NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio –
Disorderly conduct: Lorain Road
A man on July 1 reported to North Olmsted police that he had been the victim of a road rage incident on June 24 in the city in which the other driver shouted obscene and racist remarks.
The complainant said he was driving along Lorain Road near Columbia Road when he attempted to change lanes. The driver behind him began honking his horn and aggressively driving alongside the complainant’s vehicle. The complainant said he slowed down, and the other driver began to “brake check” him.
Both vehicles pulled into a nearby parking lot, where the suspect got out of his vehicle and began yelling obscene and racist comments, according to comments the complainant made to a police officer. The complainant also accused the suspect of making an obscene hand gesture. The complainant used his cell phone to record video of part of the incident. The police report noted the suspect’s “aggressive behavior” and “continuous racial slurs” that appeared on the video.
Police identified the suspect through a license plate photo that the complainant provided.
Police charged the suspect with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.
Petty theft: Great Northern Mall
Two women are suspected of shoplifting in connection with the July 5 theft of vibrators and shot glasses from Spencer Gifts.
The thefts were caught on surveillance video, according to a police report. The first woman was seen on video taking two vibrators valued at $224.98 and placing them in a baby stroller. The second woman was observed on video taking six shot glasses and concealing them in her purse and bra, according to the police report. The value of the glasses was $47.94.
The suspects could not immediately be identified, but police requested a copy of the surveillance video.
Petty theft: Brookpark Road
Officers at 12:58 p.m. on June 30 responded to Home Depot regarding a report of a suspected shoplifter wearing a green shirt who had just left the store.
The officers arrested the suspect in the parking lot. A Home Depot loss prevention officer said the man picked up a $7.96 piece of PVC pipe and a $24.97 roll of weed blocker mat and headed toward the store exit before he was stopped. The man turned over the merchandise and fled into the parking lot, according to a police report.
The man was charged with petty theft and trespassed from all Home Depot properties for three years, according to the police report.
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