Northfield Village Police Close Racino Theft Case After Learning the Suspect Had Died

A woman who wanted charges filed over a stolen casino voucher learned this week that her case can’t move forward. Northfield Village police found that the suspect had died weeks earlier. Her report was one of three the Northfield Village Police Department logged from Oct. 28 through Nov. 3. The village is in northern Summit County. Theft Suspect in Racino Voucher Theft Died Before the Police Report Was Filed Nov. 3 Shortly before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, a woman came to the Northfield Village police station with a theft complaint. She said a voucher was stolen from her at the Northfield Park Racino on Oct. 11. She told officers the casino had already identified a suspect. That person reportedly agreed to pay the money back. She said she never got the money, and she asked to press charges. Investigators identified the suspect. They then learned the suspect had died on Oct. 20, two weeks before the woman went to police. Officers told her what they found and closed the case. The report does not include the voucher’s amount. Animal Calls Three Dogs Jump on a Woman Early Monday Morning Nov. 2 Just after 7 a.m. Monday, a woman reported that three dogs had jumped on her. Officers were sent to Summit Avenue. At the scene, she told police she was not bitten. She did say the encounter left her shaken. The report doesn’t say who owns the dogs or whether anyone was cited. Noise Complaints Construction Noise Reported on Maple Avenue Before 8 a.m. Oct. 30 Officers on patrol Friday morning answered a noise complaint on Maple Avenue at 7:43 a.m. Police logged the call under the village’s rules on permitted construction hours. Officers opened an investigation. The report doesn’t say what they found or whether anyone got a warning.