Police Calls: Do-it-yourself road sign maintenance

The police calls section is presented for entertainment purposes and does not reflect the nature or the volume of the calls received by local law enforcement.

Sept. 21

The caller reported medium and large rocks in the southbound lane of Highway 93 that could make someone crash. They said it was like a dump truck dumped half a load on the road. The rocks were removed.

The caller said that a man apparently suffering from road rage, stopped in traffic, exited his vehicle and yelled at him.

Since the stop sign on Birch Drive is so close to their driveway, two men said sometimes their guests back into the sign. They had tried to straighten the bent sign by using a ratchet strap and their truck.

An older male was seen driving on Highway 93 and repeatedly crossing the lines. Then, he was seen walking and seemed unsteady on his feet. The caller was concerned about him driving.

Someone called because he thought someone had moved his pickup truck but he also thinks he may have imagined it.

A bear and her cub were walking around on Second Street and the caller said they knocked over his trash can.

A male on Central Avenue was causing issues with some females and he also used the bathroom in the middle of the street.

Sept. 23

Upon accidentally dialing 911, the man on Houston Drive was forthcoming with dispatch and responded, “This dn thing called 911. I don’t know what to do.”

The caller locked his keys in his vehicle on Highway 93 and was requesting help.

Seven or 8 shots from a handgun were heard just north of Trailview Way.

The caller said there was some kind of party going on and there was a boat out on the water at 2:34 a.m.

Three bears were digging in garbage on Colorado Avenue.

Sept. 24

Although a bear was not seen, it was assumed that a bear was guilty when most of the trash cans were “broken into” or knocked down in the alley on Baker Avenue between Sixth Street and Eighth Street.

Sept. 25

A goldish-yellow Schwinn bike was found leaning against a hedge.

The caller was preparing to call a tow truck for the Dodge Ram that has been parked in the handicap spot on Baker Avenue since Friday.

The yellow Schwinn was returned to its owner.

A woman in a puffy coat and pink yoga pants was seen leaving a store on Highway 93 with a shopping cart full of food, for which she had not paid.

Sept. 26

A dog on Seventh Street had been barking for an hour.

A Ford Ranger turned into oncoming traffic, turned left on red and nearly hit the caller.

Sept. 27

Someone was trying to figure out his new phone when he accidentally dialed 911.

There were complaints from tenants on 13th Street that people have been parking in handicap spots without a permit.

The gas was drained out of a car on O’Brien Avenue overnight.

A bear toppled a dumpster on Seventh Street.

Sept. 28

A male shoved someone out of the way at a location on Highway 93 before stealing super glue, dog toys and other things, then driving away in a white Chevy.

An employee accidentally tripped the alarm at a business on Highway 93 at 2:56 a.m.