Man Passes out in Drive-Thru, Drugs and BB Guns: Police Blotter

All information is according to Stow Police and Stow Municipal Court. Arrest information does not indicate conviction.

Sleeping drive-thru customer A Streetsboro man apparently passed out while trying to order food at Stow's McDonald's. Stow Police reported getting a call from an employee at the McDonald's on Kent Road Saturday afternoon for a man who fell asleep in his car in the restaurant's drive-thru line. The reporting officer said when he approached Jarred D. Corona, 27, the officer found a metal marijuana pipe in his black Lincoln. Corona was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, a minor misdemeanor.  BB guns and drugs Two Stow men are facing drug charges after reportedly firing a BB gun in the parking lot of Huntingon Bank near Stow City Hall. A bank employee called Stow Police Monday and said two men were inside a car in the bank's …

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Man Tries to Escape Custody at Stow Court: Police Blotter

All information is according to Stow Police and Stow Municipal Court. Arrest information does not indicate conviction.

An Alliance, OH, man reportedly escaped police custody within a Stow Municipal Court room and tried to flee the building recently, according to Stow Police. Micah A. Steiner, 39, was charged with escape, a fifth-degree felony, and resisting arrest, a second-degree misdemeanor, when he fled a courtroom and tried to escape from the building. Court officers told police that Steiner fled the courtroom after he was sentenced to 178 days in the Summit County jail on charges originating in Tallmadge, OH, and he tried to escape from the courthouse itself. Steiner had been in court regarding violations of his sentencing on charges of violating a protection order when he tried to flee police custody on May 6. He was ordered to be held on a $2,500 …

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Stow Election Set for November

The candidates, voting information and issues that will affect Stow.

As we look ahead to November's election, Stow Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town.  The primary candidates listed below were registered for the May 7 ballot, but because the candidates were uncontested from within their own parties they will all automatically move on to the Nov. 5 election. Stow Municipal Court Judge Kim Hoover has filed as a non-partisan candidate and is expected to appear on the November ballot. The Stow Sentry reported former State Sen. Kevin Coughlin also has filed as a non-partisan candidate for the Stow Municipal Court Clerk race and will appear on the November ballot. Stow Municipal Court Judge Stow Municipal Court Clerk

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Two Women Running for Stow Municipal Court Judge

As we look ahead to May's election, Stow Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town.

Municipal Court Aims to Cut Costs

Judges, clerk say court will again run under budget in 2013

Officials at the Stow Municipal Court say the courthouse will again operate in the black for its budget in 2013, and that's due to minimum staffing and other cost-cutting measures. The Stow Municipal Clerk of Courts office has seen a steady decrease in the number of employees since opening in the new building four years ago. Diana Colavecchio, clerk of courts for Stow, said last year the office had four full-time employees. For 2013, the office has just one full-time employee. "Going forward, the clerk’s office is doing what’s happening citywide … and that is we’re doing more with less," Colavecchio said. "In essence what we’ve got going over there are about 18 full-time and one part-time employee. We are essentially about at the limit of …

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Police: Stow Man Arrested After Pummeling Cuyahoga Falls Resident

Neil Redington, 60, of Stow, was behind bars early Friday morning after reportedly beating a 60-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man.

A Stow man was arrested after allegedly causing severe facial injuries to another man early Friday morning. At 12:48 a.m., Cuyahoga Falls police responded to an apartment in the 1800 block of 2nd Street in reference to a suspicious situation, according to a news release posted to the department's Facebook page. There, they discovered a 63-year-old man "covered in blood," the news release stated.  The victim reportedly told police that Neil Redington, 60, of Stow had beaten and kicked him when he told him to leave the apartment. The victim was taken to Akron City Hospital. Shortly after the incident, police arrested Redington in the apartment building after spotting his blood-covered hands. He was charged with felonious assault, a second-…

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Stow Judge Faces Election Battle

Summit GOP expected to challenge Kim Hoover

Former Councilwoman Welcomes New Challenges as Stow Clerk of Courts

Diana Colavecchio attended her final Cuyahoga Falls City Council meeting on Monday, and submitted the following letter to peers, constituents and Patch readers.

A letter to peers, constituents and Patch readers from Diana Colavecchio: After seven years of serving the residents of Cuyahoga Falls as a Council Representative for Ward 5, I have decided to serve them in a different capacity. On Jan. 10, I took office as the Clerk of Courts for Stow Municipal Court. I hope to maintain the high level of professionalism and courtesy brought to this office by my predecessor, Lisa Carano. Today, I am filled with the excitement and promise of a new direction, and of course, new challenges. On Monday, I attended my final council meeting, not as a council representative, but as a member of the public. At the end I said my tearful goodbyes. I am mindful of the many people I met along the way and how much I …

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Cuyahoga Falls Councilwoman Appointed as Next Stow Clerk of Courts

Lisa Zeno Carano was replaced just days after the new year by a local leader you may know.

The Summit County Democratic Central Committee met on Tuesday to choose a new Stow Municipal Clerk of Courts, and their interim pick was none other than Cuyahoga Falls City Councilwoman Diana Colavecchio, reports the Stow Sentry.  Stow Mayor Sara Drew swore Colavecchi in during a ceremony at Cuyahoga Falls High School Tuesday night. Colavecchio, a local attorney, will serve as clerk in Stow Municipal Court until November. At which point, the unexpired term will go on the ballot, and will once again be up for grabs.  She will replace Lisa Zeno Carano, who resigned as clerk on Dec. 31.  Zeno Carano is now working with the Summit County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division as a court administrator. For more on the story, click here.  Join …

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Police Follow Car After Passenger Shouts Profanities at High Schoolers

The following information was supplied by the Stow Police Department.

A Stow Police officer said he heard a passenger yell profanities out of the window of a car pulling out of the parking lot at 3099 Graham Rd. Nov. 9.  He said the teen was yelling profanities at about 10 Stow-Munroe Falls High School students crossing the street.  The officer said he pulled behind the Toyota Camry as it was traveling westbound on Graham before turning into the parking lot at Oregon Trail Park. According to the report, the officer pulled into the parking lot and spoke with the driver, who agreed to a consent search.  The officer said he found synthetic marijuana (Spice), a marijuana pipe with residue and a box of open cigarettes. The 16-year-old Akron resident was cited with possession of drugs and having drug paraphernalia…

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