While he was mayor of Lakewood, Ed FitzGerald was the subject of a call for a suspicious vehicle to the Lakewood police department.
Lakewood police chief Timothy Malley confirmed the incident today to Scene, though he said a search of public records yielded no specific reports and that a conversation with the officer involved yielded little specific information, including a time and day, other than confirmation that it occurred sometime after midnight. A source who tipped Scene to the incident couldn’t pin down an exact date or time either.
What little Chief Malley could share via the officer involved is this:
A call for a suspicious vehicle in the west lot of the city hall parking lot came in, Malley said. The officer does not remember a month or year, but said after he pulled up behind the vehicle, Ed FitzGerald exited the car and approached the officer. There was a passenger in the car, but the officer did not speak to that person. FitzGerald told the officer he was working late and on his way home.
Chief Malley declined to have the officer speak directly to Scene. Public records show the officer involved worked the 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift during the years in question.
FitzGerald campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt told Scene “we have no comment,” citing the lack of a police report or any public records.
Ed FitzGerald was also involved in another well-reported 2012 incident of a late-night stop at 4:30 a.m. in Westlake by police after a 911 call for a suspicious vehicle. His passenger at that time was a member from an Irish delegation visiting Cleveland. FitzGerald had said the duo was stopped while trying to reconnect with a second car of people from the Irish delegation.
This article appears in Oct 29 – Nov 4, 2014.
You guys sure are on Kasich’s jock. You get some of that jobs Ohio money too, or did Sheldon Adelson buy the Scene.
Is this a joke?
“Some dude might have seen FitzGerald in a car parked in the City Hall parking lot where he worked at some point when he was Mayor of Lakewood.” Slow news day?
Another corrupt democrat
Are there any honest Democrats in government?
C’mon – this is rubbing salt in the wound. He’s already beaten.
What a low story. Sick of shady reporting…who cares. If he steals money from the community, report that. How sleezy.
REALY WILL STOP READING SCENE AFTER THIS SHIT. KASICH PAYING YOU?
I bet FitzGerald has banging Andrea Rocco. Anyone who watched those two together during their time in Lakewood would probably say the same thing. There was certainly SOMETHING there. I am sure Shannon FitzGerald is very proud.
When pretty much every comment here and on facebook is accusing you of bias and an attempt to manipulate an election, it’s time to take the hint. this isn’t about pro or anti Fitzgerald or Kasich; it’s about betraying the trust of your readership. Fail.
Love my city. Hate the judge and Mayor of Lakewood
This is sleazy journalism beyond belief. Did you at all question the motives and integrity of the sleazeballs who fed this to you, or do you just publish everything they tell you to?
Immaterial. At this point Richard Nixon stands a better chance of reviving his political career.
It says he doesn’t remember month or year, but then says during years referenced. So there were years actually referenced, and you didn’t bother referencing them? Weeeeeeeak.
Yeah I moved to Lakewood thinking it was a great city! Bullshit I’m going back to Canton or even Columbus. All of a sudden Police officers forget times and don’t remember things. Yeah my ass he doesn’t remember! And he was allowed to get out of the car and approach the officer?! Huuuummm sounds to me that if u approach a cop on a routine stop u end up with 5 or 6 bullets on yo ASS!
O and one more thing, Lakewood Police don’t like to get their nails dirty! So doing police work isn’t going to happe!!!!!!! Sorry Lakewood!!!!! Welcome to Lakewood,Ohio the shittiest place on earth!!!!!!!!