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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ohio
General assistance: Locklie Drive
A resident said March 18 that her mentally challenged son, 53, is constantly being scammed but he does not believe that he is.
She said that he uses her credit cards to send gift cards over the Internet to random women. She believed that he had sent over $50,000 worth of gift cards over the past seven years.
Officers gave her advice on how to protect her credit cards to prevent future occurrences.
She returned to the station with her nephew the following day to report that her son had opened a Verizon account in her name and it incurred $3,500 in charges.
She did not want to pursue charges but requested advice.
Domestic violence: East Legend Court
An officer from an agency in the Toledo area reported March 19 that a domestic violence incident occurred in Highland Heights the previous day.
He said that the victim had driven to her daughter’s home in their jurisdiction and subsequently reported the incident to them.
Officers visited the woman’s home and spoke to her husband. The man, 51, admitted to head-butting her during an argument and was arrested for domestic violence.
Theft: Wilson Mills Road
Officers responded to Kohl’s March 20 for a report of an active theft in progress with a woman stealing Sephora items.
They stopped the Ashtabula woman, 27, as she exited the store and found her with $503 worth of stolen merchandise.
She was subsequently charged with theft and possession of criminal tools.
Juvenile complaints: Belwood Drive
A resident said March 20 that a woman had just come to her home and yelled at her about an incident that occurred on a school bus between their sons.
She said that she did not know the woman.
Officers subsequently identified the woman and spoke with her at her home in the 800-block.
It was determined that any discipline would be handled by the school.
General assistance: Lowell Drive
A man, 82, reported March 21 that he was nearly the victim of a scam.
He had received a call from a supposed credit card company saying that his account was wrongly credited $2,000 and that he would need to pay the money back through gift cards.
When he went to Kohl’s to purchase a gift card, an employee recognized that he was being scammed and had him contact police.
Departmental information: Alpha Park
A man said March 18 that he received a text message with the sender claiming to be with the Franklin County Municipal Court.
The message stated that he had an overdue parking violation and came with a QR code for him to scan and make a payment.
He knew it was a scam but wanted to notify police.
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