Police & Fire
Found property:
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• At about 3:20 p.m. Monday, a boy's red bicycle was reported found on Long Run.
• At about noon Tuesday, a bicycle was turned over to police on Douglas Highway.
Hit-and-run:
• At about 6:45 p.m. Monday, a 2004 Toyota was struck while parked on Egan Drive. Damage to the driver side door was estimated at $2,000.
Lost property:
• At about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, a 67-year-old woman reported that she lost two prescription medications in the downtown area on Monday.
Theft:
• At about 12:40 p.m. Monday, police received a report of an unknown amount of heating fuel stolen in the 4200 block of Mendenhall Boulevard. The fuel was taken during the previous few weeks.
• At about 12:40 p.m. Monday, a 42-year-old woman reported that her silver bracelet had been stolen on Dec. 15.
• At about 3:45 p.m. Monday, police received a report that a window on a 1997 Audi was broken and an iPod stolen on Behrends Avenue. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $600, and the stolen item was valued at $250.
Traffic accident:
• At about 4:20 p.m. Monday, a 24-year-old man driving a 2001 Jeep was involved in an accident with a 60-year-old man driving a 1996 GMC on Egan Drive. Damage to the vehicles was estimated at $7,500. The driver of the Jeep was cited on a charge of failing to yield.
Vandalism:
• At about 6:05 p.m. Monday, police received a report of a burned mailbox in the 8900 block of Tanis Drive. Damage was estimated at $40.
• At about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, a 53-year-old man reported that a building had been spray-painted with black and white paint sometime during the previous few days in Cope Park. Damage was estimated at $300.