Naked Man Confuses Masseuse for Prostitute: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Not a happy ending... A man was arrested in Cleveland Heights on Feb. 3 after propositioning his masseuse to have sex with him.  He paid her $60 and gave her his identification before the massage was to begin, according to Cleveland Heights police. She then left the massage room. When she came back, Williams was naked and asked her to put a condom on him. She turned down the invite and refused an extra $60 Williams offered her, police said.   Williams dressed and fled, leaving behind his identification. The …

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Update: No Threat Found at Lakewood High School, Increased Police Presence Remains

Police were responding to a rumor of a threat. The school district said there is no validity to the rumors.

Extra police officers will be at Lakewood High School today after Lakewood Police learned of a rumor about threatened violence there, a police dispatcher said. The threat, which had been spreading on social media, was that there would be a shooting at the school. Christine Gordillo, spokeswoman for the district, said the Lakewood City Schools is aware of the rumors. Police have been investigating those rumors and have not been able to find any truth to them. The superintendent and other administrators were at the building this morning to assist with drop-off and reassure parents.  “We take our students’ safety very seriously,” Gordillo said.  Police did not know if the rumor is true but believed it necessary to respond by sending officers …

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LOOK: Lakewood Police Department's Most Wanted

Don't be a hero. Suspects should be considered dangerous. If you recognize anyone on the list contact the Lakewood Police Department at 216-521-1234.

The Lakewood Police Department recently added a couple new people to the city's list of most-wanted people. They were chosen based on the seriousness of the charges and the likelihood they are in the Lakewood area. Suspects should be considered dangerous. Those who come into contact with the suspects are recommended not to attempt to apprehend them. “It helps (catch suspects) if people look at it,” said Lakewood Police Chief Timothy Malley said, adding that many of the suspects listed aren’t Lakewood residents. “We can’t pick and choose who commits the crimes.” If anyone has information about a suspect listed, they can contact the Lakewood Police Department at 216-521-1234 or email police@lakewoodoh.net. Callers can remain anonymous.

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Man Indicted in Murder-For-Hire Plot to Kill Lakewood Woman

Andrew Martin, a nurse at the Cleveland Clinic, was charged with one count of use of an interstate commerce facility in the commission of murder-for-hire.

Federal authorities indicted a 23-year-old Trumbull County man suspected in “murder-for-hire” plot to kill a Lakewood woman. Andrew Martin, a nurse at the Cleveland Clinic, was charged with one count of use of an interstate commerce facility in the commission of murder-for-hire. “The investigation shows that this defendant was seeking to hire someone to kill a woman as part of a dispute over a home in Lakewood,” said Steven Dettelbach, the US attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, in a prepared statement. “Obviously, we take these threats very seriously and will prosecute this case vigorously.” Martin arrested last month after authorities say he agreed to pay a patient to kill a 79-year-old woman because she was “trying to mess up (…

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Car Break-Ins Reported on Lakewood’s West End

The following arrest information was supplied by the Lakewood Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Theft There were several reports of car break-ins within a few block radius on Dec. 6. Two unlocked cars in the 1200 block of Arlington Avenue were reported broken into sometime during the night on Dec. 6. A small amount of money was reported stolen. Another car break-in was reported a few blocks away on Arlington Avenue — as well as another in the 1300 block of Riverside Drive — but nothing was reported stolen. Another resident, in the 17800 block of Lake Avenue made a similar report. Buying breakfast with fake $100 bill Two men tried to buy food from the Burger King drive-thru window on Detroit Avenue with a counterfeit $100 bill at around 7:30 a.m. Dec. 4. Police were unable to catch up with the vehicle. Afraid of the police? A man told…

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Breaking Into a Business for $30: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Breaking in for $30 — A 60-year-old Cleveland Heights man was arrested for breaking in and vandalizing multiple businesses in the Cedar-Lee district. Police said Michael Moore smashed a window at The Stone Oven at 4:30 a.m. Aug 2 to get to the register. He got away with a grand total of $30. Moore is also accused of breaking into The Wine Spot. Police are investigating his involvement in six other incidents. He is being held in the Cuyahoga County Jail on two $10,000 bonds. Immediate admission — Solon Police did …

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Police Defuse Threat at Lakewood High School

After he was sent home for misbehaving, tenth-grader at Lakewood High School said he was going to return to the school and “go off.” He may now face criminal charges.

A Lakewood High School tenth-grader who was sent home for misbehaving Friday afternoon may face criminal charges after he threatened to return to the school and “go off.” Despite some rumors, there was no weapon involved in the incident. Principal Bill Wagner said the boy was sent home after he “threw a temper tantrum” just after 2 p.m. “As security was escorting the boy off campus, he made a threatening comment about coming back to the school and going off,” Wagner said, adding that that student went into a friend's house in “close proximity” to the school instead of going home.  “Since the threat was not deemed credible, yet was made loudly, in anger and in the presence of others, administration called the police to help assure he did …

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UPDATE: Man Confesses to Role in Rash of Car Break-Ins

A Woodward Avenue resident was charged with at least a few of the suspected car break-ins over the weekend.

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Police Shoot Turtle & Man Streaks: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports from departments across the region

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Chair thrower: A bad day turned worse for a former employee at a Twinsburg company on Summit Commerce Park. The woman's employer fired her on Aug. 22, and she responded by attacking another worker. The woman shouted obscenities at multiple employees before hurling a chair at one of them. The victim was struck in the leg and decided to press assault charges on the former employee. The company has asked police to ban the woman from the premises and make sure she stays away. Turtle down: A turtle in Avon must have …

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Masseuse Solicits Patron & Loud Sex Complaint: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports from departments across the region

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. No happy ending here — A man went to a North Canton masseuse for a full-body massage, but ended up getting solicited for additional services. The man provided North Canton Police with a cell-phone recording of The Massage Center employee "soliciting sexual acts for hire along with prices and agreements/conditions," according to the report." The report did not include arrest information, but soliciting is a third-degree misdemeanor. Keep it down, please — Sometimes a Stow resident hears a variety of loud noises …

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James Thomas

4:31 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012

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