Police Blotter: Delivery from eBay Takes a Bad Turn

A package a Stratford Circle resident ordered from a seller on eBay arrived Dec. 20 -- empty.

The resident told police he ordered an 1893 silver dollar on Dec. 6 and was notified the package shipped Dec. 16. When the resident picked it up at the post office Dec. 20, he found the coin was not inside -- just an empty plastic sleeve.

He contacted the seller, who said he had taped the envelope shut prior to sending it.

It appeared the tape had been removed from the flap, police said.

The seller was told to file a report with the postal inspector, while the Strongsville man was told to file a police report to initiate a dispute with eBay and Pay Pal.

Vandalism on South Red Rock

Residents on South Red Rock Drive reported someone broke one of their front lights the night of Dec. 26.

Their mailbox was damaged a week earlier, but they did not report it.

Suspicious Package

A Scott Drive woman told police she thought someone put something in her mailbox, but she was afraid to look.

By the time police got there Dec. 27, someone else had already taken out the bag, which was found to contain clothes.

Officers took the bag, then returned it a half hour later when the residents realized it belonged to a relative.

Theft from Rec Center

A cell phone was stolen from a gym bag Dec. 26 while the owner was playing basketball.

The bag was left unsecured in the gym while the game was going on.

ATM Incident

A guy in a van watching people use the ATM at on Pearl Road caused some alarms Dec. 28.

Police spoke with the man and learned he had just fixed the ATM and was watching customers use it to make sure it was working.

Cute Debris

Someone reported a bag of garbage on the railroad tracks on Marks Road South Dec. 28, but when police went to check, they found a "large Care Bear bouncy ball."

They removed it from the tracks.