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Jill Jones reported at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, cash and two cell phones missing from her residence in the 1000 block of Tremont Street. Jones suspected a guest visiting her residence took the items.
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Misty Garcia reported at 2:09 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, the rear license plate was missing from her vehicle.
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Lisa Sobelman reported at 3:07 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, her juvenile son was assaulted by another child as he walked home from school. The matter was referred to the Juvenile Office.
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An employee at J.W. Walker and Sons reported at 3:28 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, scrap metal was stolen from their recycling bin at Briggs and Stratton.
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Officers tried at 3:38 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, to stop a stolen motorcycle seen driving on South Westwood Boulevard. The motorcycle fled, but it fell over at Maud Street. The driver ran a short distance before he was caught and taken into custody. Curtis Dugas, 34, of Van Buren was booked on charges of tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest. He was lodged in the Butler County jail.
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Wesley Taylor reported at 4:28 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, he was bitten by a dog at a residence in the 2600 block of Roxie Drive. Taylor sought treatment for the injury at the emergency room.
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Officers responded at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, to the 1900 block of South Broadway for a fight between two adult females. The parties separated before officers arrived on the scene. No injury was reported and no charges were filed.
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Kim Tompkins reported at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, bedroom furniture missing after she moved out of a residence in the 300 block of East Henry Street.
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Misty Haley reported at 6:02 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, her estranged husband confronted her at a residence in the 1500 block of Grand Street and threatened her.
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Ashley Risner, 33, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 7:36 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at her residence in the 1100 block of Fairmount Street. Risner was booked on a charge of misusing 911 and lodged in the Butler County jail.
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Johnny Norton reported at 8:08 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, a riding mower stolen from his residence in the 900 block of Apple Street.