Crime & Safety
Woman Reports Home Falsely Posted for Rent On Craigslist in Johnston Police Blotter
The Johnston Police Department investigated a number of calls from March 6 to March 8. Take a look at the reports.
Editor's note: All information is provided by police in incident reports through March 8, the most recent available. Dates below are when the incident occurred, not when an arrest or charges were filed. Charges do not always result in convictions.
March 8
A 28-year-old woman reported a scam when she inquired about a rental home on Craigslist. The person made a listing on Craigslist was trying to rent a home that did not belong to him and wanted money sent via Western Union for first month's rent and deposit.
Jose Terriquez Montes, 28, was charged with operating while intoxicated and cited for failure to obey traffic control device.
March 6
A 15-year-old juvenile was charted with theft after a worker at Youth Homes of MidAmerica reported an iPod belonging to Johnston Community Schools had been stolen and recovered by a YHMA resident.
A 47-year-old woman reported a harassing phone call.
A 72-year-old woman reported an authorized signer on her account is taking money and making unauthorized payments.
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