Reported by Scott Mundro for the Markesan Regional Reporter:
7/27/13 – Animal Problem – Police received a
complaint of a dog barking on Hollander Street. Police traveled to the area and
were able to identify the animal in question. Speaking with the owner, police
asked that the dog be kept inside more, so as to prevent it from barking.
7/25/13 – Fireworks – During routine patrol, police
observed fireworks go off in the area of Bridge and John streets. Shortly
after, police were contacted by dispatch regarding a complaint about the
fireworks. Police continued to patrol the area on foot when another firework
was set off close to where they were. Turning around the corner of a building,
police came across two individuals. The individuals admitted to being the ones
setting off the fireworks, stating they were “just drinking and having a good
time” because a friend was back in town. Police issued a formal, written
warning and instructed the two men to stop lighting fireworks.
7/22/13 – Fraud – Police were contacted regarding a
possible case of fraud between a Markesan resident and an individual who
contacted the complainant through Craigslist.com. Speaking with the
complainant, police were told that the complainant was selling an item on
Craigslist, and that a check for the first half of the payment from the buyer
had bounced, causing the complainant to believe that some sort of fraud may be
involved. Police collected the information from the complainant, but told the
complainant that because he did not lose anything in the transaction, there was
nowhere for the case to go.
7/20/13 – Found property – While on routine patrol,
police observed two girls walking near the elementary school; one was carrying
a skateboard. Police had observed the two girls minutes earlier without a
skateboard so they stopped their fully-marked squad car to ask the girls about
the skateboard. Apparently seeing the squad car, one of the girls set down the
skateboard, as both proceeded to walk in the opposite direction. Police asked
the girls to stop and proceeded to ask the girls where they had gotten the
skateboard. The girls stated they had found it near the elementary school and
were going to walk around to try to find the owner. Police took the skateboard
and checked the area in an attempt to locate the skateboard’s owner, without
success. The skateboard was placed in the Police Department’s lost and found.
7/20/13 – Citizen Assist – Police were contacted by
a W. Catherine Street resident regarding her power being out. The complainant
contacted police because when she turned the breaker back on, a power line in
her basement began “sparking.” Police instructed the complainant to keep the
breaker off and then contacted the power company to inform them of the
situation.
8/04/13 – Citizen Assist – Police were contacted
regarding a perceived harassment that occurred between a member of Emergency
Management and a juvenile. On scene, the complainant told police that the
member of Emergency Management turned on his emergency lights and scared the
juvenile as he was dragging some brush across the street to be used as
firewood. Police were able to identify the Emergency Management member, and
spoke with him about the incident. A short time later, the juvenile contacted
Markesan police and apologized for alerting police about the incident, stating
the member of Emergency Management was probably just helping by alerting other
vehicles that he was crossing the street.
8/02/13 – Animal Problem – Markesan police were
contacted for mutual aid on county Highway 73/44 regarding cattle that were in
the roadway. Police arrived on the scene and found approximately eight cows in
the roadway. Police were able to walk the cows back to a nearby barn, but were
unable to locate the owner. A sheriff’s deputy arrived on the scene a short
time later, as Markesan police cleared the scene to respond to a call in the
City of Markesan.
7/29/13 – Found property – shortly before 7:00 pm,
police turned over a cell phone, that had previously been turned in, to its
proper owner.
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