Middleburg Heights police stationJoanne Berger DuMound, special to cleveland.com

A resident at 7:04 a.m. Aug. 4 reported to police that his car had been stolen. The man said his wife woke up and found their car missing from inside the garage. He said his wife had parked it there at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 3.

She, however, left the keys in the cupholder before going into the home.

The resident was unsure whether he had shut the garage door. He said he was up until midnight, and he did not hear the garage door open at any time during the night.

He said the car had two child safety seats inside and an airline credit card. He checked on the credit card and learned that it had not been used. He canceled the card.

The officer did not see any broken glass in the area. A neighboring resident had surveillance cameras and planned to review the video and contact police if there was anything seen on them. The car was listed as stolen.

An officer went to a residence at 6:23 a.m. Aug. 4 and spoke to a woman who said she had found her Jeep missing from her driveway. She told him she had parked it there at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 3 and left her purse with the car’s key inside of it.

She said there was a child safety seat, valued at $400, and her purse with bank cards left inside the car. She was advised to contact her banks and have all cards reissued.

There was no sign of a break-in. The officer noted that a nearby residence had a doorbell camera and planned to stop there.

A neighbor flagged down the officer and said his car also had been entered, but nothing was missing.

The Jeep was listed as stolen.

On Aug. 8, a nearby resident gave the officer videos from home security cameras. They were tagged as evidence.

An officer at 8 a.m. Aug. 2 patrolled the Motel 6 parking lot and checked the registration of an unoccupied parked car. The registered owner had two warrants with Parma police. The registration also had expired in February.

The owner got into the car and left the lot. The officer caught up to the car and stopped it. She was detained, cited for expired plates and transported to an area where Parma police took custody of her.

An officer at 3 a.m. Aug. 2 checked the license plate of a car in the Motel 6 parking lot that had a South Carolina license plate. The license plate came back as belonging to another car, whose owner was deceased. Police confiscated the license plate.

Police went to the Gulf gas station at 12:17 a.m. Aug. 1 regarding a two-car crash with no injuries.

One of the drivers said she was traveling west in the right turning lane. She said the other car crashed head on into her.

The officer smelled alcohol on her. She also had red and glassy eyes, and her speech was slurred.

She said she was on her way home after stopping for food at a restaurant. She said she did have three alcoholic drinks there.

The other driver said the woman’s car had struck his driver’s side back wheel. The officer looked at the debris and damage to both cars and determined that the woman was at fault.

The woman underwent field sobriety tests, which she failed. She was arrested.

A green leafy substance was found in the car’s glove compartment. She was taken to the police station where, at 12:55 a.m., she refused to take a breath test. She was released to her husband.

An officer at 9:20 p.m. Aug. 2 saw a car fail to use its turn signal when entering the Motel 6 parking lot. The car had an obstructed temporary tag.

The driver parked it and got out. The officer asked the motorist for his driver’s license. He gave him his Nevada identification card. The driver said he had a suspended license.

The officer checked and found that the driver had several warrants. None of the agencies, however, wanted to pick him up.

The man said he was coming back to the motel from buying “airplane size” wine bottles. He said he had an open bottle in the car. He said he drank only one bottle.

The officer said he smelled alcohol on his breath and that his eyes were glassy.

The man said he was an investor and handed the officer a business credit card. He agreed to take field sobriety tests. Although he showed very slight signs of impairment, he was below the legal limit as shown through physical signs and the officer’s prior experience.

The only illicit item found in the car was an empty wine bottle. The man was cited for having an open container. He was told to leave the car parked and stay in his motel room for the rest of the night.

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