Several police units, a member of the bomb squad, members of the County Sheriff’s Department, the Fire Department and EMS were all dispatched to the scene of a bomb threat […]
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Burden of proof
Officers were called to a Southside apartment complex after reports of a gun shot. When the officers arrived on the scene, they spoke with a woman who said that she […]
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St. Patrick’s Day Party Fouls
The large crowds in town for the St. Patrick’s Day festivities kept police busy, including a total of 190 arrests over the weekend – 154 in City Market and 36 […]
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Drugs and Burglary
An officer on patrol saw a maroon sports car speeding around streets in the Cann Park neighborhood. The driver was swerving around other cars and then ran a stop sign. […]
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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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A whole bunch of gun violence
An officer investigating a stolen car in the Paradise Park area was shot at by a suspect who drove by in another stolen car. The officer drove off after the […]
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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 […]