Public Indecency, Police Dog Takes a Bite: 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. Third time's the charm It took three tries, but Mentor Police and K-9 Officer Titan found a fleeing fugitive on March 25. Officers first spotted Lawrence Seghetti II on Sunday evening while he was driving on Munson Road. When police signaled for Seghetti to stop, he parked his car and ran away, Mentor Police Lt. Tim Allen said. Officers chased him on foot to the Harbor Run complex. During the chase, an officer hurt his knee while trying to scale a fence. When they reached the complex, Titan was called to the area …

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Best of the Blotter

Man Tells Police He Usually Drives at 190 MPH: 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. 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 that he "regularly travels I-480 at speeds of 160 to 190 miles per hour." He added that he prefers to speed around 4 a.m. when few cars are on the …

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