State v. Blagajevic

On August 2, 1983, Officer Fobler checked the property storage garage of the Parma police station for some bicycle wheels which he knew were being picked up by the owner the following day. He discovered they were missing and decided to check with the custodian, Joseph Couto, to see if he had moved them. Couto had not moved them, but said he would check with appellant, Slobodan Blagajevic. Appellant was a Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (“CETA”) employee working as a custodian at the Parma police station. Appellant had the wheels and returned them within fifteen minutes. Later,…