Runaway boy barricades himself in structure on Beachwood apartment roof

BEACHWOOD, Ohio — A call that began as a domestic violence matter between a mother and her son ended up with the boy barricading himself in a structure on an apartment building roof.

At 12:25 a.m. Sept. 1, police were called to Beachwood Apartments East, 23511 Chagrin Blvd., on a report of a boy trying to run away.

Upon officers’ arrival, the mother stated that she and her son had an argument because he had used his grandmother’s Walmart account to purchase drills, drill bits and other tools. When asked why he bought these items, the boy would not tell his mother…

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