From Aug. 24 through Aug. 26, Solon Police arrested and charged 17 people with driving drunk.

The drivers were caught all over the city, from SOM Center Road and Aurora Road to the intersection of Richmond and Cannon roads, where the police set up a sobriety checkpoint on Aug. 25.

Police reports show that seven of the 17 drivers charged were picked up at the checkpoint.

Remember, an arrest does not mean a conviction.

Beyond that, police also cited two drivers for driving with an open container of alcohol and detained one many for disorderly conduct after he was found intoxicated and stumbling along Solon Road on Aug. 26.

Details on each arrest or citation, according to police reports on file with the Solon Police Department:

• Raymond Utrop, 23, of Twinsburg, charged with drunken driving on Aug. 24 after being pulled over for driving 54 in a 35 mph zone on Aurora Road. He blew a .124 on the breathalyzer test, over the legal limit of .08.
• Andrea Portis, 40, of Bedford Heights, charged with drunken driving on Aug. 25 after she as pulled over near Richmond and Aurora roads. Her breathalzer test read .108.
• Adam Jonathan Dayton, 25, of Solon, charged with drunken driving on Aug. 25 after he was pulled over near SOM Center and Pettibone roads. He was speeding 50 in a 35 mph zone. He blew a .172.
• Tyrese Milner, 24, of Reminderville, charged with drunken driving on Aug. 25 after she was pulled over on Aurora Road near Portz Parkway. She refused a breathalyzer test.
• Ashley Roach, 23, of North Ridgeville, charged with drunken driving on Aug. 25 after she was pulled over near SOM Center and Aurora roads. She blew a .168 on the breathalyzer.
• Joginder Chima, 64, of Solon, charged with drunken driving on Aug. 25 after he hit the curb and wrecked his car on Seminole Way. He blew a .268 on the breathalyzer, more than three-times the legal limit.
• Bryan Putka, 27, of Solon, charged with drunken driving on Aug. 26 after he was stopped near Liberty and Aurora roads. He refused a breath test.
• Robert Broida, 22, of Solon, charged with driving while intoxicated, marijuana possession, drug abuse and speeding on Aug. 26 after he was pulled over near Liberty Road for going 68 in a 35 mph zone. He blew a .065 on the breath test, below the legal limit, but a urine sample was sent for analysis. He also had marijuana, police say, and a number of pills he did not have a prescription for.
• James Quandt, 50, of Solon, charged with drunken driving on Aug. 26 after he was stopped driving south on SOM Center Road. He blew a .308, nearly four times the legal limit. Police say it was his third drunken driving arrest in six years.
• Carl Santiago, 21, of Reminderville, charged with drunken driving and possession of marijuana on Aug. 26 after he was stopped near SOM Center Road. He blew a .19, but police say he appeared intoxicated and had marijuana in the car. He also had a 2-month-old baby in the car.

Stopped at the checkpoint, according to police reports:

• Jarrard R. Griffin, 23, of Bedford Heights, charged with drunken driving on Aug. 25 after he was stopped in the checkpoint because of an odor of alcohol. He blew a .150 on the breathalyzer.
• Maurice Beard, 47, of Maple Heights, charged with drunken driving and drug possession on Aug. 25 after he was stopped in the checkpoint. He blew a .103 on the breathalyzer test and police also found a marijuana blunt in the car.
• Erika Neitzel, 32, of Macedonia, charged with drunken driving on Aug. 25 after she was stopped in the checkpoint. She blew a .162 on the breathalyzer.
• Idmon Simpson, 33, of Cleveland, charged with drunken driving, an open container and drug possession on Aug. 26 after he was stopped in the checkpoint. He refused a breathalyzer test. Police say they also found a small bag of marijuana in the car.
• Victoria Johnson, 29, of Bedford, charged with drunken driving on Aug. 26 in the checkpoint. She blew a .207 on the breathalyzer test.
• Michael Lemon, 33, of Bedford, charged with drunken driving on Aug. 26 in the checkpoint. He refused a breath test.

The police remind people not to drink and then drive.