Crime & Safety

Shoplifter Steals $870 Of Merchandise From Beachwood Store

Plus, police get called to a local blood drive for reports of a man hanging around inside the women's bathroom.

BEACHWOOD, OH — Police had a busy weekend in Beachwood. A shoplifter attempted to steal more than $850 of merchandise from a local store, a blood drive got a little creepy and that was only the beginning.

Read on for more information on those incidents and others. (To stay up to date on these stories, subscribe to the Patch Beachwood newsletter. As news breaks and the story develops, you will be the first to receive updates from Patch.)

License Suspension, Oct. 20 — Police stopped a car on Richmond Road, near S. Woodland. The driver had a suspended license and an active traffic warrant from Parma Police. The driver was arrested and required to post bond.

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Shoplifting, Oct. 20 — A man was arrested for shoplifting a pair of jeans from Dillard's, 26500 Cedar Rd. The jeans are worth $54.25.

Suspicion, Oct. 20 — A resident of RH Myers Apartments, 27200 Cedar Rd., reported her wallet missing.

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Disturbance, Oct. 20 — Police were called to Giant Eagle, 24601 Chagrin Blvd., for reports of a man causing a disturbance at the grocery store. The man was banned from the store.

Suspicion, Oct. 20 — During a blood drive at the Beachwood Community Center, 25225 Fairmount Blvd., participants complained about a man hanging out in the women's bathroom.

Shoplifting, Oct. 21 — Two women stole more than $850 of merchandise from Dillard's. One of the women also had an active traffic warrant.

Warrant Served, Oct. 22 — Westlake Police arrested a man on an active warrant in Shaker Heights Municipal Court. Beachwood Police picked the man up.

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