Two females caught the attention of an off–duty officer, but not because of their looks or their interesting conversation. While working security at a West Broughton Street club, the officer […]
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“I can’t believe you called the police”
A dispute between neighbors attracted the attention of police and resulted in charges against one of the men. When officers arrived on the scene they spoke with a man who […]
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Truth is stranger than fiction, pt. 2
Loud music got a man into trouble with the law. Just after midnight last Monday, an officer stopped a vehicle for a noise ordinance violation. When the officer approached the […]
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The state of disbelief
A man called police from the parking lot of a fast food restaurant to report an incident. He said he was at the drive–thru when he asked for some napkins. […]
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Unlucky couples
Two officers heard quite a few different stories before arresting a subject early one morning. The officers were on patrol in the area of Fort Argyle Rd and I–95 when […]
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Double crossed
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 […]
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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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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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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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The audacity of grope
An officer on patrol was flagged down by a woman around 10 on a Friday night. She told police that a man walked by and grabbed her buttocks while she […]
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There is no easy money
A woman called police to report a possible flim flam. The officer who arrived on the scene spoke with the woman who said that she had applied for a job […]