Crime & Safety
Scam Artist Targets Falls Business Owner; Studio City Thefts: Crime Blotter
The following was supplied by the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.
Lucrative fraud
A clothing store owner in the 400 block of Chestnut Boulevard lost nearly $14,000 after someone wrote five checks to extract funds from his business account.
According to a June 5 Cuyahoga Falls police report, the checks were sent out to various people who cashed them.
Police are investigating.
More from Studio City
A woman's purse was nabbed from her Studio City apartment June 3, and unfortunately, it was a pretty good score for the thief.
The purse and its contents were worth about $450, according to a police report. The woman also lost her check book and credit cards.
On June 4, a woman reported someone stole her 2002 Hyundai Sonata from the 2200 block of Winter Parkway, a street located within the Studio City apartments complex.
There are no leads or suspects.
Got gas?
A Cuyahoga Falls woman was left with a $500 tab after a scam artist used her name and information to open a Dominion East Ohio natural gas account.
Police are investigating the incident that reportedly occurred last August.
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