Bay Man Arrested in $250,000 Church Theft

Bay Village Police report that they arrested a male adult of Bay Village on charges of Aggravated Theft on April 20. This involved $250,000.00 illegally taken from the Bay Village Presbyterian Church. The case will be forwarded to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s office.

$10K Missing From Account

On 04/19/2018, at 11:12 hrs, a Longbeach Parkway resident reported someone had fraudulently taken nearly $10,000.00 from her personal bank account. Police are investigating.

Double Trouble

On 04/21/2018, at 00:21 hrs, an officer stopped a vehicle on Wolf Road, near Forestview Road, for a traffic violation. Field sobriety tests were administered and as a result, the 36-year old male driver from Cleveland was arrested for OVI. At 07:14 hrs, a 33-year old Rocky River resident arrived at the station to give the male a ride home. As she was speaking to the officer at the dispatch window, he suspected that she had been drinking. Officers went into the lobby where the female admitted she had driven to the Bay Village Police station to pick up the male. After failing sobriety tests, she was arrested for OVI. Both persons will be facing charges at RRMC.

Out at the Wheel

On 04/19/2018, at 06:17 hrs, a resident in the 26000 block of Lake Road, called to report there was a single car accident. The homeowner had located car in her front yard, with the driver slumped over behind the wheel. Responding officers attempted to wake the driver and when that failed, broke out a window to gain entry. They discovered the female was highly intoxicated. Due to her level of intoxication and possible injuries from the accident, she was transported to the hospital. The 32-year old female from Cleveland will face charges at Rocky River Municipal Court.