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Ravennan charged with pretending to be a police officer

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Colin McEwen
July 2, 2009

 

By Colin McEwen

Record-Courier staff writer

A Ravenna man is facing four charges in two cities after he was involved in a pair of incidents Saturday and early Sunday.

Mohammad Omar, 30, of 874 W. Main St., is accused of impersonating a police officer in Kent, and just hours later carrying a firearm into an Akron nightclub. 

Lt. Ray Stein of the Kent Police Department said officers were notified shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday of a disturbance on Franklin Avenue near the Kent Recreation Center.

When an officer arrived, he found an “altercation” between two motorists — one of whom was Omar.

“Through the officer’s investigation, he learned the suspect may have been trying to pass himself off as a police officer,” Stein said. “There was something said about him being a police officer. When the police showed up it was discovered he was not — our officers found out otherwise.”

In that incident, Omar was charged with impersonating a peace officer and reckless operation of a motor vehicle, both fourth-degree misdemeanors.

Omar was not arrested, but was issued a summons to appear in Portage County Municipal Court in Kent.

Four hours later Omar was arrested at the Lux Nightclub & Ultra Lounge in Akron and charged with possession of firearms where liquor is sold, a fifth-degree felony, and carrying a weapon while intoxicated, a first-degree misdemeanor.

According to Summit County Court records, Omar was released from jail on a signature bond.

Omar was scheduled to be arraigned today in Kent Municipal Court at 8:15 a.m. stemming from the incident in Kent.

He is also scheduled for a status hearing on the other charges on July 15 at Akron Municipal Court.

 




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    Posted by TheRoverReporter July 2, 2009
Looks like his best move would have been to arrest himself!

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    Posted by narcolicious July 2, 2009
WHAT A WACK JOB, IVE SEEN THIS GUY DRIVING HIS BLACK HUMMER AROUND PORTAGE COUNTY, WITH HIS POLICE LIGHTS AND SIRENS LIKE HES SOMETHING. ALSO I HEARD HIM TELL THE PEOPLE AT THE BARBER SHOP THAT HE WORKS FOR BRADY LAKE AND RAVENNA POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE TRUTH IS HE IS A DOPE DEALER THAT WANTS TO BE A RAPPER,LOL HE ALSO RUNS A REVOL STORE IN RAVENNA, GET MOE.. THEY GOT MOE ALRIGHT. I BET EVERYONE WILL BE PEELING OFF THERE GET MOE STICKERS FROM THEIR BACK WINDOWS TODAY. IM SUPRISED THAT HE GOT A PR BOND FROM AKRON COURTS AND VERY SUPRISED THAT HE WASNT ARRESTED MY KPD AND ONLY GIVEN A SUMMONS...

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    Posted by MyThoughts July 2, 2009
I saw all the police cars around this guy on Saturday. Just assumed it was another drug guy selling his wares. The Kent Police were swarming the area like they were looking for someone. It does sound like this guy is a loose cannon waiting for the right moment to go off.

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