Westlake police cruiser (file photo)

A man at 6:30 a.m. on July 1 came to the Westlake Police Department to report he had been involved in a collision on I-90 eastbound near the Lorain County border.

The other vehicle had left the scene, but the complainant’s dash cam captured the other driver’s license plate. The investigating officer learned from the video that it appeared the complainant and the suspect had been in a bit of a road rage incident, according to a police statement. After entering Westlake, the suspect vehicle moved in front of the complainant on the highway and quickly slammed on his brakes, causing the victim to strike the other vehicle from behind.

When the officer spoke with the driver who had been operating the suspect SUV, the man denied that a crash had occurred but did admit his license was suspended and he had no insurance. He politely asked the officer to say in the report that his girlfriend was driving. The officer declined, according to the police statement.

The city prosecutor is reviewing the accident for possible charges.

Car thefts: East Churchill Lane

A resident on July 17 reported that two cars had been taken from the residential driveway overnight. Both Lexus vehicles had been accidentally left unlocked with the keys inside. They were entered as stolen in police databases.

Officers at 1:30 a.m. on July 23 noticed a Toyota weaving and speeding on Detroit Road near Canterbury Road.

The car pulled into the parking lot of Marc’s, which was closed.

The driver claimed that someone had run out in front of his vehicle on the road, but neither of the officers witnessed it. The 29-year-old North Olmsted man appeared intoxicated and was field tested. He was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. At the jail, the driver tested over 2 1/2 times the legal limit when he submitted to a breath test, according to a police statement.

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