Police & Sheriff calls, April 22-23
April 22
Suspended: A 69-year-old woman called police to the 700 block of Portage St. at 8 a.m. to complain that a suspicious man had been sitting in a car outside of a known drug house. The man behind the wheel had a suspended license. No further information was included in the blotter.
Needles: A 39-year-old man reported finding needles in the road on the 3200 block of Water St. at 9:13 a.m.
Trespasser: Police were called to Econo Lodge, 5110 Main St., at 11:03 a.m. when a known woman, age 34, was trespassing on the property.
School issues: Police were called to Ben Franklin Jr. High, 2000 Polk St., at 11:48 a.m. for reasons that were redacted from the blotter.
Homeless: Police stopped to conduct a welfare check on a person who was sleeping in a windowsill of the former Stevens Point Journal building, 1200 Third St., at 11:59 a.m.
Thief: Police were called to Enterprise Rent-a-Car at 12:51 p.m. when an employee reported at 12:51 p.m. that a 26-year-old female customer was a week late in returning a vehicle.
Fraud: A 27-year-old man called police at 3:51 p.m. that someone was fraudulently using his daughter’s social security number.
Bad patient: Police were called to Aspirus, 900 Illinois Ave., at 4:27 p.m. when a male patient began threatening staff. No further information was included in the blotter.
Crash: Police responded to a two-vehicle collision at Hwy. 10 East and Brilowski Rd. at 6:50 p.m. No injuries were reported.
Thief: Police were called to Kwik Trip, 3258 Church St., at 7:50 p.m. when a known 34-year-old man stole a bag of candy and a soda from the store. He left on foot when an officer arrived. No further information was included in the blotter.
Hot rod: Police and firefighters responded to 208 Georgia St. at 10:08 p.m. when a caller reported that an old Corvette was on fire in the driveway. The car was a total loss but no one was injured.
Disturbance: Police responded to an apartment building on the 2800 block of Minnesota Ave. at 11:32 p.m. when a caller reported a 35-year-old man was throwing items out the window. No further information was included in the blotter.
April 23
Welfare check: An officer stopped to check on an intoxicated male at First and Portage streets at 1:53 a.m. No further information was included in the blotter.
