NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio – Stolen automobile: Lorain Road Employees of Mercedes-Benz of North Olmsted reported to the police department on Sept. 9 that a G550 luxury SUV had been stolen from the dealership. A driver in a white tractor-trailer came into the dealership several days earlier with information seeming to confirm that he was supposed to transport the vehicle to Illinois.
The SUV was loaded onto the semi and hauled away. However, the vehicle never arrived at its destination in Illinois, and a company that helped coordinate the booking and transportation of the vehicle told the North Olmsted dealership of suspected “fraudulent behavior” involving the company that picked up the SUV, according to a police report. The missing vehicle began “pinging” in Arizona near the border of California, prompting police officers in both states to look for it, according to a police report.
The vehicle was recovered in Stockton, Calif., by the California Highway Patrol. There was no damage to the vehicle, and a suspect was taken into custody in California, according to the North Olmsted police report.
Shoplifting: Great Northern Boulevard Officers at 3:31 p.m. on Sept.
9 responded to a report of a shoplifting at Going, Going, Gone, a discount athletic goods store on Great Northern Boulevard. The officers found a suspect matching the description provided by the store’s loss prevention staff sitting in a car outside the store. The suspect was wearing new white and orange Nike shoe.