SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio
Littering: Lee Road
At 8 a.m. Sept. 23, officers saw a Cleveland man, 29, littering while at Hampstead and Lee roads. Officers stopped the man and confirmed that he was wanted by Shaker Heights police on four misdemeanor warrants -- two for traffic violations, and two for criminal offenses.
Police took the man into custody without incident.
Carrying a concealed weapon: Warrensville Center Road
At 12:15 a.m. Sept. 23, officers observed a Chevrolet car with heavily tinted windows traveling in the area of South Woodland and Warrensville Center roads.
Officers stopped the vehicle, smelled suspected marijuana and detained the driver, a South Euclid man, 23. The man acknowledged that he was in possession of marijuana.
A police K-9 was brought to the scene. The dog recovered a loaded 9mm firearm that had been concealed on the man’s person, as well as marijuana.
Officers issued the man a summons for carrying a concealed weapon, as well as traffic citations.
Theft of auto part: Van Aken Boulevard
At 11 a.m. Sept. 23, officers were dispatched to the 19000 block of Van AKen Boulevard, where a Warrensville Heights woman, 26, reported that someone had stolen the catalytic converter from her 2011 Ford vehicle. The stolen property was valued at $500.
Receiving stolen property: Warrensville Center Road
At 10:40 p.m. Sept. 23, police observed a GMC vehicle with expired license plates travel through a red light at South Woodland and Warrensville Center roads. A traffic stop was conducted.
Officers smelled suspected marijuana and learned that the driver, a Beachwood man, 30 -- a concealed carry licensee -- had a loaded firearm under his seat.
It was also learned that the car’s passenger, a 27-year-old Cleveland man who had been convicted of a felony offense, had a firearm under his seat. That gun had been reported stolen from a Cleveland location.
Police arrested both men for receiving stolen property and confiscated suspected marijuana and scales.
Theft: Chagrin Boulevard
At 5:30 p.m. Sept. 25, officers were dispatched to the Heinen’s grocery store at 16611 Chagrin Blvd., where the loss prevention officer reported that a 39-year-old Cleveland man had stolen $50 worth of food.
Police detained the man and recovered the food. He was arrested for theft.
Auto theft: Van Aken Boulevard
At 6:55 p.m. Sept. 25, officers were dispatched to the 19000 block of Van Aken Boulevard, where a Shaker Heights man reported that someone had stolen his unlocked Hyundai vehicle.
OVI: Lee Road
At 3:05 a.m. Sept. 27, officers observed a KIA vehicle drive over a tree lawn at Lee Road and Scottsdale Boulevard. Police stopped the vehicle and immediately observed that its driver, a Maple Heights man, 38, was showing signs of intoxication.
The man failed field sobriety tests and was arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence. He refused to provide a breath sample.
Domestic violence: Ludgate Road
At 12:15 p.m. Sept. 29, a 51-year-old Shaker Heights woman living in the 3000 block of Ludgate Road reported that her husband, who had been drinking, had threatened to shoot her and her sons.
No one was injured. No guns were found at the scene.
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