Police Calls: Reckless, disorderly drivers

The police calls section does not reflect the nature or the volume of the calls received by local law enforcement.

Aug. 18 

A female driving a small black car was seen falling asleep at the wheel and swerving.

Four or five transients were reportedly setting up a camp and were asked to move along. 

Someone was flying a drone all over near Shiloh Avenue. 

The caller found a bank envelope with a bunch of money and receipts in it. 

Aug. 19 

A male who had been drinking and could hardly walk was seen driving out of a parking lot on East First Street. 

Aug. 27 

The driver of a Toyota sideswiped another vehicle when they were both intending to take a right turn onto Highway 93. 

A Toyota that was not running perched atop the viaduct, blocking traffic in both directions. 

The caller reported that his car had been sideswiped in a parking lot. 

There is, potentially, a witness to the hit and run accident that happened near McDonalds. 

There were five accidental calls to 911 today. 

Aug. 28 

The driver of a siler Chevy was seen being unable to maintain speed and swerving all over the highway. 

A hit and run accident was reported at a parking lot on Baker Avenue. 

Five males were being rowdy and refusing to leave the location near the hospital. 

Aug. 29 

Garbage and a broken vacuum were thrown into the caller’s yard. 

The caller reported seeing sparks while driving down Columbia Avenue but no smoke or flames. The caller was advised of a power surge in the area, and the sparks may have come from power lines. 

A disgruntled individual in a colorful tank top and curly hair was being confrontational at a business on Central Avenue. 

There were complaints of loud noises and heavy drinking at a party that was getting out of control on Jasper Loop. 

A disorderly male driver was seen hanging out the window of a silver SUV, screaming and yelling and throwing glass bottles.