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Police Blotter

May 7, 3:31 p.m.

A woman contacted police to report that her mother had kidnapped her son. The mother told police that there was a notarized agreement with the daughter for the custody of the son. Police explained that it must be done through the court and resolved the situation, but not without the mother and daughter nearly getting into a physical fight.

May 7, 5:26 p.m.

Police received a report of a school bus on fire.

May 7, 10:57 p.m.

A mother reported that her 26-year-old son smoked synthetic marijuana and was acting abnormally.

May 9, 7:27 a.m.

Police received a report of a man crashing on a motorcycle near Hoover Dam. He was transferred to St. Rose Sienna Hospital.

May 10, 8:47 a.m.

A woman reported a juvenile throwing a rock and breaking her window. The boy’s father agreed to pay for the window.

May 10, 6:30 p.m.

Police arrested a man who allegedly pulled over his car and was spotted beating his wife in front of Martha P. King Elementary School. The man, who fell down and injured his head, told a witness he was “teaching his wife a lesson.” The man and the woman were taken to Boulder City Hospital for their injuries.

May 11, 4:26 p.m.

A woman called police to report that someone tried to break into her residence through her window the night before.

May 12, 1:33 p.m.

A woman called police to report that someone put rocks in her gas tank.

May 12, 3:26 p.m.

A resident flagged down an officer to report their child finding a heroin kit in the desert.

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