Crime & Safety
Variety of Thefts Happen Around Westlake
The following arrest information was provided by the Westlake Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Someone tried to do some big-time theft from a Pebblebeach Oval couple's bank account recently.
The couple discoverd that $6,000 had been withdrawn from their account when a bogus check was cashed in Marietta, Georgia, on June 29.
Two attempted withdrawls by wire -- one for $10,000 and one for $20,000 -- were denied before the bank closed the account. The couple were reimbursed for the bad check.
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Heartbreaking loss
Someone stole a Kentucky woman's engagement ring from her room at a Sperry Drive hotel sometime between 10 p.m. on July 22 and 4 p.m. on July 23.
The ring was valued at $1,100. have no suspects yet.
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Smash and Lots of Grabbing
A North Ridgeville woman’s 2010 black Explorer was broken into while she was at St. John Medical Center on July 19.
Sometime between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., the passenger front window was smashed. A GPS, DVD player, $20 cash, and a phone charger were taken. Police are investigating, but have no suspects.
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