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Background and Questions For Aaron A. Snyder

Aaron A. Snyder was one of the two men arrested in Ottawa Hills last weekend, http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090529/NEWS02/905290481. His address was listed as 242 North Holland Sylvania Road. I was curious, and checked that address on AREIS. Nothing came up. I then checked the map on the site, and found that the three addresses that span that number are 138 North Holland Sylvania Road, 250 Dulton, and 302 North Holland Sylvania Road. I then "googled" Aaron A. Snyder Toledo and among the information that came up was that a property he owned was sold at a sheriff's auction in Toledo. The address of that property was 424 North Holland Sylvania Road, and it was supposed to be auctioned on August 8, 2008 according to the Toledo Legal News website, https://www.toledolegalnews.com/sheriffsale/details/id/117756. Snyder was supposed to be intoxicated so perhaps he transposed the digits when he gave the police his address. Perhaps he had identification that showed the old address, and the police transposed the digits. Or perhaps AREIS is not as complete as I thought it was.

If I were a reporter then a few questions I would like to ask Mr. Snyder would be: 1. did the loss of your home lead you into this reckless behavior; 2.Is he deliberately trying to mislead the authorities as to his proper address so that he can avoid prosecution?

If you were the reporter what kind of questions would you feel would add depth to Mr. Snyder's story?

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Sorry, something is wrong with the first link. I tried to repair it twice. It is the report concerning some court proceedings. The same information appears in reports for both 5/28 and 5/29 in the Blade. This concerns the traffic stop of the two bikers in Ottawa Hills last Saturday, 5/23/09.

posted by oldsendbrdy on May 29, 2009 at 11:03:03 am     #



Articles can be found by going to Blade home page, and using a search of "Ottawa Hills".

posted by oldsendbrdy on May 29, 2009 at 11:04:36 am     #



I'm watching that story, Obviously both guys are idiots, riding while drunk and recklessly. What I'm curious about is what caused the O.H. officer to shoot the other guy.

posted by JeepMaker on May 29, 2009 at 11:33:29 am     #



Aaron A Snyder DOB 12/19/73
424 N Holland Sylvania

Sylvania Municipal Court:
1994 Criminal
2003 Traffic 3-counts
2004 Traffic
2005 Traffic
2007 Traffic
2008 Traffif 2-counts

Lucas County Court of Common Pleas
1996 divorce
2008 foreclosure stayed for bankruptcy

Toledo Municipal Court
1993 Traffic
1993 DUI
1996 Domestic Violence
2001 Speeding
2003 Traffic
2005 Civil Debt Collectio
2009 February DUI

This guy isn't hiding anything to avoid prosecution. Loss of income is definitey not this guy's problem. He's just one of those chronic low level offenders that cause the taxpayers a lot of money, He drinks drinks too much on occaision, doesn't believe in obeying traffic laws and liked to smack his wife around. Looks to me like a general pain in the ass who can't conform to societie's norms.

posted by holland on May 29, 2009 at 12:02:15 pm     #



From what I have been told the other young man was shot for reaching for his wallet, and is now paralyzed...this is second hand info...so take it for what it's worth.

posted by ShonuffisDead on May 29, 2009 at 01:33:35 pm     #



Holland, where do you find that info?

posted by billy on May 29, 2009 at 01:36:58 pm     #



If I've done my homework correctly Mike McCloskey is Michael J. McCloskey Jr. DOB 08/07/1984. It's a small world because Sr. was my backyard neighbor for a good number of years. Sr. grew up the same time as my son. Sr. was a handful. It looks like the apple didn't fall far from the tree. Both have histories of similar offenses, mostly traffic related in Toledo and Sylvania. If this is the same guy, his Dad was never, ever violent. I rather liked him. But he sure had trouble obeying the law when it came to traffic rules. Knowing this, and IF I've identified the right individuals, the only gun involved that night probably belonged to the Ottawa Hills Police officer.

