Woman gets Facebook message from “friend” needing money, loses $1500: Lyndhurst police blotter

Lyndhurst police and EMS were called to a local restaurant where a pregnant employee’s water broke, which necessitated a ride to Hillcrest Hospital.LYNDHURST, Ohio — Suspicious person: Brainard RoadAt 11:10 p.m. June 3, a caller reported seeing a male in a wheelchair riding in the middle of Brainard Road. When an officer arrived on the scene he was told that the man was in the care of a Greens Care and Rehabilitation (1575 Brainard Road) employee and was no longer on the roadway.Emergency care: Mayfield RoadAt 9:45 p.m. June 3, police and an ambulance were called to Applebee’s restaurant, 5658 Mayfield Road. It was reported that an employee was pregnant and that her water broke. The woman was not due to give birth until late June. The woman was transferred to Hillcrest Hospital.Fraud: Alvey RoadAt 6:40 p.m. June 3, a caller reported that she was the victim of a scam. The woman said she received a message that she thought was from a friend in which the friend told of needing money. In reality, the “friend” was someone who had hacked a Facebook page.The victim, a Shaker Heights woman, 28, lost $1,500.Suspicious vehicle: Mayfield RoadAt 7:15 p.m. June 3, a…
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