Wednesday, September 1, 2010

A not often-heard complaint anymore:


Police Blotter

taken from Waukesha Freeman newspaper 10-1-10


Waukesha Police Department
MONDAY 9:35 a.m. – A caller was extremely upset that his neighbor has been playing horseshoes and making a clanking noise in the 300 block of Morey Street. The neighbor has been playing horseshoes every day for one to three hours for years but began bothering the caller since March 2010.
2:35 p.m. – A person was arrested on suspicion of intoxicated driving after an accident occurred near College and East avenues.A drug recognition expert was called to respond.
4:50 p.m. – A young child was advised about taking things that don’t belong to him and about lying to adults after it was determined the child took fireworks from a neighbor without permission in the 400 block of Buena Vista Avenue.
6:06 p.m. – A man was arrested after a standoff in the 2100 block of MacArthur Road.The man reportedly was off his medications and was armed with a butcher knife.
6:54 p.m. – A teen was advised about the proper use of a phone after he accidentally dialed 911 when trying to text from a landline in the 1000 block of Western Avenue.
TUESDAY 12:58 a.m. – A person was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving during a traffic stop in the 300 block of North Grand Avenue.
1:21 a.m. – A group of juveniles were turned over to their parents after it was reported they were jumping up and down on signs in a parking lot in the 200 block of East Sunset Drive.
2:18 a.m. – A person was arrested on suspicion of intoxicated driving near Oakdale and West Sunset drives.
6:13 a.m. – Plants and lawn furniture were thrown into a pool in the 1100 block of Wisteria Lane.