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Police Blotter

April 23, noon

Police received a call about a toddler who was locked in a bathroom.

April 23, 1:32 p.m.

Police received a gun that they believe belonged to a man who died 30 years ago.

April 23, 2:49 p.m.

Police responded to an accident in Eldorado Valley where a man hit a pole with his car.

April 23, 6:25 p.m.

Police received a call about a loose German shepherd running around.

April 23, 11:22 p.m.

Police responded to a scene where a truck had crashed into a house. The caller told police that the driver of the truck also hit a fire hydrant.

April 24, 10:21 a.m.

A call came in about a strange cat wandering around the neighborhood, police said.

April 25, 3:21 a.m.

A man requested that police officers come to his house because he heard someone on his roof.

April 25, 5:21 p.m.

A call came in about a husky that was walking near the soccer fields on Adams Boulevard.

April 26, 4:21 p.m.

Police received a call about approximately 15 vehicles tearing up the grass on the soccer fields.

April 27, 2:01 p.m.

Police received a call about six kids who were riding their bikes after cutting the gate at the motocross track.

April 27, 3:44 p.m.

A woman came into the police station with a bloody face and told them she had been beaten up, police said.

April 27, 10:59 p.m.

Police responded to a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of Buchanan Boulevard and Nevada Way.

April 28, 11:53 a.m.

A woman told police that she thought her drink had been spiked while she was at a bar the night before.

April 28, 12:48 p.m.

A World War II ring that had been found at Vons was returned to a man who said he lost it years ago, police said.

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