Law roundup: Shoplifter clowns around

A woman wearing a blue bandanna reportedly walked out of a store with her arms full of stolen Halloween merchandise before heading into a casino. Maybe she decided to be a clown for Halloween when she tossed the merchandise in a trashcan. Officers, who later retrieved the goods and located the woman, advised her that mall security had banned her from the property.  

A man reportedly heard someone repeatedly yelling, “I’ll stab you.” He looked out his window to see what was happening and saw a man and woman yelling when a second woman showed up. One of the women allegedly grabbed a pipe and threatened the man with it but then put it down. The yelling match went on for 20 to 30 minutes.  

A group of kids in a Toyota Tacoma allegedly left two dead rabbits on vehicles in a parking lot where they regularly hung out and flew a drone.  

A woman complained about getting a lot of phone calls from scammers and wanted to know what options she had to make it stop but would not provide any more information over the phone because it was purportedly “not safe.”  

Gas station customers reportedly saw kids throw rocks at windows and break into a building.  

A woman in a black lifted F-150 allegedly followed a Nissan Titan whose heated driver called the police alleging the woman was driving drunk and had two cases of beer in her vehicle. The caller’s allegations were interspersed with cursing and threats to fight the woman. Officers counseled both women and provided the initial caller with information on obtaining a temporary restraining order.  

Someone wearing a red shirt and a multi-colored backpack allegedly shoplifted a bunch of sporting goods and automotive merchandise then rode away on a green bicycle toward the community college.  

A teen reportedly harassed a man who told officers the youth was mocking him and they were supposed to have zero contact after the teen previously punched his wife. The teen got into a car with his mom and left the scene.  

Two men in a spray-painted white van were allegedly arguing with people loitering on a church’s front porch area and refusing to move when asked by a member of the church’s security team. Officers moved them along.