Break-in at Applebee's Leads to Pursuit
The following information was provided by the Strongsville police department
An break-in at Applebee's restaurant early Friday morning led to a pursuit when the suspect ran from police in Middleburg Heights.
An alarm brought Strongsville police to the Royalton Road restaurant about 5 a.m., where they found someone had thrown a brick through the window and stolen a flat-screen TV.
A short time later, Middleburg Heights police attempted to stop a car for a traffic violation, but the driver jumped out of the vehicle and ran.
There was a TV set in the back seat of the car, Detective Lt. John Janowski said.
A female passenger in the car was taken into custody by Middleburg Heights, but so far, she has identified the driver only by a nickname.
Janowski said police are working on identifying the man who fled. Police found blood at the scene, which could ultimately help them link a suspect to the crime.
neil gordon
4:02 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
A brick? How stupid is that? What did he think would happen after tossing a brick through the window? He must be from 'up north' or perhaps think the Strongsville police have a long response time to a business break-in. Think again.
Ralph
10:40 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Forget about the idiot thief. Whats the deal with the old picture? Applebee's remodeled the extreior over a year ago.
Ralph
10:41 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
exterior