Lakewood Police Scanner - ONLINE

[marklingm]

I see that there is now a link to the "Lakewood Police Scanner" on the LO Front Web Page (http://lakewoodobserver.com).

[Stan Austin]

A great way to keep up with the pulse of the city

[Stan Austin]

Just an hour ago an alert citizen on Lake Avenue saw individuals snatching packages off of porches. Within a half an hour and a foot chase three are in custody including an adult wanted for other crimes.

[Ryan Salo]

Matt,

Glad you posted this. I was able to listen in and hear that the police were chasing guys on bikes in my neighborhood and sending a bunch of cars to arrest them.

I would have missed this without your post, so thank you!

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[Danielle Masters]

Matt,

Glad you posted this. I was able to listen in and hear that the police were chasing guys on bikes in my neighborhood and sending a bunch of cars to arrest them.

I would have missed this without your post, so thank you!

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Ummm…wow, I guess since your neighborhood is my neighborhood I should listen also. Sigh. Maybe they should put up some signs and tell criminals to go away, that would probably help, I mean I know I can't have a guard chicken so maybe signs would work.

[Jim O'Bryan]

Danielle

Police Scanners are negative spewing devices that will lead to frustration and lake of understanding
in what is going on. I rarely listen anymore, this is also why I did not broadcast the link over a year
ago when it was added. It paints an unfair troublesome picture of what is going on.

Most calls go without charges being filled, most calls go without answers online to the outcome either.

I normally turn it on, when a couple sirens go by, outside of that when I get phone calls.

You are correct we should not need to police the police, or even police the streets. Far better to stay
ready for the nights we need to be vigilant. Ironically the assault last night might not be all I thought
it was listening to the scanner tapes, and talking with police.

Live your life, feel safe.

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[Danielle Masters]

Yeah, well when my kids have a homeschool lesson on police taking fingerprints because our car was broken into within the last couple of weeks it's probably best not to tell me how great Lakewood is Jim. Especially when I supposedly live on the good end of town.

We are growing tired of isolated incidents and lack of services and high taxes, we have no reason to stay in Lakewood anymore as we don't rely on the schools. Many of us are tired of being coddled when we see and have experienced a changing Lakewood. I did bookmark the police scanner and I won't be afraid, I just want to be aware especially given how the mayor has proven that he lacks the ability to communicate with the citizens.

[Jim O'Bryan]

Yeah, well when my kids have a homeschool lesson on police taking fingerprints because our car was broken into within the last couple of weeks it's probably best not to tell me how great Lakewood is Jim. Especially when I supposedly live on the good end of town.

We are growing tired of isolated incidents and lack of services and high taxes, we have no reason to stay in Lakewood anymore as we don't rely on the schools. Many of us are tired of being coddled when we see and have experienced a changing Lakewood. I did bookmark the police scanner and I won't be afraid, I just want to be aware especially given how the mayor has proven that he lacks the ability to communicate with the citizens.

Danielle

Do not give up on Lakewood and the residents.

I understand many of the things you are saying, but let me assure you, we still have the
best set-up for living. Will that be true 5 years from now? I am not sure, but I am willing
to bet yes. Despite the way you feel, and my frustrations, as well as others, property
values are climbing and I see that as a sign of a healthy community. The same cannot be
said to many of the areas around us. This is a declining region, thanks to bad leadership
on every level.

But Lakewood residents are gold, we, the collective we will get through this, and build the
shining city on the hill we all know this city is good and can be better.

Besides where are you going to go? Ohio City, Tremont, old news. Hingetown, heck it is like
the iphone 6 of cool urban areas, people lining up for housing there like they did i-phones.
I got this pic yesterday...



And thought damn it is really catching on, naming a block something and telling people it's cool.

Lakewood, is still the real deal.

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[Danielle Masters]

Who says we have to stay in the state? Honestly if we stay in the state we would move west or south, a little more land, a few less neighbors would be awesome, city living truly no longer appeals to us. Homes are selling very quickly, it's a great sellers market. I am honestly not as worried about the crime as I am the declining services that service middle class homeowners like myself. Although yeah it annoys me to constantly remind my kids and their friends to open the garage and put their bikes away and to close the garage each and every time they run in, it's an annoyance but we've lost a couple bikes and I have no desire to replace anymore.

Sure there are nice pretty new schools but that is a non-issue for us personally. The fact is the leadership doesn't seem to be addressing issues. They are bickering over chickens while our parks look like hell, our pools are a joke, and we have a street like Clifton littered with signs and just lost a whole usable lane. The lack of direction is frustrating, pair that with petty and serious crime and that makes people in our situation consider moving. It's realistic and it needs to be addressed but I don't see that happing. I know I could go to council meetings and voice my concerns but honestly been there done that and I have no interest in wasting anymore of my time on fruitless efforts. I'm not happy, I know plenty of other folks who aren't happy. If I was concerned about looking for a hip city then Lakewood is the place but that is at the bottom of my wish list.

[Jim O'Bryan]

Purse just stolen on Riverside and Detroit, Black male in a black car got out, grabbed the purse
got in his car and took off.

You know it was pointed out to me that Mayor Tom George got voted out of office because many
on council, current mayor, and current county exec said, "He was not tough on crime." He had
3 stand offs the summer of the election, none by Lakewoodites, all but people just becoming violent
while here.

