Fleeing Suspect Jumps Fence – Right Into Prison

Police say a motorist fleeing officers in Cleveland abandoned his car and jumped a fence — landing in what turned out to be a prison yard.

Garfield Heights police say the chase started in that suburb early Monday over a traffic violation and reached speeds of 90 mph.

Police say that after a race through several communities, the driver and a passenger bolted from the car and headed for a fence.

They apparently did not realize it was on the outside of the state women’s prison in Cleveland.

They were arrested along with two other passengers who also tried to flee.

Breathalyzer-Costumed Man Accused Of DUI

An Ohio man dressed as a Breathalyzer test for Halloween found himself blowing into one after police stopped him for allegedly driving the wrong way without headlights on a one-way street.

Oxford police said they stopped 20-year-old James P. Miller on Halloween night and found beer in his front seat and in the trunk.

Police said Miller blew 0.158 percent on a Breathalyzer test. The legal limit for driving is a blood-alcohol level of .08.

Miller was cited on charges including operating a vehicle while intoxicated, underage possession of alcohol, having an open container and a fake ID, and a one-way street violation.

Miller had no comment when reached at home .

Police Say To Deal With Crime Or Move Out

Residents of Ohio’s capital city are complaining that police officers are telling them to move out if they’re fed up with neighborhood crime.

At least two Columbus city council members have heard the complaint.

An aide to Councilwoman Charleta Tavares says she has received more than 20 calls. Councilman Andrew Ginther says if police are making the comments, they’re neither acceptable nor appropriate, though he says he believes most officers want to be helpful.

A police spokesman says the department addresses the complaints when it’s given the name of an officer.

A police union official says he understands if officers are frustrated with crime. Fraternal Order of Police President Jim Gilbert says: “It’s like the OK Corral out there.”

Vampires Vow Till Death Do Us Part

An Ohio bride and ghoul have vowed to love each other and haunt and howl at the moon together at a Halloween-themed wedding.

Sixty-one-year-old Jack Holsinger and 44-year-old Connie Spitznagel were both made up as pale-faced vampires for their scare-emoney at a haunted house near Cleveland. The two chose the location because it’s operated by the same people who own a campground where the couple met.

Holsinger arrived in a coffin inside a hearse, and the coffin was carried to the altar by six pallbearers. Minister Greg Kopp was dressed as Jason in the “Friday the 13th” movies. After the vows were exchanged, he ordered Holsinger not to kiss his new bride but instead to bite her on the neck.

Men’s-Only Knitting Night A Hit At Ohio Shop

Call them the Knights of Knitting.

One evening each month the Wonder Knit shop in Columbus, Ohio, holds a men’s only knitting night. Shop owner Libby Bruce said she has as many as 15 guys attending her knitting circles. She adds they range in age from college students to older men, both gay and straight.

Bruce told the Columbus Dispatch the guys appreciate the chance to socialize and practice their hobby. But Bruce said that men knitting are a like women knitting, except for a lot of swearing.

A Modern Day Scarlet Letter

An Ohio woman who said she was unfaithful has chosen a very public way of asking her boyfriend not to break up their engagement.

Jess Duttry, 19, stood outside a supermarket parking lot in northern Ohio this week with a handwritten sign that said “I cheated” and “Honk if I deserve a second chance.” On the back, Duttry had scrawled, “I honestly love him.”

She said she choose to stage her vigil Wednesday evening after her fiance took back his ring earlier that day when she confessed she’d cheated on him this summer.

It’s not clear if he saw the message, but Duttry said dozens of people honked, and some got out of their cars to hug her and wish her well.

Suspicious FedEx Package Contained Live Snakes

Police said a suspicious package at a shipping store turned out to be a box of live boa constrictors.

Fairfield, Ohio police said they were called after FedEx Office employees saw two pillowcases moving when they got curious and opened the parcel at a store about 20 miles north of Cincinnati.

Officer Justen McDade said he looked in one pillowcase, saw a snake and quickly tied the pillowcase closed. A reptile rescue group was contacted and took custody of the snakes.

A local man was listed on the shipping label, and the package was addressed to a man in Phoenix, Ariz. He’s been told he may not get the snakes.

McDade said authorities are trying to verify if the sender had a license for shipping snakes. No charges have been filed.

Man Calls 911 Over 28-Year-Old Son’s Messy Bedroom

An Ohio man who argued with his grown son over a messy bedroom said he overreacted when he called 911.

Andrew Mizsak called authorities after his 28-year-old son — who’s a school board member in the Cleveland suburb of Bedford — threw a plate of food across the kitchen table and made a fist at him when told to clean his room.

The son, also named Andrew, lives in a room in his parents’ basement.

The father declined to press charges and told police he doesn’t want to ruin his son’s political career.

The son, who also works as a political consultant, said he’s lucky to be living in the house rent free.  He also promises to keep his room clean.

52-Year Old Exotic Dancer Blitzed By Rival With Stiletto

Ohio police say a 52-year-old woman was attacked on her first day as an exotic dancer by a jealous co-worker wielding a stiletto heel. 

Akron police Lt. Rick Edwards says the woman was assailed by a co-worker who didn’t think the club needed more dancers. Police say one of the dancers took her stiletto and repeatedly struck the woman in the face as she walked into the basement dressing room.

The woman was treated at a hospital and received seven staples. She has declined to press charges against her assailant.

Police say the woman took the job because she needed the extra money. She has refused to talk to police about what happened.

Female Teacher Takes Students To Male Strip Club

A school spokesman said a southwest Ohio teacher has resigned after acknowledging she accompanied four female students to a male strip club.

Butler Tech school district spokesman Bill Solazzo confirmed that the 47-year-old teacher resigned.

He said the teacher told Edgewood High School administrators that the students, all cheerleaders, asked her to take them to the bar in February.

The teacher told school officials in an e-mail that she got permission from the parents of the 17- and 18-year-olds to bring them to the club.

The teacher taught marketing at the school and previously served as a coach for the district’s eighth-grade cheerleaders.