Resident falls for scam from fake Walmart representative: Bay Village Police Blotter

Bay Village, Ohio

Drunk driving, Lake Road

On Aug. 20 at 1:01 a.m. an officer stopped a driver for a traffic violation.  After speaking with the driver, the officer suspected she had been drinking.  Field sobriety tests were administered, and the 30-year-old North Olmsted resident was arrested.

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Drunk driving, Columbia Road

On Aug. 19 at 9:55 p.m. a resident reported a crash and one of the drivers left the scene. Officers found the car disabled a few hundred feet east on Lake Rd.  While speaking with the driver, officers suspected the driver had been drinking.  Field sobriety tests were administered, and the 22-year-old Lakewood resident was arrested. A loaded  handgun was also found in the car. The other driver, a 73-year-old North Royalton resident, was at fault and was cited.

Scam, Winsor Drive

On Aug. 16 at 8:51 p.m. a resident reported he had fallen victim to a scam. He received a call from someone claiming to be a Walmart representative, and that someone had purchased a computer for $2,500 on his credit card.  Since he did not purchase a computer, the caller gave the resident another number to call to correct the situation.  The resident was told to purchase $4,000 in gift cards, and give the caller the numbers off the back. They would then remove the cost of the computer from his account and reimburse him the $4,000.  He gave them the numbers and then realized he had been scammed. Officers  remind residents that no reputable company will ever…

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