NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio –
OVI: Country Club Boulevard
Officers at about 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 26 arrested a man for operating a vehicle while intoxicated after a witness said the man nearly struck his car. The witness then followed the suspect while keeping police updated on his location.
The caller said the suspect drove off the road on Kennedy Ridge Extension, possibly struck a utility pole, drove back onto the roadway, turned into a hotel parking lot on Country Club Boulevard, where he got out of his car and urinated, then got back into his car, and drove down Country Club Boulevard to Great Northern Mall. Officers stopped the suspect as he attempted to make a U-turn at a mall parking lot entrance, according to a police report.
The witness said he called the police department after the suspect nearly backed into his car on Victoria Lane after the suspect drove off the roadway and then backed up.
Officers said the suspect smelled of an alcoholic beverage, slurred his speech, and had difficulty maintaining his balance. He said he had one beer earlier in the day.
Based on his performance on field sobriety tests, police officers arrested the man for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The suspect refused to take an alcohol breath test, so his license was immediately placed under a one-year administrative license suspension, according to the police report.
In addition to the OVI charge, officers added a weaving citation.
Police officers found damage to the front of the suspect’s car, but they could not determine if the damage was fresh.
Theft: Brookpark Road
A police officer was on the phone with a Walmart asset protection officer at 5:18 p.m. on Nov. 19 discussing an unrelated matter when the Walmart employee advised a woman was attempting to push out of the store a cart filled with merchandise.
Officers responded to the store and found the suspect running through the parking lot and getting into an SUV. Officers ordered her to shut off the vehicle, and she complied.
A store asset protection officer said he observed the woman push her full shopping cart past all points of sale without paying for the merchandise and refuse to stop for store employees. The woman was accused of leaving the store with 29 items valued at $1,228.97.
Officers in the woman’s car found a white powdery substance in a dollar bill in the center cup holders, according to a police report. The powder was sent to a laboratory for analysis.
The woman had a theft warrant from the Fairview Park Police Department, and she was released on a $200 cash bond. North Olmsted police said she was released pending possible felony theft and drug charges from their city. The report stated they were awaiting the results of the lab report.
Shoplifting: Brookpark Road
An officer at 4:06 p.m. on Nov. 13 responding to a report of a shoplifting at Home Depot stopped a suspect’s car as it was entering I-480 westbound from Great Northern Boulevard.
A Home Depot loss prevention officer said he had spotted the suspect select four roles of wire valued at $118 each and a 5-gallon bucket of exterior paint valued at $210 and then attempt to return the items for cash. Employees at the return desk refused to grant the refund. The suspect left the store with the unpaid-for wire, but he left the paint behind. The suspect refused to stop for the loss prevention officer.
The value of the merchandise was $682, according to a police report. The suspect was charged with misdemeanor petty theft.
Shoplifting: Brookpark Road
Officers at 8:52 p.m. on Nov. 13 responded to Walmart regarding a man and a woman being held in connection with a suspected shoplifting incident.
A loss prevention officer said he witnessed the pair removing 50-cent price stickers from tumblers and placing those stickers on more expensive clothing and toy items before going through a self-checkout register.
The total value of the merchandise involved was more than $170, according to a police report.
The two were charged with misdemeanor petty theft.
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