Crime & Safety
Strongsville Police Blotter: Intruders Have a Little Party in House While Residents are Out
The following information was provided by the Strongsville police department
A West Bend Drive resident came home Sept. 24 to find the front door unlocked an an empty bottle of wine -- and three wine glasses -- in her house.
The woman told police the front door and a slider door were both unlocked. Her son said he thinks he locked the doors when he left, but isn't sure.
The residents did not own the wine that was apparently drunk in the house.
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Oops -- Mistaken Identity
A man told police he witnessed an act of child abuse Sept. 23, but the family he identified was not the right one.
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The caller said he saw a black SUV slam on its brakes on Webster Road. A boy who looked about 11 jumped out and ran; his father chased him down and punched him in the face.
Police traced the license plate on the vehicle to a Strongsville family. But the mother, not the father, drove their black SUV that day, and she said she was never on Webster Road.
The officer checked the kids and found them to be fine. The father drives a red car, the report said.
Police said the witness must have gotten the license plate wrong.
Mischief on Evelyn Court
Kids have been ringing the doorbell at an Evelyn Court home in the middle of the night and threw something at the garage.
Police found some kind of fruit splattered on the garage door Sept. 25.
Burglary
A Waterfall Road resident returned home about 5:20 p.m. Sept. 24 to find her back window broken and her jewelry box gone through.
Underage Drinking Party
Several people were taken into custody about 10:30 p.m. Sept. 24 after someone complained about kids drinking at a party on Woodrun Drive.
Officers took a portable breath tester to the scene and arrested at least three people. Several others ran when police arrived, a report said.
Beer Run
A Park View Circle man told police Sept. 24 someone stole a case of beer from his garage.
He found the bottles at the Pine Lakes park area.
Theft from Car
A briefcase and two cell phone chargers were stolen from an unlocked car on Echo Drive Sept. 25.
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