PEPPER PIKE, Ohio
Fraud, attempted theft by deception: Pinetree Road
A resident, 71, reported March 14 that, believing his Facebook account had been hacked, he sent a picture of his driver’s license to someone claiming to be with Google who was supposed to be assisting him on the identity breach. He subsequently noticed an unauthorized attempt to withdraw $1,500 from his bank account.
He called the bank and had the account cancelled before any money could be removed, then contacted the police.
Theft from mail, fraud, forgery, theft by deception: Cedar Road, Shaker Boulevard
A resident reported March 15 that about a week prior, he had placed an envelope containing a $200 check in a U.S. Postal Service mailbox on the street in Beachwood. He then learned that the check had somehow been stolen, altered and cashed for $2,000, although he had already gotten his money back.
-- A resident reported March 10 that about a week earlier, he had mailed a $4,000 check to a credit card company and also dropped it in a mailbox in Beachwood. It never got there and was instead cashed for the same amount by someone who had altered the name on the check, with further investigation pending.
Fraud, theft: Cedar Road
A resident reported March 15 that someone accessed her personal credit card information to make $24,000 in unauthorized purchases -- and another $400 on a separate card -- throughout January and February.
Because it involved credit cards, she was not liable for the money, with a lot of out-of-state purchases made through the Instacart “personal shopper” app. The police report was made for documentation purposes only.
Identity theft: Fairmount Boulevard
A resident reported March 16 she had been contacted by the Huron County Sheriff’s Office that someone had opened a suspicious account there in her name. Initial investigation showed that it probably was not her and that someone else had fraudulently used her personal identification information. The investigation was expected to continue with sheriff’s deputies there.
Runaways: Chagrin Boulevard
A patient, 17, at the New Directions residential drug treatment facility was located shortly after walking away from the facility on March 15, when she was found near Orange High School and again on March 16, when she was picked up at a hotel in Orange. Both times she was brought back to New Directions.
Car crash, marijuana possession (seized): Brainard Circle
While investigating a two-car accident on March 10 with no injuries and minor damage, police were unable to determine which driver was at fault, with both drivers carrying insurance.
But police noticed a strong odor of raw marijuana emanating from the car of a Shaker Heights man, 18. No charges were filed, but a small amount of weed for personal consumption was seized.
Suspicion: Creekside Drive
A resident came to the police station March 11 to inquire about a protection order filed on behalf of a family member outside the city.
Suspicion: Shaker Boulevard
A school resource officer at Orange High reported March 14 that a juvenile student, 17, had a suspicious picture on his phone. The situation was resolved with the cooperation of parents and police, with school officials not involved, since the incident occurred off grounds.
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