RICHMOND HEIGHTS

Aggravated menacing, Richmond Road:

Officers responded to the parking lot at Richmond Heights Elementary School at 3:43 p.m. May 15 for a report of a boy who was threatening other children with a knife. The boy surrendered to officers and a steak knife was located in a puddle of water near an air-conditioning unit. The Richmond Heights boy, 12, was arrested for aggravated menacing and illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon in a school zone.

Grand theft, Richmond Road:

Three female suspects were reported to have stolen approximately 22 pairs of sunglasses and eyeglasses from Lencrafters at Richmond Town Square Mall May 14. The approximate value of the theft was $3,500. Officers were unable to locate the suspects, who ran from the mall towards a bus stop.

Criminal damage, Chestnut Drive:

A woman said she parked her vehicle in an apartment parking lot May 11 and when she returned to it all four of its tires had been flattened. She said before she went to the apartment, she was at a friend's house in Euclid, where she went to ask the 25-year-old man to pay her back some money he owed her. She said he slammed the door in her face and later sent her an angry text message, but it did not indicate he did anything to her vehicle. Later, she said a mechanic told her the gas tank on the vehicle had also been tampered with and somebody put a white powder into the tank. Officers tried to call the friend, but the two phone numbers the woman gave them would not accept incoming calls.

Arson, Trebisky Road:

The city's service director reported May 15 someone set fire to a roll of paper towels and a paper towel holder in the women's restroom at Desan Park. There was no forced entry to the restroom door, which was believed to have been left unlocked.

Petty theft, Richmond Road:

A Cleveland woman, 19, and Cleveland man, 18, were arrested at JC Penney's May 17 for the suspected theft of assorted merchandise. The man was dressed as a woman and was wearing a bra, wig and pink clothing. The combined value of the merchandise, which included sunglasses and jewelry, was $159.

Theft from auto, Radford Drive:

A woman reported at 12:30 a.m. May 19 someone stole her purse, containing jewelry, a cell phone and cash, from her vehicle while it was parked in her boyfriend's driveway. She said she left the windows down and doors unlocked on the vehicle and the theft occurred about an hour after she realized she left the items inside of it.

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