Crime & Safety
Drunken Man Mixes Up Addresses, Runs From Police: Shaker Heights Police Blotter
Shaker Heights Police incidents from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5
Drunken man confuses addresses, runs from police
Jan. 30 -- A resident on the 3300 block of Kenmore Road received a surprise when a man she didn't know started banging on the rear of her house.
She called police for help. When the 20-year-old man saw police officers approaching, he tried to run away.
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The man later told police he thought he was at a different home. He was charged with resisting arrest, criminal trespassing and underage drinking.
Punch thrown at the library
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Feb. 1 -- Two teenagers were involved in an altercation at the main branch of the Shaker Heights Public Library and one of them -- a 15-year-old boy from Cleveland -- punched the other.
The other teen did not fight back and police were called.
The aggressor was charged with assault.
Jan. 31 -- Copper piping was stolen from a home in the 3000 block of Strathavon Road.
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