Police Standoffs, Fake Prescriptions & Chalk Art: A Week In Review

1. You expect me to lead off with , right?

I mean, that's the big story,

But, no, we like to keep things positive on Mentor Patch whenever possible. So, instead, .

2. OK, the standoff.

On Thursday, on Mansion Boulevard and Mentor Police Department ended when the man surrendered peacefully at about midnight.

. He faces charges of aggravated menacing, carrying a concealed weapon, obstructing official business and inducing panic.

3. On Sunday, the city of Mentor celebrated one of its longest-serving councilman by renaming Bellflower Park to Edward R. Walsh Park.

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4. A , which they used to scam Adderall from local pharmacies.

The pharmacy at the Mentor Walmart and a local physician became suspicious of James Omersa, 39, of Painesville, after he repeatedly came to the department store to get a prescription for Adderall filled.

Omersa owns the , a print shop on East Avenue. When narcotics agents and Mentor Police searched it, they found several fake blank prescription sheets, the Lake County Narcotics Agency said.

Caroline Bower, 51, of Painesville, is accused of forging the actual prescriptions.

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