Occasional Police Blotter

(OLM WireServices - 01/25/2010)

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01/18/2010
On May 20 at 3:15 p.m. on the eastside of Lagerville, down near the trailer park, three male juveniles had been seen on several occasions stealing parts from abandoned cars, which had been parked at the rear of a resident's property. Although they had been chased away several times, they continued. A deputy, brought to the area where the juveniles lived, observed two of the males carrying seat cushions that were taken from the resident's property. When contacted, they gave a written statement before being taken to their homes where they were released to their parents pending possible charges of theft at the Juvenile Court.
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01/19/2010
A 32-year-old woman reported that her vehicle was stolen. The vehicle was idling as she went back into the house to wait for the vehicle to warm up from a cold night out in the elements. When she returned there was nothing but exhaust fumes where her purple vehicle once was. After surmising it was stolen, she started to call 911 on her cell phone but before she could even dial 9, she realized it was in the stolen vehicle. She was finally able to contact the police through the use of the phone that had been installed inside the house quite some time ago. Once police arrived and she explained how the vehicle was stolen, she was immediately advised that it was entirely her fault the vehicle was stolen and then arrested and booked on charges of 1st Degree Car Idling.
The surprised woman was bitter over the entire ordeal, but the officer just said that she could complain all she wanted in the county jail.

Caller reported a man walking down Highway 14 barefooted. Sheriff responded, but no suspect located.

Caller reported that minors were seen drinking at the end of BeaverSlide road, a known teen party area. Deputy responded and when teens were confronted they said that they had not been drinking and were just scouting for deer sign for next fall's deer hunting season.

Police responded to a burglar alarm at the Lagerville Hardware Store on main street. Reports said the officer had to climb the store's back fence to check the area. He found unlocked windows, but nothing missing.
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01/20/2010

Caller reported seeing an auto weaving back and forth across the road on Jack Mtn Road, narrowly missing him. Sheriff responded and found no "weaver", but did find a car in the ditch. The driver was still in the car and seemed to regain consciousness when the Sheriff knocked on his window. The driver said he had not been weaving.
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01/21/2010
Driving Under

Young man hauled into court today because his headlight was out on the vehicle he was trying to drive. The young man told the judge that the police officer instructed him where to go buy a headlight. He did just that, but it did not seem to help, as he "could not hardly see no matter how many lights" he had on, due to his current intoxicated state, which limited the effectiveness of two headlights.
The Judge dismissed the case.
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01/22/2010
Swindled
An employee at a business in downtown Dixie reported being conned out of $50 Wednesday. Reports said the suspect left before officers could arrive. No other details are available.

Van Fire
A Lagerville man accidentally set his 1972 van on fire Friday. Police reports said he was driving to the laundramat to pick up his girlfriend, when he accidentally started some papers on fire with a match. Reports said he thought he had put the fire out before he got out of the van and went inside, but 10 minutes later his girlfriend noticed an orange glow coming from his van. Lagerville Fire Department put out the fire and the man had the van towed to his house.

Vandalism
A 16-year-old boy became so enraged from lack of sleep Tuesday that he stabbed his bedroom door with a kitchen knife. He told County sheriff's deputy that he got up early to go to school and came home exhausted. He was asleep when his mother told him to get out of bed around 11:30am and not lay around all day. He said he became angry and started yelling at her, picking up a knife and stabbing it into a door. He said he never assaulted or touched his mother at their home on Lagerville Way. Police said another door in the hallway also was damaged. The boy's mother said she didn't want to file criminal charges and didn't want the boy arrested.