MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio

Drunken driving: Concord Trail

Police and fire responded to a call at 1:32 a.m. Jan. 18 about a car crash with injuries. Police found an SUV that had heavy front-end damage due to hitting a large tree. The driver was still inside the car wearing her seatbelt. She was bleeding from her mouth and was disoriented. She said her arm hurt.

She was unable to recall details about the crash.

A witness said the motorist had been speeding and was unable to make a slight turn in the roadway.

The officer smelled alcohol on the driver when she spoke. Asked if she had been drinking, the woman replied by handing her sandwich to the officer.

She was placed inside the ambulance, where she had a difficult time listening to and answering questions. The driver was treated for her injuries at the hospital.

Based on the officer’s observations in her eyes and responses, the motorist was cited for drunken driving. She refused to take a urine chemical test.

Disorderly conduct: Pearl Road

Police went to Santo’s Pizza at 7:49 p.m. Jan. 31 regarding a woman who had entered the restaurant through an employee entrance and appeared to be heavily intoxicated.

The manager told police he had found the woman in the back washroom. She had urinated on the floor and didn’t know where she was. The woman said she was looking for a man and thought she was at the Islander bar.

The officer found her in the rear parking lot staggering toward the Islander. The officer noted that she was highly intoxicated and unable to give him any details as to how she had gotten there. She was cited and taken to the police station, where a relative arrived to take her home.

Warrant: Engle Road

An officer was on patrol at 12:04 a.m. Jan. 28 and randomly checked a car’s license plate. He noted that the owner had a suspended driver’s license. He stopped the car near Crowne Plaza.

The driver had a passenger in the front seat and a young girl in the back who was not in a booster seat or wearing a safety belt.

The officer told the driver the reason for the stop. She said she was only driving to Motel 6, although she had a suspended license. She also had a warrant for her arrest from Parma. She was arrested, and Parma police took custody of her at a nearby location.

Assault: Lucerne Drive

Police went to an apartment at 11:02 p.m. Jan. 28 for a report of an assault. A man at the apartment said the woman who lives there had slapped him in the face and head. He said the attack was unprovoked. He wanted to pursue charges.

Police saw a slight red mark on his face, but also noticed that most of his body was flushed red. The victim, who uses a wheelchair, was taken to the hospital upon his request.

The woman said the man had arrived at her apartment uninvited a week ago. She had been caring for him and his various health issues with everyday life and became frustrated with him. She said she was drinking and had smoked marijuana.

Police told her to end all communication with the man and to call police if he arrived at her home unannounced.

Police went to the hospital to talk with the victim. He said he has been helping the woman with her drinking problem. He told police that he wanted to file the charge even if it might not help her sobriety. Police also told him not to contact her or go to her residence.

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