posted by holland on May 29, 2009 at 01:39:16 pm     #



Hmmm, i wonder where the outrage is over this "alleged" police brutality? A councilman isn't appearing on this guy's behalf when he was "allegedly" shot for no reason? Why isn't anyone crying about this "alleged" misjustice like they did for trevor Casey?

posted by tm2 on May 29, 2009 at 01:54:07 pm     #



billy - It's public record. All you have to do is search the online court records for Lucas County Court Of Common Pleas, Toledo Municipal Court and Sylvania Municipal Court. Maumee, Perrysburg and Oregon are searchable too but I didn't bother. For all I know there could be more offenses for one or both of them in other jurisdictions. It's all searchable online. Start with a name search and zero in on the ones who match the ages and/or addresses given.

I pray to Allmighty Heaven that that stupid young man isn't paralyzed.

posted by holland on May 29, 2009 at 01:56:03 pm     #



"Hmmm, i wonder where the outrage is over this "alleged" police brutality? A councilman isn't appearing on this guy's behalf when he was "allegedly" shot for no reason? Why isn't anyone crying about this "alleged" misjustice like they did for trevor Casey?"

If these men were minorities we would be hearing and reading about it non stop.Maybe we would even get a visit from Jesse Jackson or the reverend Al Sharpton or the ACLU.Is there a coverup and why haven't they come out with more details of the incident?They gave plenty of information about what Mr. Synder did,but have not said why the officer shot his friend.Something smells of a coverup!

posted by buckeye278 on May 29, 2009 at 02:26:11 pm     #



Holland, since you got the same address that I did, I wonder how come the Toledo Blade keeps referring to "242 N Holland Sylvania Road"? I have not been one to beat down the Blade but this does seem to show imcompetence somewhere (either the records the Blade used or the failure to check facts).

posted by oldsendbrdy on May 29, 2009 at 02:27:53 pm     #



tm2, there is plenty of outrage over on the Glass City Jungle site at the posting about this that begins with "Ottawa Hill". The outrage is about the young man being shot in the back for no apparent reason (at least to the audience).

posted by oldsendbrdy on May 29, 2009 at 02:30:45 pm     #



Who knows what the Blade does or doesn't do. Double checking the facts apparently isn't a high priority. Typos occur frequently in court records and police reports. I've even seen first and middle names turned around and DOB's with the month and day transposed. I've been searching court records for over 20 years. It's gotten to the point where I look for an address, name or DOB to appear consistently, before I accept it as possibly correct. The Lucas County Auditor's offce has my husband's last name spelled incorrectly on some tax duplicates. In spite of polite written requests to correct the records, which should match the deed, nothing ever changes. It's the "close enough" - "I don't give a shit" - "I don't get paid enough to be accurate" mentality.

posted by holland on May 29, 2009 at 02:48:50 pm     #



Having read the comments on Glass City Jungle, it sure looks to be true that McCloskey Jr. was shot in the back and his spinal cord has been severed. It makes me sick.

posted by holland on May 29, 2009 at 03:03:32 pm     #



I guess I have another question for Mr. Snyder. How good a witness will he be on Mr. McCloskey's behalf. If he has to admit to his guilt in order to provide witness testimony for Mr. McCloskey will he do so, or will he protect his own life?

posted by oldsendbrdy on May 29, 2009 at 03:11:03 pm     #



Looking at Mr. Snyder's latest court proceeding I wonder why he was released by FEDERAL COURT ORDER. I remember a fellow that came to work for the Postal Service. He began to go out with guys after work, and ask them to buy him drugs. He was very persistent about it, and some "helped" him. He was also making a lot of trips down to Bowling Green (or so he said). I wanted to fire him for not being on the job. My boss said no, he was just like his brother and would come around. One evening about 20 federal peace officers descended on the Main Post Office, and arrested 10-15 people (mostly what we called "casual employees" who worked for 90-day assignments). It came out that he was a "confidential informant" who stayed out of prison as long as he continued to produce arrests for drug busts. Never saw him after those arrests.

posted by oldsendbrdy on May 29, 2009 at 03:33:35 pm     #



I was being sarcastic, because of the Trevor Casey incident. Sorry.

