Solon Man Arrested For Stealing His Own Car, Police Say

SOLON, OH — In a strange incident, a Solon man was arrested for stealing his own car and driving intoxicated, police said. The case involved a parking violation, a tow yard and a bit of drifting while driving, according to the incident report.

At about 1:45 a.m. on June 1, an officer on patrol saw a car swerving on SR 43. The vehicle began to drift over the roadway's solid yellow line, so the officer started following the car.

A license plate check showed the car had been entered as stolen by Cleveland Police. The Solon officer then tried to pull the car over on Inwood Drive, police said. Instead of stopping, the driver continued on to a home on Forest Glen Avenue.

When the vehicle finally stopped, police spoke to the driver, a 28-year-old Solon man. He had bloodshot eyes, smelled like alcohol, and was uncooperative, police reported.

Solon officers checked with the Cleveland Police Department and learned the Solon man's car had been towed for a parking violation. The man then went to the impound lot and removed the car without paying any fines or settling the charges against him, according to the police report.

The Solon man was arrested and taken to Solon Jail. He refused to take a breath test.

He is being charged with operating a vehicle impaired, driving within marked lanes, not wearing a seat belt, failure to comply and felony receiving stolen property.

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