FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio--Theft, Lorain Road: On May 22 a tavern owner reported a change bag was missing from his office and then found that more money was missing from some envelopes. According to the owner, no one should have known the location of the money.

Petty theft, Westgate: On May 23 a man was reported preparing to leave Kohl's with a large amount of concealed merchandise. Loss prevention employees were yelling at him to stop, but he ignored the commands, and also ignored police commands to stop until cornered by the officers. A bag containing almost $1,000 worth of merchandise was found. When questioned, the 54-year-old Cleveland man admitted to taking the items. He was arrested.

Suspicious, West 220th Street: A resident reported scaring two men in hoodies that were entering his neighbor's car May 25. The men ran. Later, the owner of the entered car called to say that they found a flashlight inside their car that did not belong to them. This was collected as evidence. Only loose change had been taken from their car.

Attempted theft, Lorain Road: On May 26 an apartment complex resident reported the attempted theft of his car from the parking garage. He parked it there the previous day and when he went to get in it around noon, found the window had been pried and damaged. The steering column had been "peeled" in an apparent attempt to steal the car. The only thing missing from the car was loose change. Officers are attempting to get video surveillance footage from the parking garage cameras.

A second resident also had an attempt to steal his car from the garage overnight. Similar damage was done to this car.

Stolen car, West 227th Street: On May 28 a resident reported the theft of his car. He said he was going to go to Giant Eagle, but couldn't find his keys in the spot he usually keeps them. He used a spare key and returned to the store. Later he noticed his car, a 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass, was no longer in the driveway. He believes his keys were taken by a man he saw around his home the previous day, and whom he thought he saw exiting his home. When he confronted the man, the man claimed he was just about to knock on the door.

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