Uber Driver Helps Police Catch Suspected Thief In Westlake

WESTLAKE, OH — Police say a ride share driver helped police catch a thief at Crocker Park. With a tip from the driver, police tracked down and arrested a Lakewood woman on Jan. 15.

At 4 a.m., the driver called Westlake Police and told them one of his fares had made some startling comments. He said a woman he picked up at Hyatt Hotel, at Crocker Park, told him she had "Robbed the [expletive] out of somebody."

The driver noted the fare had a bag full of items, including a laptop computer, with her. Police were able to get a description of the woman and her destination from the driver.

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Later in the day, a man staying at the Hyatt Hotel contacted police and said several items were missing from his hotel room.

Police then tracked down the woman described by the driver, a 22-year-old from Lakewood. She was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Charges against her are pending, police said.

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