Suspicious male seen crouching in backyard in Shaker Heights, Shaker Heights OH

Suspicious Activity

Reported: 11/13/2025 10:37 AM

Shaker Heights, OH

A caller reported a suspicious male in a yellow shirt and black pants crouching in the backyard near a house on Loma Road in Shaker Heights. Officers arrived to check the situation and determined the person appeared to be a surveyor.

Audio|Source: Shaker Heights Police Dispatch

02:36

Transcript:

00:00

24 BP Larchmer.

00:01

A suspicious person at near Loma Road.

00:11

Her PC said there's someone in her backyard, no one in her backyard.

00:16

My coffee comes from Fairmount.

00:21

9-2-3-1 radio attach me as well.

00:28

Copy 3-1, this is going to be a male, yellow shirt, and black pants.

00:31

Are people looking at this on our camera?

00:33

As it looks like the person is bending over at the side of the house.

00:42

2.23, I'm sick right in all the moment.

00:44

See me there.

00:48

Copy 952.23.

00:54

We're here.

00:56

Take four.

00:59

We're still in line with we're correct.

01:04

I, try to copy.

01:08

Are we still on in line with the RP?

01:12

Negative.

01:18

Call her back and if she's got live pictures,

01:21

she could update officers as they arrive, find out if she wants to press charges.

01:26

Copy.

01:32

She's not answering the phone.

01:36

Copy.

01:42

She's calling back.

01:43

She's on.

01:48

223. I'm in the area.

01:51

Copy.

01:56

22.03 radio.

01:58

Go ahead.

02:00

Yes,

02:04

I repeat, the mail phone scene, and so if there's a direction of practice.

02:13

We're on the phone at your house.

02:15

We're on the phone with her now.

02:16

We're checking.

02:20

Hi.

02:21

I'll be out with a guy who'd yell over that.

02:23

Looks like a surveyor.

02:24

Stand by.

02:26

Okay.

02:27

Me on the side of the house, crouching in the bushes.

02:35

3-1 ready on.

02:36

I'm over two, three.

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