Weapon Flashed At Crocker Park, Suspects Lead Car Chase: Police

WESTLAKE, OH — Two people were taken into custody after Crocker Park customers reported seeing one of them flash a handgun on Saturday evening.

At 9:15 p.m., Westlake police got a call from Crocker Park Security. Customers were complaining that someone was walking around the shopping center with a handgun and had even pointed the weapon at someone near the Hyatt Hotel.

When officers arrived, they identified three suspects who were walking toward a parking garage. The trio got into a Cadillac Escalade and then drove away, ignoring officers who were trying to stop the vehicle, police said.

A car chase followed, with the Escalade making it onto I-90 east. The tires of the SUV were then popped using Stop Sticks. The SUV still made it to South Marginal Road and W. 140th before stopping, police said.

Three people were then detained by police. A 33-year-old woman from Akron was identified as the person with the gun. She tested over the legal limit for alcohol and had a suspended driver's license, police said.

She will likely face charges for felony fleeing from police, aggravated menacing, improper handling of a firearm in a car, operating a vehicle impaired, driving under suspension, and using weapons while intoxicated, police said.

One of the passengers, a 30-year-old Cleveland woman, was also detained. She faces a charge of disorderly conduct while intoxicated. She was later released to a sober party, police said.

The third person in the car was released without charges.

No one was hurt at Crocker Park and no shots were fired.