Crime & Safety

Strongsville Police Blotter: Both Drivers Chastised in Road Rage Incident

The following information was provided by the Strongsville police department

Police were brought into a road rage situation when one driver yelled at another after she drove too slowly, then wouldn't let him pass.

The woman called for help about 11:30 a.m. July 8 after a man jumped out of his car and yelled at her on West 130th Street.

The man, who admitted to yelling, said he was frustrated because the woman was going 25 mph. When he tried to pass, she sped up and would not let him.

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The woman admitted she wouldn't let him pass, but said she was going 40, not 25, and he was tailgating.

Police told the man he was wrong to yell and the woman she should let people pass. No charges were filed.

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Not Your Trash Bin

An Albion Road man was told to reclaim his garbage after it was found in a Dumpster belonging to a Prospect Road business.

The owner reported July 8 finding cardboard and a garage door in his trash.

The resident agreed to take his rubbish home with him in plastic bags. He denied dumping the door, but a report said there was a new garage door at his house.

He said he would remove the door, too.

Mischief with a Message

Someone wrote "ha ha" with Post-It notes on a garage door on Clipper Cove Drive early July 10.

Police also found words written in shaving cream about 5:45 a.m. An officer cleaned up the mess and took two cans of shaving cream left behind.

More Clean-Up

Police found blankets and pillows all over the road at Webster and Sprague about 10 p.m. July 10. He removed them.

No Free Lunch

Three people were arrested July 8 after allegedly trying to buy $300 gift cards at the food court in Costco, 16690 Royalton Road, with a check from an account that doesn't exist.

That woman, as well as a man and woman driving around the parking lot waiting for her, were all arrested.

Bike Theft

A $1,000 custom BMX bike was taken from an attached garage on Greenwood Drive July 7 or 8.

Flag Theft

An American flag still attached to the pole turned up in a yard on Brick Mill Run July 8. 

Police said the flag was ripped in half and took it to the flag drop-off at Freedom Trail for proper disposal.


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