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The Portage Co. Sheriff's Office on Jan. 7. (Metro Wire photo)

Police & Sheriff calls, April 19-21

April 19

Crash: Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on the 2900 block of Parkway Dr. at 8:27 a.m. No injuries were reported.

Theft: Police were called to Fleet Farm, 5590 Hwy. 10 East, at 11:08 a.m., when a caller reported an employee had stolen something from the store. No further details were included in the blotter.

Panhandling problem: Police were called to the 1600 block of Clark St. at 11:17 a.m. when a caller reported that people were using a private parking lot to their leave vehicle in, while they panhandled on the corner of the road. No further details were included in the blotter.

Leftovers and a poor pup: Police and a humane society officer were called to the Pfiffner Pioneer Park bandshell at 12:03 p.m. when someone reported “a large amount of garbage in the band shell” and a tied-up dog left unattended. No further details were included in the blotter.

Not a power station: Police were called to the Boys & Girls Club, 3425 Patch St., at 12:25 p.m. when a caller reported an unknown man who was charging his phone was asked to leave but he refused. No further details were included in the blotter.

Crash: Officers were called to Metro Market, 1500 Pinecrest Ave., at 5:39 p.m. for a two-vehicle collision with no injuries.

Welfare check: Police were asked to check on a male holding a sign that read, “Christ is Coming” but who looked upset on the 1100 block of Main St. at 7:55 p.m. No further details were included in the blotter.

Noisy neighbor: Police were called to the 900 block of Main St. at 10:23 p.m. when a resident complained that a neighboring apartment had a band that was “playing at all hours.” No further details were included in the blotter.

In the park after dark: Police warned two people, a 21-year-old man, and a woman, age 20, for being in Bukolt Park after hours at 11:30 p.m.

April 20

Risky: A 28-year-old woman called police to complain that a motorist in a dark-colored pickup truck was “going up and down” the railroad tracks at Minnesota and Heffron at 3:17 a.m. No further details were included in the blotter.

Speeder: A 36-year-old man was issued a citation for speeding at West River Dr. and West Quarry St. at 8:37 a.m.

Speeding: Police issued a warning to a 29-year-old woman for speeding on West River Dr. and West Quarry St. at 9:39 a.m.

Sideways: A caller reported that a stoplight was turned sideways at Division St. and Academy Ave. at 9:48 a.m. The city’s engineering department was called to fix the problem.

Crash: Police responded to a two-vehicle collision at Metro Market, 1500 Pinecrest Ave., at 10:03 a.m.

Panhandler: Police stopped to check on the welfare of an adult man with a child, age three or four, who was panhandling at Main and Division streets at 11:19 a.m.

Urinator: Police were called to the YMCA, 1000 Division St., at 12:45 p.m., when a caller reported that a man who’d previously been banned from the property returned to the property to urinate outside of the facility, then walked back to Main and Division streets where he was panhandling.

Who knows: Police cited a 44-year-old woman in the North Point roundabout at 1:02 p.m. for reasons that were not included in the blotter.

Jerks: A caller reported to police at 4:04 p.m. that they asked a motorist in a grey Jeep to slow down, as they were driving too fast to be in the park. The female occupants reportedly “said they didn’t care and yelled at the caller.”

Another jerk: A 35-year-old woman called police to report a motorist in a black pickup truck almost hit two children as it drove out of the area on the 1600 block of Illinois Ave. at 4:46 p.m.

Domestic: A known 32-year-old man was arrested following a domestic dispute on the 2100 block of Tamarac St. at 5:35 p.m. The man reportedly became upset after his mother wouldn’t give him any money.

Underagers galore: Stevens Point police issued 37 citations at Icon nightclub, 956 Main St., beginning at 11:51 p.m. Police were on the scene until almost 2 a.m. the following day.

April 21

Crash: Police responded to a two-vehicle collision at the off-ramp to exit 158 at 11:29 a.m. No injuries were reported.

Crash: Police responded to a two-vehicle collision at Kwik Trip, 3533 Stanley St., at 3:19 p.m. No injuries were reported.

Disturbance: Police were called to the 600 block of Johns Dr. at 5:49 p.m. when a caller reported that a younger male was attacking his sisters. No further details were included in the blotter.

Thieving angler: A 32-year-old man called police to the 400 block of Fourth Ave. at 3:53 p.m. to report that someone had stolen a pair of fishing waders from his yard.

Hazard: A caller reported finding several needles on the road near Whiting Ave. and Water St. at 6:32 p.m.

Partied out: Police stopped to check on a passed-out man, age 20, near Third and Main streets at 7:07 p.m.

Suspicious: Police were called back to the Pfiffner Pioneer Park Bandshell at 8:27 p.m. when a caller reported that people there were “saying provocative and aggressive things” to her daughter, and she didn’t want it to happen to anyone else. No further details were included in the blotter.