Around the Patch: Street Fights at Street Fairs & Cadaver Dogs

1. The future of the Coventry Street Arts Fair is in limbo, 

Kids crowded the street near the end of the summer's first fair and refused to leave. 

South Euclid and Shaker Heights police were called to help Cleveland Heights police disperse the crowd and stop fights.

“There were kids fighting, but it was among themselves. We’re dealing with kids that don’t care,” said Steve Presser, owner of  and a member of the Coventry Village Special Improvement District, which organizes the event. He helped police encourage teens to leave, but he said, “They didn’t want to listen.”

He said it’s possible that the next fair, scheduled July 24, will be canceled because of the incidents near the end and after the festival Sunday. 

2. Authorities have brought in cadaver dogs in the search for a former Kent man missing on a California river since June 17, .

KMPH Fox 26 reported that officials in Kings County, CA, added the dogs to the search for Adam Molai, who fell into the Kings River during a rafting trip.

The dogs searched the river for half the day Sunday with no luck, KMPH reported.

3. Avon Lake is having , also.

Avon Lake Patch told the story of one resident who has 

The man said he believes culling is needed.

4. A 12-year-old is accused of writing obscene remarks on a shed , but he will not face charges if he repaints the shed.