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Police blotter for Sept. 12

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A man called police to report a couple letting their dog “crap” at a local park and not picking it up. Police responded and could not locate the couple or the crap.

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A woman called police to report that she was feeling suicidal and she had locked herself in her bedroom with a bunch of pills.

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Police received a report of a man throwing rocks at a Red Mountain Drive residence.

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A woman was taken by air to University Medical Center after being mauled by a pit bull.

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A woman called police to report that her fiancé thought someone was in their house and he ran out of the bedroom with his gun. Police responded and determined the man had a bad dream and responded tactically to the perceived threat.

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Police received an anonymous report of an elderly woman being punched by her son.

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Police received a report of a car stereo being stolen from an unlocked vehicle.

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A man called police, upset that there were ATV riders in the desert near where he was shooting guns.

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Police received a report of three vehicles that were broken into on Brentwood and Sandra drives.

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Police received a report of an apartment-complex tenant hallucinating and smashing out windows.

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Police received a report of a large tortoise in the roadway.

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A man reported a juvenile on a bike running into his vehicle and causing damage. The juvenile left the scene.

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Police received a report of a dead pit bull on the side of the highway.

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Police received a report of a man “flipping off” another man’s 8- and 10-year-old granddaughters on Red Mountain Drive.

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Police received a report of a rattlesnake on a porch. It was moved to the desert by police.

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A woman called police to report she loaned her vehicle to her stepson and he did not bring it back as promised.

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Police received a report of a truck with a boat trailer knocking down a sign on Arizona Street and Nevada Way. The driver was located and cited for not having a proof of insurance.

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Police received a report of a coyote jumping into a yard and then jumping out.

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