Handgun Recovered as Man Threatens to “Shoot Up the Place” at Dave & Busters

Westlake Police recovered a handgun in the car of a suspect who reportedly threatened to “Shoot up the place” at Dave & Busters on April 1.

Police report that, “On 4/7/18 at approx. 1pm, WPD received a call from Dave and Busters reporting that a former employee was at the restaurant causing a disturbance and had threatened current employees including a text threat that he was going to “shoot up” the place.

The suspect had left before the officers arrived but was stopped in his vehicle a short distance away. Investigation revealed that the former employee, a 26yo from Elyria, had threatened harm to people at the restaurant. A handgun was also recovered from the suspect’s vehicle.

The male was arrested for felony charges of Making a Terroristic Threat along with misdemeanor charges of aggravated menacing and criminal trespass.

Heroin Arrests at Crocker Park

On 4/10/18 at approx. 6:15PM, a caller reported a possible overdose in a vehicle at Crocker Park. A female was reportedly slumped over in the car that also had 2 other occupants. When officers arrived, all three occupants were awake but indicators of drug use were observed. The male in the car still had bleeding needle marks in his arm and one of the females said she was a “former” heroin abuser. Needles and suspected heroin were located in the vehicle. The three occupants, a 23yo female from North Ridgeville, a 24yo male from Amherst, and a 24yo female from North Ridgeville, all were arrested for felony drug possession and possession of drug abuse instruments.

Spinout on I-90 Overpass

On 4/8/18 at approx. 10:25Pm WPD received a report of a 1 car MVA on Clague Rd at the I90 overpass. The caller said that the operator appeared to be walking away from the car toward Bay Village. With the assistance of Bay Village PD officers, the male was located just into their city. The 26yo from Lakewood had injuries from the crash but said that he was only the passenger. When asked about the identity of the driver, he said that he “knew the male but did not know the male.” Upon further questioning, the suspect admitted he had been the operator. He was arrested for OVI and was transported to the hospital for treatment from injuries sustained from the accident. Later in the night, officers learned that the crashed vehicle had been reported as stolen out of Cleveland. Warrants for the male were obtained for felony receiving stolen property. He was later arrested when he showed up at Rocky River Municipal Court for his OVI court date.

Heroin Arrest

On 4/11/18 at approx.. 9:37am WPD received a call from the McDonalds on Detroit at Columbia Rds indicating that a customer had passed out in the bathroom. The 26yo female from Bay Village woke before officers arrived and began to walk from the restaurant after refusing to identify herself to the 911 operator. Officers located her a short distance away and detected indicators of drug use. Suspected heroin, needles, and an apparent glass crack pipe were located on her person. She was arrested and charged with felony possession of drugs and misdemeanor possession of drug abuse instruments and paraphernalia.

Gone!

On 4/11/18, at 4:50 pm a complainant called to report that his car, a 1997 Buick LeSabre, had been stolen. The vehicle had broken down on I-90 in the area of Columbia Rd on 4/10 and was last seen at about 11pm that night. At about 3pm the next day, the complainant arrived in the area with a tow truck, but the vehicle was gone. There are no suspects at this time but the vehicle is entered as stolen in police databases.

They Must Have Needed the Money!

Here’s a strange one! On 4/12/18 at approx. 1PM, 2 Westlake PD Detectives were in their unmarked police vehicle waiting at a traffic light at Columbia and Sperry Rds. A male passenger in another vehicle waiting at the light struck up a conversation asking the plain clothes officers if they wanted to buy a home theater system “cheap.” Of course the detectives were interested. The officers followed the vehicle to a nearby parking lot to see the merchandise which was in the trunk of the other car. The males in the suspect vehicle offered to sell electronics, which they said were valued at $5499 for only $1600. The 2 were surprised to learn that their potential parking lot patrons, were in fact police detectives. After the investigation revealed that the new merchandise appeared to be legitimately purchased, both the adult males from Pennsylvania were cited with soliciting sales without a permit.