Crime & Safety

Dumpster Fire at Lomond Elementary Caught on Camera

Police are looking for help identifying a group of people that lit a dumpster fire at the school.

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH - Police are looking to identify a large group of people that set a dumpster fire at Lomond Elementary School, 17917 Lomond Blvd, on Nov. 30.

Commander John Cole of Shaker Heights Police said that officers do not yet know what the group was burning in the dumpster. He said there was a similar dumpster fire, some time ago, at another one of Shaker's schools.

Cole didn't want to speculate about what they were doing, but he seemed uneasy at the sheer number of people that appeared to be taking part in the fire.

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If you recognize anyone in the video, police are asking that you call 216-491-1261. According to the department's Facebook post, your tip can remain anonymous.

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