ORANGE, Ohio
Found property: Orange Place
Police responded to the Courtyard by Marriott shortly after noon Sept. 24 after housekeeping found a loaded Smith & Wesson .380 Shield EZ handgun left behind in a nightstand drawer.
An officer retrieved the firearm and contacted the last person who had rented the room, a man who reported that it belonged to his fiancée.
She arrived at the police station a short time later, showing proof of ownership and documentation that she was a qualifying adult.
A property return sheet was completed.
Theft: Orange Place
A guest at the Hampton Inn reported around 8 a.m. Sept. 20 that he had parked his Ford Focus in the lot late the previous night.
Returning to the car, he found his electric mountain bike — a $3,500 cobalt blue Aventon Adventure 2 model — missing.
The $850 bike rack was damaged, with the vice clamps cut.
Security camera footage initially showed a male suspect riding the stolen bike at 5:56 a.m. while holding on to the passenger side door of a Chevrolet — possibly a Malibu — shown entering the parking lot at Beechmont Towers on Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere.
Police there were notified.
Separate video from a nearby car dealership showed two men pulling on vehicle doors in the lot near the victim’s car in the same time frame.
As yet, police were unable to take down a license plate number on the suspects.
Squad call, assist rescue squad (firearm): Orange Place
First responders were called to the Extended Stay North around 10 a.m. Sept. 24 regarding a male employee in the lounge having a medical emergency.
Hotel management was also on hand.
The employee explained that he had a firearm in his waistband, which an officer safely removed while awaiting the arrival of medics.
Officers then took the loaded .38-caliber Taurus revolver to the police station, placing it in an evidence locker for safekeeping.
Operating a vehicle impaired (OVI), hit-skip: Orange Place, Harvard Road
A patrol officer noticed the driver of a Chevrolet Spark stopped on the side of the intersection with Harvard Road at 10 p.m. Sept. 20.
The driver slammed the door and screamed as he got out to inspect the front end, which showed damage.
He got back in and continued driving, taking several moments to pull over as the officer got behind him and turned on the cruiser’s overhead lights.
As the officer radioed dispatch, the driver honked the horn and yelled at himself, getting out of the car with his hands up.
He appeared to be unsteady on his feet and was bleeding from the mouth.
He admitted to hitting a parked car in the lot at the Drury Inn & Suites.
The owner of the Chevrolet arrived on scene and the driver’s wallet was retrieved from inside. He instructed police to give her the money inside.
He allegedly told police he was intoxicated. He refused field sobriety tests and a Breathalyzer.
He turned over a small amount of marijuana as he was being booked into the Solon jail.
Orange officers located the parked car he allegedly hit.
The also cited him for failure to stop after an accident and driving under suspension, and noted a previous OVI conviction in 2023, as well as a lack of car insurance.
Speeding, no driver’s license: Interstate 271
A traffic patrol officer saw a Ford Edge with Colorado registration heading north in the freeway express lanes at a high rate of speed.
The officer clocked the car going 99 mph in a 60 mph zone at 12:42 a.m. Sept. 21.
After being stopped, the motorist provided a driver’s license from India with no immediate proof of insurance.
Police eventually located a travel visa showing he has been in the United States since early January.
He was fingerprinted, cited and given a court date. The car was towed.
Departmental information: Orangewood Drive
Police met with a resident Sept. 24 who reported that she planned to file for divorce and her husband was upset about it.
That has led to many heated arguments, most recently two days earlier when she had to leave, along with her two daughters.
She added that the arguments have not turned physical, although she said her husband had grabbed her arm two days earlier to move her out of the way as she was blocking a stairway.
Police took down all of their names and assured the wife and mother that any 911 calls would be dispatched to Orange for a direct response.
She was also given information about filing a civil protection order.
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Based in New York, Stephen Freeman is a Senior Editor at Trending Insurance News. Previously he has worked for Forbes and The Huffington Post. Steven is a graduate of Risk Management at the University of New York.