Crime & Safety
Cleveland Heights Police Investigating Rape on Coventry Road
A woman said she was raped early Monday morning behind Burgers-N-Beer
Cleveland Heights Police are investigating a rape that happened in the early morning hours of Monday in the 1800 block of Coventry Road.
A 24-year-old woman was at Burgers-N-Beer Sunday night. Later, she went outside behind the building so she could smoke a cigarette.
While outside, a man attacked and raped her, she reported.
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She told the police that the rapist was a black man with short cropped hair, as well as facial hair, and that he wore a black-and-white striped sweater.
The woman was taken to Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield for medical treatment.
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No suspect has been arrested as of yet.
Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call the Cleveland Heights Police Department at 216-321-1234.
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