Drunk man tells woman he hit her parked Jeep, then tries to tell officers a different story: Solon Police Blotter

SOLON, Ohio -- OVI: Aurora RoadAt 11:30 p.m. Aug. 27, officers responed to the parking lot of Planet Fitness, 33605 Aurora Road, after a gym member reported that someone hit her car in the parking lot then drove away. The caller, a Bedford woman, 25, said that when she was inside Planet Fitness, an employee she recognized told her that he had hit her car. Her Jeep Renegade sustained front-end damge.When she told the employee that she was going to call police to make a report, he reportedly asked her not to do so. When she persisted, he left the scene in his Cadillac Deville.She told officers that she suspected the man of drinking because he had “liquor on his breath.”The suspect returned on foot, while officers were speaking to the woman. The suspect was erratic in telling his side of the story. He told officers that he hadn’t been driving and hadn’t hit the woman’s car. But, he also told officers that he went inside to tell the woman about what had happened. He said that he left the car in a ditch. The man performed poorly on field sobriety tests. He was arrested and taken to Solon jail, where he refused a breath test, which led to his license being suspended.Police charged the 56-year-old Garfield Heights man with OVI and driving with a suspended license.The Cadillac, which was found nearby on Glenallen Avenue, was towed.Criminal trespassing: Bruce Industrial ParkwayAt 4 p.m. Aug. 25, officers reported to the business Digital Room, 30500 Bruce Industrial Parkway, after management reported that an employee had a gun in violation of the business’s policy. The business had legally required signs prohibiting guns posted at its entrances. Officers met inside the business with the subject of the complaint, a Maple Heights man, 34.He consented to a search of his backpack. In it, police found a semi-automatic pistol.The man told officers that he normally carries a weapon, but usually leaves it in his car when he comes into work. Police cited him for criminal trespassing, escorted him off the property, and advised him not to return. The gun, a .380 caliber handgun, had in its magazine five rounds.Stolen vehicle recovered: Cochran RoadAt 4:05 p.m. Aug. 26, officers were dispatched to the business Graphic Packaging, 6385 Cochran Road, after a trucking company reported that it had tracked a stolen semi-trailer, using a GPS transmitter, to that location. Officers arrived to find the trailer attached to a semi-truck. The driver, an Ohio man, 42, was seated inside.He told officers that he had picked up the trailer from a distribution center in Indiana, where it was reported stolen during the first week of August. He said that he may have inadvertently picked up the wrong trailer, but was otherwise following the direction of his employer. Officers investigated and, after conferring with the employer, released the man without criminal charges. The trailer was removed from the stolen vehicle database, but it was towed for safekeeping.Drug paraphernalia possession: Aurora RoadAt 10:50 a.m. Aug. 29, a passerby called police to report seeing a woman who appeared to be talking to herself while in the parking lot of Solon Square Shopping Center, 33631 Aurora Road.Officers responded to check the woman’s welfare. She told officers that she was traveling from Iowa to New York and was trying to get money from people in the shopping center. She said she next wanted to go to Walmart in Bainbridge.Officers offered a ride, provided she be first checked for contraband. She agreed. Officers found her to be in possession of a suspected crack pipe. The 46-year-old Eldridge, Iowa woman was arrested and taken to Solon jail. She was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.Warrant arrest: Cochran RoadAt 1:30 a.m. Aug. 31, an officer stopped a black Honda that was being driven without activated headlights. The driver was found to be the subject of a warrant. He was detained while officers confirmed the details of the warrant. The car’s passenger, a 16-year-old Cleveland girl who was reportedly the man’s sister, was also asked to step out of the car while the investigation took place.She was found to be in possession of cigars and suspected marijuana. Police released her to a family member who was called to the scene. The man, 25, of Cleveland, was arrested on the Cleveland felony warrant. He was taken to Solon jail and held for Cleveland police.Police cited him for a temporary license prohibition and driving without headlights. The Honda was towed.The Solon police juvenile officer will refer the juvenile’s case to Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court for consideration of delinquency charges related to drug possession, possessing marijuana under the age of 21, and underage possession of tobacco.Read more from the Chagrin Slon Sun.