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Police Blotter

Oct. 20, 2015, 7:17 p.m.

An elderly man was having issues with his eyes driving at night. Officers contacted the man's family and escorted him and his vehicle to his destination: Subway.

Oct. 21, 2015, 10:27 a.m.

A theft occurred at a store when a man was said to have popped his trunk, walk in, then proceeded to leave with a dozen doughnuts and two sandwiches. The suspect then put the stolen goods in his trunk and left. Surveillance caught the color of the car and a partial of the license plate.

Oct. 21, 2015, 9:48 p.m.

Two men were in an argument when one left with nothing but a T-shirt and boxers on. The suspect remaining in the house said the man who left had been suicidal in the past and has a history of mental illness. The subject who fled made no mention of hurting himself that night.

Oct. 22, 2015, 10:28 a.m.

School officials were notified a student had a "kill list." The student was sent home with the mother, and officers were requested by the school to pick up the list. When the officer arrived, the juvenile admitted to having such a list.

Oct. 22, 2015, 1:28 p.m.

Officers received a call about a possible child abuse case when a 2-year-old was in an animal shelter with a black eye. Officers were told the child was pushing a plastic toy shopping cart and crashed it while in care of the babysitter. Unable to reach the babysitter, officers contacted the child's mother, who confirmed the story.

Oct. 22, 2015, 2:08 p.m.

Officers were called by a gas station attendant when a man was found urinating in public behind a dumpster. The employee asked for trespassing papers to be filed, and they were.

Oct. 24, 2015, 7:49 p.m.

Police were called when an elderly man's wife and daughter didn't return home from shopping. The man said they were due home around 7 p.m. that night, driving back from shopping in Henderson. They were last seen driving a 1994 tan Crown Victoria. The wife is 89 and the daughter is 66.

Oct. 25, 2015, 12:51 p.m.

Officers were called to check on the welfare of two children, ages 2 and 8, who were possibly being hit by their mother for more than an hour, according to the caller. Police arrived to find the mother was just trying to separate the children.

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Weekly Statistics

Reporting Period Oct. 15-28

Animal Control 112

Adult Arrests 15

Juvenile Arrests 1

Traffic Stops 219

Incident Reports 20

Citations 79

 

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