Man Caught Stealing DVDs From Giant Eagle

The information in this report is from the Twinsburg Police. An arrest does not mean a conviction.

A 40-year-old Mantua man was arrested and charged with theft after he tried to steal DVDs from Giant Eagle in Twinsburg and then run from the store. Police arrested the man after he fled on foot at the intersection of East Aurora Road and Church Street. In his possession were 11 DVDs he took from the store, according to the police report. The DVDS were collectively worth more than $303. He was taken to Solon jail on a charge of petty theft. The man's van was parked at Giant Eagle, and was impounded. Police found other DVDs and videogames in the car, but they did not come from Giant Eagle and the man claimed they belonged to family members.

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Giant Eagle Ending Foodperks, Expanding Fuelperks

The program is 'a little too complex,' CEO said.

Giant Eagle is ending its Foodperks rewards program, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The last day to earn Foodperks will be Feb. 13 and discounts must be redeemed by May 31. According to a letter obtained by the newspaper, the CEO said customers thought the Foodperks program was "a little too complex." The program gave customers a 1 percent discount on groceries for every 10 gallons of gas purchased at GetGo gas stations. Foodperks began in 2009. Giant Eagle's Fuelperks program will remain. In fact, the Pittsburgh newspaper says the program will be augmented. Fuelperks already gives people 10 cents off per gallon of gas at GetGo stores for every $50 of food they buy at Giant Eagle. Under the new program, GetGo customers will get …

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Blame the GPS & Black Bear in Solon: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports 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. Blame it on technology: A Broadview Heights woman overlooked her .111 blood-alcohol content level on Aug. 26 when she explained to Westlake Police why she drove the wrong way on Interstate 90. Who deserved the blame? Her GPS, of course. That's what 26-year-old Jacqueline Kovach told police after she was stopped at 2:34 a.m. Police arrested her for drunk driving, an open container, no seat belt and willful and wanton disregard for safety. She drove west in the eastbound lanes near the Columbia Road overpass. …

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lyn

10:38 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Well - I agree with I.M.Wright! And just maybe by putting her face here will make her think twice about ever driving drunk again. She could have killed people! Its not like she committed some small infraction. She was drunk and did not even realize when she turned the wrong way. A sober person, without an open container, would have been more aware of GPS instructions. Anyone with a basic GPS …   more ›

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Creepy: Someone is Watching Woman at Giant Eagle: The Blotter

The following information was provided by the Twinsburg Police Department. An arrest does not mean a conviction.

One woman's grocery trip turned frightening fast. A female Giant Eagle customer got a call on her cell phone on June 18 from someone who claimed they were watching her from the parking lot. The employee who called police said the woman was part of a scam as she was going to wire money in the store. Police searched but didn't find any suspicious cars in the parking lot. Fake money is a "faux" pas On June 18, a manager at the McDonald's on East Aurora Road called police, saying the store accepted counterfeit money the day before. Seven counterfeit twenty-dollar bills were taken in by an unknown number of employees during the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift. Assault by a juvenile Police were called to a Lost Pond Drive home on June 19 for an assault…

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Drug-filled Gummy Bears & Meat Theft: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports from departments across the region

It seems there's no alleged crime too bizarre to occur in Northeast Ohio. Here are some of this week's weird calls 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. Driving through a neighborhood: An 18-year-old Avon Lake man faces drunk driving charges from an incident that caused damage to a home, a garage and a car. Westlake Police said William Muller drove his 1991 Ford pickup truck into a garage and car Tuesday morning on Bradley Road. About 15 minutes later, a resident of the 31100 block of Center Ridge Road said somebody drove a pickup truck through his backyard and into a creek before exiting on foot. A …

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Men Accused of Stealing Meat to buy Heroin

The following information was provided by the Twinsburg Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Two men were arrested in connection with stealing nearly $450 in meat from Giant Eagle on Darrow Road on June 16. John Fowkes, 33, of Garfield Heights, was charged with petty theft, a first-degree misdemeanor and Nicholas Granger, 26, of Aurora, was charged with obstruction of justice and possession of narcotics equipment. A store employee called police when a man left the store with a cart full of meat out the doors and then running across the parking lot. Police eventually found Fowkes behind the Dairy Queen where he was arrested. Officers immediately noticed puncture marks on his arms. He admitted to shoplifting, according to the report. Back in the Giant Eagle parking lot, officers noticed a car idling in the parking lot with a man …

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Man Told to 'GetGoing' From Gas Station: The Blotter

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One man's version of "Don't come back" apparently means "Do what you want." On June 6 Twinsburg police arrested and charged Jeremy Thompson, 18, at the GetGo on Hadden Road for criminal trespassing. Giant Eagle banned Thompson from stepping foot on any of its property on May 31 after making threats to employees. Police arrested him sitting in his car. He was arrested for trespassing when police discovered a warrant for him from Streetsboro police for failure to appear on drug charges. Thompson was released from Twinsburg but transferred to Streetsboro for the warrant.

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Giant Eagle GetGo Stores Offer No-Fee ATMs

Huntington bank account not required, supermarket owner says.

Giant Eagle is hoping you'll reward its GetGo stores' generosity by bringing a little extra business their way. The supermarket chain is rolling out surcharge-free ATMs at all Northeast Ohio GetGo stores in a partnership with Huntington banks. And with some banks raking in $3 or more for each ATM transaction, the savings could add up for those who use ATMs frequently. Giant Eagle says you don't need to have a Huntington account to use the no-fee ATMs. If your bank assesses fees for using out-of-network ATMs, those may still apply.   Of course Huntington hopes you'll consider switching to Huntington if you are paying extra fees. And Giant Eagle hopes you'll grab an extra bag of chips or refreshments with that extra money.

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FDA Warns Against Needle-less Flu Shots

Giant Eagle has pulled flu shots administered with a jet injector.

Needle-less flu shots are no longer being offered at Giant Eagle pharmacies, following a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA issued a statement Friday advising health care professionals not to administer jet injected, or needle-less, flu shots. "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued updated guidance to health care professionals on the administration of influenza vaccinations," Giant Eagle said in a statement released Monday. "As a result of this guidance, Giant Eagle Pharmacy has discontinued use of needle free technology for flu shots, but will continue to administer the flu vaccine via traditional needle injection." The FDA statement warned that all vaccinations should be given according to their labelling …

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Twinsburg Man Takes Full 'Advantage' of Credit Card Theft

A Twinsburg man was arrested after he was caught using his own Giant Eagle Advantage Card with someone else's credit card

Even though gas prices are going down, some people will do whatever they have to to get those Fuel Perks. A Twinsburg man, 53, was arrested for stealing a credit card from a customer of a Chagrin Falls' dry cleaners, according to the Plain Dealer. The man, who used to work for the laundry mat, reportedly tood a credit card that was left in clothes dropped off by a customer and used it to spend $400 at area Giant Eagle stores and gas stations. But the man got a little too greedy. Police were able to catch him when he used his own Giant Eagle Advantage Card while paying with the stolen credit card, to receive discounts. Read the Plain Dealer's full story here.

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