Crime & Safety

Turkey Takes a Break in the Bed of a Pickup Truck

Plus, men loitering and porch damaged in a hit-and-run.

Sunday, June 7

At 1:14 a.m., a report of fireworks being used came in; it was determined to be unfounded.

At 1:20 a.m., a caller reported “several males loitering” at the former Gulf Station at Norfolk and Paradise. They had run out of gas.

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At 6:14 a.m., a man called 911 and said he had five women in his house and the didn’t want to leave. It was discovered to be an issue of low blood sugar and family members were on the scene.

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At 8:27 a.m., a caller reported an injured turkey in the bed of a pickup truck. The bird turned out to be uninjured and was just sitting in the truck.

At 8:01 p.m, a woman reported a past hit-and-run that had left damage to her porch.

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