Crime & Safety
Nurse Charged With Stealing Patient’s Drugs
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lakewood Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Theft
Police received a report that a nurse at a Detroit Avenue facility tested positive for a particular medicine in a drug test — while her patient tested negative. The nurse was charged with theft on June 19.
Man arrested after masturbating in public
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Police received a call about a man masturbating on the side of Franklin Boulevard at around 7:30 a.m. June 18. When officers showed up, they charged him with disorderly conduct.
Breaking and entering
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An employee at a business in the 15000 block of Madison Avenue reported June 18 that someone broke into the store sometime over the weekend. Money was reported stolen from the safe.
Disturbance
A man was “causing a disturbance,” after refusing to leave a business at at around 3:45 p.m. June 18. He was charged with trespassing and obstructing official business.
Motorcycle on the sidewalk
Police received a call about a boy — around 10 years old — riding a motorcycle on the sidewalk near the intersection of Ethel and Detroit avenues at around 7:30 p.m. June 18.
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