WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15
Multiple officers reported to the scene of a report of juveniles shooting a business sign with a BB gun. One officer walked along a street near the business, and was advised by the second officer via radio that someone had just shot the drive-through sign while he was standing next to it. A third officer in the area on foot observed a juvenile male subject in the back yard of a nearby house. An older man answered the door at the house and when told why the police were there, he said that he had told them to knock it off and to bring the gun inside. He went and retrieved a .22 caliber pellet rifle from inside the house. The officer spoke to the juvenile who had been seen in the back yard, who at first denied shooting the gun, but after being spoken with for a time, admitted to shooting the sign. The juveniles mother scolded him and told him he should have been honest in the first place. Another officer arrived who had been speaking with the businesss manager, who wanted to press charges in the matter. The damage to the sign was estimated at about $300. The pellet gun was given back to the adult male in the house who stated that he was going to lock it up so no one could get it. The man apologized for his nephews actions and said that he did not know this was going to happen. The damage to the sign at the business included three damaged pieces of plastic, with one of the pellets having pierced the sign and lodged inside against the metal backing. A report was sent to the district attorneys office with a charge of criminal mischief recommended for the juvenile.
FRIDAY, JUNE 17
At the request of dispatch, an officer responded to Kemper Elementary School in reference to found property. The officer spoke with a woman who told him that one of her students found a 13-inch butcher knife with a black handle and a set of playing cards behind a bush located on the southwest corner of the school. The student had come across the items when being chased by another student, and when he found them, he left them alone and told a grown-up what he had found. The adult collected the knife and playing cards and gave them to the reporting party, who placed them into a bag. The reporting party did not know of anyone who might own the knife and cards. The items were placed into property at the police department.
SUNDAY, JUNE 19
An officer responded to a residence at a mobile home park in reference to a loud music complaint. On arrival, the officer could hear loud bass noise while exiting his patrol car. While speaking with the reporting party in her residence with the door shut, the officer could still hear the bass noise. The reporting party said that she had spoken numerous times with the resident about the noise, but that they just ignore her, and that it has been an ongoing problem. The park manager also had spoken with them, with no result. The officer contacted the resident where the noise was coming from, and spoke to a young male there and told him that he could hear the noise from his patrol car. The male said he didnt think the music was that loud. When asked, the male admitted that the reporting party had come over multiple times to complain about the loud music. When asked why he didnt turn down the loud music when she complained about it, he stated that he did, and that the reporting party is the only one in their mobile home park who complains about his loud music. The male was issued a summons for disturbing the peace. The officer also contacted the father of the young male and advised him that he would need to be present with his son in court, since he was a minor.
MONDAY, JUNE 20
An officer was requested to respond to the Family Dollar store in reference to a counterfeit $10 bill. The store manager said she believed that the officer who had responded previously to the call had taken the wrong bill when he left the store. The second reporting officer took possession of the bill, which did appear to be counterfeit, as there were no watermarks on the bill, nor did it have the vertical stripe. The officer spoke to the first responding officer to ask about the other bill he had received, and learned that it had also proven to be counterfeit. The first bill was to be sent to the U.S. Secret Service.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
An officer responded to the front lobby of a motel in reference to a burglary. He was met by an employee who stated that someone had stolen money out of her drawer while she was working. The employee described a female to the officer, and expressed her belief that the woman had been the culprit since she had been the only one around in the time period from when she counted the money in her drawer, and when she counted it again 20 minutes later to find $460 missing. The woman who came into the lobby at first acted like a customer wanting to reserve a room, but kept letting other customers go ahead of her until she was the only person there with the employee. The employee stated that the woman asked if she could use the employees computer behind the desk, claiming that the public computer for guest use was broken. The employee advised the woman that she was not allowed to let her use her computer. After being told this, the woman told the employee that she was a new hire and asked her to go get her work uniform for her in the back office. After going to look for the uniform in the back office, the employee told the woman that after she was unable to find one. The woman then asked her to go check in the continental breakfast area for her uniform, which the employee did. After returning to the front desk and telling the woman that she didnt find one, the woman said that she was going to another nearby motel to get her uniform, and left. The employee stated that her employer was making her pay back the missing money.