Strongsville Police Blotter: Looks Like the Work of a Cat Burglar

A Pearl Road woman reported someone tried to get into her apartment when she found the sliding patio door had been pushed off its tracks June 25.

Police determined the culprit was looking to get out, not in. Officers said it appeared one of the woman's cats had jumped on the door, knocking it out of its grid.

The woman said her cats do jump at the screen. Police checked all the other patio doors in the building and found no others that had been disturbed.

Man Down, but Only Snoozing

A newspaper carrier flagged down a police officer about 3 a.m. June 25 to say she saw a may lying in a Pearl Road business driveway.

Police identified the man, who is known to the department and was sleeping. They told him to move out of the driveway so he did not get hit by a car.

Teens on the Loose

An Antler Lane resident called police twice early June 25 because she could hear teenagers, often using profanity, outside her window and in a neighbor's yard.

Police found only a skunk in the yard, but said there were several parties in the area and believed the boys had been cutting through the yards.

Car Break-Ins

Two cars in a driveway on Stag Thicket Lane were broken into June 23, and a purse was stolen from one of them.

The residents did not hear anything, even though one of the cars was parked in the garage.

Not Phony, Just Old

A resident brought a $10 bill to the police station after an employee at told him it was counterfeit and refused to accept it.

The man said he got the bill in change from Burger King. 

Police said the bill was genuine. It looked different because it was from 1950.