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December 17, 2009

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A man with a cloth over his face was seen reaching out to passing cars.

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December 10, 2009

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Complainant called police for help because he was unable to get out of his car - a pit bull would not let him out.

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December 3, 2009

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our people were seen in a shopping-mall parking lot trying to sell turkeys to supermarket customers. All four were riding bikes.

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November 25, 2009

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A man shopping at a department store took four designer shirts and began walking toward the exit. When a security guard tried to stop him, he ran out the door to a waiting car, and as he jumped inside, he yelled at the driver to, "Go, go, go."

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November 19, 2009

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A caller reported that a dog had been constantly barking in an adjacent apartment. The caller told officers that the apartment in which the dog was housed also held the circuit breakers for the entire building and said he believed it was illegal for a dog to be in there.

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November 12, 2009

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November 12, 2009

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A cosmetics store manager said two women walked into the store, placed 13 bottles of perfume into a basket, dumped the basket into their purses and walked out the door.

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November 5, 2009

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A husband and wife returned to their home and noticed that nearly $200,000 worth of jewelry and silver flatware had been stolen. They found a small pry mark on their sliding glass door, and the latch had been broken.

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October 29, 2009

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Complainant called police to report a strange dog was trying to get into her house.

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October 22, 2009

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Complainant said someone was walking in between houses, asking for money.

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October 15, 2009

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A church employee said someone had entered the church and stolen $10 in change from a closet. The thief also moved a wheelchair and scribbled some unknown things on a dry-erase board. Deputies were able to pull fingerprints from the wheelchair.

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October 8, 2009

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A sandwich-shop employee allowed a man to use the store's phone. The employee recognized the man, because he often hangs out in front of the shop. The phone is located near the counter, where a tip jar sits. After the man hung up the phone and left, the employee noticed the tip jar was empty.

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October 1, 2009

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A woman said someone stole a spear gun from her pool deck.

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September 24, 2009

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A deputy who responded to a call about a box truck that backed into a ditch found the driver standing in the middle of the road, throwing his belongings to the ground 'for no apparent reason.'

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September 17, 2009

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A man parked his car in a public beach parking lot. He left it unlocked with a wallet and MP3 player inside. When he returned to the car, the items were no longer there.

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September 10, 2009

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A supermarket employee stopped two teenage girls after they took two bandages from a box.

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September 3, 2009

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A man called police to report that his 17-year-old daughter went to a neighbor's house and received a tattoo.

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August 27, 2009

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August 20, 2009

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A man walked out of a bar without paying his $52 bar tab. He drank eight Budweisers and five vodka cocktails. The manager followed him outside and gave him one last chance to pay his tab. The man began to argue with the manager and then got in his pickup truck and drove away. But he forgot one very important thing, he left his driver's license at the bar when he opened the tab.

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August 13, 2009

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n apartment complex manager reported someone discharged a fire extinguisher near the pool area and that some of the contents got into the hot tub, which will need to be drained and cleaned. There were no witnesses.

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August 6, 2009

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July 23, 2009

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A woman in the beach parking lot saw a man and woman standing by her car and pushing a note through a crack in the window.

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July 16, 2009

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A person reported a man knocked on his door and said he was an Army Ranger and needed a ride. When the person closed the door, the man started yelling and eventually left.

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July 9, 2009

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A fire broke out in a bathroom stall in a movie theater restroom. The theater manager said the flames nearly rose above the stall walls, but the fire was quickly extinguished

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July 2, 2009

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A man was nice enough to invite an acquaintance to his home to hang out during a rain storm. And this is how he's paid back.

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June 25, 2009

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A man reported his car was sitting in his driveway overnight, when it was burglarized.

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June 18, 2009

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June 11, 2009

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June 4, 2009

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May 28, 2009

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May 21, 2009

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May 14, 2009

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May 7, 2009

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April 30, 2009

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April 23, 2009

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