A woman stopped at a precinct to file a complaint about credit fraud. The woman had been incarcerated for several weeks earlier this year and had released her belongings to […]
Crime
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Truth is stranger than fiction
A man called police to report a person with a knife. It was later determined to be a “threat to injure” call. The complainant told the officer on the scene […]
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Bloody hands and hand guns
An officer on patrol was flagged down by a concerned citizen who said he just saw a person break the window of a building on Congress Street. It was shortly […]
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Crimes of the heart
A strip club manager called police to report a man refusing to pay for his lap dances. When officers arrived, they spoke with “Mia” who told them that the man […]
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Dropping bombs from the expressway
A woman answered her phone and was asked for the address of the Paulson Softball Complex. She gave the caller the information and was surprised by his response. The caller […]
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Tire slashing, theft and wet pants
A man parked his sister’s car in front of his house around 3:24 a.m. and went to bed. When he awoke to find that one of the front tires had […]
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Unhappy New Year edition
The first robbery of 2011 was reported at 9:29 a.m. on January 1. An officer on patrol was flagged down by a man on the street who said that he’d […]
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The holidays don’t always bring out the best in people
Officers arrived at the scene of a disorderly person call on Halcyon Drive after a pregnant woman advised police of an imminent fight between her boyfriend and another guy. The […]
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Not in Florida anymore
Police dispatch asked officers to be on the look out for a white truck with a motorcycle in the back that had been driving recklessly according to reports from several […]
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‘I’m a f***ing Ranger’
Shortly after three o’clock in the morning an officer on patrol overheard an argument between three men. One man had gotten out of his car and was yelling, “why the […]
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A bottle of mouthwash and “astonished faces”
Mall security called police to notify them of a man panhandling and refusing to stop sitting in the middle of the street.The officer on the scene ran a check on […]
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Golf carts, indecency and arson
— An off duty officer was patrolling the Landings community after a recent spree of mailbox vandalism. The officer saw a suspicious golf cart parked with its lights off occupied […]