Gates Mills Police Check Smoking Car, Median Walker and Warrant Notice

Gates Mills police handled a mix of alarms, medical calls and welfare checks between Sept. 27 and Oct. 2. Most calls ended with no problems found. One involved a warrant notice from a federal institution in New Jersey. Alarms and accidental calls On Sept. 27, officers received a burglary alarm from a home on Battles Road. Responding officers found an open door. The son was on the premises, and the alarm was accidental. Officers checked the home and marked it okay. On Oct. 2, dispatchers received an open line 911 call from a residence on Village Trails. An officer confirmed the call was accidental. Medical call On Sept. 28, police received a 911 call from a County Line residence. The male caller said he planned to call for EMS. He then decided a family member would take him to the hospital. Police provided no assistance. Vehicle and walking checks On Sept. 29, police and fire crews responded to a Timberidge driveway after a car began to smoke. The vehicle had pulled into the driveway when the smoke started. Crews determined it was only evaporation from the vehicle. The scene was cleared. On Sept. 30, a motorist reported an elderly male walking in the median of Mayfield Road. The man was carrying a water bottle. An officer checked on him and found he was just out for a walk. He was off the side of the road, and the check came back okay. Warrant notice On Sept. 29, Gates Mills police were contacted by a federal institution in New Jersey. The institution said an inmate being released had an earlier warrant with the village for OVI, which stands for operating a vehicle under the influence. The warrant was outside the department's pickup radius. The inmate was advised to contact Lyndhurst Court.