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Officer verifies boat ownership near Butternut Ridge Rd, North Ridgeville OH

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Motor Vehicle Theft

Reported: 12/16/2025 03:06 PM

Butternut Ridge Rd, North Ridgeville, OH 44039

As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer checked the ownership of a boat near Butternut Ridge Road to verify it was not stolen. Verification involved confirming serial and registration numbers.

Audio|Heard on: Lorain County Police, Fire and EMS

Listen to dispatch call

02:12

Transcript:

00:00

He hasn't received any paperwork from the seller since he purchased it.

00:03

He just wants to make sure it's not stolen.

00:06

Near Butternut Ridge Road.

00:12

Did get a return for one of those hall IDs, break?

00:27

Out of Cleveland,

00:30

with an expiration date of 3.1.

00:35

2016 breaks.

00:37

Okay, that'll be for the...

00:43

...and readvis your traffic was broken.

00:46

That will be for the boat.

00:48

Go ahead.

00:52

I'm getting a boat year of 1968.

00:58

That's about right?

01:01

I have a couple numbers on the trailer.

01:09

Break through those.

01:12

Good.

01:14

This one is welded onto it.

01:19

(number withheld), William, 2.

01:22

One, break.

01:24

Go ahead.

01:26

The second number is 1, 2, 3,

01:31

782,

01:32

67-(number withheld). Guys, if you may repeat that.

01:39

Got it break.

01:42

Good.

01:44

I said these numbers were on one of the votes.

01:51

On the bow trail.

01:54

Tom, 585-(number withheld), rubber Tom, 585-(number withheld), break.

02:03

Copy on.

02:05

Rubber X-ray 76-(number withheld).

02:09

Rubber X-ray 76-(number withheld).

02:12

I don't need them back.

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Butternut Ridge Rd, North Ridgeville, OH 44039

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