Alert Neighbor Calls Police When Man Cuts Pipe to Sprinkler: Johnston Police Blotter

Being neighborly came in handy for one Johnston resident.

On May 2, a Johnston resident in the 7700 block of Northwest 104th Court noticed suspicious activity at his neighbor's home.

The resident told police he saw a 30- to 40-year-old white man walking on his neighbor's property and cutting the pipe to the sprinkler system.

Officers took a report. Anyone with information should call the police department at 278-2345.

Editor's note: All information below is provided by the in incident reports through May 2. 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. All individuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty.

May 2
A boy was charged with disorderly conduct for causing a disruption in a classroom and on the bus at Johnston Middle School.

A 16-year-old boy reported his iPhone was stolen from the locker room at Johnston High School. It was not locked up at the time.

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