Author Archives: Bob Tuneberg

Rocky River Police: Leaf Blower Gone with the Wind

A Glendale Drive resident reports blowing leaves with his leaf blower.  He took a break to answer a phone call and left his blower on the front lawn.  He looked out and saw a female exit from a white panel van and steal his blower and take off in the van which was being driven by another individual.  Rocky River ... Read More »

Rocky River Man Indicted for Rape of Two Teenage Girls

Keith Papalko, 57, of Rocky River, has been indicted for sexual assaulting two teenage girls, ages 15 and 17, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty announced today. The Grand Jury charged Papalko with three counts of Rape, three counts of Kidnapping, four counts of Gross Sexual Imposition, one count of Complicity and one count of Disseminating Matter Harmful to Juveniles. ... Read More »

Ohio Supreme Court Allows Fairview Hospital Helipad

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wed., Nov. 5, that Fairview Hospital may build a helipad on the roof of a new building. In the ruling, the Court states, “Under the current version of the Cleveland zoning ordinances, a helipad is a permitted accessory use for a hospital in a Local Retail Business District. We therefore reverse the judgment of the ... Read More »

NOVEMBER EVENTS AT WESTLAKE PORTER PUBLIC LIBRARY

(Westlake) Following is Westlake Porter Public Library’s November, 2014 calendar of events: Saturdays, November 1 & 29 (10:30-11 a.m.) Mother Goose on the Loose!—An interactive storytime featuring simple books, rhymes, songs and movement. For ages birth-3 with an adult caregiver.   Saturday, November 1 (1-2 p.m.) Look & Feel Your Best Through Color—Image expert and author Dawn Waldrop will teach ... Read More »

Bay Village Police Lead in $526K Fraud Bust

In June of 2010, a Bay Village resident reported her checking account number had been compromised and utilized on a number of fabricated checks.  Those fabricated checks were cashed at local banks by various individuals for a total of $43,000. Bay Village Police Department began an extensive investigation which exposed a much larger fraud enterprise.  Bay Village Police worked cooperatively ... Read More »

Westlake Police: Driver Alters Plates with Magic Marker

Altering your license plates with magic marker will not magically keep you out of trouble! Westlake Police stopped a driver last week who had use Magic Marker to change the expiration date on his license plate. This becomes patently obvious once you are stopped for a traffic violation. The 30-year-old Oberlin man found this out on Oct. 26 at 10:29 ... Read More »

Delinquent Juvenile Arrested in Fairview

A Fairview Park police  officer observed a juvenile riding a bike in the 19700 block of Lorain Rd. While inhaling something from an aerosol can on Oct. 27. A stop was made of the 15 year old North Olmsted resident. A total of three aerosol cans were found on the youth and confiscated. He initially gave a false name to ... Read More »

Rocky River Police: Medical Mystery

Rocky River Police responded to a Wooter Road 911 call last week received from a male reporting his brother unresponsive with unknown problem. Officers arrived to assist along with the fire department. Numerous heroin syringes, drugs and paraphernalia were located. The man was transported to the hospital for a drug overdose. Blame it on the Browns A Rocky River policeofficer ... Read More »

Buckeyes Roll Early Over Illini, Eye MSU

No. 13 Ohio State took care of business by pounding Illinois 55-14 on Saturday night. Now the Buckeyes can finally talk about the game of the year in the Big Ten next week at Michigan State. The Spartans ended a 24-game Ohio State win streak with a 34-24 victory in last year’s conference title game. “The dream was ripped away ... Read More »