Police Beat

Information provided by the Independence Police Department

Nov. 2—Independence police conducted an operation comprised of members of the detective bureau and patrol division to target sex sellers and other criminal activity in the city. One female was arrested for prostitution at a Quarry Lane hotel, one female was arrested for prostitution at a West Creek Road hotel, and one person was arrested for prostitution and possession of criminal tools at a different Quarry Lane hotel.

Nov. 3—Members of the detective bureau and patrol division of the Independence Police engaged in an operation to target sex sellers and other criminal activity in Independence. A female was arrested for prostitution at a Quarry Lane hotel. Three males were arrested for soliciting and possession of criminal tools at a different Quarry Lane hotel, which was also the site of the arrest of a male promoting prostitution and drug possession and a female for prostitution and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Nov. 10—Officers responded to a bowling alley on Brecksville Road for report of an assault. A female claimed that a male she knew choked her after becoming upset she didn’t buy him an alcoholic beverage. The male was issued a criminal citation.

Nov. 11—An assault was reported at an entertainment complex on Rockside Woods Boulevard. Police arrested a male who was accused of striking his girlfriend in the parking lot.

Nov. 12—Police responded to E. Pleasant Valley Road and I-77 for a vehicle flipped over in the roadway. The Independence Fire Department safely removed the driver from the vehicle. It is suspected the vehicle was traveling too fast on the off ramp curve and drove over the meridian between I-77 S and E. Pleasant Valley lanes. While attempting to overcorrect, the female flipped the car. She was charged with OVI.

Nov. 20—A female guest refused when management of a Quarry Lane hotel asked her to leave. Police attempted to de-escalate the situation but were forced to arrest her for criminal trespass. She was also cited for disorderly conduct.

Warrant pickup: 5

Warrant drop-off: 1

OVI: 1 ∞