Weekly Police Blotter: Jan. 8-14, 2019
January 11
Smoke pot, ask questions later
At 12:35 a.m., a 48-year-old Wisconsin Rapids woman called to ask the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department if a 38-year-old man she had just spent time with was a sex offender. She then admitted to having just bought a bunch of drugs from the same man and smoking it together.
January 12
Cat on the loose
At 2:56 p.m., an animal complaint came in regarding a cat in the area of the 3300 block of 14th St. South. The complaint states that a cat is roaming the neighborhood, killing wildlife. The complainant stated that they have attempted to talk with the cat’s owner but she does not listen. They are requesting an officer speak with the woman about watching over her cat.
Drugs and knives at work
At 9:54 p.m., an employee of a restaurant located on Eighth St. South in Wisconsin Rapids, called to report that a coworker had come to work that evening using drugs and that the employee had a pink Adidas bag that was full of bloody knives because he had used them on someone.
January 13
Loose lug nuts
At 12:38 p.m., a Juneau County woman reported that on Jan. 12, while she was parked in a business parking lot on Baker Street, someone had loosened the lug nuts on her driver side front wheel. The damaged occurred sometime that day between 1-6 p.m. There are no known suspects at this time.
January 14
Day drinking
At 9:16 a.m., an employee of a gas station on Baker Drive in Wisconsin Rapids reported that a man had come into the gas station, purchased beer, and then sat in his vehicle in the parking lot. He then left the parking lot at a high rate of speed.
Phone threats
At 11:43 a.m., A Wisconsin Rapids woman reported receiving threatening and harassing text messages from a 46-year-old man who used to rent a property from her. The man had called seven times on Jan. 10 threatening to take her to court.
Stuck in the truck
At 10:22 p.m., a Wisconsin Rapids man called police after his wife, who was highly intoxicated, tried to break a window out of his truck. He stated that he and the kids were outside locked in his truck and his wife, a 36-year-old woman, was out of control.