police beat from a small town

(Note: To protect the anonymity of this town, I left some identifying information blank. All typos belong to the newspaper. Maybe I should apply for a job.)

Jan. 2

1:34 a.m. — A disturbance was reported in the 600 block of Campbell with people yelling and screaming. They were found outside a residence and advised by officers to go inside.

12:50 p.m. — Someone stole a female mannikin dressed in a brown coat from a residence in the 400 block of Mason Hill.


Jan. 3

Midnight — Someone stole a woman’s purse while she was visiting an acquaintance at Hillcrest Apartments on Hillcrest Drive.

2:43 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of shoplifting at ALCO on ___ Highway. Upin their arrival a female suspect fled the area. The property was recovered.

3:57 p.m. — A ____ man, 53, was arrested for DUI on ____ Hill after driving poorly and failing all field sobriety tests. He was booked into County Jail.

7:45 p.m. — A ____ man reported that while he was walking with the ____ Tour behind the radio station on ____ Avenue another man had threatening them by yelling and screaming.

Jan. 4

12:04 a.m. — A ____ woman in the 300 block of Teran Street reported someone had tried to open her back door. She requested an extra patrol.

1:48 a.m. — An officer was dispatched to assist the County Sheriff’s Office with a domestic disturbance in progress at the ____ Café bar on ___ Highway. A man, 31, had pinned a woman, 24, against the wall at the end of the bar and was screaming at her, refusing to let her leave. The man became combative with the officer and was advised he would be tased if he did not comply. After he attempted to pull away, he was tased and handcuffed. He was arrested and booked into ____ County Jail.

10:14 a.m. — A man just released from County Jail committed domestic violence/disorderly conduct and interfered with a judicial proceeding while at a residence in the 100 block of Campbell Avenue. The man left the residence prior to the officer arriving.

2:59 p.m. — Juveniles at the Ballpark were reported throwing garbage around and interfering with the scoreboard. They were gone when officers arrived.

4:13 p.m. — A friend of the owner of a vacant house on ___ Street reported that someone unknown could be living in the vacant home. The kitchen door lock was broken, the house is messy and someone is defecating into a bucket

there. He requested an extra patrol and a check of the premise.

4:32 p.m. — Someone stole a generator valued at $800 from the front yard of a residence in the 800 block of Pittsburgh Avenue. It had been chained to a tree and the chain had been cut.

5:17 p.m. — Someone smeared a red substance all over a vehicle parked in the 100 block of San Jose Drive.

9 p.m. — Someone stole a 1997 Pontiac from the 600 block of P Street. The vehicle was later recovered by the Arizona Department of Public Service.

11:24 p.m. — A ____ woman reported hearing sneezing and footsteps in the roof of her house in the 500 block of ___ Place. Officers were unable to locate anyone in the area.

Jan. 5

10 a.m. — A security officer at Superior Court reported that a jury member at the court had a possible outstanding warrant. The ____ man, 35, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear/child support with a bond of $2,000 and booked into ____ County Jail.

Jan. 6

9:06 a.m. — A security officer at Superior Court reported that a 20-year-old man at the courthouse could possibly have outstanding warrants. He was arrested on three warrants including aggravated assault with a weapon, a traffic violation and suspended license charges.

10:29 a.m. — A resident in the 600 block of ____ reported that she had been out of town and when she returned found that the lock on her storage shed had been removed and she could hear noises in the shed. The officer found that the lock had been broken and two javelinas were inside the shed.

3:58 p.m. — A suspicious white male with long hair was observed running across a yard in the 100 block of Second Street and jumping a fence in the alley way between Park Avenue and Pittsburgh Avenue. Officers were unable to locate anyone in the area of that description.

Jan. 7

1:53 p.m. — A ____ man, 34, was arrested for selling alcohol without a license in the Safeway parking lot. He was cited and released.

6:43 p.m. — An irate man was reported causing a disturbance at the ____ Hospital, speaking loudly on his cell phone, upset about how long he had been waiting to see hospital staff.

8:16 p.m. — Three juveniles were observed throwing rocks on D Street. They had left the area when the officer arrived.

Jan. 8

10:30 a.m. — A woman, approximately 60 years old with white hair, stole several items from the Family Dollar store. Some items were recovered but the employee reporting the shoplifting believes more items were in the woman’s purse. She ran out of the store and went on foot to the bus stop. She was no longer there when the officer arrived.

2:59 p.m. — A man, 22, was reported panhandling in City Park.

3:07 p.m. — Three men were observed with open containers loitering in the Broadway Steps.

3:45 p.m. — An extra patrol was requested after a broken window was observed in the former Rose’s Flowers building, now closed at ____.

6:13 p.m. — A man, 52, was arrested and booked into County Jail on criminal damage and disorderly conduct charges after yelling at the ____ Hospital staff and breaking a lock on a cabinet.