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Security Upgrade Turns Nightmare: Installer Under Investigation

1/30/2025

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In Westlake, Ohio, a woman's attempt to enhance her security turned into a nightmare when the installer, 57-year-old Robert S. Hocevar, began sending her explicit messages. With a troubling history of harassment and violence, Hocevar is now under police investigation, who are calling on anyone else he may have targeted to come forward.

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Story summary

In Westlake, Ohio, a woman's attempt to enhance her security turned into a nightmare when the installer, 57-year-old Robert S. Hocevar, began sending her explicit messages. With a troubling history of harassment and violence, Hocevar is now under police investigation, who are calling on anyone else he may have targeted to come forward.