I have to agree that something is definatly fishy about this situation. I haven't check out GCJ yet, but i'm going to later on. Thanks Brdy.

posted by tm2 on May 29, 2009 at 03:38:48 pm     #



The Federal Court Order release is long standing and not specific to the individual. It is a Federal Ruling ordering the jail to limit the number of inmates due to overcrowding. Basically it's a get out of jail free card because the jails are ovecrowded.

posted by holland on May 29, 2009 at 03:55:02 pm     #



Thanks, holland, I learned something. I thought it might be something like that. Well, maybe Snyder will show up for McCloskey's civil proceedings (if it goes that far) but I don't think I would count on a guy like that to ensure justice for McCloskey.

posted by oldsendbrdy on May 29, 2009 at 04:02:10 pm     #



According to this Blade account, http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090524/NEWS02/905240333, the police were chasing the suspects at 2:15 AM, and in this link, http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090529/NEWS02/905290481,at 2:18 PM. Where there two separate incidents, or was this just a very slow chase?

posted by oldsendbrdy on May 29, 2009 at 04:12:01 pm     #



If the chase occurred in daylight would it have mattered (as some have said it does) whether the police were waiting for the miscreants with their lights off?

posted by oldsendbrdy on May 29, 2009 at 04:13:45 pm     #



That's beside the point. If it's true he was shot FROM the back I can't fathom any justification for that action on the part of the officer. GCJ posters say that the glint of a silver wallet chain was perceived to be a gun. Those are common. Officers know about those. It's not justification to shoot and not justification to shoot the individual in the back. The reason no report has been written is that they want to manipulate the report with any facts they can muster that might support the officer. No report means no nasty little discrepencies to give the victim any better case than he already has. No report means the press hasn't anything to report. In short OH is trying to avoid having to pay for someone to change this guys diapers for the rest of his life.

I'm usually supportive of law enforcement. But this one just gets to me big time. To me an information black out equals a cover up in progress.

posted by holland on May 29, 2009 at 04:29:28 pm     #



How do we know that the officer could not see the man completely and only saw the perceived "gun"? Not sticking up for one over the other, just saying that I doubt very much an unthreatened cop is just going to start shooting a guy in the back for the sake of stopping him from running.

posted by Ryan on May 29, 2009 at 04:38:22 pm     #



It happens. An OSP officer shot a fleeing man in the back in an open field in broad daylight a years back. A few manage to get into law enforcement for the wrong reasons.

posted by holland on May 29, 2009 at 04:43:12 pm     #



If the information on GCJ is correct, I have to really wonder about the seeming "non coverage" by the media.

Look at the coverage of the incident involving the 14 black youth and the police. How about the mass coverage when the Oakland cop shot the black man in the subway a while back?

posted by JeepMaker on May 29, 2009 at 06:18:33 pm     #



Maybe historymike can weigh in here and explain why the mainstream media hasn't done any reporting of the statements McCloskey's family are making. Perhaps because no police rebuttal and it would be one sided? It could be that the family has already retained an attorney and have been advised not to speak to the press. Silence always breeds suspicion. It's just odd that there's such a blackout.

posted by holland on May 29, 2009 at 06:28:15 pm     #



hey jeep! there was nothing said about mike being drunk, he just got off work, may have been going 38mph in a 35mph zone, dont know for sure, but its known that OHPD will treat non-residents like dogs and their on a power trip. neither one of these guys may of been angels but hardly deserve to be shot. where is the video from cop car?, 911 tape?, tazer usage instead of gun? And what about the simple cowardism, untrained mentality, of shooting a guy in the back? its thought that the cop was just a chicken sh-- and or just made a poor judgement call on whether or not that mike had a gun. do you really want these kind of cops pulling your loved ones over and mistaken your childs water gun in the back seat for a real one and gunning you all down? i dont think so. the cop may of made a mistake, if so he needs to man up and face the music. we all know that this is going to be a big cover up. hopefully the OHPD wont try to defend one of their own, if indeed he made a mistake, but we all know how that usually goes. what am i talking about? of course this cop made a mistake, there was no reason for a gun!!!! OHPD are obviously overpaid, untrained security guards with guns. In the long run Ottawa Hills residents are going to regret have cops like this patroling their streets, its gonna end up cost them alot.

