Police investigate vehicle thefts: Lakewood Police Blotter

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -- Traffic stop, West Orange Street:. An officer saw a vehicle commit a moving violation 12:32 p.m. Jan. 18 at the West Street intersection. In stopping the Chagrin Falls driver, 37, it was learned that she was driving with a suspended license. She was cited and given a date to appear in Bedford Municipal Court. The officer gave her a warning for the traffic violation.

A resident reported at 4:13 a.m. Jan. 23 that his vehicle was just stolen by a group of male suspects who arrived in the area in another vehicle. The incident is under investigation. Stolen vehicle recovered: Greenvale Drove. A stolen vehicle was located unoccupied in the rear of an apartment...

A woman reported around 12:30 a.m. Jan. 21 that while she was stopped at an ATM at Key Bank to make a deposit, someone came up to her passenger window and pointed something at her that was wrapped in a plastic bag. Suspecting the man had a gun, she immediately...

On Jan. 24 at 3:59 p.m. a woman came to the police station to have her car released from impound. While speaking with the woman, it was determined she had an active arrest warrant with the Avon Police Department. Avon confirmed the warrant, and the woman was transported to meet an Avon officer.

On Jan. 25 at 9:22 a.m. officers responded to the Park Tower Apartment complex for a theft report. The woman said that sometime the night before, her ex-boyfriend stole some of her property. She noticed the thefts when she got home from work. The woman gave her ex permission to be inside the residence. They had an on again off again relationship and the night before they had rekindled the relationship. He asked if he could stay over because he did not have a place to stay the night. She said ‘yes.’ The woman went to work and came home around 4 a.m. The ex was not at the apartment. She noticed that her belongings had been rifled through and belongings missing. Most of the missing items belonged to the previous boyfriend of the woman. Items taken included shoes, clothes, and jewelry. The case is still under investigation.

Officers responded to a home Jan. 23 for a report of an unknown man knocking at the front door. They located him and learned he was looking for a previous owner of the home. A resident reported Jan. 25 that three unknown men requested to plow her driveway, but she declined their offer.

During a Jan. 10 traffic stop of two suspicious vehicles -- a Hyundai and a Kia -- on Big Creek Parkway, both drivers attempted to flee from police. While the Kia successfully left the area, the driver of the Hyundai was less fortunate. The vehicle crashed while being pursued. The...

On Jan. 2, a Meijer asset protection team leader called police after observing an employee stealing merchandise from the Broadview Road store.

On Jan. 10, police were dispatched to a Pearl Road gas station regarding a disturbance between a man and a woman in a Honda located in the parking lot. An arriving officer talked to the caller, who said the crying woman had entered the store several times. Not only was she drunk, but the woman told the caller about how the man had assaulted her while they were at a bar.

MENTOR, Ohio — A 30-year-old man was wounded Wednesday morning when two suspects opened fire on the victim as he sat in his car in the parking lot of a hotel, police say. The shooting was reported at about 8 a.m. at an unspecified hotel on Emerald Court, which is located by the Diamond Centre shopping area east of Heisley Road, just south of Ohio 2. The victim, who does not live in Ohio, tells police he was staying at the hotel with a male companion.

Officers responded Jan. 27 to a report of a woman driving recklessly with an unrestrained infant in the front seat. Her vehicle was stopped exiting the highway and she explained that she was driving in such a manner because a man in an SUV had pointed a gun at her.

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A woman was bitten by a dog on a leg and arm Jan. 28 after going to a neighbor’s house to tell him his dogs were running loose. She did not want to pursue charges, but the owner of the dogs was told to quarantine his dogs for ten days and have them examined by a veterinarian. He was also advised he would be cited if the dogs got loose again.

On Dec. 28, a Windswept Drive resident came to the police station to report fraud. The man told an officer that the previous month, he had mailed some bills with checks that never made it to the intended businesses. One of the checks was altered from $225 to $7,000, but...

At 6:15 p.m. Jan. 25, police were called to Saks Fifth Avenue at Beachwood Place mall, 26300 Cedar Road, to investigate a theft. A woman suspected in a theft that took place in November had returned to the store, attempting to return two of the items she allegedly stole. In...

At 9:35 a.m. Jan. 25, a Solon woman, 71, reported that she had received a call from someone claiming to represent Amazon. The caller said the woman owed $400 for a computer and that her Amazon account had been flagged for being connected to money laundering in Russia. In order...

Police attempted to pull over a driver at 10:03 a.m. Jan. 3 for driving in rainy conditions without headlights, in violation of Ohio law. The man reportedly fled and threw something out the window during the chase, which was later joined by officers from the Cuyahoga Heights Police Department. The...

AKRON, Ohio — A bullet struck the driver’s side door of a man’s vehicle as he drove away from an armed carjacking attempt Monday night in the North Hill neighborhood, police say. The carjacking attempt occurred at about 8:15 p.m. when the 51-year-old victim dropped off a...

On Jan. 3, a Cleveland woman came to the police station after discovering that she had left her grandson’s child support check on the counter of a Biddulph Road store. When she went back to the business, the check was gone. There are no suspects. Police are investigating. Suspicious...

On Jan. 10, a Windrow Lane couple came to the police station to report that the day before, their terrier mix had been attacked by a large Cane Corso dog that had jumped out of the back seat of a parked silver Toyota. The large dog bit the terrier, which...