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.