A woman trying to dodge the long arm of the law found herself caught red-handed—and soaking wet—after a bizarre early-morning escapade on Vinton Avenue.
Just after 5 a.m., startled residents called 911 to report a woman in a blue flannel coat creeping onto porches and testing doorknobs—on both homes and parked cars.
When officers caught up with the suspicious stroller at Vinton and Hutchins, the mystery unraveled fast. The woman, identified as Hazel Hodge, freely admitted she was on the run and said she was just trying to find shelter from the rain since she couldn’t go home. Why? Because she knew the cops were looking for her.
Turns out, Hazel had an active parole violation, and her rainy day hide-and-seek came to a soggy end. Officers booked her into the Scioto County Jail, officially ending her porch-hopping pit stop.
Moral of the story? If you’re trying to avoid arrest, prowling through neighborhoods in the middle of the night while wearing a standout blue flannel probably isn’t the master plan you think it is.
