A Bad Weekend for Mailboxes in Strongsville

Vandals apparently toured Strongville's neighborhoods over the weekend, knocking down mailboxes as they went.

Calls started coming in to police about 10 p.m. Friday when a Pebble Brook Lane resident heard kids smash several neighbors' mailboxes and drive off.

About 15 minutes later, a woman on Trails Edge Court heard noises, checked outside and found her own mailbox, as well as three of her neighbors' mailboxes, had been hit.

Another call came in a 10:30 p.m. from Turkey Meadow Lane, and a woman on Ridge Creek Road was taking a walk about 11 p.m. and came home to find her mailbox smashed.

In the morning, several mailboxes were found to be damaged on Ridge Creek, and on Abigail Lane, a resident found a mailbox had been thrown through the rear window of her car.

A number of residents off Prospect Road awoke Sunday to find vandals had damaged their mailboxes overnight. 

The streets included Regency, Stratford, Cortland, Sterling, Greenwood and Windsor Castle.

On Sterling Way, a resident called police about 1 a.m. to say he was awakened by a loud bang and the sound of a car speeding away.

Police checked the area, but did not see any suspicious vehicles.