Amherst and Vermilion police blotters

Amherst police Sunday, March 7 1:26 a.m. — 712 N. Leavitt Road, random registration check in Speedway parking lot led to a traffic stop. Dominic R. Jones, 32, of LaGrange was taken into custody for an active felony warrant for domestic violence and taken to Lorain County Jail. 7:04 p.m. — 712 N. Leavitt Road, random registration check in Speedway parking lot found a vehicle owner wanted on an active warrant. A traffic stop was conducted and Roger Mincey, 36, of Elyria was taken into custody for a felony secret indictment warrant for rape, pandering sexually oriented matter, endangering children, gross sexual imposition, compelling prostitution and attempted pandering of obscenity. Amherst police also charged him with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He was transferred to sheriff's deputies. 8:23 p.m. — Liberty Bell Drive, traffic stop; citation issued for driving under 12-point suspension. 8:26 p.m. — 934 N. Leavitt Road, a man was spotted acting "suspiciously" in the parking lot of Days Inn. Officers spoke to him and got his name, but found no existing warrants. At 9:10 p.m., concerned parents called to say their son may be staying at Days Inn and uses his brother's identity. Connor Paul Parker, 25, of Lorain was located hiding in a second-floor stairwell and was taken into custody on a failure to appear warrant on drug charges and released to Elyria police. Monday, March 8 8:46 a.m. — 614 N. Leavitt Road, a recovered firearm was reported at Enterprise Rent-A-Car; the incident is under investigation. 10:35 a.m. — 450 Washington St., a 16-year-old was issued citations for possession of marijuana and unruly juvenile. 8:41 p.m. — state Route 58, traffic stop; driver taken into custody for active warrant and released to Lorain police. Wednesday, March 10 3:15 p.m. — 47000 block of Middle Ridge Road, traffic stop; citation issued for driving under suspension. 8 p.m. — Cleveland Avenue, traffic stop; the driver was issued a citation for driving under suspension and a passenger was issued citations for open container, consumption in a vehicle and under consumption. Friday, March 12 No time given — state Route 58, traffic stop; citation issued for underage consumption and speeding. Saturday, March 13 12:19 a.m. — 800 block of Greenlawn Drive, domestic dispute; determined to be verbal, parties separated. 1:06 p.m. — 712 N. Leavitt Road, welfare check requested for a woman walking in the area of Speedway. The woman, Stephanie Zilka, 33, of Lorain was taken into custody on an active warrant for theft and released to Lorain police. Vermilion police Monday, March 8 1:08 a.m. — state Route 2, a member of the cleaning staff at the public rest area reported a domestic dispute in a vehicle and a woman walking away from a vehicle. Officers assisted Ohio Highway Patrol with a K-9 check of the vehicle. Edward Louis Born, 26, of South Amherst was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and police will investigate the incident. 7:40 p.m. — 300 block of Nantucket Place, domestic violence complaint; determined not to be physical altercation and siblings were separated for the day. Tuesday, March 9 1:02 p.m. — 5300 block of Sailorway Drive, assault reported; the complainant was referred to Elyria police after the assault was determined to have occurred in Elyria. 4:22 p.m. — Municipal Court, Decatur Street, warrant served. 7:22 p.m. — 2000 block of Vermilion Road, complaint of property damage to a fence. Wednesday, March 10 6:57 a.m. — 1200 block of Sanford St., a Vermilion High School student was charged with criminal damaging after causing several hundreds of dollars of damage to school property in recent days, including carving a swastika into a conference table, ripping a phone off a wall and breaking a camera off a school-issued laptop. The student is already awaiting a court appearance for allegedly destroying another school-issued laptop. The boy told officers and school administrators that he burns his family dog and makes "napalm" and incendiary devices at home. Officers searched the home and found no devices or explosives but did find drug paraphernalia, which was confiscated. 8:20 a.m. — 5600 block of Liberty Ave., employees at Ritter Public Library reported finding a black duffel bag on the premises. The bag contained chargers and boots and was taken to the police department awaiting an owner. 9:16 a.m. — Liberty Avenue, traffic stop; charge issued for driving under suspension. 11:21 a.m. — 5700 block of Liberty Ave., a woman reported being assaulted by a girl, her son's girlfriend. The juvenile will be referred to the Erie County Juvenile Court for assault. 3:27 p.m. — 5000 block of Northview Court, assisted emergency medical personnel with transporting a patient for evaluation. 5:22 p.m. — 900 block of State St., fraud reported. 6:51 p.m. — 1200 block of Adams St., fraud reported. 7:28 p.m. — South Shore Court, traffic stop; passenger taken into custody on an active warrant and released to deputies. Suspected crack cocaine was found, and charges could be pending. Thursday, March 11 8:59 a.m. — 3400 block of Liberty Ave., business owners reported a broken window. 1:20 p.m. — police department, a woman brought her 14-year-old son to the station after the boy was suspended for making threats to a teacher at Vermilion High School. The boy fled the area on foot and was taken into custody after a brief foot chase. The boy was charged with aggravated menacing, obstruction of justice and unruly juvenile and was taken to Erie County Juvenile Detention Center. Friday, March 12 8:06 a.m. — 5300 block of Sailorway Drive, office employees at Sailorway Middle School reported an anonymous male caller reported a female student at the school was carrying a gun. The girl was pulled from class and searched and no weapon was found. The girl's home was searched as well. Students were sheltered in place until officers determined the threat to be a hoax. Detectives are investigating. Saturday, March 13 9:43 a.m. — 1100 block of Jackson St., fraud reported. 5:19 p.m. — 600 block of South Shore Court, assisted emergency medical personnel to transport a patient for evaluation. Sunday, March 14 12:31 a.m. — Liberty Avenue, two juveniles, both 16, were located past curfew and returned to their parents. 9:18 a.m. — South Shore Court, traffic stop; charge issued of driving under suspension. 2:24 p.m. — 400 block of Woodside Drive, narcotics overdose reported; the person was revived with naloxone and take to the hospital. 3:05 p.m. — 600 block of South Shore Court, domestic violence reported; Jared Michael Carver, 26, of Vermilion was charged with domestic violence, a misdemeanor, and disrupting a public service, a felony.