Over continental breakfast, talk turns to gun smuggling

Monday, July 31

8:36 a.m. A caller was worried about drivers “speeding excessively past her house” on Baker Avenue.

3:44 p.m. Two teenagers stole “a giant condom and a sex pill” from a Central Avenue business.

3:51 p.m. A West 18th Street resident thought she heard gunshots nearby.

Tuesday, Aug. 1

11:32 a.m. A wristwatch valued at $97,000 went missing from a Glenwood Road home.

3:34 p.m. A loose shepherd dog was foaming at the mouth and wandering around Baker Avenue yards.

7:23 p.m. A group of young people were trespassing on a Woodland Place property.

7:44 p.m. A group of transients were swearing and lounging in front of a Central Avenue business.

11:12 p.m. A Central Avenue bartender was punched in the face by a patron who also claimed to have been punched in the face.

Wednesday, Aug. 2

6:51 a.m. A woman encountered a mountain lion while jogging on Denver Street.

9:37 a.m. A man overheard some fellow hotel guests talking about smuggling guns from Mexico over their continental breakfast.

1:25 p.m. A caller reported two rifles stolen in the last month.

11:14 p.m. A Minnesota Avenue caller returned home to find their house broken into.

11:22 p.m. A West Ninth Street caller’s large, black horse was missing.

11:48 p.m. A group of three kids were “out causing trouble” and knocking on people’s doors on Columbia Avenue.

Thursday, Aug. 3

12:31 a.m. Three men were fighting outside a Central Avenue bar.

6:17 a.m. An East Fourth Street resident was upset with an early construction start near the high school.

9:19 a.m. Two men were cited for having open containers on Baker Avenue.

11:18 a.m. Two men were getting “pretty heated” in a fight over some women on East Second Street.

9:35 p.m. A suspicious looking cyclist was walking around Wisconsin Avenue and looking into the windows of businesses.

Friday, Aug. 4

11:36 a.m. A man refused to leave a Highway 93 South business despite the business having no vacancy.

6:17 p.m. A “belligerent” driver tried to park in an imaginary space on Central Avenue and ended up scraping two other cars.

6:23 p.m. A man was laying on Denver Street and forcing cars to avoid hitting him.

6:48 p.m. A group of boaters were throwing beer cans into the lake.

8:11 p.m. A downed tree was blocking Lupfer Avenue.

Saturday, Aug. 5

8:43 a.m. A man had an open beer can in hand as he pulled through a coffee business on Wisconsin Avenue.

10:15 a.m. A black, long-haired dog that appeared to be scared followed the caller to her East Lakeshore Drive home.

3:14 p.m. A caller was concerned that drivers “are starting to take chances” on Highway 93 South.

11:30 p.m. A male transient was walking up and down Skyles Place asking for blankets.

11:47 p.m. Two people got into a fight with a security guard on an East Lakeshore Drive dock.

Sunday, Aug. 6

2:26 a.m. A group of kids were skinny dipping, drinking and yelling at the beach.

3:25 a.m. A man was passed out on a bench on Highway 93 South.

8:34 a.m. A caller had issues with a man camping on his Baker Avenue business property for the last two weeks.

12:34 p.m. An unlocked bike was stolen from Central Avenue.

3:55 p.m. A Baker Avenue employee was nearly hit by a vehicle after a driver made a sharp turn from East Second Street.

8:32 p.m. A Wisconsin Avenue resident was upset with three straight nights of loud music coming from a nearby business.

11:54 p.m. A group of intoxicated individuals were driving a boat, yelling and cursing on the lake.