Bay Village Police: Wanted Man Nabbed

On 02/10/2016, at 0247 hrs, a BVPD officer was checking on a male sitting in an idling car parked on Knickerbocker at Upland.  While the officer was in his cruiser checking the individual’s identity, the male took off running.  The officer discovered the male had several warrants from various agencies in Lorain County.  Additional officers from Westlake responded to the area and the male was quickly arrested.  The 28 yoa male was charged with Driving Under Suspension and Obstructing Official Business.  The North Ridgeville resident will face charges at RRMC.  He was eventually turned over to North Ridgeville PD on the strength of their warrant.

Watch Out for Phone Scammers

On 02/08/2016, at 1120 hrs, a resident in the 28000 block of West Oakland reported to Bay Village Police that he had received several phone calls from a foreign sounding callers wanting to do work on his computers.  The caller realized the calls were most likely a scam, and just wanted it documented.  BVPD reminds residents to be very cautious of unsolicited service requests.

Better Safe than Sorry

On 02/08/2016, at 1203 hrs, a resident in the 24000 block of Knickerbocker reported there was an unoccupied house in his neighborhood that had a basement window missing.  The caller thought it was suspicious.  Officers discovered the empty house was being remodeled and no one was living there.  The window had been missing for some time and appeared to be part of the remodel.  There was no evidence anyone had gained entry to the house.

ID Thefts

On 02/08/2016, at 1514 hrs, a Douglas resident reported that her adult daughter had her driver’s license stolen several months ago, and she (the resident) is now receiving bills in the mail for medical services that her daughter did not receive.  The alleged patient was using the victims ID.  Police are investigating.

On 02/09/2016, at 1143 hrs, an Inverness couple reported that someone had fraudulently filed both their state and federal income tax return.  Police are investigating.

Store Theft

On 02/13/2016, at 1549 hrs, Walgreen’s reported several items worth over $300 in total were stolen from the pharmacy the night before.  Police are investigating.