FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio

Found property: Lorain Road

On March 19, a resident came into the police station with a rifle case he had found in the middle of the road in front of the police station. Inside the case was a .22-caliber Smith & Wesson rifle.

Police ran the serial number, but it did not show as a stolen gun.

The next day, the owner came to the station stating that he had placed the weapon on the roof of his car after purchasing it, then forgot about it. He had video of the item on his car, and came to the station to see if it had been turned in.

The weapon was returned to the owner.

Fraud: Lorain Road

On March 22, the niece of an elderly resident reported that her aunt had been scammed out of over $4,500 in the last week. The resident was unsure exactly what the caller said to convince her aunt to send money/gift cards. There were at least two calls in as many days, the calls coming from a Dallas area code.

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