Today, brought on by us being a destination city, we are becoming an increasing destination for crime
it would seem. This has been the sidelight of entertainment districts we have said since day one. Build
a great family communities you get dads fighting at Little League, build Flats West, and you are going
to have serious issues if you are not ready for them.

Still it has nothing to do with cool. Hell we live in Cuyahoga County, that alone proves we care little
about cool. The residents of Lakewood, are very special. Believe me. Certainly you could go anywhere
and you grew up a left coaster so who knows, maybe you go back. But given the right leadership,
given the right vision, these peoplecan work miracles.

City Hall is lost, Fire, the police, the Schools are not, and the residents certainly are not.

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[Michael Deneen]

The scanner is a nice upgrade to the LO website.

As I've said many times, the site needs to have more multimedia elements added.

[marklingm]

The scanner is a nice upgrade to the LO website.

As I've said many times, the site needs to have more multimedia elements added.

+1

The LO should link this thread ... and the LP scanner link ... to the LO Facebook page, too.

[Bill Call]

Lakewood is a frontier community on the borders of the unstable and declining City of Cleveland. There is a good chance that the frontier will move East instead of West but it's not a sure thing.

Lakewood must convince the City of Cleveland to patrol it's border.
Lakewood must establish a border patrol.
Lakewood must implement real time surveillance of border areas.
Lakewood must convince Cuyahoga County government to invest in Cities like Lakewood instead of focusing solely on downtown development.

Lakewood City Council should invite the candidates for County Executive to a special council meeting where the two candidates would have the chance to explain their development policy. The council should publically endorse the candidate that commits to increase focus on inner ring suburbs.

Want to shake things up? Let the Council endorse Jack Schron.

Of course since none of that will happen I guess we just keep on drifting.

The Plain Dealer recently endorsed the Republican Jack Schron for County Executive (http://www.jackschron.com/). The editorial expressed concern that the election of Armond Budish will bring back the bad old days. Of course the bad old days never really left the Plain Dealer just chooses to ignore the ongoing corruption.

This issue of crime is not just a Lakewood issue. Suburbs all across the County are facing the same problems. Where are you going to move North Ridgeville?

http://www.19actionnews.com/story/26525 ... tal-attack

[Jim O'Bryan]

Lakewood is a frontier community on the borders of the unstable and declining City of Cleveland. There is a good chance that the frontier will move East instead of West but it's not a sure thing.

Lakewood must convince the City of Cleveland to patrol it's border.
Lakewood must establish a border patrol.
Lakewood must implement real time surveillance of border areas.
Lakewood must convince Cuyahoga County government to invest in Cities like Lakewood instead of focusing solely on downtown development.

Lakewood City Council should invite the candidates for County Executive to a special council meeting where the two candidates would have the chance to explain their development policy. The council should publically endorse the candidate that commits to increase focus on inner ring suburbs.

Want to shake things up? Let the Council endorse Jack Schron.

Of course since none of that will happen I guess we just keep on drifting.

The Plain Dealer recently endorsed the Republican Jack Schron for County Executive (http://www.jackschron.com/). The editorial expressed concern that the election of Armond Budish will bring back the bad old days. Of course the bad old days never really left the Plain Dealer just chooses to ignore the ongoing corruption.

This issue of crime is not just a Lakewood issue. Suburbs all across the County are facing the same problems. Where are you going to move North Ridgeville?

http://www.19actionnews.com/story/26525 ... tal-attack

This is a thread about a police scanner, which is quickly getting misunderstood.

Where to start?

Cleveland and Lakewood Patrols both its borders. When not on calls, you can almost almost find
a couple police cars near the far west side and east side, and probably the south side. Over the
decades of listening to police calls rarely does Lakewood not get who they are looking for, and
usually very quickly. I would encourage anyone interested in doing a drive-along, and start to
understand what police and fire go through.

I know Jack Schron, has helped on the Collinwood Observer where his business is, and has written
for all of the Observers, he is a good businessman, and maybe a good County Exec. but at the same
time Cleveland contrary to what everyone says is getting is a pretty dicey spot. No jobs, falling
population, and the city so worked over by snake oil salesman, that another big "This will save
Cleveland forever..." could be a killing blow like Detroit. Is he the answer who knows but what I
do know is...

This project was started because corporate media cared more about its bottom line than the
residents of Lakewood. This is true today, they will show up for a rape, but will they show up
for Lakewood City Academy doing better than other charters? They show up for the check, ie
new business who will buy ads, but do they show up for the business that needs help?

But back to police scanners, I personally believe listening to them is unhealthy for the head and soul.

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[russell dunn]

Trying to compare how statistics were compiled and kept 50 years ago to what can be heard live

on a scanner today can quickly lead to some gloomy conclusions. The crime has always been

there, it will always change in nature. I bet that the number of people injured or blinded by bad

booze during Prohibition would have made for scary listening had radio been used then as now.

Before computer screens in cars and pocket phones everything went over the radio. During the

Sixties we almost needed a Friday Night Channel just to keep track of who was getting their clock

cleaned behind Manners or the Y Coffeehouse. The Western end had nightly action, too.


For the most part, the scanner tells you how something was described to police dispatch, not the

reality or disposition of the incident after police take charge. Listen to police radio from a nice

wealthy suburb and you will hear the same thing. Bad stuff happens everywhere now.

I would not take the Backpage of the Scene as an accurate snapshot of neighborhood morality,

as an example. Sometimes it really is just firecrackers.