Plus, trouble at the RTA lot.
A Hilliard Boulevard man’s green 21-speed $359 Trek bike was taken from his open garage on April 29 between 7:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. The police have no suspects at this time. Also in the blotters this week:
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Pair runs from officers, goes to jail anyway
Westlake Police will tell you, “Run, and you’ll just go to jail tired.”Two Brunswick residents (20-year-old male and 18-year-old female) ran from investigating officers at a Bradley Road home on April 23 soon after noon. The property owner had called Westlake Police earlier about damage done to the garage by a 2003 Ford minivan the night before. That van turned out to have been stolen in Brunswick; it was impounded and since no one answered the door, a watch was set over the house. Both suspects were captured nearby. Both were charged with RSP-Motor Vehicle and Obstructing Official Business, as well as Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (marijuana pipe, scale, rolling papers) Also in the blotters: On April 23, a Halsted Lane man reported …
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Also, theft at the Rec Center
A dissatisfied woman pitched a fit at the Post Office on April 16 at 6:13 p.m., becoming a very unhappy potential customer. When she found that the envelope she needed was out of stock, she took mailing products off the shelf and threw them around; she also damaged display fixtures. A witness obtained the license plate of the vehicle she left in. Investigation revealed the suspect to be a 45-year-old Sheffield Lake woman. She claimed that she did not damage anything and had simply moved mailers around looking for the ones she wanted. Westlake Police will issue her a summons for Disorderly Conduct. Also in the blotters this week: A Center Ridge Road school employee found that the building had not been cleaned by the contract cleaner on the…
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One car owner learns an expensive lesson on leaving one's car unlocked.
A homeowner reported a missing item from his yard recently and it's not the usual lawn ornament. A 50-pound, 36 in. concrete Tiki god (a mini-version of the Easter Island monoliths) was taken from a Woodpath Trail yard between Feb. 2-28. The owner reported the statuary snatching on March 14. The Tiki god wasn't the only thing reported missing from Westlake. Two unlocked vehicles were rifled through between March 10-13 in a Rose Road driveway, according to the Westlake Police Department. A $600 laptop, 3 GPS units ($200 each), and a $2,800 engagement ring were taken. There are no suspects.
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According to police, the suspect was also kicked out of his apartment after his roommate's jewelry and Nintendo Wii disappeared
A 26-year-old man from Westlake is accused of stealing his neighbor's GPS unit after the same neighbor let him borrow his car to move out on February 13. The owner gave the suspect a chance to return it or pay for it but the suspect claimed the $139 GPS was not in the car when he used it, according to Westlake Police. By coincidence, the suspect had been kicked out of his apartment after his roommate's Nintendo Wii and jewelry disappeared, police said. Other recent thefts being investigated by Westlake Police: Anyone with information on any of these thefts is encouraged to call the Westlake Police Department at 440-871-3311.
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The following information was provided by the Westlake Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Westlake Police are noticing a rise in purses being stolen from parked cars, and many of those thefts are happening at gyms. Since Dec. 10, there have been three thefts from Bally's, two from Urban Active Fitness, and one each from Jazzercise and Inner Bliss Yoga. Each time, the purse was left in the car and not the trunk, sometimes with the victim "hiding" the purse under the seat or trying some other kind of camouflage. Police Capt. Guy Turner, the department's public information officer, said that if gym-goers don't bring their purses into the gym and lock them securly in a locker there, they should either lock their purses out of sight in a trunk, or bring as little as possible with them when they go to work out.
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Westlake Police offer tips to protect yourself, your purchases and your wallet
There's a lot to do before Christmas, and not a lot of time to do it. That can make you rushed and distracted if you're doing last-minute shopping and errands. Which could make you vulnerable to theft. Don't let criminals be the grinch who steals your Christmas, said Westlake Police public information officer Capt. Guy Turner. He offers some tips to help you protect yourself.
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The following information was provided by the Westlake Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Just two months after some men paid their bill at Dave & Buster's with counterfeit money, it's happened again. This time, four counterfeit $100 bills were passed at Dave & Buster's. The incident happened around 10:10 p.m. on Dec. 3. The suspects -- described by Westlake Police as four black adults accompanied by nine children -- fled before police could get there. The bills were turned over to the Secret Service for investigation. Two Cleveland teens -- both male, one 18 and the other 15 -- were busted trying to steal from a Crocker Park Blvd. store around 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 6. They both stole $53 pairs of shoes, and the 15-year-old also stole a pair of underpants and a bottle of perfume. Both were charged with receiving stolen property. …
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The following information was provided by the Westlake Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Many of us have dreams of winning the lottery. But we would not go to these lengths to make it happen. Kirstin Frank, 23, of Middleburgh Heights, is facing felony theft charges after being accused of printing about $11,000 worth of Ohio Lottery tickets for herself -- and not paying for them -- while she worked at the Rite Aid at Center Ridge Road and Dover Center Road. The scheme allegedly went on from April until her arrest by Westlake Police, which followed an investigation by store management and the Ohio Lottery Commission. Frank's friend, 22-year-old Holly Zinck of Brook Park, is being charged with complicity to theft. She's accused of going with Frank to cash some of the winning tickets. Frank and Zinck were released from the …
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The following arrest information was provided by the Westlake Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Lorain man hired as a contractor on a Bradley Road home under construction has been charged with stealing $14,000 worth of stuff from the home. Michael Starkey, 48, has been charged with grand theft and breaking and entering. Plumbing, electrical items, appliances, kitchen fixtures and other items were stolen from the home the night of Sept. 29. The owner told Westlake Police that he suspected Starkey. Some of the stolen items were later recovered at Starkey's home.
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Patch reader
1:02 pm on Sunday, January 13, 2013
"if gym-goers don't bring their purses into the gym and lock them securly in a locker there" Bring your own combination lock. People steal inside the gym as well as out in the parking lot. These gyms need security cameras in their parking lots so law enforcement can track these thieves. more ›