Police & Sheriff Calls
July 25
Campfire: Someone called police to report a fire on Babbling Brook Road at 12:45 AM. It turned out to be an attended campfire.
July 24
Threatening Texts: A 48 year-old woman reported being harassed over text message at her Klondick St. home in Bancroft at 12:54 AM.
Suspicious Car: Someone called police to report a suspicious vehicle parked on the side of the road near Oakcrest Dr. and Greenbriar Ave. at 2:51 AM. No further information is available.
Trespassers: Two men, ages 67 and 65, were warned for trespassing at a property on Main St. and Center Avenue in Junction City and 1:09 PM.
Mailbox Fatality: A 43 year-old man is under suspicion for damaging a mailbox after his vehicle rolled into the box at a Harding Avenue home at 4:48 PM.
July 23
At Least He Didn’t Shoot His Eye Out: A 37 year-old man called police at 12 PM to report someone shot his car with an pellet gun on the 5200 block of Heffron Court.
July 22
GPS Thief: A 51 year-old man reported to police at 11:42 AM that a GPS unit was stolen from his car as it was parked on the 2200 block of Eagle Summit.
July 21
Drunk, Underage and Thieving: A 17 year-old boy was arrested at 1:44 AM after police say he stole a vehicle while drunk from the 1100 block of Washington Avenue. He faces charges of auto theft and operating while intoxicated.
Property Crime: A 67 year-old woman called police to report someone caused damage to her yard and fence at 11:35 AM. Estimated value of damage was not immediately available.
Minor Crash: Two men, ages 45 and 54, called police to report they’d had a fender bender in a parking lot on Harding Avenue at 12:18 PM. No injuries or major damage were reported.
Five Day Warning: A 22 year-old woman was given a 5- day warning for having an expired license and was also cited for not having insurance during a 6:43 PM traffic stop at Highway 10 and County Trunk K.
Mailbox Fatality: A 27 year-old woman reported someone damaged the mailbox at her 5th Street home in Almond at 8:35 PM. Value of damage is unknown.
Doggie in Danger: A 60 year-old man reported a dog was hanging out of a partially broken second story window of a County Trunk J home in Almond at 8 PM. No further information is available.
Robbery: Portage County Sheriff K-9 Baco was called in to assist with locating a robbery suspect after the BP gas station on Church Street was robbed. Stevens Point police say an undisclosed amount of money was taken around 9:35 PM and say the suspect was not armed.