Crime & Safety
Fortified Lemonade, Passed Out Without Shoes and Anger Mismanagemant: Westlake Police Blotter
Pre-Independence Day Long Weekend Police Blotter

Fortified lemonade and expired plates: An Avon woman bought wine and fortified lemonade with a fake ID on June 24 at a Crocker Rd. gas station. A patrolman inside the building overheard the clerk comment on the buyerβs youthfulness and did some checking; her car was registered to a 19-year-old woman who looked incredibly like the buyer. She was arrested for Certain Acts Prohibited, Underage Purchase, Drug Paraphernalia (pot pipe), and Expired Plates.
Better to take your medicine at a crash scene than to flee in your girlfriendβs truck, have the cops come to her ex-husbandβs house looking for you, and spot a joint laying around: That might be the conclusion a 39-year-old Lorain man could come to after running a red light on June 25 while driving on Detroit Rd. The girlfriend has troubles of her own; a warrant from Berea PD was served on her. Why did the driver flee? He mistakenly thought he also had warrants. He was cited for Possession of Marijuana, Hitskip, and Disobeying a Traffic Control Device.
Passed out on the tree-lawn without shoes: An intoxicated 35-year-old Westlake woman got her drink on and her shoes off on June 26. A passing motorist reported that she had been laying on a Detroit Rd. tree lawn; she was found walking nearby and was arrested for DCI.
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Dumpster-diving with weapons: A homeless garbage picker was arrested at a Detroit Rd. apartment complex on June 27. The 29-year-old man was seen walking around the parked cars and garages. He was carrying a knife and so was arrested for Carrying Various Weapons.
Always keep an eye on bank activity: A Sturbridge Ln. woman reported her bank account was just peppered with attempts to transfer funds on June 20. She attributed the 15 failed attempts to a suspicious email she opened on June 20. The bank did not release any money and she reported the attempts on June 27.
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Too old to throw rocks?: A 34-year-old First St man threw rocks at a passing car, denting the roof and cracking the windshield on a Fairview park manβs 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The suspect was arrested for Criminal Mischief.
Just put the money in a bucket: Two masked black males robbed the Detroit Rd. KFC on June 27. They entered through an open back door and displayed a silver handgun. They took an undetermined amount of money from the till and fled possibly in a blue car that went eastbound on Detroit Rd.
Always lock your vehicle: 3 unlocked cars parked at homes on Prince Charles had items such as phone chargers, coins, CDs, and sunglasses on June 28. A 2013 GMC Yukon was stolen from the ownerβs garage a black over on Kingsway that same morning; the keys had been left in it. It was recovered in Brook Park later that day.
Quick relapse and back to the hospital: A 45-year-old Wellington man βmaybeβ shot up with heroin on June 30. He definitely got drunk and passed out at a Center Ridge Rd. office building; The Westlake Fire Department took him to St. John Medical Center, where he had checked himself of out two hours earlier.
Temper tantrum and threats: A 24-year-old North Olmsted man caused a disturbance at a Clague Rd. business where his 20-year-old North Olmsted girlfriend works. He busted her cell phone, took her house keys, and threatened her on June 30. A Domestic Violence warrant was obtained the next day.
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