Police Reports

Dangerous Driver On 11/04/2013, at 0750 hrs, a motorist called BVPD to report she had been rear ended at the intersection of Lake Rd. and Dover Center.  The driver of the car that hit her begged with her not to call the police because he had a suspended driver’s license.  The caller stated she the driver of the other car ... Read More »

If you watched the 1966 TV series “The Green Hornet” as avidly as your Westlake Police did, you recall that the announcer spoke of “his dual identity known only to his secretary, and to the District Attorney.” A 28-year-old Lorain man apparently keeps his true identity to himself and his girlfriend. When he was stopped for traffic violations back on ... Read More »

With apologies to Longfellow and his ode, “The Village Blacksmith.”, Westlake Police report on Oct. 20 at  5:37 p.m. “Under a spreading (unknown species) tree, two Bradley Rd. neighbors stand. These neighbors do not get along; the tree is a source of contention prolonged.   “The neighbor applied poison to the overhanging branches; it affects the whole tree, whose owner ... Read More »

On 10-23-2013 the son of elderly parents who reside in Bay Village reported a caregiver stole checks from his parents’ home.  The checks were cashed locally.  Detectives are investigating.   Vehicle Break-in Arrests An Oakmoor Road resident called police at 12:19 am on 10-25-2013 and described three males breaking into her neighbor’s vehicle.  Police responded and stopped a vehicle seen ... Read More »

A Kenilworth resident reported on October 19, 2013 someone forcibly entered her home which was up for sale.  Nothing was reported missing from the house. A Bay Village Officer stopped a vehicle on Wolf Road for a traffic violation.  As the vehicle came to a stop, the front passenger jumped from the car and fled the scene.  The 19 year ... Read More »

On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 3:08 pm the Bay Village Police received a call that a 12 year old boy was approached by an adult male. The boy, who is a Bay Middle School student, had just left the school and was on Cahoon Road when the male approached and began speaking with him.  The boy ran away yelling ... Read More »

Westlake Police report that at 6:04 a.m. this date (Oct. 22), a passing motorist reported that a car had hit a tree on Center Ridge Rd. just east of Walter Rd. Westlake Police and Fire Depts. responded and found 46-year-old James HUTTON in the vehicle. He died en route to Fairview Hospital. Center Ridge Rd. was closed in the crash ... Read More »

Westlake Police report that at 9:10 a.m. this date (Oct. 22), a female caller reported the father of her child was following her on I-90 westbound from Cleveland and was deliberately striking her vehicle with his. The victim pulled over once she entered Westlake. The suspect continued westbound, exited at Crocker Rd., struck two more vehicles, and then fled on ... Read More »

On Oct. 14 at 12:54 a.m., a Westlake patrolman signaled the male driver of a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier to stop after the officer noted the license plate belonged on a stolen Ford truck. The driver dropped off a 37-year-old homeless woman on Clague Rd. near the Cleveland Water Dept. plant, then fled westbound on Sperry Dr. and onto I-90 westbound ... Read More »

  Westlake Police report that an 84-year-old Bay Village woman withdrew $9300 from her bank account on Oct. 4 after receiving a phone call from a “police officer.” The caller reported that her granddaughter had been arrested for drug charges and needed bail money. When the victim tried to make another withdrawal on Oct. 5 at another bank where she ... Read More »