TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS
Work postponed on I-77
AKRON: The Ohio Department of Transportation has postponed highway work on Interstate 77 in Akron this weekend because of expected poor weather.
The work will be delayed one week, the state agency said.
ODOT plans to close lanes and ramps on I-77 and Interstate 76 as it makes pavement repairs along northbound I-77. The work is part of a $2.2 million project to make concrete pavement repairs on the highway. The project is scheduled to be completed by August.
AKRON
Robbery suspect sought
AKRON: Akron police suspect the same man has robbed two Check Into Cash stores since last Saturday.
The latest incident occurred at 496 S. Canton Road about 11:30 a.m. Thursday. A clerk told police a man came into the business and demanded money from the cash drawers and the business safe.
According to police, the suspect — wearing a black mask, black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black Reebok shoes with red lettering — fled out a rear door and jumped into a bright blue Ford Fusion.
Investigators believe the same man also robbed the Check Into Cash at 2174 Romig Road on April 22.
Police described the robber as a light-skinned black or Hispanic man, 5-10 to 6 feet tall, 170 to 200 pounds.
Ward 9 meeting Tuesday
AKRON: City Councilman Mike Freeman will hold a Ward 9 meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, at the Kenmore Community Center, 880 Kenmore Blvd.
A representative from the city’s planning department will discuss recently passed legislation concerning tax abatement. A neighborhood assistance representative will also attend to talk about neighborhood appearance issues.
GREEN
Guilty plea in baseball theft
GREEN: A former Green Little League president pleaded guilty Friday to stealing from the league for his personal use.
Timothy McCloud, 46, of Green, pleaded guilty in Summit County Common Pleas Court to grand theft, a fourth-degree felony. Under an agreement with prosecutors, a money-laundering charge was dismissed.
McCloud will be sentenced May 30 by Judge Christine Croce. He was scheduled to go on trial Monday.
McCloud, investigators found, co-mingled his personal funds with league funds and used more than $27,000 of league funds for his personal use.
Green Little League is a separate organization from Green Baseball Softball Federation, which has been in the community since 1958.
HUDSON
Fireball to light sky
HUDSON: City officials are warning residents to expect a substantial fire mushroom cloud in the sky Saturday night as American Fireworks holds a private fireworks demonstration.
The fireball effect is new and will be demonstrated at the event.
“Do not be alarmed,” the city of Hudson posted on its Facebook page. “This is a compliant, regulated flame effect and the Hudson Fire Department will be on-site, as with all other fireworks shows. A large number of traditional fireworks will also be demonstrated.”
The event is not open to the public, but the fireworks will be visible in the area. American Fireworks is located on Darrow Road.
NORTON
Men wanted in scam
NORTON: City police were looking for two men suspected of hiding a skimmer on a gas pump to steal personal information from credit cards, Beacon Journal news partner News 5 Cleveland reports.
Police told the television station that it’s investigating five reports of theft from a Circle K gas station on Cleveland-Massillon Road.
Other skimming thefts have been reported in Barberton, Tallmadge and Wadsworth.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Eddy Pimental-Vila, 45, of New Jersey, who is facing charges of telecommunications fraud, misuse of a credit card and theft.
SUMMIT COUNTY
Jail stay explained
Ever wonder what it’d be like to be booked into the Summit County Jail? Wonder no more.
The sheriff’s office dedicated a story in the May issue of the Summit County Shield to explaining what happens and posted more than 60 photos on its Facebook page chronicling the process. According to the article, an average of 50 people arrive each day at the corrections facility on East Crosier Street in Akron.
“The shock of being locked up alone in a jail cell can be a very emotional experience for most people,” the article says. “Some react violently; angry at themselves or the system, while others are saddened or simply numbed by this … new environment. Then there are those who are arrested so often that incarceration is commonplace, and the Summit County Jail is all too familiar to them.”
To read the full story and see the photos, go to: http://bit.ly/2pGJ4nI .
Family Fun Day at camp
GREEN: The YMCA’s Camp Y-Noah will host a free Family Fun Day 2-4 p.m. May 7 at 815 Mount Pleasant Road.
Visitors can meet the staff and discover how the 86-year-old camp builds character and creates confidence through activities such as pony rides, canoeing and archery.
To learn more, visit www.gotcamp.org.
STARK COUNTY
Vehicle kills pedestrian
PERRY TWP.: A 76-year-old man who was trying to walk across Whipple Avenue died after being hit by a car Thursday night.
Charles Greenwalt of Perry Township was struck at 9:21 p.m. by a southbound black 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo while he crossed the road just north of 14th Street, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
Greenwalt was treated at the scene by Canton Township Fire and EMS, but later was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital.
There was no crosswalk or intersection in the area where he was struck and alcohol is believed to be a factor involving the pedestrian, the patrol said.
The car was driven by Christopher Barnhouse, 24, of Canton.
The crash remains under investigation.