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Police blotter

Jan. 28, 7:57 p.m.

A man called police to report that his wife left the previous night and never came home.

Jan. 28, 10:19 p.m.

A bus driver called police to report that a man with a child was drunk on the bus. Police checked on the man, who was allowed to continue to an Avenue K residence.

Jan. 28, 10:55 p.m.

A woman called police to report that her son hit her and left home on foot.

Jan. 29, 8:56 a.m.

A woman called police to report a man sitting down and yelling in the desert. Police responded and determined the man was singing Native American hymns and raising his hands to heaven.

Jan. 29, 10:47 a.m.

Police received a report of a suspicious male and female looking into backyards.

Jan. 29, 4:14 p.m.

Police received a report of a reckless driver near Railroad Pass cutting people off and flipping them off while speeding.

Jan. 30, 2:01 a.m.

Police received a report of a domestic dispute, where a woman with a baby in a stroller hit a male.

Jan. 30, 11:59 a.m.

Police received a report of two males attempting to open the doors of parked cars on Hopi Place.

Jan. 30, 2:18 p.m.

Police received a report of two girls fighting at the Broadbent Park tennis courts.

Feb. 1, 1:50 p.m.

Police received a report of a car window being broken and a purse being stolen.

Feb. 1, 5:32 p.m.

A man contacted police to report someone in a gray truck brandishing a weapon at him.

Feb. 2, 9:57 a.m.

Police received a report of a boat that was stolen from U.S. Highway 95. The owner said he left the boat on the side of the road when he got a flat tire.

Feb. 2, 7:36 p.m.

A man contacted police to report his Jeep stolen, the same Jeep that was stolen months ago and found in Henderson. Boulder City Police contacted Las Vegas police and were informed that that vehicle was found again in a wash near Desert Inn Road and Hollywood Boulevard.

Feb. 3, 8:38 a.m.

Someone contacted police to report that a tire was slashed during the weekend.

Feb. 3, 1:25 p.m.

A caller reported a road rage incident where a car with a missing rearview mirror cut the caller off multiple times, beginning in Henderson, and then after turning onto Avenue B the aggressive driver flashed a knife at the caller.

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