Police Reports

A 13-year-old Westlake boy’s bike was stolen from the Porter Library on July 26 around 10:24AM. The suspect was caught on surveillance video and was arrested 4 days later. He is a 27-year-old Westlake man; he admitted to that theft and to another on July 25. He sold both bikes. A red Schwinn boy’s bike was stolen from a Reeds ... Read More »

On 08/02/2013, at 1756 hrs, a patron of Heinen’saccidentally left his wallet at a cash register.  The wallet was anonymously returned to the customer service desk the following day.  There was $5.00 missing from the wallet, and someone had made approximately $250.00 in purchases at local stores.  Police are investigating.   On 08/03/2013, at 0317 hrs, a BVPD officer stopped ... Read More »

A 56-year-old FL woman who is a live-in caretaker for a Woodmill Dr. man failed to appreciate his kindness on July 21 at 2:52PM. She had been drinking and arguing with him; he called WPD and asked that she be taken to a local hotel. She got a room, but took a cab back to the house 2 hours later ... Read More »

On 07/18/2013, at 0037 hrs, a BVPD officer stopped a vehicle on Lake Rd. near Porter Creek for a traffic violation.  After speaking with the driver, the officer suspected the 23 yoa male driver had been drinking.  Field sobriety tests were administered, and as a result, the driver was arrested for OVI.  He will face charges at RRMC. On 07/14/2013, ... Read More »

A Westlake Police Dept.  auxiliary officer directing traffic at the Clague Park fireworks was hit by a drunk driver on July 4 at 10:47PM. He was posted at Clague Rd. and Belmont Dr. when the 47-year-old Westlake woman disobeyed his signal to stop. She was stopped nearby and arrested for OVI and Failure to Comply With a Police Order. She ... Read More »

On 07/07/2013, at 2123 hours, BVPD officers were called to the Bay Village Skate and Bike Park for a fight.  There was an argument between 14 and 16 year old males over a bicycle.  Officers settle the dispute and returned the bike to the owner. On 07/07/2013, at 0056 hours, a BVPD officer was flagged down by a 15-year old ... Read More »

Meadowood Golf course was vandalized on the night of June 23. A controller for the sprinkler system was damaged, as were greens, flags, and trash cans. A disgusting sicko even moved his bowels into the fifth hole. That’s a sign of a perverted or deeply disturbed person. Get some mental help quick. A number of bicycles were found missing from ... Read More »

On 06/28/2013, at 1739 hrs, a Drake resident reported that someone stole all of her credit cards while she was out running errands.  She was not sure where the theft occurred.  The thief used her cards at numerous locations around the area making several thousand dollars in purchases.  Police are investigating. On 06/26/2013, at 1319 hrs, a resident called to ... Read More »

Westlake Police report this week that some no-goodnik in South Birmingham, UK withdrew $900 from a Dellwood Dr. woman’s bank account between June 11-13. The suspect in Old Blighty apparently cloned the victim’s debit card. Both doors on the driver’s side of an Elyria woman’s 2011 Kia station wagon were keyed on June 15. She found the damage at 2:16AM ... Read More »

On June 21, 2013 a Bay Village resident received a call from a company that claimed to be preparing to deliver the woman’s senior care monitor.  The resident ordered no such device and was asked by the company for her address and personal information.  Other residents have also received calls from these scammers.  If you receive such a call, do ... Read More »