Police & Sheriff calls, September 25-26
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September 25
Busted: A 58-year-old man with an open warrant was arrested from his probation officer’s office on the 1000 block of Maple Bluff Rd. at 8:47 a.m.
Fraud: Police took a report of fraud from a 70-year-old man on the 1800 block of Dixon St. at 10:04 a.m.
Who knows: Police responded to the 400 block of Michigan Ave. at 11:01 a.m. for a welfare check, but every detail about the call was redacted from the blotter.
No clue: Police were called to Franciscans, 1000 Main St, at 11:07 a.m., for suspicious activity, but no details were included in the blotter.
Crash: A two-vehicle collision was reported at Main and Division streets at 11:14 a.m. No injuries were reported.
Can’t stop: Police cited a 58-year-old man for running a red light at Division and Center streets at 2:18 p.m.
Juicy: Police were somehow involved in an incident at Lineage Logistics, 5700 EM Copps Dr., at 5:44 p.m. involving a cranberry juice spill from a semi-truck. At least one person was advised to get a car wash.
Bad driving: A 75-year-old man was issued a written warning for driving 38 in a 25 mph zone, without headlights, and without proof of insurance near Division St. and Maria Dr. at 7:48 p.m.
Welfare: Police stopped to conduct a welfare check at KASH Park at 8 p.m., but all details were redacted from the blotter.
Welfare: Police stopped to conduct a welfare check at Day’s Inn, 159 Division St. North, at 8:30 p.m., but all details were redacted from the blotter.
Welfare: Police stopped to conduct a welfare check on the 900 block of Second St. at 8:47 p.m., but no details were included in the blotter.
September 26
Gassed: A 61-year-old woman called police to report the smell of gas outside her home on the 700 block of Illinois Ave. at 1:12 a.m. The fire department also responded, but no further details were included in the blotter.
Parking problems: Police cited two vehicles for violating alternate-side-of-the-street parking regulations near Illinois Ave. and Maria Dr. at 1:42 a.m.
Pusher: Police arrested a 68-year-old man for disorderly conduct and probation violation after he pushed a woman on the 1300 block of Briggs St. at 3:14 a.m.
Not a crime: Police were called to Mid-State, 1001 Centerpoint Dr., at 7:27 a.m. for a reported property crime when a known man moved someone’s vehicle. It turns out the vehicle was owned by a known 35-year-old homeless woman, who asked a known 30-year-old homeless man, and she asked the man to move her vehicle after she’d been arrested.
Fraud: A 73-year-old woman reported to police at 7:29 a.m. that she’d been the victim of fraud.
Halfway house problems: Police responded to a report of drug activity at a halfway house on the 1000 block of Arlington Pl. at 8:45 a.m. Details and contraband were sent to a local probation agent’s office.
Some kinda damage: Police were called to Sentry, 1800 North Point Dr., at 9:58 a.m., when someone reported a property crime, but no details on the crime whatsoever were included in the blotter.