Those of you who have been reading these know they are pure gold. Those of you new to this blog who might wonder wtf or think tl/dr, here’s why we read this:
12:32 a.m. — There is a report of five men on North Main Street yelling “Niger.” This is more likely to be a racist incident obscured by a spelling error than people practicing for a geography bee.
Taken from Foster’s Daily Democrat: the original is here.
ROCHESTER — The following items, based on entries in the Rochester Police Log, were selected from 875 calls for service from Dec. 29, 2009 to Jan. 3:
Tuesday, Dec. 29
5:04 a.m. — A horse clumps down the middle of Salmon Falls Road. Could it be the Bickfords’? Yes! (Hi, Richard.)
9:15 a.m. — Someone thinks horses on Evans Road should be checked on because an icy wind is blowing.
10:46 a.m. — A teenager punches a kitchen door on Lafayette Street and bravely heads off without a jacket.
1:16 p.m. — A tricolored beagle missing from Heaton Street has been spotted on Signal Street.
2:23 p.m. — Someone reports a trash toter theft at the station.
2:56 p.m. — A woman, five months pregnant, has been kicked in the stomach by her boyfriend, who has also allegedly tried to choke her. She is now at Frisbie.
5:19 p.m. — In a Portland Street apartment, three ladies yell at each other and bang stuff.
6:45 p.m. — The horses at the Meader Farm are still outside says a caller. It turns out that they choose to be. Equus toughus. The owner says they have a heated shelter they can wander in and out of as they please.
7:20 p.m. — An East Rochester woman experiences the need to be violent and is taken for an involuntary emergency admission exam.
9:19 p.m. — A Stillwater Circle woman reports harassment via constant texting by a former boyfriend.
10:08 p.m. — A dog bites someone on Heaton Street.
10:25 p.m. — Two people are head-butting each other at the American Legion.
10:30 p.m. — A black and brown bloodhound has taken off from Pink Street.
Wednesday, Dec. 30
1:47 a.m. — A vehicle has plunged into a snowbank on Rochester Hill Road. Here we go. A man and a woman are now yelling at each other.
7:55 a.m. — A man is assaulted on Congress Street by his brother-in-law.
8:32 a.m. — On Pickering Road, like everywhere, the weather’s awful snappy. A dog tied to his dog house is thought to be unhappy. (The ACO heads down the line and says the pooch is doing fine.)
8:52 a.m. — Not so fine are two cartons of cigarettes stolen from the Irving Circle K.
10:51 a.m. — At Norway Plains screaming and banging is traced to half a dozen people enjoying horseplay in a heated shelter.
2:53 p.m. — A German shepherd with an arthritic left hip has gone astray from Pine Grove Lane.
2:58 p.m. — Gang graffiti has arrived on an Academy Street fence.
4:30 p.m. — A black Saturn is burning rubber on Lafayette Street.
4:36 p.m. — On Gonic Main Street, a man with dark-rimmed glasses and an ear-flapping hat is mumbling suspiciously that he raped someone.
5:52 p.m. — A North Main Street landlord has allegedly barged into someone’s apartment.
Thursday, Dec. 31
12:07 a.m. — A noisemaker is warned on Church Street.
12:11 a.m. — Two teens in dark clothing pedal riskily along the middle of Milton Road.
12:48 a.m. — A cry of “Call the police” shatters the night on Winter Street. People are milling outside a house threatening a father and son.
9:01 a.m. — Neighbor one plows in neighbor two on the dirt part of Sampson Road. Now neighbor two will not be able to get her wood delivery in. If things get dire, remember the heated shelter.
10:48 a.m. — On Pine Street, a man is warned not to get out of his truck.
2:33 p.m. — A car takes out a mailbox on Rochester Avenue and heads for downtown.
4:34 p.m. — A German shepherd called Zizzy is hard of hearing and missing from Highland Street. If found, please call, the owner asks.
8:59 p.m. — Dogs are loose yet again on Maple Street and have reportedly just butchered a neighbor’s cat. Police records show six dogs registered at this residence, five of them being pit bulls.
10:41 p.m. — A disturbance erupts and spills into Rochester Hill Road. The caller says a woman seems to be deliberately trying to get hit by a car.
11:22 p.m. — At the China Palace, a lady grabs a hold of a gentleman and assaults him.
11:41 p.m. — Someone is reportedly acting weird on Lafayette Street. Dispatch hears a scream. Police arrive within minutes but all is OK
11:52 p.m. — Two ladies slug it out at the American Legion. One leaves, the other remains tight-lipped.
11:58 p.m. — Fireworks are going off on the deck at Wyandotte Falls. Two minutes early.
Friday, Jan. 1
12:00 a.m. — Happy New Year!
12:32 a.m. — There is a report of five men on North Main Street yelling “Niger.” This is more likely to be a racist incident obscured by a spelling error than people practicing for a geography bee.
12:40 a.m. — Five people, seeing officers leave the area, are now said to be throwing rocks and ice at a North Main apartment. Police return and find no traces of this.
1:42 a.m. — New Year revelers are warned at Norway Plains.
4:37 a.m. — An ex-husband bangs a Lafayette Street door and alarms the mother and children within.
6:32 a.m. — A Crow Hill Road gentleman has been slapped and his bedroom trashed. He has now retreated to a bathroom to escape the wrath of a lady. Eight other people are in the house, and dispatch can hear men and women yelling and the sound of items being smashed.
12:44 p.m — A husband is baaack on Lafayette Street. Police head out to serve papers.
3:52 p.m. — Yelling occurs at the Riviera Motel.
4:59 p.m. — Man ties dog to Church Street porch. Dog chews up Church Street porch. Landlord would like to chew out man.
8:06 p.m. — A loud music blaster is warned at Suncrest Realty Apartments.
10:35 p.m. — A Glenwood Avenue woman says an ex-boyfriend has called to say he is coming with friends to beat her up. Three minutes later a second caller reports a large fight. Someone is being beaten with a crutch. A woman screams, Don’t, don’t, don’t,” while someone else is yelling, “Punch her in the face.”
11:59 p.m. — The first day of the New Year in Rochester draws to a close.
Saturday, Jan. 2
12:14 a.m. — Furniture is banged around and children scream and yell inside a Lafayette Street apartment. A woman tells police she “lost something small” and was upset.
12:13 p.m. — Money and meds were stolen from a vehicle parked on Washington Street last night.
1:14 p.m. — Fraudulent credit card use is reported at the station.
2:51 p.m. — A black Chihuahua called Peanut has gone AWOL from Crown Point Road.
4:14 p.m. — A woman who shoplifted goods to the tune of $4 in George & Ed’s has been caught on video. She comes back later and makes a scene.
4:35 p.m. — A Unitil technician is sorely abused when he tries to service a Dublin Way gas meter that has had its lock cut off. Rather than wait for police to get clear from other calls, a second technician joins the first. This does the trick.
9:33 p.m. — A Lambert Court woman has just had a death threat from a relative.
Sunday, Jan. 3
1:48 p.m. — One lady throws another lady to the ground on Eastern Avenue. An ambulance is required.
3:47 p.m. — Copper piping is stolen during a burglary on Maple Street.
7:10 p.m. — A woman watches her own vehicle become the target of a hit-and-run driver on Lafayette Street.
8:14 p.m.— Day Lily kids come out to play, a house is egged two times today.
10:50 p.m. — One man tries to stab another during a fight on Heaton Street.
11:09 p.m. — The sounds of banging and yelling seep through a Harrison Street wall.
