SEVEN HILLS, Ohio
Theft: Broadview Road
On May 2, police were dispatched to Meijer after a loss prevention officer observed customers stealing merchandise from the Broadview Road store.
While en route, dispatch told the officer that the suspects had left in a Jeep traveling on Orchardview Drive. The arriving officer was unable to find the shoplifters.
The employee said two women had entered the store and attempted to return items without a receipt. At the same time, another woman entered the store, collected clothing items and left without paying.
Police are investigating.
Unwanted gun: Drexel Drive
On May 4, a Drexel Drive resident came to the police station with an unwanted gun.
The woman was cleaning her basement when she found a box containing a gun and bullets belonging to her deceased father-in-law.
The grandmother feared that her grandkids would find the box. The police accepted the weapon and ammunition.
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