Crime & Safety
False 911 Calls: Johnston Police Blotter
The Johnston Police Department investigated a number of calls Aug. 30. Take a look at the reports.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by the in incident reports through Aug. 30. 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.
Aug. 29
Officers reported possible juveniles making false calls to 911 dispatch.
Aug. 30
Youth Homes of Mid America reported two runaways. They both returned on their own several hours later.
Officers were dispatched to a residential area in regards to a person soliciting. Two males were arrested for soliciting without a permit.
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