CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Theft, Nela View Road: At 8:05 p.m. March 8, police were called to a home where a woman, 78, stated that her home health worker had stolen her purse from the dining room table.

The worker, a woman, 19, left the house just before 7:30 p.m., minutes before the woman discovered the purse missing. The worker's supervisor was called and he came to the home. The worker was also called back to the home, where she denied several times taking the purse.

The supervisor checked his worker's pockets and found a $100 bill. When asked where she got the bill, the worker said it was from another job.

When police sought to check the bill's serial number to determine if it came from the credit union where the woman said she got the money, the worker asked to speak privately with police. She then admitted taking the purse, removing the bill, and tossing the purse out of her car window at East 185th Street and St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland.

Police took the worker to that location, but the purse was not there.

The woman said her purse contained approximately $140 and several credit cards. The worker had on her person $149. Police arrested the worker for theft.

OVI, South Taylor Road: At 8:25 p.m. March 8, police received a call about an erratic driver on Mayfield Road, crossing South Taylor Road, and heading west.

An officer came upon the suspect van, which was then stopped in traffic on Mayfield Road, the driver asleep at the wheel.

The officer woke the man, who refused to roll down his window to speak with police. The man, 71, eventually got out of the car, as ordered, and smelled of alcohol. He was unable to stand during field sobriety testing.

It was learned that the man, who was combative and argumentative with officers, had a previous OVI arrest. Being his second arrest for OVI, the man was required to undergo a blood, breath or urine test, but refused.

He was charged with OVI, refusal to be tested with prior conviction, impeding the flow of traffic, and failure to wear a seat belt.

Disorderly conduct, Lee Road: At 7:20 p.m. March 8, officers were called to an apartment about a man who was creating a disturbance.

As officers arrived, the man appeared drunk and was yelling about a missing cell phone. The man had slurred speech and difficulty standing.

It was learned that the man lives at a Superior Road address. Due to the inclement weather and the man's condition, officers did not want to allow the man to walk home. He was taken to the hospital and cited for disorderly conduct.

Disorderly conduct, Monticello Boulevard: At 4 p.m. March 9, an officer on patrol watched as a man crossed the street. The officer turned around and went back to see what the man was doing. The officer saw the man urinating against the side of a house.

The man, 20, told the officer that he had to relieve himself and that he didn't know the person who lives at the house. The home's owner did not want to pursue a trespass charge, so the officer cited the man for disorderly conduct.

Hit-skip, Compton Road: At 2:20 p.m. March 10, a woman, 52, reported that as she was turning into her driveway, the car behind her attempted to pass on her car's passenger side. In doing so, the other driver clipped the back of her vehicle. The impact sent the other driver's car onto a tree lawn.

The male driver of the other car told the woman he had to "go home to get the insurance," and drove away.

The woman's car sustained minor damage. Neither the woman nor her front-seat passenger, a woman, 86, were injured.

Assault, Mayfield Road: At 2:10 p.m. March 12, a woman, 29, reported that she had been assaulted in her home by the father of one of her two children.

The man, 34, reportedly broke the woman's TV, then choked her and hit her in the head several times. The suspect took the woman's and her young daughter's Social Security cards before leaving prior to officers' arrival.

The woman told police that the man lives with her and her daughters and that he has been violent with her in the past. A check of the man's police record showed previous convictions in 2015 for having weapons under disability, discharging a firearm on or near a prohibited premises, and attempted felonious assault.

Complaints were signed against the man, whom police are now seeking.

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