Brecksville Police Blotter: Fleeing an Officer and Drug Possession

Drug possession:

A 19-year-old Brecksville woman was charged with the possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia after hitting a tree shortly after 7 p.m. on April 6. An officer saw that a vehicle, driven by Patricia Wieckowski, was going almost 20 miles per hour over the speed limit on Snowville Road. Wieckowski tried to pull into a driveway and hit a tree. Officers then discovered marijuana and various drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, and took her back to the station to deliver charges on the drugs and driving violations.  

Driving under the influence:

A Warrensville Heights man was charged with driving under the influence a little after 1 a.m. on April 4 after an officer saw him speeding on Interstate 77. Anthony T. White, 42, was given multiple field tests and gave a breath sample before being charged with driving under the influence and speeding.

Fleeing from an officer:

An Independence man is being charged with attempting to flee from an officer, driving under suspension and without appropriate license plates and possessing drug paraphernalia. An officer ran the license plates on a car on Interstate 77 around 12:30 p.m. on April 5, and noticed that the plates belonged on a different vehicle. The officer tried to pull the car over, but the driver did not stop, noting to the officer with hand signals that the car’s brakes did not work. The officer followed Jason A. Forcina, 26, into Fairlawn, where the driver eventually stopped the vehicle on a curb in front of a building on South Miller Road. 

At that time, Forcina took off on foot, forcing the officer to chase him down, catch him and handcuff him with the help of a Fairlawn officer. Officers discovered drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, which Forcina said he owned but had not registered. He varied his story about why he didn’t stop, and was charged on the counts of attempting to flee, driving under suspension and with fictitious plates and on possession of drug paraphernalia. 

Compiled from police reports.