Cleveland Escorts: Thefts up in Cleveland, especially on the West Side
Police arrested two people last week that they described as professional burglars. Detectives are trying to link them to multiple burglaries, said Sgt. Sammy Morris, a police spokesman.
The 3rd Police District, which includes downtown and the near East Side, and the two other East Side districts have also seen an increase in thefts.
Residential burglaries have either dropped or held close to the line this year in Shaker Heights, Fairview Park, Parma and Lakewood. However, police officials have braced themselves for increases when schools recess for the summer.
The most serious crimes — murders, robberies and assaults — are down all over Cleveland. Citations for quality-of-life issues also dropped through mid-May compared with the same period last year. Drug, prostitution, night curfew, noise and open-container tickets decreased between 11 percent and 35 percent. Morris attributed the decline to police targeting trouble spots.