Suspicious Car Pulls Into Closed Solon Parking Lot, Arrests Made

SOLON, OH — While on patrol, a Solon police officer saw a car driving into the parking lot of a closed bar, at 3:15 a.m. Thinking this suspicious, he turned around and drove into the Annex Bar's lot.

As the officer approached the car, parked near the rear of the lot, he saw four people inside the vehicle. The driver appeared to be drinking an "Angry Orchard," an alcoholic cider, police said.

When the cop turned his car and came toward the parked vehicle, two people got out into another, nearby car, while a third simply walked away. Each person was stopped and told to stay in the lot while the officer investigated.

The driver of the first car, who had been seen with the hard cider, was a 36-year-old from Reminderville. The driver was arrested and charged with physical control of a vehicle and prohibited BAC. He took a breath test and blew a .323, police said.

The driver of the other car, which two people had gotten into, was a 23-year-old woman from Mayfield Village. She was also arrested and charged with physical control. She took a breath test and blew a .130 and was charged with prohibited BAC.

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