Sunday, January 27, 2013
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 hope that isn't a new prize- On Jan. 21, the manager of Chuck E. Cheese in Fairlawn called police to report someone parked outside the exit smoking weed in the car. After the officer arrived, he walked up to the car and stated he could smell marijuana smoke coming out. The officer asked the woman inside, 30, of Akron, if she was smoking weed and she turned over a half-burnt marijuana cigar. Then she gave officers a false name and age. When police finally figured out who she was, the officer charged her with drug…
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Take our poll and tell us more in the comments.
The Cleveland RTA announced today that they pressed charges against the woman accused of choking and spitting on a bus driver before he responded with a violent uppercut. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page Shidea Lane, 25, reportedly boarded an RTA #5 bus Sept. 18 without paying. A dispute began —which was recorded on a cell phone and later became a viral video — that ended with the notorious uppercut delivered by the angry bus driver. Many Patch commenters have jumped to the driver's defense, arguing that Lane's behavior was innapropriate. What do you think? Does Lane deserve to be criminally charged? Take our poll, and tell us why in the comments! MORE | RTA to File Charges in Beachwood Against Uppercut Recipient WATCH…
Friday, October 12, 2012
The Cleveland RTA released the names of the two people involved in the incident that became a viral video of a driver uppercutting a woman on a bus in Beachwood.
The Cleveland RTA has released the name of the bus driver who uppercut a woman on a bus in Beachwood in a video that became viral this week. Artis Hughes, a 22-year-veteran of the Cleveland RTA, has been identified as the bus driver in the video. He was suspended Oct. 11 after RTA personnel saw the video online. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page The woman in the video is Shidea N. Lane, 25, the RTA wrote. Hughes called Transit Police and filed a report that he had been assaulted, but Lane did not file a report. Neither party pressed charges against the other. READ | Cleveland RTA Uppercut Driver: Woman Choked Me, Spit on Me The RTA wrote that the company is conducting an internal investigation into the incident. …
We rounded up Tweets responding to the video of a Cleveland RTA driver uppercutting a female passenger.
The video went viral and the Twitterverse has responded. Some are serious, some are funny. Many Tweets glorify the blow the Cleveland RTA bus driver gave the woman in a viral video. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page In Cleveland, the hashtag #uppercut, the phrase Mortal Combat — comprised of Tweets comparing the punch to the popular 1980s tabletop game — and the acronym RTA is trending, and at least two acounts have been created to Tweet about the uppercut a local RTA driver gave a woman on a bus in Beachwood. Check out the Tweets in the gallery above, and let us know what you think of the response in the comments. LOOK | Driver and Witness' Full Statements to Police WATCH | Cleveland RTA Bus Driver Hits Female Passenger…
Do you think the 22-year veteran should be punished further for the blow that was caught in a now-viral video?
A Cleveland RTA bus driver was filmed uppercutting a female passenger on a Beachwood bus and the video has gone viral. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page A spokesperson from the RTA wrote today that the company saw the video on Oct. 11 and immediately suspended the 22-year veteran driver pending an internal investigation. The woman did not press charges on the day of the incident. Do you think the driver deserves further punishment for this incident? Take our poll, and tell us why in the comments! WATCH | Cleveland RTA Bus Driver Hits Female Passenger: Video Taken in Beachwood WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC SCENES AND EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. LOOK | Driver and Witness' Full Statements to Police READ | Twitterverse …
Jennifer
7:09 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
While driving a bus? You're stupid... The next time you're driving ask your friend to hit you constantly and yell at you while you're driving and see how it feels more ›