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Middleburg Heights police station

(Joanne Berger DuMound,Special to Sun News )

Drunken driving, Bagley Road: Police received a call at 7:17 p.m. Dec. 29 about a woman passed out behind the wheel in the Middleburg Heights Community Center's parking lot.

When they arrived, police found the car's engine running. The woman was unable to recall her intended destination, but said she got off the highway to go to the bathroom. Police noted the woman's speech was slurred. She also seemed confused.

Police found an open bottle of bourbon vanilla extract on the front seat. They asked her how much of the 9-ounce bottle of the 35-percent alcohol-content liquid she consumed. She answered – the whole bottle.

During sobriety tests, the reporting officer wrote the suspect seemed to be "line dancing," which was not part of the "field sobriety tests." She refused to submit to a chemical alcohol content test. The woman yelled several obscenities at police after she was arrested. Police noted the woman urinated on herself inside the car prior to her arrest.



Recovered vehicle, Bagley Road: An officer found a car in Aldi's parking lot Jan. 5 that Strongsville police listed as stolen Dec. 29. The car was parked in the middle of the lot. It was covered with snow, unoccupied and the keys were in the ignition. It was recovered without incident.

Fraud, Big Creek Parkway: A resident examining his bank's financial statement Jan. 3 found a charge on his credit card that he did not make. The charge was for $102.50, which was a withdrawal from an Akron ATM. The victim said he was never at that location. He was advised to continue monitoring his statements for any further suspicious activity.

Theft, Sheldon Road: A man reported someone removed $450 from his wallet Dec. 31 while he worked inside a home. He told police he saw two men near the bag that contained his wallet. The thief took the money and returned his wallet to the bag.

Criminal damage, Engle Road: Someone broke a glass block window Dec. 29 at A and R Universal Tool Sharpening Co. Nothing was missing from the building.

Warrant, Old Oak Boulevard: Police responded to Century Oak Care Center Jan. 1 regarding someone making a 911 call. The officer found that the person he was speaking with at the center about the call had an active warrant from Maple Heights for her arrest. She was taken into custody.

Drunken driving, Craigmere Drive: An officer saw a car exit Interstate 71 at 2:36 a.m. Jan. 1. The driver weaved several times and struck a concrete wall. The officer stopped the motorist, who showed signs of inebriation. He failed sobriety tests and had a .155 blood alcohol content.

Menacing, Scenic Park: A man filed a complaint Dec. 31 against another after receiving several harassing phone calls from him. The victim told the officer he feared for his safety after receiving the last call from the suspect, whose calls progressively grew more hostile.

Theft, Engle Road: A woman said she accidentally left her jewelry Dec. 28 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel after quickly packing and leaving the building. She said she realized she did not have her jewelry, which she believed she left on the bathroom counter, when she reached home later that day.

A family member called the hotel asking about the jewelry, but the pieces were not found. Hotel personnel offered to have maintenance check the sink drain in case the rings were accidentally knocked into it.



Theft, Normandie Boulevard: A resident noticed late December her car made a loud noise after starting the engine. An Islander Apartment maintenance man suggested her car may be missing its catalytic converter. A check under the car verified his suspicions.

Criminal damage, Lucerne Drive: Someone smashed the driver's side front window of a parked car sometime prior to Dec. 27.

Resisting arrest, Saratoga Road: Police arrested a man for hitting a fire hydrant at 3:59 a.m. Dec. 27. The driver and his passenger then left the scene with the truck. They they parked the truck elsewhere and walked back to the scene of the accident when the driver realized he may have dropped his cell phone at that location. The driver was cited with several charges.

Criminal damage, Bagley Road: Someone damaged the reinforcement safety glass to the entry doors of Bethel Cleveland Church. The damage was discovered Dec. 26.







