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Police Blotter

Aug. 14, 2:17 p.m.

Police received a report of a local cook scaring employees by saying, “Hail to Satan, worship Satan,” after he was fired from his job.

Aug. 15, 7:27 a.m.

Police received a report of someone stealing power from a neighboring house on Red Mountain Drive.

Aug. 15, 11:12 a.m.

Police received a report of a mountain lion or bobcat sleeping in someone’s yard.

Aug. 15, 11:52 a.m.

Police received a report of a 15-year-old male being punched in the mouth by another juvenile.

Aug. 16, 1:07 a.m.

A man contacted police to report that a Chevrolet Impala followed him home from the Las Vegas Wynn resort.

Aug. 16, 4:02 a.m.

A man contacted police to report that his brother-in-law attempted to rape his girlfriend while he was sleeping.

Aug. 17, 1:31 a.m.

A man was given a courtesy ride home by police after falling off a bar stool.

Aug. 17, 9:08 a.m.

A woman called police to report that her heroin-addict daughter stole her computer, ring and other items while she was out of town. She said the ring was at a Boulder City pawn shop and other items were at a Henderson pawn shop.

Aug. 17, 1:10 p.m.

A woman called police to report that her daughter told her not to go to sleep or she’d kill her. The woman said she had been poisoned in the past by her daughter. The caller said her daughter was upset because the daughter’s boyfriend was moving out.

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