NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio -- Business break-in, Lorain Road: A woman called police at about 10 p.m. Jan. 3 to report a break-in taking place at the Gyro George restaurant.
Police surrounded the building, found glass in a front door broken out, and captured a suspect as he ran out the rear of the building. He was wearing a backpack containing a hammer, pry bar, two security lights, several scratch-off lottery tickets, and paperwork from pawn shops. No cash was found in the bags. Two security lights had been removed from outside the building.
Police arrested the suspect for breaking and entering.
Felony theft, Great Northern Mall: Police responded at about 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5 to a report of a shoplifting incident at Macy's department store involving a man who had run outside and escaped in a car.
Police stopped a car matching the description on Country Club Boulevard. They discovered more than $1,100 in suspected stolen merchandise in plain view inside the car.
Police charged the suspected male shoplifter and the woman driver with felony theft.
Shoplifting, Lorain Road: Police responded at 1:54 a.m. Jan. 3 to the Giant Eagle parking lot regarding a suspected shoplifter.
When officers arrived, employees in the parking lot pointed to a man they identified as a suspect. One of the employees said she had seen the man stuff some chicken thighs under his coat and leave the store without paying for them.
The suspect told police he was hungry. Police charged him with petty theft and told him not to return to the store.
Possession of marijuana, Interstate 480: Police stopped a car about 9:30 p.m. Jan. 6 for speeding after officers determined that the car was traveling at 75 mph in a 60 mph zone.
The windows also were tinted darker than allowed by state law, and police could smell marijuana inside the car. They recovered a small bag of pot.
Police charged the driver with speeding, illegal window tint and possession of marijuana.
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