A Cleveland man and a 27-year-old Cleveland woman were arrested at about 1 a.m. Oct. 19 after a Ford Edge fleeing Brook Park police struck a cruiser, according to Cleveland.com.
The pursuit began when officers tried to stop the Ford Edge on Brookpark Road at West 140th Street for a turn-signal violation. The SUV did not stop and continued through a red light, according to Cleveland.com.
A Pursuit Ended in a Multiagency Search
At a dead end on Columbia Road, officers tried to block the Ford Edge with a cruiser. The SUV struck the cruiser and kept going, the outlet reported.
The driver took the SUV across residential yards on Carey Lane before both occupants got out and ran behind a house, according to the report. Officers pursued them on foot.
Woman Caught, Drug Residue Found
An officer who pursued the pair over a fence ordered the woman to stop and lie on the ground; she complied and was immediately handcuffed, according to the article. A search turned up two pieces of aluminum foil with burned residue on her, which the report says indicated drug usage.
The man was later found and handcuffed with help from Brook Park, Cleveland Metroparks, North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls and Westlake officers, the outlet reported. Investigators determined the Ford Edge had been stolen in Cleveland.
Part of a Larger Car-Theft Problem
The case comes amid a broader vehicle-theft problem in Cleveland. More than 35,000 vehicles have been reported stolen in the city since 2016, and the city was at one point recording as many as 10 thefts a day, according to separate Cleveland.com reporting.
That reporting found that Cleveland police recovered 73% of vehicles reported stolen in 2025, compared with a recovery rate closer to 90% across Cuyahoga County.
What the theft figures show
The local figures cited above give a cumulative total and a 2025 recovery rate, but do not show how Cleveland’s annual number of reported thefts changed in recent years. For broader context, the FBI reported that the nationwide motor-vehicle-theft incident rate rose from 199.4 per 100,000 people in 2019 to 283.5 in 2023. The agency also noted that the population covered by NIBRS reporting expanded during that period.
Ohio thefts declined in 2025
Ohio had 20,628 vehicle thefts in 2025, a 17% decrease from 2024, according to FOX 8, citing National Insurance Crime Bureau data.
