A 66-year-old Elyria man with an affectation for one sort of clean living stole $109 worth of laundry detergent from a Detroit Road store on June 15 at 3:55 p.m. He then went across the street and stole $149 worth of bed sheets and spice racks from another store. He also was driving a stolen 2001 Ford pickup truck.
He further has a pending Rocky River Municipal Court case stemming from a May 2013 theft of laundry soap in Rocky River.
His newest charges are from the Westlake Police and include 2 counts of petty theft and 2 counts of possession of criminal tools (the modified clothing he uses to conceal the stolen property) and receiving stolen property for the stolen truck.
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Also in the blotters
Unlocked locker means missing wallet, ATM card
A 21-year-old Westlake man’s backpack was taken from his unlocked locker at the Westlake Recreation Center on June 19 between 6 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. It contained his wallet, ATM card (cancelled by the victim), and clothing. The unknown suspect(s) also took the victim’s shoes off a bench.
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