Police & Sheriff log, Sept. 23-25
September 23
Disturbance: Police were called to Aspirus Stevens Point, 900 Illinois Ave., at 2:46 a.m. when staff reported law enforcement standby for a disruptive patient.
Motorist assistance: Police were called to River View Ave. and Whiting Ave. at 7:16 a.m. when a 19-year-old woman reported she’d accidentally struck a road sign and needed a tow.
September 24
Bad ex: A 22-year-old woman called police to the 2000 block of Oak St. at 8:46 a.m. to report that her ex-boyfriend had stolen her purse.
Super jerk: An employee of Spectrum called police to the 5000 block of Heffron St. at 9:49 a.m. to report that an unknown person drilled holes into the gas tank of his work truck sometime the night before. The vehicle had to be towed.
Slick: Police assisted when a semi-truck broke down at West Clark and Water streets at 10:20 a.m. According to the blotter, an oil filter popped off the truck resulting in oil leakage on the road. The fire department and Adams Towing also responded.
Suspicious: Police were called to Dollar Tree, 5474 Hwy. 10 East, at 10:36 a.m. when an employee reported a suspicious man loitering on the property for over two hours and had attempted to steal sunglasses but returned them. No further details were included in the blotter.
Welfare check: Police were asked to conduct a welfare check on a known homeless man, age 30, at Main and Third streets at 10:59 a.m.
Welfare check: A 37-year-old man called police to report a man in possible need of assistance near Grazies, 5327 Hwy. 10 East, at 12:01 p.m. The man was barefoot and cussed at the caller and his wife before walking along the highway, eastbound.
Trespasser: Police were called back to Dollar Tree on Hwy. 10 East when a 40-year-old man was trespassing at 1:13 p.m. No further details were included in the blotter.
Trespasser: Police were called to Firehouse Subs, 200 Division St., at 1:40 p.m. when an employee reported a 21-year-old man was repeatedly coming inside the restaurant for water, had been stealing soda from the self-serve fountain, and refused to leave. No further details were included in the blotter.
Squatters, maybe: Police were called to Intown Storage, 2500 Chuch St., at 3:30 p.m. when the owner reported squatters may be living in one of the units. He also reported one of the unit doors was “cracked open.” No further details were included in the blotter.
Crash: Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on the 2900 block of Lindbergh Ave. at 3:46 p.m. No injuries were reported.
Drive-off: A 64-year-old female employee called police to BP, 4928 Main St., to report a motorist pumped $25 in fuel and then drove away without paying.
Stuck: Firefighters and police were called to Home2 Suites by Hilton, 3317 John Joanis Dr., at 5:19 p.m. when a caller reported someone was stuck in the elevator. The person was successfully removed and no one was injured.
Threats: Police responded to the Family Crisis Center at 6:18 p.m. when an employee reported that a man giving different names had called over 25 times and made sexually explicit remarks to the staff. No further details were included in the blotter.
Kids: Police were called to Reserve St. and Lincoln Ave. at 8:55 p.m. when someone reported three kids were knocking over trash cans. No further details were included in the blotter.
Burglary, maybe: Police responded to the 800 block of Songbird Ln. at 9:13 p.m. when a caller reported that her ex or one of his friends had broken into her apartment. She said the window screen and a lock were broken, and she found a glove on the floor. No further details were included in the blotter.
September 25
Different kind of party: Police were called to the downtown square at 7:07 a.m. when a city transit drive reported a 35-year-old man “nude from the waist down playing a guitar” near the library. No further details were included in the blotter.