THURSDAY, FEB. 16
An officer was investigating a hit and run traffic accident when he noticed a male walking just north of the crash site. He noticed the male pacing back and forth in the street. He contacted the male and asked him if he needed some help. The male told him that the car parked in the street looked like his wifes car, and gave his wifes name. The name given was the registered owner of the hit and run vehicle. When asked if he knew who the driver of the vehicle was, the male said that it was possible that his wife was driving. The officer asked him if he was the one driving, and the male said no and maintained through the entire contact that he was not the driver. The officer noticed that the male had a bump on his head above his eye, and noticed that the male exhibited signs of intoxication. The male admitted he had been drinking. Dispatch advised that the male had two active criminal restraining orders prohibiting him from consuming alcoholic beverages. The male was arrested for violating the restraining orders
TUESDAY, FEB. 21
An officer was dispatched to Walmart in reference to a shoplifter. After meeting with the stores loss prevention employee, a male subject looked up at the officer and said Im sorry, I took the food, Im hungry and admitted to being in the store earlier and stealing a fuel filter that he would give back that was sitting in his car. The subject had been observed in the greeting card section with a cart of groceries that he began placing in his coat pockets and inside of his jacket. He then went through check-out, paying for one bag of ice he had in the cart. After being contacted, he admitted taking the items and handed them back to the store security employee. After being served a summons for shoplifting, the subject went out to his vehicle and got a fuel filter which he gave to the store security employee. He then went back in the store to collect the bag of ice he had purchased.
An officer was dispatched to City Market for a report of an adult male shoplifter. The shoplifter was visibly intoxicated. He had stuffed three bags of beef jerky under his sweatshirt and selected a can of cheese dip and put it in his pants pocket. The store security employee was able to recover the jerky and dip. At the jail, the subject was very belligerent and said that the officer was always arresting him for no reason. The officer tried to explain to the male that he could not take things and expect to get away with it. The subject responded by calling the officer an expletive and said he did not take anything.
Dispatch advised an officer that a bank teller had called and said that there was a car in the drive up that had several people in it passing alcohol around. The officer arrived at the bank as the car was pulling out of the exit. The car was driving erratically, and after the officer activated his emergency lights, the car activated its right turn signal and then turned left onto another street and proceeded east. The officer had to activate his siren to get the car to pull over, although it pulled to the curb line and continued to travel there for an additional 30 yards before finally stopping. The driver opened the door of the car and stepped out despite being ordered several times to stay in the vehicle, and continued to walk to the back of the car with his hands in the air. He had a twelve-ounce can of beer inside the front of his jacket. When asked if he would be willing to perform voluntary roadside maneuvers, the driver said No, Im drunk. The driver said that he did not have his drivers license with him and exhibited many signs of intoxication. Dispatch advised that the driver had a warrant for assault and his drivers license came back as revoked as a habitual traffic offender, and he had a restraining order with provisions to not possess or consume alcohol. When asked again if he would be willing to perform roadside maneuvers, the driver said No, Im drunk, I already told you that. All of the passengers had also been drinking and there were open containers in the car. The driver wanted his car released to his wife, who arrived a short time later. Dispatch advised that the wifes drivers license also came back as revoked. She was told that the car could not be released to her since she did not have a valid license, and a tow truck was called. The driver was transported to jail and issued a felony hold slip for aggravated revoked habitual traffic offender. Other charges are DUI, protection order violation, weaving, and improper signal.