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June 23
10:36 p.m. Traffic stop. CR 75/CR 133. While on routine patrol in the left turn lane, an officer witnessed a vehicle who was traveling westbound at a high rate of speed enter the intersection after the traffic light turned red. The officer activated his emergency lights and stopped the vehicle. The suspect continually argued with the officer that he entered the intersection when the traffic light was still yellow and he had poor brakes on his car and wouldn’t have been able to stop in time anyway. The officer issued a citation for a semaphore violation and released the suspect.
June 24
10:59 a.m. Verbal argument. Fourth Avenue NE. An officer responded to a verbal argument in the Casey’s parking lot. Upon arrival, the officer determined it was a custody dispute and ultimately decided the children would stay with their mother since a compromise between the two parties could not be reached. No one was able to verify a mutually agreed-upon custody schedule.
1:16 p.m. Traffic violation. First Avenue SE/College Avenue. While parked in an alley facing a fourway stop, an officer witnessed a vehicle roll through a stop sign. The officer stopped the vehicle and IDd the driver. However, the driver did not have proof of insurance in his vehicle and was issued a citation.
June 25
8:04 p.m. Dumping complaint. Birch Street W. An officer was called to a dumping complaint at Computer Repair Unlimited. Upon arrival, the officer was told two TVs were dumped at their business which charges $20 per screen to recycle. The officer located the owner’s name of the TVs on the box they were left in and went to the suspects home to tell them they either needed to remove the screens from Computer Repair Unlimited’s property or pay $40 to have them recycled. The suspects wrote out a check and gave it to the officer who then delivered it to the business.
June 26
4:46 a.m. Animal complaint. Minnesota Street E. An officer was dispatched where a man claimed his dog had been attacked by an animal, possibly a weasel. The dog was bleeding and the owner believed the animal to have rabies. Upon arrival, the officer met with the owner of the dog along with a friend who also had a dog that had been attacked by the unknown animal, what she believed was a mink. The female owner’s dog also had lacerations on the top of her head. The officer searched the area and was unable to locate the suspicious animal but spoke with city maintenance about the possibility of putting up a live trap.
9:58 p.m. Harassment complaint. College Avenue S. Officers were dispatched to a harassment complaint made by a female against her male neighbor who curses at her, uses a blow horn periodically just to be noisy,and said he was going to let the air out of her tires. The suspect said they are both equally confrontational. The officers asked both of them to try and ignore the other and to be civil. They both complied. The female complainant reported here concerns to management.