posted by drdirt on May 30, 2009 at 03:30:39 pm     #



I don't blame the police, but the village that wants a society in which no one breaks their law. They could have just told their police force that "anything goes". Instead, they wanted the police to administer their laws, and they did. Now they will have to pay for it. Or else feed the cop to the wolves, and then "anything goes".

posted by oldsendbrdy on May 30, 2009 at 04:48:31 pm     #



Police officers rightfully enforcing the laws the community has on it's books don't have the right to shoot an unarmed man in the back. It's way below the minimum standards of expected tempermant, training and judgement. This effects not just the OH police department. I think Ottawa Hills participates in the governmental Ohio Risk Insurance Pool for liability and property insurance. It is the largest insurance coverage pool in the state and covers a huge number of communities across the state. The "pool", to which every governmental member contributes according to size and risk, will suffer a sharp increase in premiums if there is liability found against OH. oldsenbrdy - cops don't shoot unarmed people in the back in a traffic stop. The law should and could have been "administered" without the discharge of a firearm. If the facts rumored are true this cop is a bad cop.

If you're ever stopped for a traffic citation make sure you keep your hands where the officer can see them. Don't make any sudden or unexpected moves. Just in case the community in which you're stopped "wants a society in which no one breaks their law" and "they they wanted the police to administer their laws". Reaching for a wallet on the seat of your car to get your driver's licence might get you shot.

posted by holland on May 30, 2009 at 07:25:58 pm     #



holland, I agree with you, but I bet there is a lot of pressure from the citizens of the village to keep "outsiders" from piddling in their sanctuary. I bet that cop was indoctrinated a certain way on how to enforce the laws of the state and the village. Otherwise, why would there be a community sense that you cannot get away with going a few miles above the speed limit in Ottawa Hills.

posted by oldsendbrdy on May 30, 2009 at 09:48:53 pm     #



Anyone have any idea what percentage of Ottawa Hills revenue comes from citations from traffic stops?

posted by oldsendbrdy on May 30, 2009 at 09:52:35 pm     #



I think every community "wants a society in which no one breaks their law". Lets not hate on OH because they have money.

posted by Ryan on May 30, 2009 at 11:26:32 pm     #



brdy - sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now. It's just that this kind of stuff gets me a little riled. I have no idea what generates the revenues for OH or what the breakdown is.

OH is well known for their " concern" about non residents traveling through their community. If they could they'd gate it. Remember the stink over closing parts of it off to Halloween trick or treaters?

The "Hills", as it's referred to, is under pressure from the encroachment of blighted areas to the east. The University of Toledo is their buffer.

posted by holland on May 30, 2009 at 11:29:39 pm     #



Here are a few facts about Ottawa Hills:

Median family income: $106,200 (2005)
Ohio median family income: $43,493 (2005)
Income rank: 13 of 1,065 political subdivisions in Ohio

Median house/condo value: $330,500 (2005)
Ohio median condo/house value: $129,600 (2005)
Median real estate property taxes: 1.7% (2000)
Ohio median real estate prop. taxes: 1.2% (2000)
School System ranking: 3rd in the State of Ohio (2006-07)
Residents with Bachelors degree or higher: 70.6%

I believe the residents wanted to restrict entry to Ottawa Hills many years ago and weren't quite able to pull it off. The next best thing is to train your private police force to make sure that non-residents are made to understand that they don't belong in Ottawa Hills.

This Ottawa Hills cop shot an unarmed man who was not resisting arrest. That's a crime, but I don't believe the cop will ever be punished for it.

posted by madjack on May 31, 2009 at 11:19:47 am     #


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