An off–duty officer working security at a River Street club was called inside by the manager about a disturbance — two young women in an altercation near the bar. They […]
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The young and the restless
Two weeks ago, a 10–year old kid was arrested after trying to attack a police officer with a knife. His older brother, age 19, was charged with several misdemeanors, including […]
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Meet your machete
A man was sitting at his mother’s house when a woman came to the door and asked to speak with him. His sister, who’d answered the door, left the house […]
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Brotherly Love
An officer was called by a 50 year old man who was scared his brother was going to beat him up. The officer met the reporting party down the street […]
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Fall is here
Police were called in reference to an injured person on River Street shortly after 10 p.m. on a Friday night. Upon arrival, the officer noted a female sitting on the […]
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Two sides to (almost) every story
Police were called to Southside bar in reference to a fight in progress. Upon arrival, the officers were told that the suspects had left the scene in a white Honda […]
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The wrong prescription
Police were called to check on a young man who was attempting to sell Percocet at a south side convenience store. When an officer arrived on the scene, he found […]
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If it seems too good to be true
A woman called the Islands precinct to file a fraud report. She explained to the officer that three weeks prior she had entered a contest in Nevada to win $8 […]
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Nothing funny about this week
The PTA at Schuman Middle School called police to report that more than $7,000 had been stolen by a member of the group. The suspect, Thomasina Smith, was supposed to […]
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How not to make friends
A woman called police to report that she had been receiving regular phone calls from an unknown male. The calls had been happening for about a week by the time […]
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What a tangled web we weave
— Officers were dispatched to a reported fight on the corner of Fahm and Zubly Streets. At the scene, they found a white male in a dress shirt yelling at […]
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Shouting obscenities at police: still a bad idea
An officer patrolling West Bay St. noticed a group of people headed in the direction of Williamson St., and one of them was acting extremely disorderly. The officer asked the […]