Police Calls: January 22, 2025

On Jan. 8 around 4:30 in the afternoon a Port Edwards caller described a strange call they had received that was concerning. The caller ID suggested a female caller, however the voice on the other end was male. The male caller stated he wanted to make a donation, and when asked where he would like to make a donation, the male caller replied “maybe a casket, because people there are going to die.”
On Jan 8. a Grand Rapids citizen called with concerns about a house sitter. The caller hired a house sitter to watch their home while they were out of the country for work, but the house sitter was now refusing to leave.
On Jan. 9 at 5:40 in the evening a Saratoga caller reported a 14 year old male in a grocery store that was only wearing a hooded sweatshirt, the 14 year old mentioned his parents had locked him out of his house.
On Jan 10. at 1:30 in the afternoon a caller in Auburndale requested police to be in the area and pull over a male who was reported to not have properly buckled in a 3 year old child.
On Jan. 10 at 1:40 in the afternoon a caller from Pittsville High School requested police after a student became uncooperative and refused to follow school rules while cursing at staff members.

On Jan. 10 a caller from Marshfield High School reported a student attempting to run away from school and refused to get onto the bus.
On Jan. 12 at 6:43 in the evening a Grand Rapids caller reported threaning messages from a customer. The customer, who was a regular to the store, came into the store and purchased something not typical to his usual transaction. The customer had not been to the store in a while, therefore an employee asked the customer where they had been since it had been a while since they had seen the customer in the store. The customer stated they no longer shopped there due to being asked to show identification. The customer then stated the next place to ask for identifcation was going to get “shot up.” The customer stated that their gun was ready. The customer left prior to police arrival but was captured on camera.
On Jan. 14 at 7:53 in the morning a caller in Marshfield reported a car that had been flipped over in a field, which in the process had taken out three posts. The car had plates removed from it. There were footprints around the vehicle, but the vehicle was found empty.
On Jan. 14 at 7:36 in the evening Grand Rapids Police responded to a call regarding the caller’s brother and his girlfriend who were going into the property of the caller’s parents and taking things.