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Police blotter

Jan. 7, 2:42 p.m.

Police received a report from a person who said a roommate stole a watch and pawned it.

Jan. 7, 4:10 p.m.

Police received a report of a fight involving a group of juveniles.

Jan. 7, 5:10 p.m.

Police received a report of a vehicle hitting a parked vehicle.

Jan. 8, 4:03 p.m.

Police received a report of a suspicious man walking down a drainage ditch near Georgia Avenue and Buchanan Boulevard with his arms full of clothes.

Jan. 8, 5:13 p.m.

Police received a report of a suspicious man with a backpack heading toward the desert near Colorado Street.

Jan. 8, 9:50 p.m.

Police received a report of a suspicious male in a black hooded sweatshirt who jumped a fence into someone’s backyard on Avenue K.

Jan. 8, 8:23 p.m.

A woman called police to report hearing things in her alley that were making her dogs bark.

Jan. 8, 8:43 p.m.

A woman called police after hearing suspicious noises in her garage.

Jan. 8, 8:50 p.m.

Police received a report of three teens with backpacks on bicycles and two adults who were suspicious.

Jan. 9, 1:13 a.m.

A woman called police and asked that the area around her house be checked, because she thought she heard someone talking outside.

Jan. 9, 11:31 a.m.

Police received a report of a suspicious man with a ponytail and a backpack near downtown. Police contacted the man and learned he was passing through town while traveling from Florida to Mexico.

Jan. 9, 1:34 p.m.

A woman called police to request assistance getting her father up, because he was a large man.

Jan. 9, 1:57 p.m.

Police received a report of a juvenile male and female walking toward Darlene Way with what appeared to be a gun.

Jan. 9, 5:26 p.m.

Police received a report of a person in a white or silver car going through a mailbox on Aspen Drive.

Jan. 9, 7:41 p.m.

Police received a report of a suspicious man on a bicycle riding up and down Date Street.

Jan. 10, 2:45 p.m.

Police received a report of a car hitting a child on a bicycle on Nevada Way. Police responded and determined the child hit the car and was uninjured.

Jan. 10, 6:15 p.m.

Police received a report of a large bonfire in a yard.

Jan. 10, 6:24 p.m.

Police received a report of an accident involving two vehicles at the intersection of Buchanan Boulevard and Nevada Way. There were no injuries.

Jan. 10, 10:12 p.m.

Police received a report of three suspicious suspects wearing black, one with a backpack, walking on Avenue D.

Jan. 10, 10:14 p.m.

Police received a report of a person who appeared to be intoxicated or disoriented, stumbling on the sidewalk near Jack in the Box.

Jan. 11, 9:49 a.m.

Police received a report about the smell of rotten eggs throughout a neighborhood.

Jan. 11, 11:49 a.m.

A woman called police to report that packages containing hats delivered to her door were opened and the hats were taken.

Jan. 11, 4:46 p.m.

A man called police to report that his apartment neighbor had taken pictures of his children. Police responded and determined the neighbor had taken pictures of the man and his children and had a camera installed on her balcony.

Jan. 11, 6:37 p.m.

A woman called police to report that her adult son had punched a wall and was throwing things around in his room. Police responded and the male volunteered to go to the hospital.

Jan. 11, 9:12 p.m.

Police received a report of a possum in a backyard. The possum was captured and taken to Boulder City Animal Shelter.

Jan. 12, 12:22 a.m.

A man called police to report being assaulted by his son.

Jan. 12, 12:32 a.m.

Police caught a male trying to steal from a Goodwill box.

Jan. 12, 5:07 p.m.

A woman was taken to Boulder City Hospital after a suicide attempt. She told police she wanted them to help her get to Panama or Paris.

Jan. 13, 4:24 p.m.

Police received a report of a woman in a hospital gown across the street from Boulder City Hospital. The woman, who had escaped from the hospital, was returned to the hospital by police.

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