Police Beat

Aug. 27 – On Granger Road, a vehicle with no visible license plate refused to stop when police attempted to pull it over. The driver gave chase, driving along Schaaf Road, until Old Brecksville Road and making a U-turn back down Schaaf. Brooklyn Heights police were able to spike the vehicle’s tires and then joined the pursuit. The vehicle eventually stopped and the driver and passenger were detained. The driver was cited for display of plates, stopped or slow speed and driving under suspension. Both he and the passenger had warrants.

Aug. 28 – A male was reportedly following a female and busted out a window on her vehicle at a Quarry Lane hotel. The male and female were dating, and at the time, both appeared to be intoxicated. The woman claimed there was a physical confrontation, but the man said she was upset because he was talking to another woman. Both were issued criminal citations for disorderly conduct.

Aug. 29 – On Rockside Wood Boulevard, a car was stopped for having windows tinted to an illegal degree and expired tags. The driver had two juveniles in the backseat who were his nephews. He had used marijuana, had an open bag of the drug on the front passenger seat and a preparation tray at the feet of one of the nephews. More marijuana contraband, an ecstasy pill and a cup of brown liquor were found in the car. The driver was advised on improper transportation of marijuana and open container, and charged with attempted drug abuse.

Aug. 29 – Police observed an unoccupied vehicle at a Quarry Lane hotel parking lot with suspected marijuana and an empty tequila bottle inside. Officers followed the car when it left the parking lot to stop it, but the driver accelerated and pulled into a Rockside Woods Boulevard parking lot, where officers blocked it in. Police found a plastic bag the driver had thrown from his vehicle, which contained suspected cocaine. The driver admitted to having drugs and said the temporary tag on the vehicle was taken from his girlfriend’s car. He was charged with tampering with evidence and advised on fictitious plates and failure to comply.

Aug. 29 – Police were dispatched to a Brecksville Road business for a report of a man sleeping on the sidewalk with a beer next to him. When asked why he was passed out on the sidewalk, the man was adamant that he did not drink anything and the beer wasn’t his. He refused to offer any information and told officers to take him to jail. He was issued a criminal summons for disorderly conduct, intoxication and open container, and was placed in a detox jail cell.

Sept. 1 – Officers were given a tip from Cleveland police that a man with multiple warrants might be staying at a Quarry Lane hotel. Police found a social media video the suspect posted with the handle of a firearm sticking out of his pocket. Officers recognized the background of the video and determined the hotel where he was staying. In a collaborative effort, police staged themselves at different areas of the building and used Flock cameras to track his movement. The suspect was detained and had suspected drugs and $275 cash in his pockets. A search of his hotel room found a firearm, scale and duffel bag. He will be directly indicted for the firearm charges and suspected drugs.

Sept. 2 – An irate female was damaging the store and arguing with the store clerk at a Rockside Road gas station. She was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and criminal damaging. She pulled away when police tried to handcuff her and after being cuffed, pushed and pulled to get away from the officer, stating she would “beat his ass.” While she was assisted into the back of the police cruiser, she kicked at officers.

Sept. 18 – A disturbance was reported between two employees at a Rockside Woods Boulevard hotel when one man made threats toward another employee. Police stopped the man in the parking lot and found he had a warrant for theft with Westlake, and his female passenger had a felony warrant for evidence destruction with Lorain County Sheriff’s Office. The hotel manager told the man he was fired and was not permitted to return to the property.

Warrant pickups: 6

Warrant drop-offs: 6

OVIs: 1