SOLON, Ohio -- Using a weapon while intoxicated, Overland Lane: At 2:40 a.m. Jan. 1, police were called to Overland Lane where a man was waving a gun.

At the scene, police spoke with three men near a car and were told that one of them, after having an argument with his girlfriend, had retrieved the gun from the car's glove box.

The man who waved the gun, 24, of Cleveland, was intoxicated. He was charged with improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and using a weapon while intoxicated, a felony.

OVI, Cannon Road: At 2 a.m. Dec. 29, an officer stopped a car that was being driven left of center.

The driver, a Mayfield man, 23, failed field sobriety tests and was later found to have a blood-alcohol content of . 175, above the state minimum for drunk driving of .08.

Police charged the man with OVI, prohibited blood-alcohol content, and driving left of center.

OVI, US 422: At 3 a.m. Dec. 29, police were responding to a crash site on US 422 when dispatch received a call from a woman who said that her boyfriend was driving drunk, had caused the crash, and was trying to walk away from the scene.

Police located the driver, a Cleveland man, 26. The man failed field sobriety tests and was found to have a blood-alcohol count of .202.

The man was charged with OVI, prohibited BAC and failure to control. There were no injuries.

OVI, Bainbridge Road: At 8:30 p.m. Dec. 30, an officer stopped a car for making an improper turn onto Solon Road.

The driver, a Cleveland woman, 62, failed field sobriety tests and was found to have a blood-alcohol content of .198.

The woman was charged with OVI, prohibited turn, and making an improper turn.

Disorderly conduct, Aurora Road: At 8:50 p.m. Dec. 31, police were called to the Springhill Suites by Marriott, 30100 Aurora Road, on a complaint of unwanted guests.

The assistant manager told officers that a guest had been making her day difficult and that she had given him a refund and asked the man and his guest to leave.

Police spoke with the man and a woman with him, then escorted them from their room. As the couple left, the intoxicated woman became belligerent. She was warned that if her behavior continued, she would be arrested.

As an officer drove away, he could hear the woman screaming obscenities at the man as they walked to a neighboring hotel.

Police arrested the Columbus woman, 46, and charged her with disorderly conduct.

Assault, Aurora Road:

At 11:10 a.m. Jan. 1, police were dispatched to CVS Care Mark, 29300 Aurora Road, on a report of an assault.

At the store, a struggle over car keys took place between an employee and her former boyfriend. During the struggle, the ex-boyfriend scratched, choked and attempted to drag the woman, causing minor injuries.

Police charged the Bedford Heights man, 38, with assault.

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