Edgewater Park neighbors fed up after string of thefts, potentially by same person

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Members of the Edgewater Park Cudell neighborhood are fed up because of a string of break-ins and thefts all through the group. 19 Information obtained surveillance movies and photos from a number of theft victims, they usually all seem to indicate what appears to be like like the identical suspect.

“He’s been an absolute plague over the summer season and it’s actually impacting individuals’s peace of thoughts and their high quality of life,” mentioned sufferer, Tina Elkins.

Elkins lives on West Blvd., and she or he’s fallen sufferer 3 times. She mentioned her husband’s instruments had been stolen from his truck twice and the criminal stole her bike. Her neighbor did catch the person on digicam throughout one of many incidents.

“He bikes to his crimes and bikes away with the products and he’s obtained him bicycling, he stops in entrance of the home down there,” Elkins defined. “He’s obtained my husband’s 50-pound toolbox, model new drill, rifles by means of the toolbox, fixes his bike with certainly one of my husband’s instruments, decides to throw out among the heavy {hardware} containers which can be in there, after which places it again collectively and rides off.”

Again in July Cleveland police instructed us a housebreaking and theft suspect was on the unfastened and despatched us some photos. Police mentioned the suspect broke into a house on West 93rd Road and Detroit Avenue and stole a number of objects. 19 Information tried to achieve out to the police Tuesday for an replace on the investigation, however we haven’t heard again. We did converse with Cleveland metropolis council-woman Jenny Spencer in regards to the case.

“What I need to say about this group is how resourceful the residents have been,” mentioned Ward 15 Cleveland Metropolis Council member Jenny. “They actually have come collectively, particularly as I feel you noticed on Fb and have been sharing data and pictures to say is that this the identical individual and had been on the level the place it actually appears to be like like, primarily based on the pictures accessible that we’re speaking about the identical particular person and making an attempt to hone on apprehending him.”

19 Information spoke with one man who says again in June he has video of the identical man stealing packages out of the Wilsher constructing on the nook of a hundred and fifth and Clifton Blvd.

Different neighbors say he’s stolen the whole lot from instruments to bikes to packages to a grill. One other video a neighbor despatched us exhibits what seems to be the identical suspect stealing his ladder. Police inform 19 Information the suspect has been noticed within the space of Detroit Avenue and West Boulevard.

“This man’s obtained clear patterns; you realize areas he likes to hit loads,” defined Elkins. “I imply he’s hit us we determine 3 times you realize, and he’s hit different components of the neighborhood down Baltic a number of as a result of he’s seen there repeatedly. He likes to steal over right here, take it over there. It’s the identical man that’s displaying up on surveillance video from all around the neighborhood.”

19 Information is instructed police are investigating and gathering movies from victims to id this man. They’re encouraging anybody watching who might have been a sufferer to ensure they’ve submitted a police report, that is one thing you possibly can even do on-line.

Name the First District Detective Unit at 216-623-5118 or the Crime Stoppers tip line at 216-252-7463 and reference report #2022-209344 in case you acknowledge the suspect or have some other data on this housebreaking and theft.

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