the name and birth date that she had given me so they could find her. Her friend did not know her name when he called. Imagine that. She'll just get to stay in jail till her identity is confirmed. Lots of paperwork and plenty more on follow-up to be done.

Hit-Skip Auto Accident

Well, my cousin was riding with me this Sat. night. Not much happened till I said I wanted to get into something. Then we roll up to a light with a bunch of cars honking their horns...as if honking their horn is going to tell me exactly what the problem is. Out of the corner of my eye, I see a guy in the middle of the street. I figured everybody was honking at him...right? Wrong. I got him out of the roadway and started questioning him, only to find he had been in an auto accident nearby and the other guy fled. He was chasing the car on foot and another car was following the fleeing vehicle. (this turns out to be the honking culprit.) So I put out a radio broadcast for the car and a possible plate. Turns out the guy following him calls 911 and another jurisdiction ends up catching up to them and stopping the guy. He was driving under suspension, which is why he fled. That would just be a ticket. Now because he fled, he got arrested, the car towed, and got 3 tickets that are mandatory court appearance including a 6 point license violation (leaving the scene of an auto accident), and two other tickets, where if found guilty of all 3 will be another automatic suspension due to points on his license for him. Looks like it was a bad choice to flee. Oh...and his wife and baby were in the car with him. Fleeing from the scene of an auto accident is a pet peeve of mine. I'll nail you if I can find you...which I frequently do. I have a better win than lose record when it comes to that.

Greek Isles Restaurant

Greek Isles 7037 Yankee Rd., Liberty Township, OH 45044

Since Josh made a blog about it, I figured I would too. Two words...fantastic. Seriously, the service was impeccable, as we dealt with the owner of the place. The food was great...nothing I tried did I dislike. I had a bite of a gyro, a spicy sausage and peppers on flatbread (Loukaniko), and a bite of a chicken one. Then I had a chocolate covered baclava...heaven. I have every intention on going back to this place...probably several times. The owner does this restaurant as a stress relief from his "real job", and I thank him for it. He seems like he really just wants people to enjoy his food and have a good time. We did just that. He was great, the food was great. The place wasn't big, and turned out to be much better than I expected. He definitely knows how to get repeat business, though I dont think he cares about that for the money...just a long as you come back because you like it. I plan to tell many friends (called one on my way out of the place). Konstantine Karvelas, keep up the great work.

OVI/DUI

Got myself another OVI. I was working laser on the highway...when I got a 71 mph hit in a 50 mph zone. Went after him. After I caught up, I noticed heavy weaving in his lane, almost striking the barrier wall several times. Pulled him over when I found an ok spot. I immediately could smell alcohol in his truck and was informed by dispatch that they had put out a call regarding this truck driving recklessly. The driver, hispanic, handed me a Mexican ID and told me his name...which did not match the ID. He stepped out to perform some tests. When asked if he had been drinking...his reply wasn't what I expected. "Yes sir, I had 6-7 beers. I drank too much to drive." B...e...a...utiful. Made my life simple. He failed what tests he could perform and was arrested. Found an open can of beer in the truck, and towed it. He submitted to the breath test and blew a 0.194, 0.08 is the legal limit. He signed all the paperwork in the name he said he was, not what was on the id. When signing the last document, he signed the ID name accidentally. I ended up throwing the book at him (not literally). I charged him with speeding, marked lane violations, driving without a license, OVI (dui), the breath test violation, having an open container in a vehicle, and obstructing official business for lying about his name. I then called immigration who said they would send a detainer to deport him once we were done with our charges on him. Justice served.
Today's lesson: Don't lie to cops...it angers them.

Total time from traffic stop to done with all paperwork 3.5 hours (2.5 hrs overtime). This does not include the hour it will take to transport him to the county jail.

Burglary?

Responded to a report of a possible burglary (where someone enters a home that is reasonable to believe nobody is home with the intent to steal). A citizen reported seeing a young black male enter a residence through a window on the side of the house. The citizen knew that it was a hispanic family living in the residence. Myself and another car were right around the corner. I went to one side of the house, he went to the other. I located an open window on my side, and drew my firearm. Just as I did this, A head and arms come out of the window of a black male. He had not seen me yet, so I'm sure when he lifted his head to see a cop and a gun barrel 5 ft away, he was surprised. I was able to "persuade" him the rest of the way out of the window and onto the ground. My other officer heard my "persuasion" and came around, helping me to secure him in cuffs and take him away. As I was going to search the residence, two young hispanic females came to the window to see what was going on. Turns out there were 4 people in the house.(14 year old female, 12 year old female, and two younger kids) The parents were away. The black male apparently was dating the 12 year old (he was 14; but taller than me), but the father did not like him. He didnt want neighbors to see him go in the house...afraid the dad might find out. Didn't work for him. He almost got shot, dad found out, and his father found out as I took him home in my cruiser. His dad wasnt happy cops brought him home.
So....what lesson did we learn?