Police Log: Knifepoint Robber Takes $60-80

On Sunday, Jan 8, an officer responded to a report of an armed robbery near 65 Winthrop Street. The victim told police that, while walking near Winthrop Street, a black male came out of an alley. The suspect said “ha Buddy,” the report said, “then flipped open a five-inch silver colored knife and asked the victim ‘what do you have?’” According to a police report, the victim then took $60-80 out of his wallet and gave it to the suspect, who then fled on Winthrop Street toward Monument Square.

On Tuesday, Jan. 3, a resident visited the police department to report that she had had an ongoing problem with a neighbor in her condo building. The resident reported that she had recently found an envelope containing dog feces in her mailbox. The victim also reported receiving a letter advising her “how to dispose of her dogs [sic] excrements appropriately.

Other notable entries:

Tuesday, Jan. 3

• Police responded to a report of a theft of property or valuables worth more than $200 from an O’Meara Court building.

Wednesday, Jan. 4

• Police responded to a report of a driver leaving a car accident causing property damage in City Square.
• A 1st Avenue resident reported that someone broke into the resident’s home during the day but stole nothing.

Thursday, Jan. 5

• Officers responded to a .

Friday, Jan. 6

• A victim reported that a suspect had made threats to bodily harm to the victim.

Saturday, Jan 7.

• Officers arrested two men on Russell Street and charged them with drug and weapons offenses.