Car Stolen from Webster Road Recovered in Berea after Chase

Two Webster Road residents had their cars entered early July 6, while a third woke up to find his was gone.

The resident told police he went to bed about 11 the previous night, leaving the keys in the vehicle. It was gone when he got up at 6:30 a.m.

When Strongsville police entered the vehicle into the system as stolen, they discovered it had already been recovered by Berea police. 

Detective Lt. John Janowski said Berea officers stopped the driver after a chase. He said the driver has denied stealing the car, saying he got it from someone else at the Islander Apartments.

Janowski said police don't know if that man is also a suspect in two car break-ins on Webster Road. 

"He didn't have anything with him that was taken from the cars," Janowski said. "We have nothing to tie him to those."

A Webster Road woman called police about 1:45 a.m., saying she heard a noise in the driveway and looked outside to see that her car door was open and the vehicle had been rummaged through.

As officers investigated, they found another car at a neighbor's house had also been rifled.

Nothing appeared to have been taken from either vehicle.