- April 7, 2025
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3:58 p.m., 2700 block of Gillespie Avenue
Disturbance: Two women were reported as standing outside of a church building smoking crack and being violent toward passersby. As it turns out, it was one sister badly behaving and the other attempting to stop her.
One of two responding officers noted the subject turning away from them as they arrived, attempting to conceal something within that most coveted of vessels, a purple Crown Royal bag.
The woman was speaking incoherently and moving about in an “abnormal ways,” according to the incident report, and the officer observed a white, chalky substance around her mouth. Legal consumption of a powdered doughnut was not suspected.
The other woman said she was driving past when she observed her sister lying on and rolling about the ground. Becoming agitated at her sister’s sense of family duty, the subject began yelling at her while using a lighter to light the end of a crack pot and began smoking. That’s when the concerned sister called SPD for assistance.
When interviewed, the subject advised she "takes an abundance of prescribed drugs and smokes spice,” the report reads.
The officer searched the Crown Royal bag finding a plastic pipe, a shredded steel wool pad, metal push rod, burned socket head and a small plastic bag containing a reddish/green leafy substance. A female officer arrived on the scene to search the subject’s person, where another bag containing a similar leafy substance was concealed within the woman’s foundation garment.
After being assisted into the officer’s vehicle, the subject began to kick the rear door and window, causing the top of the door to bend, an action that added charge to possession of a controlled substance.
9:31 p.m., 2000 block of 29th Street
Noise complaint: A man complaining about noise emanating from a nearby street became dissatisfied with the officer’s assessment after hearing no noise upon arrival. Expressing frustration the officer arrived alone, the man insisted a supervisor be called to the scene.
Despite the officer’s often repeated assurance of being capable of handling the call solo, the complaint continued to insist on a supervisor, which he reiterated after agreeing the officer canvassing the area to locate the source of the noise, which was in apparent at the time, was sufficient.
Finally giving in, the officer requested a supervisor call directly, who informed while en route that the complainant “does not like new officers.” At that, the officer canceled the request for a supervisor and canvassed the area, finding no noise.
10:32 p.m., 1600 block of Ringling Boulevard
Criminal mischief: Two suspects were taken into custody on charges related to throwing a brick through a glass entry door at the United States Post Office building. An arriving officer spoke to witnesses who reported seeing one male vandalizing the USPS building and a second, for an unexplained attack against the fourth estate, strewing about newspapers.
The officer observed the glass of entry door was shattered with a brick-like object lying inside. Additionally, a newspaper stand outside the building had been emptied and multiple newspapers scattered across the street.
Thanks to the eyewitness accounts and descriptions of the perpetrators, who added they appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, they were soon apprehended.
One was charged with criminal mischief for property damage greater than $1,000 and disorderly conduct for scattering the newspapers in an aggressive and malicious manner. The other was charged similarly for disorderly conduct for the newspaper tossing, which was described in the incident report as having “corrupted public morals, outraged public decency, and disturbed the peace of those who witnessed it.”
Not to mention offended the sensibilities those who write, design, publish, print and distribute newspapers.
