Woman escapes Taylor Swift ticket scam: Solon police report

SOLON, Ohio —

Scam: Solon Road

On August 25 at 3:30 p.m., a 28-year-old Solon woman reported nearly falling victim to a scam. The woman said she saw a Facebook post purporting to be written by a friend of her father. The man was offering four tickets to Taylor Swift's November concert in Indianapolis.

She contacted the man, who said his cousin was the one who actually sold the tickets, and demanded $2,000. The woman was instructed to transfer the money via Venmo.

After the woman transferred the money but did not receive the tickets, she asked her father to call his friend. Her father discovered that his friend's Facebook account had been hacked.

The woman contacted her bank and was able to stop the transfer of her money.

Attack: Bruce Industrial Parkway

At 11:30 a.m. on August 21, a 36-year-old Cleveland man reported being the victim of an assault. The man said he was fired from his job at The Digital Room, 30500 Bruce Industrial Parkway, on August 2.

As the man was leaving the Digital Room after being fired, he became upset, knocked over a sign and threw his coffee at himself, prompting a 51-year-old Cleveland employee to shove him.

The complainant was not injured. The police have referred the case to the public prosecutor's office to determine whether charges will be brought.

Theft: Washington Court

On August 22 at 9:40 a.m., a 47-year-old Shaker Heights man reported that he was working on a home on Washington Court on August 21 and left his tools outside near the garage when he finished work.

The next day he discovered that the tools were missing. The value of the tools was $800.

Weapons Offense: Solon Road

On August 23 at 4:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to Solon and Aurora streets for a report of a two-car crash. When the first officer arrived, one of the cars, a black Hyundai sedan, was seen driving away from the other car, a silver Toyota, which was still in the road.

The officer stopped the Hyundai on Aurora Road. The driver told the officer he had been involved in an accident but left his information with the other driver and was now driving away. The Hyundai driver told the officer he had a gun in a black bag in his car.

As the police discovered, the Hyundai driver had only exchanged his license plate with the Toyota driver, but not his insurance and driver's license details.

Officers investigated the incident and found that the Hyundai struck the Toyota from behind. It was also determined that the Hyundai driver was not authorized to carry a weapon due to a previous conviction for resisting prosecution.

Officers arrested the man and confiscated the weapon, as well as marijuana, suspected powdered cocaine, two cell phones and $217 in cash.

Police charged the 24-year-old Bedford Heights man with drug trafficking and improper handling of a firearm, both fourth-degree felonies, as well as failure to maintain a safe following distance. The Hyundai was towed.

None of the drivers were injured.

Violation of Protection Order: Solon Road

On August 23 at 7:20 p.m., a 57-year-old Solon woman went to the police station to report that her husband, against whom she has a protection order, had gone to her workplace in Beachwood that day. When security at her workplace asked him why he was there, the man walked away.

While the woman was at the Solon police station filing her report, she received a call informing her that her husband was parked near her house in his Toyota SUV.

Police went to her home and found the man. He was arrested for violating a protection order.

Theft: Aurora Road

On August 26 at 2:20 p.m., the property manager of Hawthorne Valley Country Club, 27840 Aurora Road, reported the theft of tools and equipment.

The 62-year-old Newbury man said he last saw the items in July. A trailer, a Hustler zero-turn mower, three Yamaha golf carts and other tools were reportedly stolen.

The items had been left outside. There is evidence that the equipment was dragged or hoisted onto another piece of equipment and transported away.

The estimated replacement value is over $30,000. The police are investigating.

Read more in the Chagrin Solon Sun.