Crime & Safety
Cleveland Heights Man Charged With Rape of 13-Year-Old
Samuel Johnson, 49, of Cleveland Heights accused of raping girl in his home

TheΒ Cleveland Heights Police DepartmentΒ supplied the following information. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Teens charged with burglary
April 8 β Someone reported a burglary at the 1100 block of Oxford Road, and that they had seen two males carrying a bag near the time of the burglary. The victim described the two to police and an officer later spotted two teens matching the description. When police conducted a search, they found items belonging to the victim and arrested the two β 18-year-old Stefon White and a 16-year-old male β for burglary.Β
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Police find matching prints in thefts from cars
April 10 β Police lifted matching prints from four thefts from cars on Roanoke Road. A suspect has not been identified.
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Man charged with raping 13-year-old girl
April 18 β Samuel Johnson, 49, of Cleveland Heights, was arrested and charged with raping a 13-year-old girl in his home on April 16.
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