LAKE COUNTY, Ohio — Are rats taking over the cities of East Lake and Willowick? The residents we've heard from would say yes.

Roger Tayfel is not only a disgusted Willowick resident, but he owns his own pest control company: Culex Pest Control.

"Maybe starting two years ago, I got a couple of calls in the whole year. This year, I'm getting calls every week, two or three a week," Tayfel said.

He said he's even caught four rats in his own garage this year.

"It's pretty disgusting. It's pretty crazy. Everybody I'm talking to is having the same issues, so it's super concerning," Tayfel told me on Wednesday. "I do this for a living and it still freaks me out because it's your home, so you feel invaded almost."

The rats he has seen, too, aren't small either.

"They're full grown. They're No

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