Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland.com
Drug abuse, I-77: On Jan. 21, police observed a gray Saturn Aura making two illegal lane changes and nearly hitting a semi-truck while traveling southbound on I-77. While talking to the Akron driver, the officer smelled booze.
However, the man passed a field sobriety test, but admitted to smoking marijuana earlier in the evening. He said there was some in his center console. Police also found a scale and an open can of liquor.
A backseat passenger claimed ownership to the open container. The driver was cited for drug abuse, possession of drug paraphernalia and not driving in marked lanes. The passenger was cited for open container.
Vandalism, Snowville Road: On Jan. 26, an AT&T employee came to the police station to report his white Honda Accord had been damaged while parked in the Snowville Road parking lot.
The employee said he left work to find large scratches on the hood, driver side and rear doors. One of the car’s tired appeared to be slashed as well. The North Royalton man said he had no enemies and couldn’t identify anyone with motive.
There was no video surveillance of the incident. Police are investigating.
Drug abuse, I-77: On Jan. 24, police observed a tan Chevy Blazer without a front license plate in view traveling northbound on I-77. The officer noted a license plate was tucked in the corner of the windshield.
The officer asked a tattooed passenger, who wasn’t wearing his seatbelt, for his license, but the man said he didn’t have it and he forgot his social security number.
He gave the officer a name and birthdate; however, the pictures didn’t match. The man denied giving the officer the wrong information, even though the photo revealed a shorter man without tattoos. It turned out the passenger had a warrant from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office.
He was arrested and held for transport. Before searching the car, the driver told police he had a gun and marijuana in the center console. He was arrested; however, because the driver was honest about the firearm, helped identifying the passenger and lacked a criminal history, the officer cited him for improper handling of a firearm inside of a motor vehicle.
He was also charged for drug abuse and improperly displaying a front license plate.
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