BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, Ohio

Weapon offense: Lorain Street

After hearing gunshots at 4:26 a.m. Oct. 22, a resident called police. Officers arrived and questioned a man, who admitted to firing warning shots at a 7-foot-tall “Bigfoot” creature or bear, who he said had tried to open his front door and get his dogs.

He said the creature visits his home every night at about 8 p.m. The subject was not intoxicated. Officers could not find any creature footprints or signs of an animal visit. The man was advised to call police if it returns and advised against firing shots into the air.

Suspicious: Haskins Road

A woman called police at 1:43 a.m. Oct. 25 after seeing a man at the bottom of her back steps. She feared he may have been trying to break into her home. Responding officers checked the area, but did not see fresh tracks in the wet grass and did not see wet footprints on the deck.

Assault: Park Circle Drive

Police are investigating an Oct. 7 incident between two employees at Sapphire Creek after a woman went to the police station to report it. Further details were not available.

Theft: Dayton Street

Someone stole a tablet computer and beer from a woman’s refrigerator sometime before she reported it at 5:34 p.m. Oct. 27. The victim believes she knows the culprit and that he entered her home through an open window.

Traffic stop: U.S. 422

A driver was stopped by police at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 for failing to move over when they passed a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights activated. The driver was issued a warning, but was arrested after being flagged for an arrest warrant in North Olmsted. The driver was turned over to that department.

Theft: Chillicothe Road

After a woman dropped her debit card at the GetGo gas station sometime before 6:33 p.m. Oct. 23, someone picked it up and used it to make purchases on Ebay and other places. Police are investigating.

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