January 9th

AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

Streetsboro resident Tommy Thompson, age 20, has been charged with Aggravated Robbery of aluminum wire from a Wellman Road business, and he is being investigated in an earlier wire theft from the same business.

On Jan. 3, a resident who lives near the business reported seeing two men removing wire from a spool after hours. The resident went home and had his girlfriend call the police as he returned to the business, only to see the men run away.

The men ran toward Aurora-Hudson Road with the resident chasing them. During the chase, one of the men, later identified as Thompson, allegedly pulled out a knife and threatened to stab the resident if he continued to follow them.