$35,000 Theft Reported by Johnston Business: Johnston Police Blotter

Editor's note: All information is provided by the Johnston Police Department in incident reports through June 12. Dates below are when the incident was reported or occurred, not when an arrest or charges were filed. Charges do not always result in convictions.

June 12

A resident in the 5900 block of Northwest 106th Street reported someone had broken out two of his vehicle windows with a brick.

An employee of 2 Sons Electric, 5536 N.W. Beaver Drive, reported someone stole about $35,000 worth of wiring from their building. Police said four pallets of wiring worth $32,000 were taken, along with $3,000 worth of copper wiring, possibly in spools. 

Workers at Loving Arms Children's Center and Preschool reported receiving harassing phone calls.

Officials with Youth Homes of Mid America, 7085 N.W. Beaver Drive, reported a 12-year-old boy who lives at the facility threw a milk crate at a staff member's vehicle and smashed the windshield. The victim did not wish to pursue charges.

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• Cops Called to Fight Between Mother, Daughter: Johnston Police Reports
• Drinking and Driving Arrests in Johnston Police Reports