Brecksville Police Blotter: A Joke Gone Wrong and an Altered Check

The following incidents were reported by the Brecksville Police Department between June 22 and June 24. The information was compiled by police reports.

Charges of fraud:

A Brecksville woman reported to the police on June 24 that she had discovered that a check she wrote had been altered and cashed. The woman had written a check for her sons’ rent; when it was not cashed by the company, she contacted them, learned that they had not received the check and sent another one.  

The woman checked her account a few days later and saw that both checks had been cashed. The first check had been changed so that it was made out to a person’s name. The woman said she and her sons had searched online for the person and did not recognize him.

A supposed joke turned bad:

A joke went wrong on June 22 when a witness called the police. The witness told the Brecksville Police Department at about 5:45 p.m. that she saw three men pointing a gun at a fourth man and getting into a minivan on Oakes Road. The officers found the van and pulled it over. 

The four 19-year-old men—including the one who had the gun pointed at him—said it was a joke and that they were all friends. The gun found in the car was a pellet gun. Three of the men were from Brecksville and one was from Broadview Heights.

For questions about this blotter, email Rachel.Abbey@patch.com.