Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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A Glendale Avenue man reported hearing a man screaming about 9:45 p.m. May 6. Police were able to locate a man screaming from an upstairs bedroom of a house, but no one would come to the door. Neighbors said a man does live in the house. Burglary Attempt A Greenbrier Drive resident came home from work about 6:30 p.m. May 7 to find someone had tampered with the screens on his front window. No entry was made, but neighbors have reported similar incidents, he said. Odd Situation Police found a car in the parking lot in front of Pier 1 with both passenger doors standing open about 5:45 p.m. May 7. Officers checked in the store, but couldn't locate the driver, and also tried calling the owner on the phone. The officer finally closed the doors…
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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A homeless man who was told last week to pack up his tent and leave the wooded area near the Ehrnfelt Recreation Center returned a few days later, a report said. On May 7, police found the man had again pitched a tent behind the rec center. He was taken into custody for trespassing. On May 3, the man's campsite was discovered when his cooking fire set the surrounding area ablaze. He was warned then to find another place to stay. Strange Find Underground Police were called to Royalton Road May 7 after someone found a suspicious bag in an underground vault, a report said. Police found an old gym bag containing a birth certificate, Social Security card and dirty towel. It belonged to a Virginia Beach, VA man. Suspicious Walker A Kelsey …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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A Ridge Creek Road resident told polic she arrived home about 6:30 p.m. May 3 to find someone had entered her house through a dining room window. All her jewelry was missing, a report said. Unlocked Cars At least four cars were entered on two successive nights, according to reports. On Chevy Chase, someone went through two cars in a driveway the night of May 3, but only change was taken. The next night, a purse was taken from a car parked in a Forestview Drive driveway. The same night, a diaper bag and some CDs were stolen from a car on North Bexley Drive. Hanging Out A passerby reported a man reclining in a car outside Walmart and suspected he may be doing drugs. Police spoke with the man, who said he is homeless and living in his car…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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A fire in a wooded area behind the Ehrnfelt Recreation Center May 3 led officials to discover someone has been living back there. Firefighters were called to smoke on the east side of the building about 9:40 a.m. and reported to police that there was someone living there. Officers located a man walking to the area, who admitted to having a fort and cooking. The said he believed he had gotten permission to camp there. He agreed to gather up his belongings and move on. He didn't go too quickly, though. About 4:40 p.m. the same day, a witness reported a homeless man washing his clothes in the creek near the rec center. He was again asked to go. At 7:30 p.m., a woman and her kids walking in the Backyard Preserve near the rec center saw a …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
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A cab driver asked police for help after dropping off a fare on Gold Rush Drive who walked away without paying about 3 a.m. April 30. Police checked the house, and found the man never went inside -- just walked past. A police dog was called in, who successfully tracked the man to a house on Golden Star Drive. The guy's father paid the cabbie, who didn't seek charges. Pretend Shooter A concerned witness asked police to cheeck out a man who was pointing his hand like a gun and pretending to shoot at cars as he walked on Royalton Road about 6:50 p.m. May 2. Officers couldn't find the man, who was wearing a droopy hat, shorts, a tank top and headphones. Real Shooter Several people reported gunshots about 11:45 p.m. April 30. The first …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Police Department's annual report shows a significant decrease in many offenses
Burglaries, break-ins and thefts from vehicles all decreased in 2012, according to the Strongsville Police Department's annual report. The report also shows a drop in auto theft and vandalism. Why? Difficult to say, according to Police Chief James Kobak, but an active patrol seems to make a difference. Kobak said he believes having police officers visible in the neighborhoods -- patrolling and enforcing traffic laws -- has an effect on crime in a community. "If somebody is thinking about committing a crime and they see a police officer in the neighborhood, I think that acts as a big deterrent," Kobak said. The report says there were 94 burglaries in 2012, down from 107 in 2011. Breaking-and-entering incidents dropped from 44 in 2011 to …
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A resident thought he saw trouble brewing when he spotted a bunch of teens with a "big red water balloon or something like that" on Wakeford Circle about 10 p.m. April 27, according to a report. But when police went there, a neighbor said the kids actually had oversized boxing gloves. They had gone inside a house by then, the report said. Not the Best Way to Get a Date A woman called police about 6:30 p.m. April 26 to say she had been followed by a man in a truck all the way from Middleburg Heights. Even turning into the Strongsville police station didn't deter him -- he followed along, a report said. Police questioned the man, who said he just wanted to talk to the woman. She did not want to talk to him, the report said. Officers told …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Callers say they can "fix' your PC
A Greenwood Drive resident may have become a victim of a growing scam in which a caller offers to "fix" your computer over the phone, but is actually stealing your information. The resident reported April 20 that she got a call from someone claiming to work for Microsoft. The caller asked her to turn on her computer so he could walk her through some steps to fix it. The woman obliged, but then realized it was probably a scam and ended the call. "You're actually giving someone access to your computer," Detective Lt. John Janowski said. "Then they can go anywhere on it." The hacker looks for personal information on the hard drive, including passwords and bank accounts. Even worse, he can even install a program that runs in the background…
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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A Greenbrier Drive woman went to police April 26 to say that her ex-husband is soliciting donations online so he can get custody of their son. The woman said her ex, who now lives out of state, signed up on a website that collects donations for worthy causes. He reportedly posted on the site that he is trying to get custody of his son and needs money for the fight. The woman told police, though, that her ex is lying on the site to gain sympathy. Officers told the woman it was not a criminal matter and gave her advice on how she could handle it. Throwing Garbage Two people called police about 5 p.m. April 26 about teens throwing food and trash out of their car window at other vehicles. One woman said she was on Pearl Road near Zverina and…
Monday, April 29, 2013
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A Niagara Drive resident told police an old neighbor stayed over at her house last weekend. When she got up the next morning, the woman was gone -- and so was a computer, XBox, iPad and tablet computer. The woman didn't report the items stolen for a few days because she wanted to make sure the items hadn't been moved by family members. Gunfire Reported A Deerfield Drive resident reported hearing multiple gunshots, coming in bursts, from the end of the street about 7 p.m. April 22. Police found the source of the noise -- a hammer and nails. A Place of Her Own Employees at the Ehrnfelt Recreation Center reported someone in a beat-up former police car driving around the lot around 9 p.m. April 25, pulling in and out of spaces. Police spoke …
Adolph Oliver Bush
6:48 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Let's be honest, the shoplifting rate has been steadily climbing since they added that bus from the East side. I drive down 82 and I see people at those stops with loads of bags, but if they have so much money, why are they taking the bus? Hot goods...that's what I say...HOT more ›