Strongsville Police are asking the public for help finding 35-year-old Kaitlin M. Grazulis, who was reported missing this week. She was last seen near the intersection of Brookfield Avenue and West 130th Street, and at 12000 Wanda Avenue, both in Cleveland.
The Strongsville Police Department issued the public appeal in a Facebook post, according to the Strongsville Police Department. Cleveland 19 News also reported on the search, per the department's public call for assistance. Grazulis reportedly goes by several nicknames, including Russia, Sammie, and Sam, according to the same police post.
Last Seen in Cleveland's West Park/Puritas Area
The Wanda Avenue address corresponds to the Bellaire Garden Estates B apartment complex, according to property listing data reviewed alongside Apartment Ratings. The Brookfield Avenue and West 130th Street location is also listed in the missing-person appeal.
The City of Strongsville website includes a page for the police department's staff.
How to Report Information
Anyone with information that could help locate Grazulis is asked to contact the Strongsville Police Department's Detective Bureau by email at [email protected], or by phone at 440-580-3230, extension 3, per the department's Facebook post.
Because Grazulis is 35, the supplied sources do not establish whether her case meets Ohio's legal threshold for a statewide Endangered Missing Adult Alert, commonly known as a Silver Alert. The Ohio Attorney General's Office provides information about missing-person protocols in its guidance at the Ohio Attorney General's Office. A social-media appeal is one way to seek public tips in a case like hers.
A High-Volume Landscape for Missing Person Cases
Ohio law enforcement agencies must enter missing-person reports into the National Crime Information Center database under timelines that vary by age and circumstances, per the Ohio Attorney General's Office. For missing people age 21 and older, entry is required within seven days when foul play is suspected and within 30 days when no foul play is suspected and the person has not returned; immediate entry applies to missing children and people ages 18 to under 21. The supplied protocol does not provide 2025 statewide missing-person statistics.
Cuyahoga County includes Cleveland and had 2,395 missing children in 2022, according to Forbes, which reported an average of about 200 missing children per month. Families searching for missing loved ones in the region can consult the Cuyahoga County missing-person resource hub and contact Cleveland Missing, per The Cleveland Observer.
