Monday, May 6, 2013
Check out our interactive map of police incidents around Lakewood. Click on each marker to see the details.
If you're looking at this on a mobile device, switch to "desktop view" Burglary: Copper pipes were reported stolen from a home in the 1500 block of Elmwood Avenue on May 1. More copper pipes stolen: Another case of stolen copper pipes was reported in the 14700 block of Clifton Boulevard on May 1. Theft: A man was charged with theft, misuse of a credit card and disorderly conduct after he tried walking out on his bar tab in the 17600 block of Detroit Avenue in the early morning of May 2. Cash missing: A resident in the 1600 block of Ridgewood Avenue reported money missing from the home at around 5 p.m. April 30. Drugs found: Police received a report that a hypodermic needle was found behind a bar in the 13600 block of Detroit Avenue at …
Friday, May 3, 2013
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If you're reading this on mobile — and you want to see the interactive map — switch to desktop view. Babies on the roof? Police received a report of two babies — a one-year-old and two-year-old — on the roof of a home in the 1400 block of Newman Avenue at around 7:30 p.m. April 28. Officers spoke with the parents, who said their children were inside the whole time. Drunken driver crashes into two cars: A woman was arrested and charged with drunken driving after she crashed into two parked cars in the 1200 block of Westlake Avenue at around 1:30 a.m. April 28. Her vehicle was towed and impounded. Scooter stolen: A scooter was reported stolen from the sidewalk in the 12800 block of Madison Avenue at around 1:30 p.m. April 28. $4,000 guitar …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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If you're reading this on mobile — and you want to see the interactive map — switch to desktop view. ‘Zombies’ Frighten Some Neighbors: It seems that the “zombies” that took over Lakewood on April 27 frightened some of the neighbors. Police received a call from a resident in the 1600 block of Chesterland Avenue about the living dead. The zombies were a part of the 11th annual Zombie Walk, to benefit the Cleveland Food Bank. Dangerous drugs: Police received a report of someone selling drugs at the corner of Detroit and Cohassett avenues at around 12:40 a.m. April 26. After officers searched the teenaged-boy, they charged him with drug abuse and drug paraphernalia. He was released to his mother. “Gun shot” turns out to be delivery truck: …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Check out our interactive map of police incidents around Lakewood. Click on each marker to see the details.
If you're reading this on mobile — and you want to see the interactive map — switch to desktop view. Burglary: A man returned to his home on McClure Drive to find that his back door had been kicked in and prescription drugs stolen in the early morning of April 25. Drunken driving: Police received a report of a man drifting through a few lanes of traffic on flat tire in the 14900 block of Lake Avenue at around 2 a.m. April 25. When officers stopped the vehicle, they found the driver intoxicated. He was arrested, charged with drunk driving. Wallet stolen: A resident told police that someone stole his wallet from his parked car in the driveway of his home in the 2000 block of Wascana Avenue in the early morning of April 25. Another car break-…
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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Monday, April 22, 2013
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lakewood Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Car break-ins reported A laptop computer was reported stolen from a parked vehicle in the 1200 block of Donald Avenue at around 7:45 a.m. April 17. Another incident was reported in the 1300 block; a wallet, checkbook and football tickets were reported stolen. Later in the day, a man in the 13500 block of Merl Avenue told police that someone broke into his vehicle the night before and stolen a few items. Man faces charges after bailing from traffic stop A man bailed out of a traffic stop in the 1200 block of Giel Avenue at around 2 a.m. April 16. He fled on foot. Officers caught up with him in the 1200 block of Hathaway Avenue and charged him with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, obstructing official business and possession of a …
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Lakewood City Schools
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Friday, April 19, 2013
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lakewood Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Mistaken for Gotham City? Police received a report of a man donning a Batman costume walking into Lakewood City Hall at around 3:15 p.m. April 15. However, there was no threat — just a joker. The man told police that he “likes Batman and wore the costume to get some laughs.” Domestic violence A man was charged with disorderly conduct and domestic violence after he struck his wife then locked her out of the house in the 1000 block of Kenneth Drive at around 11:50 p.m. April 12. Disorderly conduct Two men were charged with disorderly conduct in the 15700 block of Detroit Avenue at around 2:30 a.m. April 14. Attempted break-in A woman in the 1400 block of Lakewood Avenue told police that someone was trying to break into her home at around 3 …
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Police responded to a crash at the intersection of Clifton and Lake roads on the city’s west side.
A 55-year-old man was taken to the hospital when a car near the intersection of Clifton and Lake roads struck his motorcycle Thursday afternoon. Capt. Ed Hassing from the Lakewood Police Department said the man suffered non-life-threatening injuries — possibly a broken leg. Small crowds of neighbors lined the sidewalk to have a look at the crash — some of them witnesssed the incident. “It wasn’t a very serious accident,” Hassing said, adding that the police report wasn’t immediately available.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lakewood Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Indecency Police received a report of a man walking along Detroit Avenue without a shirt and his “pants down to his knees” making “obscene finger gestures” at passersby at around 5:30 p.m. April 14. When police caught up with him, officers learned that he had been reported missing from a home in East Cleveland. He was taken back there. Dog barking Police received a report of a dog barking in the 2000 block of Baxterly Avenue at around 12:20 a.m. April 20. Turns out, the dog’s owner had fallen asleep on the couch after he let the dog out. Man threatens to “harm people” A man called police and said he wanted to “harm people” at around 2:50 a.m. April 11 before hanging up. Officers tracked the call to the 11900 block of Madison Avenue, where…
Monday, April 15, 2013
Following an FCC mandate, the city also installed new radio equipment for the police, fire and public works departments.
As a few final adjustments were made last week, the city unveiled its new, state-of-the-art dispatch center in the Lakewood Police Department. The new dispatch center was the last piece of the city's $1.1 million overhaul of the communication platform for the police, fire and public works departments. The upgrade — part of an FCC mandate — also comes with new digital radio equipment that allows departments to more effectively talk to each other and other communities. Essentially, police officers and firefighters can communicate with each other — from just about anywhere. The project's total price tag was about $1.1 million, but $325,000 was paid for with grants, according to the finance department. The city’s new $550,000 communications …
Joshua McLaughlin
8:54 am on Friday, April 19, 2013
Not surprising. I was almost hit riding my bicycle to and then from work yesterday on Clifton. The first was an older lady that turned from the center turn lane. I am not sure she could fully see over the dash board. This was on Cook turning toward LCA. The second was the other direction and the girl decided to beat traffic while playing with her phone and turning one handed. Had I not … more ›