Former partners turn in exes who broke hearts and laws over Valentine’s Day in Northeast Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Do you have an ex who broke your heart and the law?

If you don’t want them, but law enforcement does, you could have sent them a special Valentine hand delivered with a visit from a Northeast Ohio officer!

Multiple departments suggested this special way to celebrate Valentine’s Day by getting back at – not with – exes with arrest warrants last week.

19 News learned that “cupid” helped catch several suspected criminals over the weekend…

The Portage County Sheriff’s Office suggested sending your no-longer favorite fugitive’s location to warrants@portageco.com, and “we would be glad to send a deputy to wish them a very Happy Valentine’s Day!”

PCSO confirmed on Monday that several exes took them up on the offer, and six of those tips turned out to be valid!

“As a result, two were captured, actively working on two, and the others were outside of our pick up radius,” PCSO stated.

The Warrensville Heights Police Department also shared a similar “Valentine’s Day Special,” but have not yet confirmed if they had the same success that the Portage County Sheriff’s Office did.

North Royalton police also jumped in with an offer of their own, which said, “if you got dumped before Valentine’s Day and your ex has a warrant, make their weekend by giving us a buzz and letting us know where they are in town (we know you’re still stalking their FB/IG/X/Snap pages).”

19 News received this response on Monday:

“Despite our attempt with the Facebook post, no one turned in an ex this weekend,” NRPD stated. “Oh well, there’s always Sweetest Day.”

19 News will see in October if NRPD runs the same special on Sweetest Day.

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