Strongsville Police Blotter: Barking Dog Needs to Use his Indoor Voice

Residents on Meadow Lane called police at 3:30 a.m. June 25 about a dog that had been barking for three solid hours.

Police located the dog, but it wasn't in the yard -- it was in the house. The barking could be clearly heard through the open window.

A officer speculated the dog was barking at the cats in the house. No one answered the door when police knocked.

A similar situation was reported two days earlier on Hearthstone Drive, when police responded to a barking dog complaint at 4:30 a.m. and found that dog, too, was in the house.

A few minutes before the call June 25 on Meadow Lane, police were also called to Golden Star Drive, where a barking dog was actually outside. 

No one answered the door, so the officer had dispatchers call the residents and tell them to come to the door. They did and took the dog in the house.

Harassing Stroller Calls

A Whitney Road woman said an acquaintance is stalking her over a stroller she borrowed.

A report said the stalker allegedly sat outside the woman's apartment for three hours June 25 because she is upset the woman won't return a stroller she borrowed.

She also has been harassing her on the phone, the report said.

Police spoke with the stalker, who denied making the calls but agreed to stay away from the other woman.

Car Break-In

A GPS and computer adapter were stolen from a vehicle on Bear Creek Lane.

The theft was reported June 25.

Graffiti Vandals

Two families on Raccoon Trail woke up to graffiti on their driveways, sidewalks and the windows of their houses and cars June 26.

Police said it appears most of the graffiti appeared to be done in chalk.

Burglary

Residents on Pebble Brook Lane got home from vacation about 2:30 p.m. June 24 to an unpleasant surprise -- a burglar had been in their house while they were gone.

A report said the family found the back sliding door open. Details on stolen items were not available.