Police Calls: Sticky fingers lift sticky notes
The police calls section is presented for entertainment purposes only and does not reflect the nature or the volume of the calls received by local law enforcement.
October 22
1:27 p.m. A man cut down a tree on Cedar Street and it fell, blocking the entire street.
2:12 p.m. According to the caller, two females shoplifted some items from a store on Central Avenue, including a Buddha, a pill box and nearly ten dollars worth of sticky notes.
4:52 p.m. Another injured deer was reported.
7:39 p.m. The caller has been watching traffic on Thirteenth Street and says the road is caving in and cars are bottoming out.
9:39 p.m. When the caller saw a man pull what looked like a pistol from his waistband and point it across the parking lot on Wisconsin Avenue, it was actually a halloween costume party and the gun was a nerf gun.
October 24
12:07 p.m. She reported the loss of her black, fringed purse on Spokane Avenue.
2:23 p.m. A caller with multiple complaints said they heard a gunshot, they are tired of logging trucks driving on Karrow Avenue and that heavy speeding is occurring in that area.
2:39 p.m. Someone found an expensive wheelchair tipped over in a field and thought it was suspicious. Nothing out of the ordinary was found when law enforcement checked.
8:37 p.m. A 35-foot long semi hit a guardrail on Highway 93 and jammed the storage box into the tires. Apparently, it was difficult to find a company with a wrecker that was in service at the time.
October 25
10:14 a.m. The construction trailer that has been parked on Lupfer Avenue for a week was stickered.
10:46 a.m. Someone lost a small brown wallet on Spokane Avenue.
12:38 p.m. A Nissan Frontier was seen crossing the double yellow line and having a hard time maintaining the lane when driving down from the mountain and across town.
2:12 p.m. A bicycle with a basket has been parked at the business on Highway 93 for over a week and the employee there would like it to be picked up.
3:33 p.m. Another injured deer was reported as needing to be dispatched.
3:39 p.m. A larger brown and white Border Collie mix was missing from Nature Trail.
October 26
3:55 p.m. Two dogs were located and returned to the owner along with a citation for having animals at large.
7:10 p.m. The female driver of the Nissan pulled out in front of the caller and was swerving down Wisconsin Avenue.
11:55 p.m. An employee of the business on Highway 93 reported a man and a woman who stole regular food items like steaks and crackers and ran out of the store quickly.
October 27
8:45 a.m. Apparently, there are no parking signs on Shiloh Avenue and people keep parking on it anyway.
10:17 a.m. While the vehicle was legally parked, the very large horse trailer was parked so it was blocking the vision of other traffic, thereby making it a traffic hazard.
1:44 p.m. A large bloodhound without a collar would not be captured as he ran under the bridge on Baker Avenue.
4:10 p.m. Some little kid on a little dirt bike is riding really fast and it is too loud, according to the caller on Baker Avenue.
4:14 p.m. The caller has had it with the construction and the company parking in front of his driveway and garage. The vehicle in question has moved on.
5:51 p.m. Who let the dog out? A dog that got out of the house on Colorado Avenue was seen at the City Beach but is still at large.
10:36 p.m. The employee at the business on Highway 93 wanted to advise law enforcement that a customer found someone hiding in the bathroom.
1:21 a.m. Reportedly, a man entered the business on Highway 93 and stole three 30-packs of Twisted Tea.
5:31 a.m. A man explained away calling 911 by saying he hit the wrong button on his phone when reaching for the snooze.