Possible vehicle theft reported at Summit Mall, Fairlawn OH

Family Offense

Reported: 10/31/2025 03:01 PM

Near W Market St, Fairlawn, OH 44333

A caller reported a possible stolen gray Ford Focus at Summit Mall. The suspect is the caller's daughter's husband, recently released from jail and wearing an ankle monitor. The caller is tracking the vehicle by GPS and is heading to meet officers in a white Nissan.

Audio|Source: Southwest Summit County Public Safety

01:54

Transcript:

00:00

Can you start for a possible stolen vehicle?

00:03

This is going to be at Summit Mall, near West Market Street.

00:08

Caller says that her daughter's husband is the one who took the car

00:14

and said that it's a gray and colored Ford Focus with duct tape on the passenger side holding the mirror up.

00:22

Unknown registration,

00:24

so far no direction of travel.

00:29

Is it still being heavy?

00:35

Sorry, re-advice.

00:39

Is the car still paying? I'm not sure. I think the caller might actually be calling from the mall.

00:50

Standby, I'll clarify.

00:53

Okay.

00:59

Parall 121.

01:03

Ferraland1-21.

01:05

Unseen as well.

01:09

Copy. I'm not sure yet if the vehicle is paying there still. My partner is still on the line with the caller. But the caller is en route to the mall to meet with you guys.

01:20

She's in a white Nissan.

01:22

She said her DTA is about seven minutes and stand by. I'll try to get a current location with the suspect.

01:32

And dispatch to Fairland 103 and 121. Per the caller,

01:36

she does have some kind of GPS ping on the vehicle, and she said it does show there currently.

01:41

She's saying that the male suspect and her daughter might be on scene.

01:46

The male suspect is going to be a (name withheld),

01:49

and used caution for the caller. She said he has an ankle monitor, and then he just got out of jail.

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Near W Market St, Fairlawn, OH 44333

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