Amphetamine, Heroin, Syringes, Marijuana: Police Find Them All in One Week: Brecksville Police Blotter

The following incidents were reported by the from May 2 to 5. The information was compiled from police reports.

Traffic stop leads to a felony drug charge
Police pulled a car over for speeding on Interstate 77 at 3:04 a.m. on May 5. The driver, a 22-year-old Kent man, told police he didn’t have a license, and was driving because he was the only person in the car who knew how to get to Akron. The officer could smell marijuana, and a passenger said that they had smoked it earlier. The officer asked the driver to step out of the car and frisked him for weapons or contraband, finding a bag in his pocket. The driver said it was marijuana, but when the officer opened the bag, there was a small pink tablet inside.

Officers then searched the car, finding a bag with marijuana in a cup holder, a marijuana blunt in the back seat and a bottle of alcohol under the front seat. The pill was tested, and was found to be an amphetamine. The driver, Byron L. Ridenour-Wright, was charged with possession of amphetamine, a fifth-degree felony. He was also charged with possession of marijuana, driving under suspension and speeding. The passengers were released.

Police called to a fight between roommates, find heroin
Police were called to the 6600 block of Chaffee Court at 2:12 p.m. on May 2. The caller told police her roommate was high and had a needle with heroin in it.

When police arrived, the two Parma Heights women said they had been fighting, and gave their sides of the story. The 29-year-old woman said her roommate was high and had attacked her. The 28-year-old woman agreed that they had been fighting, but said it was because the other woman had stolen money from her.

The police found a syringe inside the 28-year-old woman’s purse, along with some lids for syringes. They found a cotton swab inside the other woman’s purse, who said it looked like it was used to filter heroin.

The women were staying at the apartment of a friend, whom one of them had met at a treatment center. Officers looked through the apartment, finding syringes in the freezer and a paper wrapper with heroin inside. The 29-year-old was charged with assault and possession of drug paraphernalia. The 28-year-old was charged with assault and possession of drug abuse instruments. 

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