Strongsville Police Blotter: Irate Neighbor Complains about 2 a.m. Alarm

A tenant in a Whitney Road apartment was rudely awakened by country music blaring from an upstairs neighbor's unit about 2 a.m. Sept. 6.

The woman told police she pounded on the door, but there was no answer.

There was good reason for that, police found. They noticed the door was unlocked and went inside to see if anyone needed help, but found no one home.

The alarm clock radio had been blasting for the last hour to an empty apartment. Police shut it off.

Not Drunk, Just Sleepy

Police were pretty sure they'd found an intoxicated driver when they came across a man sleeping in his car in the middle of Ashwood Drive -- with the car's lights still on -- just after midnight Sept. 6.

There was also an unopened can of beer in the car, a report said.

But a portable breath test showed no alcohol in the man's system. The driver said he was just tired and headed home to Cleveland.

Man Says He Paid for 11 Gallons, Got Less

A motorist told police he was overcharged for gasoline at , 8952 Pearl Rd., Sept. 7 because some of the gas leaked down the hose and never made it to his tank.

He told police his car doesn't even hold 11 gallons.

Police went to the station to document the problem, but an officer did not find an excessive amount of spillage at the pump. A report said police planned to follow up with the owner.

Big Talk

A Breckenridge Lane resident told police she got a bill for $2,524 from AT&T Wireless that was in her name, but is not her account.

Car Vs. Bike

A Berea woman riding a bike at Royalton and Pearl roads about 12:30 p.m. Sept. 7 told police she was hit by someone in an SUV who left the scene.

The woman, 25, suffered a laceration and was taken by ambulance to Southwest General Health Center.

She said the blue Toyota SUV went west on Royalton Road.

For questions on this blotter, email Debbie Palmer at debbie.palmer@patch.com