Conneaut v. Rowe

{¶1} Plaintiff-appellant, the City of Conneaut, appeals the March 1, 2018 Order of the Conneaut Municipal Court, granting defendant-appellee, Jodi I. Rowe's, Motion to Suppress. The issue before this court is whether a police officer may initiate an investigatory stop based upon an informant's tip, including the informant's identity and description of the suspect behavior, and the officer's own observation of the suspect's erratic driving. For the following reasons, we reverse the decision of the *975 court below and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

{¶2} On July 3,…