Police & Sheriff calls, April 12-13

April 12

Crash: State troopers cited an 82-year-old man for inattentive driving after he crashed his semi-truck into the woods about 80 yards off of Hwy. 10 East near Algoma St. at 8:10 a.m.

Bump’n the road: A 64-year-old man called police to report a southbound motorist on I-39 near mile marker 159 had struck a guard rail and had a bumper dragging on the ground. No further details were released in the blotter.

Crash: Police responded to a two-vehicle collision in front of Harbor Freight Tools, 5423 Hwy. 10 East, at 9:32 a.m. No injuries were reported.

Fraud: An employee at the Community Foundation of Portage Co. called police to report they’d been defrauded. No further details were released in the blotter.

Serial shoplifter: Police were called to Metro Market, 1500 Pinecrest, at 11:32 a.m. when an employee reported the same man came into the store on April 6 and 8, and that each time he stole a 30-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. No further details were released in the blotter.

Crash: Police responded to a two-vehicle collision at Michigan Ave. and Stanley St. at 3:11 p.m. No further details were released in the blotter.

Bad kid: Police were called to the 400 block of West Wilson Ave. at 4:13 p.m. when a woman reported she was receiving threats from her stepdaughter via text and social media. No further details were released in the blotter.

Noisy neighbors: A caller from the 2600 block of Fourth Ave. called police at 6:24 p.m. to complain their neighbors were partying outside. They requested extra patrol.

Assault: Police were called to Main St. and Second St. at 6:39 p.m. when a woman reported that she’d been assaulted in the downtown area earlier in the day. No further details were released in the blotter.

Jerk: A caller reported to police that a blue SUV with a “smashed bumper and roof rack” was “going 50-60 mph” through Bukolt Park and almost swiped him at 7:06 p.m., and was last seen in the area of the 1200 block of Main St. No further details were released in the blotter.

Not-so-social media: Police were called to the 2500 block of Fifth Ave. at 11:06 p.m. to report they were receiving threats via social media. No further details were released in the blotter.

April 13

Considerate vomiting: Police responded to EMy J’s, 1009 First St. at 1:25 a.m. when they noticed suspicious behavior that appeared to be dumpster divers. It turned out to be people throwing up in the dumpster.

Jumper: A 44-year-old woman called police to the 2600 block of Indiana Ave. to complain that her upstairs neighbor was “jumping up and down” because they were smoking pot. No further details were released in the blotter.

Running related: Police responded to the 1300 block of Chase St. at 2:37 p.m. for suspicious activity that turned out to be related to a Trivia running question.

Homeless: Police were called to 1300 Briggs Ct. at 3:48 a.m. when someone reported a homeless man was trespassing and sleeping on a bench there. The man moved to the Shopko parking lot, 1200 Main St.

Crash: Police were called to a two-vehicle collision at Jefferson St. and Vermont Ave. at 9:25 a.m. No injuries were reported.

Escort: Police provided an escort for a large funeral procession from Boston Funeral Home to Guardian Angel Cemetery at 10:11 a.m.

Crash: Police responded to a two-vehicle collision in front of the Portage Co. Library, 1001 Main St., at 1:25 p.m. No injuries were reported.

Panhandlers: Police responded to Hwy. 10 East and Brilowski Rd. at 3:50 p.m. when two panhandlers in the area were impeding traffic. No further details were released in the blotter.

Trespasser: A 52-year-old man called police at 9:38 p.m. to report several people in the parking lot at 1200 Main St. who were loitering, including a white truck with underglow lights filled with occupants who were regularly present and making racial slurs. No further details were released in the blotter.