Cincinnati police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect in a theft that happened in the 2000 block of Westwood Northern Boulevard, according to a bulletin posted Tuesday by the Cincinnati Police Department. District Three investigators say anyone who recognizes the suspect or has information about the case should contact Detective Newman directly.
The Cincinnati Police Department
did not release details about what was stolen, a suspect description, or surveillance imagery beyond the contact information distributed with the alert. Detective Newman can be reached at 513-263-8327, and the department also pointed tipsters toward Greater Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Crime Stoppers, which accepts anonymous tips at (513) 352-3040 or online. The program offers rewards of up to $2,500 for anonymous tips leading to an arrest in violent felony cases, according to
Crime Stoppers
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A Detective With a Busy Fall on the West Side
This isn't Detective Newman's first public appeal for help this fall. The same detective was listed as a contact in a September case seeking a suspect in a theft on a Metro bus near Montana Avenue, a case Hoodline covered at the time. That earlier case likewise asked tipsters to call Newman's direct desk line, suggesting a detective juggling multiple open property-crime files across District Three's territory.
Theft investigations have become a recurring beat for District Three this month. Just days earlier, on October 16, police sought a suspect in a theft from an automobile on Pullan Avenue, another West Side case. Thefts from vehicles across Cincinnati stayed roughly flat between 2024 and 2025, recording 2,953 incidents compared to 2,956 the year before, even as overall auto theft fell significantly over the same period.
A Block With Recent History
The 2000 block of Westwood Northern Boulevard has drawn serious police attention in the recent past. In June 2025, a shooting on that same block resulted in the homicide of 22-year-old Treasure Thomas and left a 21-year-old man wounded. The following month, officers arrested a suspect in the same block after the individual fled a trespassing check and fired a gun at pursuing officers, as reported by WHIO; no officers were struck.
Those prior incidents give context to why any police activity on this stretch of Westwood Northern Boulevard draws scrutiny. Westwood logged 2,137 reported crimes in 2025, more than any other Cincinnati neighborhood, even as citywide reported crimes fell from 24,349 in 2024 to 23,424 in 2025. Westwood is also Cincinnati's largest residential neighborhood by population, and its sheer size has made it a repeat focus of District Three's casework, as Hoodline previously reported on a separate case involving a felony assault investigation in the neighborhood.
What Happens If a Suspect Is Identified
Ohio law draws a sharp line in how a theft case like this could ultimately be charged. Under Ohio Revised Code § 2913.02, theft of property or services valued under $1,000 is classified as a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine, while theft valued at $1,000 or more may escalate to felony status. Police have not indicated the value of the property involved or which classification might apply in this case.
District Three, which coordinates the investigation, oversees patrol and investigative operations across 20 square miles and 18 West Side neighborhoods, serving roughly 95,000 residents, including Westwood, Price Hill and Sayler Park. The district's headquarters is LEED Platinum-certified. For now, investigators are relying on an older method: a direct line to the public, and the hope that someone recognizes the suspect they're looking for.
