Man Throws Beer Bottle at Car After Collision: Westlake Police Blotter

WESTLAKE, OH - Pro tip: If you hit a car, don't flee the scene. Free bonus Pro Tip: If you hit a car, don't flee the scene and definitely don't throw a beer bottle at the car you hit. If you throw a beer bottle at a car you hit, don't drive to your work and then slip out a back door. It's a recipe for bad things.

Domestic Violence, Nov. 18 - A Cleveland man reported that the mother of his two children hit and bit him at his Canterbury Road workplace on Nov. 18. Three days later the man decided to stop cooperating with the police investigation into the incident.

DCI, Nov. 18 - An intoxicated 24-year-old Springfield man got into a shouting match with his brother and another man on Nov. 18 in the parking lot of a Sperry Dr. motel. He could not be calmed down and was arrested for DCI.

Petty Theft, Nov. 19 - A 51-year-old North Olmsted woman has been suspected of past thefts from a Porter Road business. On Nov. 19, she was back at the store, acting suspiciously. Staff members got her license plate number and when officers went to her home, they recovered $110 worth of property. She was arrested for Petty Theft, PCT (using her car to transport the stolen goods), and Trespassing (she was hanging around the store before it opened for business). She has been banned from the property.

Vandalism, Nov. 19 - The passenger door of a Lorain woman’s 2011 Chevrolet Malibu was damaged by BBs on Nov. 19 while parked at a Crocker Road church. She suspects an ex-friend whom she has little information about.

Using Weapons While Intoxicated, Nov. 20 - A 31-year-old Cleveland man was found passed out at a Center Ridge Road business in his 2007 Jeep Cherokee on Nov. 20. He was found to be under the influence of alcohol and arrested for Physical Control. A loaded 9mm pistol was found on the front seat, leading to an additional charge of Using Weapons While Intoxicated.

Fight, Nov. 20 - A fistfight broke out at a Center Ridge Road bar on Nov. 20 between a 22-year-old Euclid man, a 43-year-old Westlake man, and a 54-year-old Bay Village man. A 35-year-old Lakewood man was also involved, but left the scene before officers arrived. All declined medical treatment for scrapes, bumps, and bruises.

Hit-Skip, Nov. 20 - A Nov. 20 hit-skip crash on the I-90 westbound exit ramp at Crocker Road was aggravated by the suspect driver (55-year-old Westlake man) throwing a beer bottle at the other driver’s car. He then fled to a nearby Ranney Parkway business where he works, followed by the other driver and a witness. He went inside after another confrontation and then snuck out a different door before officers arrived. His attorney called a few days later to report that he would not make a statement. Prosecutor to rule.

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