Weed Found After Police Help Man Locked Out Of Car In Beachwood

BEACHWOOD, OH — A shopper at Beachwood Place Mall made a silly mistake on Monday. He asked police to help him get into his car, which he had locked himself out of, but forgot he had a stash of marijuana inside the vehicle.

At about 11:00 a.m. on April 2, officers on patrol were flagged down by a man standing in the mall parking lot. The man told police he had locked his keys in his car and needed help getting inside the vehicle.

The officers agreed to help and managed to jimmy the car door open. Sadly, for the man, once the door was open an odor of marijuana smacked the police in the face.

Officers searched the car and found a marijuana cigarette inside. The man was charged with possession of marijuana.

Police also found a runaway juvenile during a shoplifting incident at the mall on Tuesday. Officers were called to American Eagle Outfitters at about noon on Tuesday for reports of a theft.

Two juveniles and an adult were involved, police said. The adult stole a T-shirt from the store and damaged it; the juveniles stole two pairs of boxer shorts and a shirt. One of the juveniles had been reported as missing by Cleveland Police.

Police said the adult has been charged with child endangering, theft, criminal damaging and wrongful entrustment of a motor vehicle. Charges against the juveniles will be filed in juvenile court, police said.

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