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Cited: Police were called to the 1600 block of Ridge Avenue to address reports of a loud radio and said the offending homeowner "stated he was going to have people start leaving," Saturday. He told police he'd keep the noise down, but they were called back to the residence shortly after because of the radio and issued the tenant, Paul Auburt, 21, 1612 Ridge Avenue, a citation for the loud radio.
Full moon: Individuals on the Fransiscan University campus were letting firecrackers off, and when campus security tried to confront one individual, he told police they would "moon him and take off running," Saturday. He said a group of seven or eight people were involved.
Bush league: A Theresa Drive resident told police he saw a man hiding in bushes in front of a residence, and said when he asked him what he was up to, the man told him he was looking for a pool and then began yelling for a woman who was staying there, Thursday. The man left before police arrived, but the woman who owned the property where the man had been lurking was able to identify him and said he was the ex-boyfriend of an individual who works for her and said the woman had stayed with her for several days following a domestic incident. She told police she figures he came there looking for the woman and figures a former resident who is friends with him that she was staying with her.
Police were headed to a theft call when a resident in the 3000 block of Central Avenue flagged them down to report finding several items on his steps that didn't belong to him, Thursday. The homeowner who'd called police said the latch on his shed was broken and at least two one-gallon gas cans had been taken, and his neighbor reported finding a Husquvarna leaf blower and a house lamp on his steps along with two gas cans. The original caller identified the items as his, and his neighbor showed police surveillance footage of an individual who left the items next to his porch and walked away after seeing a police car go by.
No money down: A man who works for a used car lot said he was on his way to work when he saw a woman in a vehicle that should have been on the car lot driving by, Thursday. He said the owner had accompanied the woman on a test drive and when they returned, put the keys on his desk, only to realize when it was time to close they were missing. He said he just wanted the car returned, The car was recovered in the 400 block of Logan Avenue. Police allowed the woman to gather her things and leave.
He said, he said: North Fourth Street residents were at odds over tire marks in a driveway, Thursday. The original caller said the neighbor thought he was responsible for the marks and argued with him, becoming even more agitated and eventually shoving him after he denied driving in the other man's yard. The neighbor told police he did walk over to discuss the damage but said it was the original caller who "began yelling at him and getting in his face." He said the caller refused to back off so he shoved him away. The caller had no visible injuries.
Parenting issues: A city resident having trouble with juveniles sitting and screaming on her property and calling her names said they're also riding their bikes in her front yard and running into things, Thursday. She said they're also running stop signs and circle vehicles parked in the street and have come close to hitting them,
Clock's ticking: A Parkdale Road resident said he located drug paraphernalia in a case in the basement of his home and wanted an individual who he'd let stay in the home for the past month removed, Thursday. He told police he and his wife began to suspect their guest was using drugs so they looked through his belongings and found what appeared to be a meth pipe. Police said they couldn't take the man into custody for the paraphernalia, nor could they force him to leave. The homeowners were told they'd have to legally evict him if he wouldn't leave on his own.