Sleepy Drivers and Other Late‑Night Troubles in South Euclid

At 2:20 a. m. on April 25, police were called to the Rally’s drive‑thru in South Euclid where a man was found dozing behind the wheel. The 46‑year‑old from South Euclid woke up when officers arrived, failed sobriety tests, and was taken into custody for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Just ten minutes later the next day, officers received another call about an asleep driver at the same spot. They discovered two more vehicles with occupants sleeping inside. One, a 41‑year‑old from Cleveland Heights, was charged with OVI and obstructing official business after he declined the tests. The second, a 28‑year‑old from Cleveland, was also arrested after failing the sobriety checks. On April 24 a woman reported at the police station that her neighbor’s landscapers were repeatedly blowing debris onto her property, a nuisance she wanted documented.Late that same week, on April 27, a 31‑year‑old woman from Garfield Heights was stopped by officers near Neville Road after her car ran a stop sign at midnight. She was cited for driving under suspension, other traffic infractions, and OVI. A separate incident on April 27 involved identity theft: a woman discovered that someone had used her personal data to open two unauthorized Best Buy accounts, draining $2, 036 from two credit‑union accounts. The institutions promised to investigate once she filed a police report. In domestic violence news, on April 25 a woman in Glenside Avenue reported that her son had assaulted her after a disagreement over his shirt. The 34‑year‑old father was accused of striking her twice in the face and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Police blotters are available by email each weekday through the city’s newsletter service.