Cleveland, OH
Thief caught on camera breaking into Ohio City CBD shop, owner says he stole more than 10k worth of products
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A Cleveland business owner is still picking up the pieces after someone broke into his shop, smashed out the front door, and stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise.
The crook was caught on camera and 19 News obtained surveillance video.
The man was recorded stealing item after item from Cleveland Botanical Destination, a CBD shop on Detroit Avenue in Ohio City. Owner Larry Shor recognized the thief as soon as he checked his surveillance cameras.
“There was a customer who came in and he attempted to steal like a display of CBD flower we have out,” Shor explained. “Then when I looked down there was like a bulge in his pants, and I said what about that and he was like oh that’s nothing and then I pointed at it again and he ran across the street.”
That run-in happened Monday afternoon. A few hours later Shor discovered someone had vandalized his car. When he checked his cameras, he saw a man chucking rocks at his car. Shor said he reported that to the police.
Then at around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday that man was caught on video coming back to the shop again and was seen smashing out the front door. Shor said it will take at least three weeks to replace the glass.
The shop is also closed for the time being. Shor said he hasn’t been able to go inside since.
“It’s tough not to take it personal,” the owner admitted. “It definitely makes you on edge and it makes you more wary about like you know who else is capable of things, question things, do we need different security measures, why isn’t that block of Ohio city that people are paying so much money for at night patrolled to some extent?”
Shor said the man stole more than $10,000 worth of vapes and CBD items.
“About 200 vapes valued at about $40 each,” Shor said. “He took some flower that we had out on display THC flower, and for some reason, he got upset at the keyboard so we couldn’t work the next day because he smashed the keyboard. He took random things like catnip, balm, for lower back pain.”
Cleveland police are investigating the crime. The Ohio City business owner says he won’t be at peace until he knows the man who did this is held accountable.
“The biggest part of it is right now he’s just out there and he could do this to somebody else,” said Shor. “Some people don’t make the best decisions but I want there to be consequences and I want there to be a learning thing cause you know there’s different ways something like this, a story ends for this kid and hopefully, we’re gonna press charges against him and hopefully this can teach him a lesson.”
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The Cleveland Guardians have already traded away one of their starters from this past season, sending second baseman Andres Gimenez to the Toronto Blue Jays.
And there appears to be a chance that they make some more moves.
The Guardians are apparently fielding trade offers on first baseman Josh Naylor and outfielder Lane Thomas, and while Naylor is certainly the bigger of the two names, Thomas is also a very interesting piece.
But where could Thomas land?
Well, Caleb Moody of Just Baseball has compiled a short list of the best possible fits for Thomas, and the New York Yankees were among those ballclubs.
“If Thomas can find some of his 2023 form next season, he could provide that middle-of-the-order support for Aaron Judge, with his 20+ homer, .250 AVG and .750 OPS potential to place alongside Jazz Chisholm Jr., Giancarlo Stanton and Austin Wells,” Moody wrote.
The Yankees just lost Juan Soto to the New York Mets, so they could certainly use a fourth outfielder alongside of Judge, Jasson Dominguez and the newly-acquired Cody Bellinger.
While Teoscar Hernandez and Anthony Santander are definitely sexier names, New York would have to shell out wads of cash for either player, and the Yankees may not want to do that after signing Max Fried and swinging a trade for Bellinger.
Plus, New York may want to add another big piece at one of its corner infield spots.
Thomas is set to hit free agency after next season, so the Yanks would have no financial obligation to him beyond 2025. Plus, he is slated to earn just $7.9 million next year.
The 29-year-old slashed .237/.309/.400 with 15 home runs and 63 RBI over 528 plate appearances between the Washington Nationals and the Guardians in 2024, but he came on particularly strong late in the season and in the playoffs.
Landing Thomas would also allow the Yankees the flexibility to play Bellinger at first base on occasion.
Editor’s Note: This story contains previous video from 19 News.
TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol says troopers have identified the driver of a semi-truck suspected in a deadly hit-skip in Tuscarawas County.
The driver is a 59-year-old Cleveland man whose name was not released. The highway patrol said the case is now with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office.
According to the highway patrol, on Oct. 24 a semi-truck was driving north on IR-77 when he tried to make a U-turn through the median crossover near Strasburg.
Troopers said a second vehicle, driven by 78-year-old Dennis Alsept, was also driving north in the left lane of IR-77.
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Alsept then hit the semi, according to the highway patrol.
“He was a great man, he loved his family,” Alsept’s son-in-law, Andy Donaldson, said. “His family was his everything.”
Troopers said that the semi pulled onto the beam in the median and then continued going south on IR-77.
According to the highway patrol, Alsept was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
On Oct. 31, he died from those injuries.
“Accidents happen, however, he made a tragic mistake that day,” Donaldson said.
The crash remains under investigation, and the highway patrol said charges against the driver are forthcoming.
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