AKRON
Stolen gun, drugs found
in car during traffic stop
A 17-year-old was arrested Sunday after officers reportedly found a stolen gun and drugs in his car during a traffic stop in the city’s Kenmore neighborhood, police said.
Officers stopped the vehicle at 4 p.m. Sunday near 17th Street Southwest and Ella Court after the car’s registration showed the subject may have been involved in a recent robbery. Police said the driver matched the description of the suspect.
When officers approached the car, they saw a digital scale in plain view and could smell marijuana, police said. The driver told officers he did not have a valid license.
During a search of the car, police said, a stolen handgun, marijuana and an unknown powdery substance were found.
The driver was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, weapons under disability, receiving stolen property and trafficking in drugs. He was transported to the Juvenile Detention Facility.
Shots fired at house;
no one injured
Police said a home south of downtown was struck with gunfire Saturday night.
Officers responded to the 800 block of Boulevard Street for a shots fired call. Police said when they arrived, a 30-year-old man said an unknown person shot into his home while he was inside.
Officers found that the house was struck by numerous bullets, but police said no one was injured. Several shell casings were recovered near the scene.
Gunfire strikes two
East Akron houses
Two homes in the East Akron neighborhood were hit by gunfire Friday night, Akron police said; no one was hurt in either incident.
Police first responded to the 1200 block of McKinley Avenue at about 6:40 for a shots fired call. Police said when they arrived, a 33-year-old woman said shots were fired into her home.
Five people were in the home, including three children, police said. Officers observed several bullet holes in the siding, door and windows of the home.
Officers were called to a separate shots fired call at about 9:22 in the 500 block of Chittenden Street. Police said a 36-year-old woman told officers she was not home when the house was struck.
Police have no suspects in either incident.
COVENTRY TOWNSHIP
Man arrested over meth
and concealed weapon
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office said a man was arrested Friday on a weapons charge after reports he took items out of a home.
The sheriff’s office said it responded Friday to Eastern Road in Coventry Township to reports of a man walking around a vacant rental home and loading items into his truck.
Deputies discovered the man had a handgun and nine rounds of ammunition in his pocket, the sheriff’s office said. The man, who authorities identified as Kyle Seitz, also had methamphetamine, it said.
Seitz, 29, of Medina, was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon and drug abuse-methamphetamine. He was transported to Summit County Jail.
The sheriff’s office said further investigation revealed Seitz removed a window in the back of the home. The homeowner refused to file charges on Seitz, according to the sheriff’s office.
COLUMBUS
Feedback sought for plan
on developmental disabilities
A panel is looking for input to identify problems and needs of Ohioans with disabilities.
The input from a Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council survey will be used to develop the council’s five-year state plan, which will drive the council’s mission to create change that improves independence, productivity and inclusion for people with developmental disabilities and their families in community life.
The survey is directed to three different audiences: people with developmental disabilities; family members and guardians; and professionals and other stakeholders.
The state plan will help in developing specific grant proposals toward relevant projects across Ohio that will positively impact people.
The survey is available at https://tinyurl.com/u9udthm and can be completed through January.