Parking Lot Madness: 2 Arrested After Lying To Beachwood Police

BEACHWOOD, OH — A car crash in the parking lot of Beachwood Place Mall led to a tangle of lies and disputes on Tuesday evening, police said. Officers were called to the mall's parking area at about 5:40 p.m. for a reported car crash. When they arrived they met a woman who claimed to be driving the car at the time of the accident. Except, police said, she actually wasn't.

Police believe the woman was covering for another person, a man, that had been driving the car without a license. After the accident, the man had walked into the mall, leaving the woman with the car, the police report said. Officers learned about the man's involvement and located him inside the shopping complex. He was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a license.

As for the woman that allegedly covered for him, police said that when the fraud was discovered they tried to arrest the woman for falsification. Instead of going peacefully, the woman resisted police as they tried to handcuff her. She's being charged with falsification and resisting an officer, police said.

Here are other notable police incidents from the past week.

License Suspension, July 23 — Police arrested a woman on Rexway Road for driving with a suspended license. She was also cited for not driving in marked lanes.

Theft by Deception, July 23 — Someone managed to transfer $4,900 out of a Beachwood man's checking account.

Shoplifting, July 23 — Officers arrested a juvenile for stealing $65 of merchandise from Dillard's at Beachwood Place Mall.

Warrant Served, July 24 — Beachwood Police were called to an East Cleveland gas station on early Tuesday morning. Police there were detaining a man wanted on an active warrant in Beachwood. Officers exchanged custody of the man without an incident.

Theft from Building, July 25 — Staffers at a medical office on Chagrin Boulevard reported that someone stole a computer monitor from the business.

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