Crime & Safety

Kneeling Gunman Alarms Richmond Road Drivers: Beachwood Blotter

Beachwood Police incidents July 30 to Aug. 4

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Vandal dents, walks on car in Beachwood Place Mall garage

Monday, July 30, 5:17 p.m. — Police report that someone damaged the hood of a vehicle parked in the parking garage sometime between 11:55 a.m. and 5:03 p.m. The car was dented and had footprints on it, say police. No suspects have been identified.

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Drivers spot man with gun kneeling in Beachwood yard

Thursday, Aug. 2, 11:45 a.m. — Beachwood Police received several reports of a man in military fatigues kneeling in the yard of a home on Richmond Road with a gun, but he was a police officer: the was training in the home owned by

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Suspected drunken driver causes accident on Cedar Road

Thursday, Aug. 2, 10:47 p.m. — A Cleveland woman was arrested and charged with drunken driving after police say she hit another car. The second car was stopped in the right lane at a red light at Cedar and Halcyon roads, and the suspect swerved from the left lane, hit the car, and then left the scene, police report. The woman was charged with hit-skip, driving under suspension and drunken driving.

Police asked to disperse juvenile crowd at hotel

Sunday, Aug. 4, 12:19 a.m. — Police were called to the  to help get a large group of juveniles who were hanging out in the back lot of the hotel to leave. The group left without incident.

Handgun found in hotel room

Sunday, Aug. 4, 2:38 a.m. — A handgun was found in the hotel room of someone who had been evicted from

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