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Police Blotter for June 27

June 19, 12:32 p.m.

A man contacted police to report an attempted break-in the night before.

June 19, 2:01 p.m.

An elderly woman contacted police for help changing the batteries in her smoke detector.

June 19, 7:46 a.m.

Someone called police to report their neighbor grilling too close to their fence and causing large amounts of smoke in their backyard. Police advised the caller to contact city code enforcement.

June 20, 10:33 a.m.

A man contacted police to report that he had argument with his stepdad, and his stepdad spit on his car and tore apart some items in his yard.

June 20, 11:07 p.m.

Someone called police to report a neighbor lifting weights loudly, and dropping them, making the house shake.

June 22, 11:44 a.m.

Police received a report of two males, one with a backpack, selling things. Police responded and determined the men to be Mormon missionaries.

June 22, 9:25 p.m.

Police received a report of a fight between two unrelated men at a barbecue. Police responded and requested medical attention for both men. Neither man wished to press charges.

June 23, 12:49 a.m.

A man contacted police because he believed someone broke into his truck at Boulder Inn & Suites and took some items. While police were at the scene, a woman walking by told police that the man’s truck looked like her friends’ and she accidentally took the items from the wrong truck in a supposed prank. She returned the items.

June 23, 1:10 a.m.

People at a house party on Avenue G were warned for fireworks and noise.

June 24, 11:33 a.m.

Police received a report of a snake by the playground at a day care center.

June 24, 8:37 p.m.

A woman called police from Las Vegas to report that her boyfriend called her in “a drunken rage” and threatened to harm her pet rabbit and dog if she did not return his motorcycle keys, which she said she did not have. Police checked the residence and the animals appeared uninjured.

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