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Mia Balazowich Case Report

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For this report I investigated the case of Mia Balazowich. She was the treasurer for the “all-sports booster club” at Springfield High School in Canton, Ohio. Balazowich was charged with grand theft in August 2017.the case against Balazowich gained attention because she stole a large sum of money (over $30,000) over a few years.

Archived News Articles: I have found five online news articles and four videos related to this case through various websites. These websites1 include two articles from cleveland19.com, one from cbs46.com, one from thesuburbanite.com, one from ohio.com, one from clevescene.com, one from kptv.com, one from wfsb.com, and the last news posting that I found on this case is from wtol.com. Full links can be found at the …show more content…

I thought it was really interesting that news sites from other states, like Oregon, were reporting about this crime. Oregon is so far away from Ohio, that I never would have thought they would post about something that happened here, especially since this case was not TOO extreme as say a serial arsonist or murderer, for example.

Police Reports
I was unable to find and obtain any police reports. I looked on all websites, however, they were not posted anywhere on the internet.
My Observations About the Police Reports
I am unsure as to why the police reports were not available. I think it may be because this case became so popular in the news, that if they posted details of the case, like the initial police report of the incident, that contain so many personal details about Balazowich, then people would be able to easily access her information. If they were upset with her, who knows what they would do with her information. This could be potentially …show more content…

My Observations About the Interview
I think an interview would have really helped to understand the different aspects of the case. I was trying to get in touch with a police officer because I wanted to find out how many of these crimes are committed in this area that are not as commonly reported about in the news. I wanted to know if they had any prior knowledge of this specific case (Balazowich). I wanted to know their thoughts about this case and others like it. I think this could have provided insightful information about grand theft cases.

Ohio Revised Code
There are two separate charges listed in Mia Balazowich’s record with two similar, but slightly different Ohio Revised Codes. The first code, 2913.02 (A)(2) states that (A) No person, with purpose to deprive the owner of property or services, shall knowingly obtain or exert control over either the property or services in any of the following ways: (2) Beyond the scope of the express or implied consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent. The second 2913.02 (A)(2)/(3), states what was mentioned previously, but also adds (3): by deception. My Observations of the Ohio Revised

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