Police calls: Vigilantes roaming Central Avenue
Monday, April 22
9:41 a.m. Two snowboards, two packs and a long list of other items were reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Dakota Avenue.
12:08 p.m. An iPod, speakers and sunglasses were reported stolen from a vehicle on Dakota Avenue.
1:03 p.m. Managers at a store on U.S. 93 South had a shoplifter in custody.
10:03 p.m. A mountain bike was stolen on East 1st Street.
Tuesday, April 23
12:25 a.m. Vigilantes were downtown looking for a suspect in an assault that sent one man to the hospital with a broken jaw.
10:29 a.m. A vehicle on Dakota was ransacked, but nothing was missing. The perps left behind a big utility flashlight.
1:16 p.m. A man called 911 in an attempt to scare his girlfriend after she started yelling and getting in his face.
8:11 p.m. Two teenage boys were caught breaking glass in an alley off Park Avenue. The boys later apologized and picked up the glass.
8:12 p.m. A woman and her child were thrown out of a house on Dakota Avenue. The woman was allegedly damaging property.
Wednesday, April 24
12:09 a.m. A man left money on the counter of a gas station but never actually pumped any gas. He seemed confused.
7:45 p.m. A transient was seen cutting down all the bushes around the O’Shuaghnessy Center. Police investigated and found it was just an employee removing rose bushes to install a sign.
Thursday, April 25
12:36 p.m. Items were stolen from a vehicle on Baker Avenue.
4:56 p.m. A BB or tiny rock was found in the window of a home on Armory Road.
7:32 p.m. A wallet with credit cards and $400, and a full pack of clothing were reported stolen during a camping trip.
Friday, April 26
6:39 p.m. A man with a spray paint can was seen walking on East 7th Street.
7:24 p.m. Two men with dogs and backpacks were harassing people for work.
8:29 p.m. A woman reportedly threatened another woman’s 8-year-old child at school.
8:54 p.m. Two men with dogs were harassing a woman riding her bike on Central Avenue.
9:42 p.m. Six horses were running down Edgewood Place toward Wisconsin Avenue.
Saturday, April 27
5:19 a.m. A homeless man was found sleeping near an ice machine at a hotel on U.S. 93 South.
11:50 a.m. Someone stole a sign from the 2nd Street bridge.
9:13 p.m. A group of children on Voerman Road were scared by a man driving a beat up pickup. The driver pulled over and blew smoke in their face then drove away. He also flipped off the children.
10:29 p.m. Police counseled a group of belligerent people at the ice rink.
Sunday, April 28
1 a.m. A man wearing a beanie and another man in a pink shirt were harassing and annoying people at a bar on Central Avenue. They told police there were headed out of town.
1:48 a.m. Two transients with two dogs were threatening customers at a business on U.S. 93 South.
7 a.m. A transient was sleeping in front of the VFW. Police told him to move along.
8:16 a.m. Transients were seen sleeping under trees near the river.
1:24 p.m. A man with a backpack was asking customers at McDonalds to go have a beer with him.
3:49 p.m. Someone threw a rock at a window on Baker Avenue.