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January 21, 2025

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Cleveland man who fled Shaker officers arrested when evidence found in abandoned car: Shaker Heights police blotter

Also in the Shaker Heights blotter, police arrested a man, 32, for assaulting and choking his live-in girlfriend.

By Jeff Piorkowski/special to cleveland.com

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Man at crash site asked police to give him a break because he had been drinking: Bainbridge Township police blotter

As seen in this week's Bainbridge Township police blotter, officers released a 70-year-old man to his wife 1:20 p.m. Jan. 12 after he crashed his car into a fire hydrant. An off-duty officer called the police station to report seeing the incident. When an on-duty officer arrived, the man asked him to give him a break because he had been drinking. The subject showed evidence that he was intoxicated and failed a blood alcohol test. Police cited him for failure to control his vehicle and operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

By Joan Rusek, special to cleveland.com

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Crash suspect denies drinking, officers recover whiskey bottles: North Olmsted Police Blotter

An officer at about 4:49 p.m. on Jan. 9 responded to a report of a three-car crash on Lorain Road at Bailey Road. The suspected at-fault driver had fled the scene southbound on Bailey Road, according to a police report

By Bruce Geiselman, special to cleveland.com

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Police recover truck reported as stolen, investigate burglary: Lakewood Police Blotter

An officer at 7:57 a.m. on Jan. 9 reported he was out with a rental truck that had been reported as stolen on Detroit Avenue near Clarence Avenue. An adult male was arrested for receiving stolen property.

By Bruce Geiselman, special to cleveland.com

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Scam alert for phone calls from foreign embassies: Pepper Pike Police Blotter

Asking you to send a copy of your driver's license overseas is probably not a legit diplomatic protocol.

By Thomas Jewell, special to cleveland.com

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