Law roundup: Police have hands full with jittery bunch

Officers responded to a call about a man who reportedly came running out of a gas station, yelling at himself, and got into a white Ford Edge where he and a passenger began violently rocking back and forth in their seats. Then, a woman with bleached hair, who was reportedly not wearing pants, got out of the vehicle and ran into the gas station. A tow truck was called to the scene. The vehicle was searched and paraphernalia was found. Nothing was seized

A long-haired jittery man in his 20s spooked store employees with his erratic behavior when he allegedly went up and down aisles, grabbing different shoes, and went outside where he ran down the middle of the road and then climbed a tree and hung upside down from a branch with his hood pulled tightly around his face. He was with two other men, but they left. Officers caught up with the excitable man, telling him he was banned from being in the store.

A very drunk man allegedly passed out in a trashcan and lifted his head to look at a person, who wanted him moved along, but dropped back down into the can. The man started stumbling away but returned to the parking lot and was out in front of the building.

Officers later responded to a call to check on the welfare of an intoxicated man reportedly lying on the sidewalk who had “wet his pants” and didn’t know the date “or anything.” When officers arrived he was sitting next to a tree and couldn’t answer where he was going, what his plans were for the evening, or provide a location when the officer offered a ride.  

 A woman allegedly left two toddlers and two babies in a running Toyota Corolla for more than 10 minutes. She reportedly told the officer she was in and out of the building, “actively watching” the children. The officer counseled her about having toddlers and babies in a vehicle alone and about the safety of child seating.

An 11-year-old home alone with another youth reportedly jumped off a counter and was stabbed in the calf by a kitchen knife. The other youth left to get an adult to call 911.

A concerned father called the police after a school principal reportedly informed him his son was “jumped” in the parking lot after school and advised him to contact law enforcement since the suspect was not a student. The father told officers he was taking his child to urgent care for a possibly broken nose.

A man reportedly thought he saw his stolen motorcycle being loaded into a truck and called the police. Although the motorcycle was the same year and color, the vehicle identification number was different.

A woman complained that 911 hangups at her location were being traced to her office.

A large battery reportedly fell out of a vehicle and hit another, damaging it.

A girl was reportedly spreading rumors and harassing someone.

A woman was ticketed for theft and released after she allegedly skipped scanning items at a store’s self-checkout register.

A passerby reportedly saw something sticking out of a broken basement window. The owner was contacted and the building cleared.

A red Ford F-150 allegedly blocked a driveway. It was gone when officers arrived.