Caitlyn M. Hill, 27, of 851 E. Sandusky Ave., was charged Thursday, Nov. 24, with operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and possession of marijuana. She also was issued two citations for driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
Shortly before 2:55 a.m., an officer of the Bellefontaine Police Department observed a sport utility vehicle traveling east in a westbound-only section of Court Avenue and then turning northbound on Detroit Street which is southbound-only.
A traffic stop was initiated and Hill backed the SUV up, nearly striking a parked car.
Upon contact with Hill, the officer noted an odor of alcohol. Her speech was slow and slurred, the officer reports, and her eyes were bloodshot and glossy.
She was instructed to exit the SUV and dropped a vape device as she held onto the vehicle door.
Field sobriety tests indicated she was impaired by alcohol and she was taken into custody. While securing her SUV, the officer found marijuana and a glass pipe in the center console.
Her breathalyzer sample was recorded at 0.184.
She was released to a sober driver.
•Shelbie N. Mathews, 21, of 555 Newell St., Apt. 1, was charged Saturday, Nov. 26, with OVI and issued traffic citations for no operator’s license; driving under suspension; no safety belt; failure to drive in the marked lanes of the road; a stop sign violation; running a red light; and expired registration.
At 12:20 a.m., an officer patrolling eastbound on Columbus Avenue near Detroit Street began to slow for a red light. Mathews was operating a black SUV and exiting from a parking lot onto Columbus nearly hit the approaching cruiser.
The officer continued eastbound when the light changed but observed Mathews exit the lot westbound in the eastbound lane of Columbus.
The officer turned his cruiser around and caught up with Mathews on Garfield Avenue, observing it travel over the double yellow centerline.
At Sandusky Avenue, she stopped past the stop bar and continued into the intersection before the light turned green. Mathews continued onto Lawrence Street turning wide and traveling in the middle of the street. At Williams Avenue, she reportedly slowed but did not stop for a stop sign.
A traffic stop was initiated.
Upon contact, the officer noted an odor of alcohol and Mathews had bloodshot, glossy eyes.
Field sobriety tests indicated she was under the influence of alcohol and she was taken into custody. Her breathalyzer sample was recorded at 0.132.
She was released to a sober driver.
• Kyle Poe, 30, of 883 E. Sandusky Ave., Apt. 206: was charged with OVI and possession of marijuana paraphernalia after a 2:45 a.m. traffic stop Saturday, Nov. 26. He also was issued traffic citations for no operator’s license; driving under suspension; failure to reinstate; a marked lanes violation; weaving; speed; improper turning; and no safety belt.
A passenger, Stacy R. Ellis, 23, of 500 Gunntown Road, Apt. A1, was taken into custody on a failure to appear warrant and charged with public intoxication.
An officer on patrol tracked a southbound car at 41 mph in the 25-mph zone in the 300 block of south Main Street. He turned to follow and paced the car at 52 mph as it continued south. He also observed it weaving in the lane and travel over the centerline of Main.
A traffic stop was initiated when it turned into Super Wash, 120 Augusta Drive.
The officer noted an odor of alcohol upon contact with Poe. Poe also had bloodshot, glossy eyes. His speech was slurred, the officer reported.
Ellis, according to the arrest report, was passed out in the rear seat of the car.
Poe was instructed to exit the car and stumbled as he did so. A pipe for smoking marijuana was found in his clothing.
He refused to participate in sobriety tests. He also refused to provide samples for a breathalyzer or a urine sample. He was lodged in the Logan County Jail.
Ellis reportedly became ill en route to jail. Another passenger also began vomiting at the site of the traffic stop. He was transported by a Bellefontaine squad to Mary Rutan Hospital for treatment.
Couple lodged in jail
Laura A. Plum, 23, and Xavier C. Stepp, 30, both of 400 N. West St., Apt. 10, each was charged Sunday, Nov. 27, with persistent disorderly conduct.
Officers responded to the residence at 10:45 p.m. after a neighbor called police dispatchers regarding a woman screaming from the apartment.
Records show officers had responded to the residence nine times prior to Sunday. Both were yelling during their interactions with officers and both had been consuming alcohol, officers report.
Plum and Stepp were lodged in jail.
Woman faces theft charge
Jessica R. Vombaur, 38, of 640 N. Detroit St., was charged Friday, Nov. 25, with theft and criminal trespass.
Officers were called to Dollar General, 308 N. Main St., at 2:30 p.m. and spoke with the store manager. She told them the suspect had been banned from the store in February but returned to purchase some items but failed to scan $38 worth of merchandise.
Video surveillance recorded the incident.
Vombaur was located at her residence and issued summonses.
Alcohol charge filed
Nicole G. Perkins, 42, of 218 S. Main St., was charged with public intoxication after officers found her crying and bloodied in the parking lot of Rite Aid, 230 S. Main St., around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24.
She would not provide details on who assaulted her. She also was not able to care for herself or contact someone to take responsibility for her.
She was lodged in jail.