Attempted breaking & entering, Brookpark Road: An unidentified male tried to break into Cap'n Taco, 16099 Brookpark, by damaging a door.

It happened at about 3:40 a.m. Oct. 11. The male tried to enter the restaurant for about an hour but was unsuccessful. Police described him as a thin male in dark clothing. His image was not captured on video camera. Police didn't say how they obtained the male's description.

Escape, Holland Road: A Brook Park man, 25, ran away from the Brook Park police station after officers told him he was not free to leave.

It happened at about 6:55 p.m. Oct. 13. The man had arrived at the station to claim property confiscated during his previous arrest and jail stay. The records clerk checked his name in the computer and learned he was wanted for another crime.

When a jailer walked into the lobby to arrest the man, he ran. He jumped into his car and drove away. Police pulled him over at Engle and Sheldon roads and arrested him.

Physical control of a vehicle while under the influence, Brookpark Road: A Cleveland man, 47, was arrested at about 2 a.m. Oct. 15 after police caught him urinating in a parked car on Brookpark near Kotecki Family Memorials.

The car was in drive and the engine was running. The man likely had his foot on the brake, but police weren't sure.

Burglary, Edgehurst Drive: Two video game consoles, game controllers and several video games were stolen, on two separate occasions, between Oct. 6-11 from an unlocked home. The victims said they don't know who would have stolen the items.

Criminal damaging, Greene Drive: Someone smashed glass in the front storm door of a house late Oct. 7 or early Oct. 8. No one entered. The victims aren't sure what was used to break the glass.

Grand theft vehicle, Brookpark Road: A vehicle was stolen at about 11:30 p.m. Oct. 14 from outside Marathon gas station, 13915 Brookpark. The victim had left the car running with the keys in the ignition while he entered the store to make a purchase. Police didn't provide information on the vehicle.

Grand theft vehicle, Brookpark Road: An unlocked 2006 Pontiac, containing a laptop computer, was reported stolen at about 6:50 p.m. Oct. 12 from the parking lot of Metro Toyota, 13775 Brookpark.

Possession of controlled substance, Hocking Boulevard: A Shaker Heights man, 28, was arrested at about 6:20 p.m. Oct. 13 after police found him sleeping, along with another male, inside a car parked on Hocking. Police found methamphetamine and a glass pipe either on the man or in the car - police didn't say which.

Driving under the influence of liquor, Brookpark Road: A Parma woman, 31, was arrested at about 2:30 a.m. Oct. 17 after police caught her driving drunk on Brook Park near Enterprise Car Sales. The woman had turned her car without signaling.

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