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Feb. 21, 4:13 p.m.

A person called to report four juveniles were climbing a power pole in the area.

Feb. 22, 7:37 a.m.

Someone reported finding an extra dog in the yard upon waking in the morning.

Feb. 22, 4:25 p.m.

Officers received a call about an unknown subject taking someone’s monthly checks in the mail.

Feb. 22, 5:31 p.m.

A person called to report that a white man approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and 40 years old with a scruffy beard was loitering in front of a store with a pit bull and a white woman. The man was wearing a long-sleeved, dark-colored jacket. They were asked to leave but refused and were thought to have been there the day before.

Feb. 23, 10:34 p.m.

Officers received a call from a man who had locked himself and another employee out with the oven on, and they could not get back in.

Feb. 24, 9:49 a.m.

A person came into the police station and wanted information on how to travel legally with a shotgun in Utah and North Dakota.

Feb. 24, 9:02 p.m.

Officers received a report that there was a vehicle driving on Interstate 11.

Feb. 24, 9:10 p.m.

Officers received a report that a car was stopping in the road to play Pokemon.

Feb. 24, 9:31 p.m.

Someone called to report he thought juveniles in his neighbor’s backyard were using narcotics, and he could smell it coming into his house. He called back and said that the parents were en route to pick them up. Officers transported one of the juveniles but all were released to the custody of a parent or guardian, and the evidence was taken for destruction.

Feb. 24, 10:41 p.m.

Officers received calls saying there was a large amount of smoke and a garage in the back was on fire.

Feb. 24, 11:48 p.m.

Officers warned a driver “for stopping in the middle of the roadway … to Pokemon … all the way from Vegas … to Pokemon at midnight.”

Feb. 25, 8:46 a.m.

A doctor’s office reported vandalism to the office. They asked for extra patrol and said this is happening between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. and believes it is transients sleeping nearby.

Feb. 25, 3:38 p.m.

Officers received a report that the sprinklers by the ponds were on for more than two hours.

Feb. 26, 10:26 a.m.

Someone called to ask for extra patrol in the area because there was suspected drug dealing.

Feb. 27, 9:32 a.m.

Someone called to report a rare antique had been stolen from the yard and the caller has an idea of who took it.

Feb. 27, 1:14 p.m.

Officers received a report that a woman had two hubcaps stolen off her car while she was shopping in Albertsons. They were valued at approximately $200.

Feb. 27, 1:39 p.m.

A City Council candidate called to report he had property defaced and signs stolen from property around the area. He asked for more patrol around schools.

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