Crime & Safety
Shoplifting Suspect Caught with Tools of the Trade
Information provided by the Fairlawn Police Department.
Recent police incident reports in Fairlawn have been dominated by thefts and attempted thefts along Medina Road.
Receiving stolen property/possession of criminal tools
While taking inventory of a car being towed from because its driver had a suspended driver's license at about 6 p.m. July 14, police discovered a large foil- and duct tape-lined "booster" bag in the car. Police also found an item from with tags still attached, bras from Victoria's Secret, jeans and T-shirts, total value $842. An investigation is still pending, police said. The woman with the "tools of the trade" had come to pick up another woman with a suspended license.
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Shoplifting/theft
• Perfume valued at $139 was stolen from at Summit Mall at about 5:45 p.m. July 17. A suspect was caught in the mall parking lot and the perfumes were recovered.
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• A man was apprehended outside at Summit Mall at about 8 p.m. July 13 with nine polo shirts, total value $450, in a black bag he was carrying. The suspect, who had an active warrant for his arrest, was taken to Summit County Jail.
• An off-duty Fairlawn police officer working security at Dillard's apprehended a man after police said he took a Gucci cologne gift set to his car at about 11:40 a.m. July 14 then returned to Summit Mall. The cologne gift set, valued at $80, was recovered from the car. A woman inside the Dillard's store with the shoplifting suspect was found to have an active warrant from Jackson Township and was arrested.
• Lottery tickets, store keys and about $120 in cash were taken from a file cabinet at , 11 Cleveland-Massillon Rd., sometime between 7 a.m. July 7 and 7 a.m. July 8. Because the lottery tickets had not been activated, they had no value.
• A man caught stealing razors valued at $93.40 was arrested outside , 3750 Medina Rd., at about 7:30 p.m. July 10, police said.
• A Bedford Heights man suspected of stealing women's clothing valued at $210 from Walmart at 3750 Market St. was arrested at the nearby Circle K at about 12:15 a.m. July 10 after fleeing the scene. The suspect had an active warrant for his arrest from Fairlawn police.