Lakewood PD quickly arrests armed robbery suspect on Hilliard-Atkins
Lakewood police officers were dispatched to an apartment building at the corner of Atkins and Madison at 10:31 a.m. to investigate a report of a woman who was robbed at gunpoint.
A police dispatcher received a telephone call from a woman described as “hysterical” who said she was robbed by a male with a gun. The cell phone the woman was using had a poor reception and cut out before additional details could be provided.
A number of officers quickly converged on the scene and learned the suspect was a younger-looking white male, about 5’9″, with a thin build and “messed-up teeth.” He was seen wearing a red hooded sweatshirt and a blue jacket.
Officers followed footprints in the snow leading to a nearby apartment building on Atkins. An officer on the outside of the building saw someone dressed in a gray hoodie and black sweatpants slip out of a first floor window and run south through the backyards on Atkins.
The police set-up a perimeter in the area and took the suspect into custody at 17000 Hilliard at 10:48 a.m..
The victim positively identified the suspect, 19-year-old Chad W. McCall. McCall claimed the gun was fake and he tossed it, although he couldn’t recall where. McCall was wanted in Elyria on a warrant for unpaid traffic tickets.
Lorain County court records indicate the traffic tickets are related to charges of obstructing official business, receiving stolen property, and tampering with evidence, which McCall is expected to face trial for in January.
A preliminary search of the apartment building McCall was spotted fleeing turned up the victim’s black Verizon touch screen cell phone. The victim was also robbed of her car keys and about $90 in cash.
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