- April 18, 2024
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Man leaves gun in bathroom, thief steals it
2:33 p.m. First block of Red Oak Place. Stolen hand gun: A 66-year-old man went to the bathroom at a local supermarket after doing some shopping, and placed his loaded .45 caliber Sig Sauer handgun on the paper towel box, according to a Sheriff’s Office report. He forgot about the gun and went home, leaving it behind. Later, he realized his mistake and called the store to ask if the gun was still there. A store employee told him it wasn’t. The man called the Sheriff’s Office, and the gun’s information was entered into a database of stolen firearms.
Deputies stun shoplifter
8:55 p.m. 5100 block of State Road 100. Shoplifting: An employee at a local big-box store was watching the store’s surveillance video when he saw a man grab a cell phone from the store’s electronics section and shove it into the front of his pants. One employee called the Sheriff’s Office and the other followed the thief on foot as the thief walked out of the store, according to a Sheriff’s Office report. When the employee confronted the thief, the thief held up his shirt, said he hadn’t taken anything, then took off running toward a nearby fast food restaurant. Deputies followed him and saw him drop the phone into the bushes as he ran. He wouldn’t stop when they told him to, and one deputy used a dart-firing stun gun to take him to the ground. They arrested him and found the phone.
Man punches mailboxes
1:05 a.m. First block of Braddock Lane. Criminal mischief: A man was standing outside his home when he saw an unfamiliar man walking down the street punching mailboxes, according to a Sheriff’s Office report. The witness yelled at the mailbox-puncher and called the Sheriff’s Office. The mailbox-puncher walked away, and deputies didn’t find him. He’d damaged five mailboxes.
