ORANGE, Ohio

Damage to property, criminal mischief: Park Avenue

A woman came to the police station on the evening of Aug. 16 to report that her 2020 Mercedes-Benz had been scratched -- likely with a key -- while parked in the Pinecrest district near Pinstripes.

The damage occurred to both sides of the car sometime between 12:15 and 3 p.m. while she attended a party in the restaurant.

She recounted how the driver of a dark SUV appeared to be waiting for the same spot, then drove off as she pulled her Mercedes into the space.

Checking the security cameras in the lot, the officer watched video showing the standoff and the other driver parking her SUV elsewhere.

The suspect then walked back to the Mercedes while talking on the phone and dragging an object in her other hand down each side

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