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Vehicle Theft Cases Have Targeted Cleveland Hopkins Airport

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Published on October 30, 2026
Vehicle Theft Cases Have Targeted Cleveland Hopkins AirportSource: Cleveland Police First District / Facebook

Vehicle theft cases have drawn law-enforcement attention at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, including the reported theft of a 2013 Toyota Prius and a separate alleged ring targeting airport parking.

According to a Cleveland Police First District post, the detective unit is asking community partners for help identifying the people pictured in connection with the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact P.O. Green, badge number 1154, at 216-623-5118 or by email at [email protected].

The Facebook post frames the appeal squarely as a request for identification, writing that the detective unit is seeking help figuring out who is pictured rather than announcing any arrest or formal accusation. No details about charges or suspects' identities have been released as part of that request.

Other Airport Theft Cases

In 2022, Cleveland19.com reported on a separate case in which police asked for help identifying a woman recorded using credit cards taken from a grand theft auto victim's vehicle. In that earlier matter, a 2013 Toyota Prius had been reported stolen from Cleveland Hopkins Airport on April 20, the station reported.

Fox 8 reported in January 2023 that police were looking for two men accused of stealing luggage directly off a baggage carousel at the airport.

A Larger Theft Ring Also Targeted Airport Parking

Separately, a Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted three men in 2025 on state RICO charges tied to an alleged criminal enterprise accused of stealing or attempting to steal more than 70 vehicles, many of them from long-term parking at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, according to cleveland.com. Prosecutors said 24 of the vehicles in that alleged scheme were taken from the airport's parking lot, with estimated losses topping $1 million, the outlet reported.

For now, the First District Detective Unit's appeal remains focused on a single goal: putting names to the faces in the images.