Police & Sheriff calls, April 16-18
April 16
Speeder: Police issued a speed warning to a 62-year-old man at West River Dr. and West McDonald Dr. at 8:05 a.m.
Speeder: A 78-year-old woman was cited for speeding at West River Dr. and West Quarry St. at 9:16 a.m.
Well, yeah: Police were called to Kwik Trip, 3533 Stanley St., at 10:27 a.m. when a 63-year-old man reported that a 68-year-old man spat into his mouth during a verbal argument during which the victim called the spitter an “ass.”
Homeless camp: Police were called to Koziczkowski Park, 3433 Minnesota Ave., at 11:39 a.m. when a caller reported finding a homeless encampment in the park. No further details were included in the blotter.
Downed lines: Police and fire crews were dispatched to downed power lines on the 2700 block of Henrietta St. at 2:45 p.m., and at Prentice and Briggs streets at 3:08 p.m.
Dressed down: A 45-year-old known woman called police to Ross Dress for Less, 5601 Hwy. 10 East, at 3:46 p.m. to report she’d been assaulted by an unknown woman in a black vehicle, and at an unknown location. No further details were included in the blotter.
Wannabes: A 21-year-old woman called police to the 1400 block of Sixth Ave. at 3:56 p.m. to report that a group of neighborhood kids shot a pellet gun at her window, breaking it.
Gone to pot: Police were called to university apartments on the 200 block of Reserve St. at 6:28 p.m. when a student complained that a neighbor was smoking pot. Officers were unable to find anything suspicious.
Problems: Police responded to the 3300 block of Echo Dells Dr. at 8:53 p.m. when a caller reported a disturbance in the home during which a teenage girl destroyed property in the home, and then ran away. No further details were included in the blotter.
Tinder flipper: A 36-year-old woman called police to the 3100 block of Bush St. at 10:31 p.m. to report that a man whom she met on Tinder, whose name she did not know but who claims to “flip” cars for a living, had stolen the key to her car and drove away in a Toyota SUV.
April 17
Welfare check: Police stopped at the Portage Co. Library, 1001 Main St., at 1:50 a.m., to check the welfare of a known 30-year-old man outside the building. No further details were included in the blotter.
Trespasser: Officers were called to Econo Lodge, 5110 Main St., at 6:36 a.m., when a caller reported that a known 34-year-old woman was trespassing in the lobby.
Crash: Police responded to Prentice St. and Fourth Ave. at 7:33 a.m. for a two-vehicle collision. No injuries were reported.
Crash: Police were called to a two-vehicle collision at Hwy. 10 East and Brilowski Rd. at 9:47 a.m. No injuries were reported.
Help: An officer stopped to assist an 18-year-old woman whose car was stopped with the hood up in the North Point Dr. roundabout. A tow company was called to the scene.
Oh, Brother: Police were called to the Franciscans, 1000 Main St., at 12:39 p.m., when a caller reported a disturbance between two men, both aged 37. One man reportedly had a restraining order against the other.
Not an animal lover: Police were called to a home on the 2200 block of Stanley St. at 2:52 p.m. when a caller reported that a man there was threatening animals. No further details were included in the blotter.
Shoplifter: An employee at Metro Market, 1500 Pinecrest Ave., called police at 5:12 p.m. to report an unknown person had stolen about $23 of merchandise from the store. No further details were included in the blotter.
Warning: Police issued a warning for operating while suspended to a 29-year-old man near Kohl’s, 150 Crossroads Dr., at 7:27 p.m.
Staring: Police were called to Festival Foods, 1600 Academy Ave., at 7:22 p.m., for a report of suspicious activity. According to the caller, a male driver in the west lot, who was previously asked to not park there, was again parked there and was “staring at the property.” No further details were included in the blotter.
Banger: A resident of Blue Top, 3421 Church St., called police at 9:21 p.m. to complain that another tenant was banging on the wall. No further details were included in the blotter.
Warranted: A 21-year-old man was arrested during a traffic stop at Main St. and Green Ave. at 9:35 p.m. on a Marathon Co. warrant on charges of felon in possession of a firearm and bail-jumping.
April 18
Drugs, maybe: Police were called to a home on the 700 block of Portage Co. by a property owner reporting suspicious activity. The owner said the tenant was being evicted and had until the following day to vacate, but he’d noticed a substantial increase in coming and going traffic and suspected drug deals were happening in the home. No further details were included in the blotter.
