The Daily Populous Thursday April 16th, 2026 night edition
Authored by news5cleveland.com and submitted by KimJongFunk

WESTLAKE, Ohio — A welfare check on a 91-year old Westlake woman Thursday ended with a discovery you'd never expect.

"Everyone got a good laugh out of it," said Westlake Police Captain Jerry Vogel.

The woman is part of the city's Are You Okay? program.

The program allows residents to sign up for a daily phone call to check in and make sure everything is okay.

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On Thursday, the woman, whose name was not released by police, didn't answer that call.

When dispatchers and the woman's daughter followed up, they couldn't reach the woman either.

"Everyone's a little bit alarmed that she's missing these contacts," said Vogel.

So officers went to the woman's house, but she didn't answer the door either.

That's when police used a code to open the woman's garage door.

Body camera video stopped when the officer announced "Westlake police," and walked into the 91-year old's home.

His conversation with dispatchers revealed what happened next.

"We're here with her," the officer said. "She's playing video games in her bedroom."

Police said the woman was fine but missed the calls because she was trying to beat her record in a video game.

Vogel said the woman was thankful officers checked on her.

"It's a great reminder that Westlake residents have that service for them and they can sign up any time they want," said Vogel.

Westlake residents interested in signing up for the Are You Okay? program can email Westlake Outreach Coordinator Donna Feorene at dfeorene@cityofwestlake.org for more information or to sign up.

FeatherShard on April 15th, 2026 at 19:08 UTC »

Third time I've seen this story and no mention of the game or this fucking record!

Also, why would you cut your bodycam at the point where you're most likely to have an interaction?

joestaff on April 15th, 2026 at 18:50 UTC »

Turns out she's a speed runner and was on her 38th any% run of MGS.

KimJongFunk on April 15th, 2026 at 18:49 UTC »

Full Article Text:

> WESTLAKE, Ohio — A welfare check on a 91-year old Westlake woman Thursday ended with a discovery you'd never expect.

> "Everyone got a good laugh out of it," said Westlake Police Captain Jerry Vogel.

> The woman is part of the city's Are You Okay? program.

> The program allows residents to sign up for a daily phone call to check in and make sure everything is okay.

> On Thursday, the woman, whose name was not released by police, didn't answer that call.

> When dispatchers and the woman's daughter followed up, they couldn't reach the woman either.

> "Everyone's a little bit alarmed that she's missing these contacts," said Vogel.

> So officers went to the woman's house, but she didn't answer the door either.

> That's when police used a code to open the woman's garage door.

> Her car was inside.

> Body camera video stopped when the officer announced "Westlake police," and walked into the 91-year old's home.

> His conversation with dispatchers revealed what happened next.

> "We're here with her," the officer said. "She's playing video games in her bedroom."

> Police said the woman was fine but missed the calls because she was trying to beat her record in a video game.

> Vogel said the woman was thankful officers checked on her.

> "It's a great reminder that Westlake residents have that service for them and they can sign up any time they want," said Vogel.

Note: I removed the last paragraph as it contains contact info and the name of a local individual running the “Are You Okay” program (to protect their privacy and from bot spamming) and it did not otherwise affect the content of the article.