Crime & Safety
Misplaced Wallet Costs Woman Hundreds: Johnston Police Blotter
The Johnston Police Department investigated a number of calls April 28. Take a look at the reports.
On April 28, a 24-year-old woman reported a theft in the hundreds of dollars.
The woman reported that she left her wallet in the women's restroom at Quik Trip, 5129 Merle Hay Road.
When she returned to the store about two hours later, she recovered her wallet in the bathroom, but noticed the cash inside was gone.
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She reported to Johnston Police that $445 was missing.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by the in incident reports through April 28. 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.
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April 28
An employee of Youth Homes of Mid America reported a boy failed to return after a home visit. The juvenile returned the next day.
A 48-year-old woman reported that someone took money out of her account at a Chicago bank when they forged her name on a withdrawal slip.
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