Mayfield Businesses Report Thefts in Progress: Police Blotter

Incidents reported on April 20:

Lengthy test drive: A Marshall Ford employee called Mayfield Heights Police at 1:46 p.m. with concerns about a customer who had been on a test drive for 30 minutes.

The employee admitted the man did not provide a driver's license for the dealership to copy. Still, the dealership permitted him to try out a BMW. The Akron man's car sat in the rear of the lot while he was gone.

The man returned at 3:19 p.m. with the vehicle in tact.

Theft and return: A Golf Galaxy worker reported a theft and return by a customer at 2:45 p.m.

The employee said a Titleist golf driver valued at $400 was stolen from the store the previous night. The person who stole the driver came to the store the next day to confess to the crime and pay for it. The Golf Galaxy worker still wanted the incident to be documented.

Apparent thefts in progress: Police received a call from Old Navy at 4:37 p.m. regarding a woman who had been spotted filling two purses with merchandise.

Soon, another apparent theft was in progress. Two women were seen taking items, including one who was carrying a baby, according to the police report.

The two women left before officers arrived, but store employees told them not return or they would face charges. The first woman put the clothes back by the time officers arrived.