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Police Blotter

July 22, 6:21 p.m.

Police received a call about a man jumping around his grandmother’s house making strange noises.

July 23, 12:45 a.m.

Police received a call about two juveniles who jumped into a backyard and stole pool toys. The caller said the juveniles were headed toward the golf course.

July 23, 5:07 a.m.

A man called police and told them his wife was crazy and that she just had a baby and hadn’t had much sleep for the past three days. The man told police he was not getting any sleep because of the baby either. Police warned him of his misuse of 911.

July 24, 11:57 p.m.

A call came in about a brown paper bag smoldering in the middle of the street on Avenue A.

July 25, 4: 29 a.m.

Police pulled over a driver who was traveling 105 mph.

July 25, 7:17 p.m.

Police received a call about two men who took a teddy bear from someone’s yard on Avenue B.

July 25, 11 p.m.

A call came in about a 60-year-old man yelling and screaming at himself and others, police said. The man was wearing no shirt and was waving his cane around, they said.

July 27, 1:14 p.m.

Police received a call about a person who was caught with five $20 counterfeit bills.

July 27, 7:43 p.m.

A call came in about a tree that was uprooted over a car in the middle of the road, police said.

July 28, 8:20 a.m.

A call came in about a man who blocked the front doors of Bank of America and refused to let people in. The man said he was waiting for the bus.

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