Crime & Safety
Strongsville Police Blotter: 'Creepy' Man in Back Yard
The following information was supplied by the Strongsville police department
A Potomac Drive resident reported a "creepy" man wandering in her back yard about 2:30 p.m. May 27.
A report said the family has a fenced yard. When the man saw the family's kids, he jumped the fence and left.
The children said he was older and pale, wearing a black shirt, jeans and glasses.
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Police scoured the neighborhood and found one man who matched the description, but the children said he was not the one in the yard.
He's Not Drunk, the Car Is
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An anonymous caller reported what appeared to be a very intoxicated driver in a Pearl Road apartment parking lot about 5 a.m. May 27. The caller said the man also may have hit another car.
Police spoke with the man, who said he drove a few feet and his tire fell off. He picked up his tire and put it in his van.
Missing Girls Found
Strongville police helped reunite two teenage runaways from Parma with their families May 28 after a witness spotted the two walking on Royalton Road about 2 p.m.
The girls, 17 and 16, had been missing since May 24. Authorities said the girls ran away from home and no foul play is suspected.
Don't Cash That Check
A Drake Road man trying to sell a riding lawnmower on Craig's List found a buyer who offered to pay $50 extra for movers. But when the check came, it was $3,000 over.
The buyer told the man to go to Western Union to return the extra money, but Western Union, smelling a common scam, directed the man to police instead.
The check with the extra money was fake, but by the time the man would have found that out, he would already have wired his own money to the would-be buyer.
Saving Fox Could Mean Charges
A Moss Point Road caught a fox in a trap, but someone set the animal free before the private trapper could pick it up, a report said. Police questioned a possible suspect, who admitted to freeing the fox. She could face trespassing charges.
Theft from Auto
An iPod was reported stolen from a car on Oakland Park Drive May 27. The owner wasn't sure if the car was locked, but the sun roof was open.
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