NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO –
OVI: Lorain Road
An officer at 7:27 p.m. on Oct. 28 pulled over a driver suspected of drunk driving after pulling out of the McDonald’s parking lot on Lorain Road and nearly striking the curb.
The driver, traveling eastbound, nearly struck the curb a second time on Lorain Road near Dover Center Road and then made a right turn onto Brookpark Road, where he straddled two southeast lanes, according to a police report.
An officer activated his lights, but the driver didn’t immediately stop, prompting the officer to begin issuing commands through his cruiser’s PA system. The driver pulled into another restaurant parking lot, where he stopped.
The driver said he had only two drinks earlier in the night, but he had difficulty performing field sobriety tests. After nearly falling over, he blamed his shoes for not being tight enough.
A breath test revealed his BAC was 0.27, according to a police report, which is more than three times the legal limit in Ohio. He was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and marked lanes violations.
Petty theft: Great Northern Boulevard
Officers at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 responded to JCPenney regarding a shoplifting suspect in the custody of store security.
A loss prevention employee said he saw the suspect conceal a pair of men’s boots in a bookbag and then conceal a pair of Adidas tennis shoes in his pants before attempting to leave the store without paying for the items. The loss prevention employee stopped the suspect just outside the south exit of the store and escorted him to an office.
The suspect admitted to taking the items, saying he was homeless and intended to sell them, according to a police report.
Endangering children: Great Northern Mall
An officer at 3:39 p.m. on Nov. 2 was flagged down by a bystander who spotted a baby unattended inside a parked car.
The officer said the child, estimated to be 2 years old, was in the back of a car that was unlocked. The officer opened a car door and began speaking with the child, who said he did not know where his mother was. The officer remained with the youngster for more than 11 minutes until the mother showed up, accompanied by her 5-year-old daughter. The woman said she had only been gone for about 15 minutes.
The officer advised her that it wasn’t safe to leave a 2-year-old unattended in an unlocked car, but the mother “did not seem phased,” according to a police report. The officer told her he would request that she be charged with endangering children and that a warrant be issued, according to the police report.
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