Stow Police Log Murder Arrest, Armed Robbery Among 73 Reports Over Two Weeks

A murder arrest on Vira Road is the headline entry in Stow’s latest police logs. The Summit County city recorded 73 incidents between Oct. 20 and Nov. 2. Its other cases range from an armed robbery to a dog bite. These details come from two weekly media logs released by the Stow Police Department. Each log shows the type of incident, the street, the charges and the outcome. Narratives are not included, and many cases list no outcome yet. Major Cases Vira Road Murder Arrest Stow officers arrested a suspect in a murder case on Oct. 28. The incident on Vira Road was entered at 5:23 p.m. Beyond the charge and the arrest, the log offers no further information. Armed Robbery Before Dawn East Steels Corners Road was the scene of an aggravated robbery at 3:40 a.m. on Nov. 2. The log lists use of a deadly weapon. Receiving stolen property also appears in the case. Its outcome was not recorded. Loaded Gun in a Vehicle A traffic area at Graham Road and Kings Mill Boulevard produced a weapons arrest on Oct. 31. Officers charged someone with transporting a loaded firearm improperly in a vehicle. Marijuana possession was added to the case. Assault and Extortion Graham Road was also the site of an assault arrest on Oct. 28 at 12:50 p.m. Separately, someone reported extortion or blackmail on Norton Road. That incident is dated Oct. 22. Domestic Violence Cases Arrests on Mac Drive and Marcella Avenue The most serious domestic case came on Mac Drive at 11 p.m. on Oct. 24. Charges there include strangulation and two counts of domestic violence. Officers also listed a drone activation with the case. Marcella Avenue produced two separate domestic arrests. The first, on Oct. 31, included aggravated menacing. The second followed on Nov. 1 with a charge of knowingly causing physical harm. Other Domestic Reports Colony Park Place and Cox Drive each had domestic reports late on Oct. 23. Charges in the Cox Drive case include unauthorized use of a vehicle and vehicle trespass. Intoxicated disorderly conduct was also listed. North Norman Drive had a threat of force report on Oct. 27. Dresher Trail and North Gilwood Drive each had cases that were closed. On Lakeview Boulevard, an Oct. 29 report lists the victim as reluctant. One domestic violence report made in this window dates to May 1, 2023. That older case is on Kent Road. Protection Orders Officers arrested someone for violating a protection order at Graham Road and Leewood Road on Oct. 23. A second violation on Graham Road on Oct. 26 was closed. Sex Offense Reports Stow police took three sex offense reports. An Orchard Drive case involves gross sexual imposition with a victim younger than 13. That incident is listed as starting Jan. 1, 2024. Darrow Road had a report on Oct. 24 of sexual battery by a parent or guardian, along with domestic violence. Evelynton Place West had a report on Oct. 31 with no charge listed. None of the three shows an outcome. Threats and Harassment Kenneth Road had the most involved harassment case. The Oct. 24 report lists menacing by stalking, criminal trespass and telecommunications harassment. An Oct. 23 arrest on Scarlet Lane included aggravated menacing and intoxication. Phone or electronic harassment was reported on King Drive and Fishcreek Road. Graham Road had a closed aggravated menacing case on Oct. 26. Kent Road had a stalking or menacing report dated Sept. 30. Impaired Driving and Drugs Two High OVI Arrests Two Stow drivers blew above .170, more than twice the legal limit in Ohio. Police stopped the first at 1:29 a.m. on Oct. 22. Along with OVI, that driver faces charges of driving under suspension and having an open container. Only GPS coordinates are given for the stop. The second arrest came at 12:02 a.m. on Oct. 28. It happened at East Steels Corners Road and Wyndham Ridge Drive. One more OVI report was taken at East Steels Corners Road and Hudson Drive on Oct. 26. Drug Possession Darrow Road had a schedule I or II drug possession report on Oct. 22. An arrest for the same offense followed on Graham Road on Oct. 27. Clock Pointe Trail had a narcotics case on Oct. 29 that is closed. Retail Theft and Other Stealing Kent Road Stores Kent Road retailers filed seven theft reports in two weeks. Arrests came on Oct. 21, Oct. 28 and Nov. 2. A warrant was issued in an Oct. 22 shoplifting case. Two other cases from Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 had no arrest listed. One Oct. 28 arrest went beyond shoplifting. That suspect was also charged with possessing drug abuse instruments and a schedule I or II drug. Thefts Elsewhere in Stow Hudson Drive had shoplifting arrests on Oct. 21 and Nov. 1. The Nov. 1 case also included public intoxication and criminal trespass. Someone reported a vehicle stolen on Darrow Road on Oct. 24. Residents also reported thefts on Lillian Road, Oak Road, Young Road and Meadowlark Trail. The Meadowlark Trail case is still open. On Commerce Drive, a theft and trespass case was closed. Fraud Identity theft showed up in two reports. One on W