North Olmsted man allegedly threatens couple with knife, steals their dog

A North Olmsted man is facing a felony charge for allegedly threatening a couple with a knife and stealing their dog on Aug. 25.

Julius Bello, 30, was charged with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony, according to a police report.

Officers responded at about 9:15 p.m. to the altercation at Crocker Park.

According to the report, Bello had aggressively approached a couple walking their dogs on Main

Street and was waving around a long knife that was the size of a machete. The victim reported Bello had used the knife to steal his dog and had in fact cut the dog’s leash to gain control of the dog.

The victim added that Bello tried to provoke him into a physical altercation.

Eventually, Bello let the dog go but was yelling at other patrons of the shopping center.

Officers found him walking on Crocker Park Boulevard.

They tried to calm him down because he was ranting about his children and shootings in Cleveland.

They talked him into putting down his knives and followed as he briefly walked away from the officers.

He struggled against being placed into handcuffs but was taken into custody. Neither the suspect nor the officers involved reported being injured, the report said.

The machete-sized knife, along with a 3-inch folding knife, were recovered.

Bello was checked out by paramedics before being booked into the Westlake Jail.

The victims were upset but uninjured as were the pet dogs.

A $100,000 cash or surety bond was levied by Rocky River Municipal Court for Bello and he was transferred to the Cuyahoga County Jail.

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