Police & Sheriff calls, June 19-20
June 19
Suspicious: Police were called to the old Shopko parking lot at 1200 Main St. at 8:44 a.m. to check on a white camper that “has been there a couple weeks and now there are a few kids bikes outside of it.” Officers found nothing when they searched the lot.
Shoplifter: Police were called by a loss prevention officer to Fleet Farm, 5590 Hwy. 10 East., at 10:51 a.m. when employees caught a woman stealing about $170 worth of items from the store. When the woman was stopped by the loss prevention officer, she claimed she’d forgotten her wallet in the car and was coming back to pay. The woman, 38, had an open case also related to retail theft and was taken into custody.
Doormat disaster: A 67-year-old woman called police to the 3300 block of Bush St. at 12:35 p.m. to complain her neighbor’s dog damaged the welcome mat in front of her apartment.
Walk-in: Police were called to Pacelli High School, 1301 Maria Dr., at 12:37 p.m., when a school employee reported an unknown woman entered the school and walked into the bathroom without checking in at the front office. The woman, 47, was known to police and was taken into custody for bail-jumping.
Crash: Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at West Clark and Water streets at 12:57 p.m. No injuries were reported.
Crash: Johnson’s Towing called police to report a car in neutral rolled into a ditch at Hilltop Pub, 4901 Main St., at 1:10 p.m. There were no injuries.
Droned: A 36-year-old woman called police to the 3300 block of Jefferson St. at 1:15 p.m. to report her neighbor was making threats and flying a drone over her yard.
Theft: Police were called to 1430 Torun Rd. at 4:46 p.m. when a caller reported someone stole lumber from his lot.
Crash: Police and medics responded to Clark and Division streets at 4:59 p.m. for a two-vehicle collision. No injuries were reported.
Trailer, again: Dispatchers were again notified of a camper in the old Shopko parking lot at 1200 Main St. at 9:45 p.m. The camper was towed.
June 20
In the park after dark: Police caught three teens and one parent in Zenoff Park at 12:30 a.m. The four people called for a ride.
Paranoid: Police stopped to assist a social worker during a home visit on the 2100 block of Texas Ave. at 2:36 p.m. when a man claimed he was being followed by the FBI.
Fraud: A 28-year-old woman reported to police at 3:52 p.m. that someone illegally accessed her bank information.
So busted: A juvenile was arrested for retail theft at 4:23 p.m. from Festival Foods, 1600 Academy Ave., after stealing two bottles of alcohol and two lighters. No further details were released.
Flat: A 24-year-old man called police to Fifth Ave. and Forest St. at 4:46 p.m. to report all four of his tires were flat.
Fire: Stevens Point police and fire crews responded to an apartment fire at 2532 Fifth Ave. at 5:25 p.m. No human injuries were reported although tenants lost one cat to smoke inhalation.
Theft: A 42-year-old man called police to Ice Hawks Arena, 801 Badger Ave., at 8:25 p.m. to report items were stolen out of his vehicle. No further information was released.
Kids: Police were called to Patch and Church streets at 9:36 p.m. when someone reported several children were “chasing” them, and that all of the kids were carrying pocket knives. No further details were released.
Ongoing problem: A 39-year-old woman called police to the 2000 block of Ellis St. at 10:24 p.m. to report her downstairs neighbor, a 54-year-old registered sex offender, was banging things around his apartment, threatened to “cut their throats,” and that he planned to start the house on fire. No further details were released.