LYNDHURST, Ohio -- Theft, Landerbrook Drive: At 4:45 p.m. Dec. 22, an intoxicated man, 55, created a disturbance while at the Lyndhurst Grill, 5845 Landerbrook Drive.

Police contacted the Chesterland man's wife so that she could come and pick him up. As the man sat alone in the police cruiser -- the officer was outside the car speaking with another officer -- he reached through the window in the cage separating the front and back seats and stole the officer's wallet.

Later that night, the man called police to say that he had the officer's wallet.

Aggravated menacing, Cedar Road: At 11:05 a.m. Dec. 23, the manager at L.A. Fitness, 25145 Cedar Road, reported that a man was at the business claiming to be a member, but wouldn't cooperate in letting the staff check his membership.

The man, 40, of Cleveland, threatened to punch, beat and knock out employees. The man was arrested on an aggravated menacing charge. He was also found to be wanted on a University Heights police warrant.

While in the Lyndhurst jail, the man punched a wall and injured his hand. He was taken for treatment to Hillcrest Hospital.

Threatening phone calls, Mayfield Road: At 9:35 p.m. Dec. 22, a woman, 82, informed police that she was being threatened by her granddaughter.

The granddaughter, 41, of Burton, threatened to kill her grandmother. An officer called the granddaughter and told her that if she continued to make threats, a police report would be made.

The granddaughter immediately called her grandmother and told her she would see her in court. Police called back the granddaughter and made out a report on the incident.

OVI, Richmond Road:

At 2:20 a.m. Dec. 22, an officer saw a car being driven left of center and conducted a traffic stop. It was subsequently learned that the car's driver, a South Euclid man, 44, was drunk.

Police charged the man with OVI and made arrangements for someone to pick up the man's auto.

Suspicion, Croyden Road: At 8:25 p.m. Dec. 21, a man reported that two males, who appeared to be juveniles, attempted to steal items from his home's nativity scene. The youths then left the street in a car.

No damage was reported.

Assist person, Mayfield Road: At 2:45 p.m. Dec. 21, a woman reported that, after her child's team won a basketball game on Dec. 15 at the Hillcrest YMCA, 5000 Mayfield Road, someone from the losing team cut the valve stem on her car, parked in the YMCA lot.

The YMCA and police are reviewing surveillance video.

OVI, Cedar Road: At 3:10 a.m. Dec. 21, following a two-car crash, police determined that one of the drivers, a Lyndhurst man, 55, was intoxicated.

Police arrested the man on an OVI charge.

Public indecency, Mayfield Road: At 11:05 a.m. Dec. 20, a Fed Ex driver reported that, among a group of young children on the grounds of the Hillcrest YMCA, he saw a man urinating in public.

Officers located the man, 31, of Cleveland Heights. The man admitted to urinating in public and said he was teaching his children how to "nature pee." Police charged the man with public indecency.

Marijuana possession, Cedar Road: At 11:30 p.m. Dec. 18, police stopped for speeding a car traveling on southbound I-271. As the car sped, it passed an ambulance.

It was subsequently learned that the driver, a Cleveland man, 43, was in possession of marijuana. He was cited for speeding and marijuana possession.

OVI, Clubside Road: At 2:35 p.m. Dec. 17, a motorist reported a Jeep being driven at a high rate of speed and recklessly on Mayfield Road. The motorist reported that the Jeep turned onto Clubside Road, where it may have struck a tree.

Police located the Jeep and, after administering field sobriety tests, arrested the driver, a South Euclid man, 22, for drunk driving.

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