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Police Blotter

May 17, 6:43 a.m.

Officers were called regarding a man verbally abusing a clerk while disputing the change he was given; upon the officers’ arrival, the man determined he had been given the correct change.

May 18, 6:00 a.m.

A male called 911 to complain about a man using a leaf blower in the parking lot; the man refused to use the 311 number despite the non-emergency nature of the call.

May 18, 12:11 p.m.

A caller complained that a truck and trailer were parked illegally in a fire lane, blocking traffic from entering the business, and the owner was refusing to move the vehicle; the owner and the vehicle were gone by the time officers arrived.

May 19, 10:51 a.m.

A caller complained that a female neighbor was running around outside threatening to get even with them.

May 19, 10:30 a.m.

A female appeared in person to complain that 2 weeks before her daughter had been shot in the eye with a rubber band.

May 20, 8:46 p.m.

A caller reported a man threw a rock through her window after she had refused to answer the door when he knocked and then told him to go away.

May 23, 3:04 p.m.

A female called to report a woman intruding into her mother’s garage, claiming she recently had resided there and was there to retrieve some of her things; The caller said the woman was belligerent and that it was extremely suspicious as her mother had lived in the home for years.

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