January 1
ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway
Petit theft, possession of a controlled substance: Officers apprehended a woman who attempted to steal $123.14 worth of merchandise by stuffing it all in her purse and passing all points of sale. She was also found to be in possession of a controlled substance. She was taken to Orient Road Jail without incident.
January 2
GOTCHA
1900 block of North Frontage Road
Warrant: Officers made contact with a male subject attempting to access a private property and learned he had an active warrant for his arrest out of Polk County.
January 3
NEW YEAR, NEW LOOK
2400 block of East Cherry Street
Criminal mischief: A Parks and Recreation Department employee found that someone vandalized the interior and exterior of a men’s restroom at Ellis-Methvin Park with black and pink spray paint.
EGGING THEM ON
1100 block of Ray Street
Criminal mischief: This complainant stated unknown subjects broke his mailbox and egged his house overnight.
LOST AND FOUND
2400 block of East Cherry Street
Recovered stolen vehicles: Officers found a stolen Chrysler van in a parking lot near Mike Sansone Park on January 3. The next day, officers found a white work van with keys still in the ignition parked in the Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex parking lot and learn that it, too, was reported stolen.
January 4
SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT
210 block of North Wilder Road
Vehicle burglary: This complainant stated someone entered her unlocked vehicle between the night of Jan. 2 and early morning Jan. 4 and stole her $300 Oakley sunglasses. She noticed the burglary on Jan. 4 when she went to leave for work at 5:45 a.m. and saw the driver door ajar, but could not report the crime immediately because she had to go to work. She signed a waiver of prosecution.
January 5
NEVER SAW THAT COMING
4610 block of Eastwind Drive
Vehicle burglary: This complainant stated someone stole a soft concrete saw valued at $2,000 from the bed of his pickup truck sometime before 4 a.m. that morning.
RENTAL REGRETS
1600 block of West Ball Street
Fraud: This complainant stated she paid a $500 deposit on a rental home to a subject who falsely represented themself as a representative of a rental company