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Unhappy father: A man in the 500 block of Woodland told police a man "came up behind him and struck him in the back of the neck with a closed fist," Thursday. He said he didn't know his attacker, but his neighbor admitted she'd called her ex after their son told her the other man's son "chased him and eventually shot him" with a BB gun his father had given him. Police said there was no visible sign the man had been punched and he refused treatment, but his wife said she'd seen him get hit. He told police he'd like to pursue charges, so the report was forwarded to the prosecutor's office for review.
Charged: Walmart employees reported a man fleeing the store and boarding an SVRTA bus with items he hadn't paid for, Thursday. Police stopped the bus and located a man with whom they'd already had several encounters that day and said he had a TV, microwave and other items. They asked him to exit the bus and speak with them but he refused, so they detained him and took him to the cruiser anyway while they waited for a Walmart employee to arrive on scene and identify him and the items in his possession, which were valued at $268. Police said Damion Irizarry, 47, no fixed address, was subsequently arrested on a theft charge, but because he'd been refused at the jail earlier due to space limitations, he was issued a summons to appear in court Tuesday.
Unfortunate: A woman came to her mother's home and wanted to get her children and take them back to Brilliant with her, but her mother refused to turn them over because "(she) has been running around all day and night with another (person) and doing drugs," Friday. The grandmother said the kids have been staying with her since Mother's Day due to their parents' marital issues, and their father wanted her to keep them while he worked. When they spoke with the kids' mother again, she reiterated she wanted to take them home with her but didn't have a ride. Police told her the children were safe and the best place for them was their grandmother's, since their dad approved it.
No give, just take: A disturbance reported in the 800 block of University Boulevard turned out to be a homeowner screaming at an employee of a company hired to clear the bank of overgrowth, Friday. The employee said when they started, a man came out of his house "screaming at them" because he didn't want grass blowing on his vehicle, which was parked in the roadway. They asked him if he would move it but he refused. To calm the screaming man the workers told police they'd use hand tools around his vehicle, and police told the screaming man to leave them alone so they could do their job.
Cited: Pershing Avenue homeowners told police someone was sleeping on their porch, Friday. Kian McCormick, 23, 1530 Ridge Ave., Steubenville, was put on an intoxication hold at the Jefferson County Justice Center and issued a summons for public intoxication, police said. McCormick told deputies he'd been drinking and thought he was at a different friend's house when he passed out on the back porch.
Mom must be proud: A Maryland Avenue woman said she heard her door being kicked open, Friday. She didn't see anyone, but a neighbor told police he heard a group of juveniles say "Chevy, you won't do it" and then saw a youth run up on the porch and kick the door open before they all ran to Carnegie Street and turned toward Wellesley.
Birds and bees talk: Police convinced a boy who was refusing to go out of town with his mother and siblings that it would be the smart thing to do, Friday. His mother said she'd caught a girl in his room with him late at night and now she doesn't trust him to be home alone.
Wasn't smart: A man who's already been banned from JMHA property defied a no contact order and entered his former girlfriend's home, Saturday. She said he'd been outside her back door yelling so she went upstairs and shut her door, but heard her window open and believed he'd entered her apartment and left when he realized she was calling police. Dispatchers checked surveillance footage and said it showed him entering and leaving the woman's home through a window.
Out of luck: An Oregon Avenue resident said he returned home to find all of his belongings gone, Friday. He told police he was arrested a couple weeks ago and when he got back discovered his clothing, chains, rings and other personal belongings were gone. He said he didn't know if they were stolen or thrown away.
Free throw: A McKinley Avenue resident told police her neighbor knocked her son's basketball hoop over, damaging her vehicle, Thursday. Police said there was some paint transfer, but neighbors told them the hoop was blocking the man's driveway and when he asked the kids to move their hoop they'd refused, so he moved it himself and laid it on the ground.
Charged: Aaliyah Barnhart, 24, 1130 Oak Grove Ave., Steubenville, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct/public intoxication, May 16. Barnhart was taken into custody after she and a friend were repeatedly warned they'd be arrested if they returned to a downtown business they'd been asked to leave, police said. An employee told police two women came in while she was mopping the floor and began yelling because they didn't see a "wet floor" sign. Police said the pair went outside "and continued to yell" until an officer arrived. Both admitted they'd been drinking, and police allege Barnhart "appeared to be intoxicated." The pair told police they were unhappy about the sign not being out and insisted the clerk had yelled at them and the manager wouldn't give them the phone number to the corporate office. They were ordered off the property, but the two told police they wanted to stay in the area and "wait for the manager to arrive in two hours." Police said Barnhart's license was recently suspended and her friend had only a temporary permit, so they made the women park the car and get a ride home. Police allege Barnhart returned to the property a short time later and allegedly walked into the store and grabbed two Slim Jims and exited, only to open the door and throw them in the store. They allege Barnhart struggled and resisted officers when they took her into custody, and refused to get in the cruiser and was "kicking her leg out of the door so it could not be shut."
Unlicensed: A car with no taillights on was spotted on Belleview Boulevard near Sunset, and when they stopped the car police discovered a juvenile with no license at the wheel, Friday. The youth was cited for the violation and turned over to his mother.
Pedaler pushed: A bicyclist told police he was pedaling through the intersection of Seventh and Franklin streets when he was struck by a vehicle, Friday. He said the driver got out and moved the bike off the roadway and asking him if he was okay, then got back in his car and left the scene. He complained of left knee and back pain and was taken to the hospital, police said.
Cited: The driver of a white Nissan Titan who allegedly struck a house in the 600 block of Webster Alley told police he didn't know what to do so he left, Thursday. Police said there was minor damage to the man's concrete wall and wooden fence above the wall, and said he had a video that clearly showed the driver exiting the Titan and assessing the damage before leaving. Thomas Cunningham, 25, Chicago, was pulled over on Fifth Street at Adams Street and cited for leaving the scene, police said.
Funny money: A pizza shop manager told police someone tried to pay one of her drivers with a bogus $100 bill, and when her driver examined the bill snatched it back and told the driver "get off my block," Friday. The driver left with the pizza, she said.
Problem child: The mother of an unruly juvenile said he's "using marijuana, sneaking out of the house late at night and taking money from her without permission," Friday. She said she's tried to correct the issue on her own but nothing is working.
Kids play: A South Fourth Street resident was upset because a woman brought her daughter to visit, and while the child was playing on the porch she broke a chair, triggering an argument with her mother, Friday. Police said they were trying to talk to the girl's mother but the homeowner "continued to argue and yell," so she ended up taking her daughter and leaving which calmed things.
Low blow: A North Fourth Street resident said a woman known to her "stole food from her freezer and her wheelchair," Friday. She said the woman sold the wheelchair to a scrap dealer.
Had enough: A woman working at a store in the mall told police her ex-husband is "calling the store non-stop," Friday. She said she'd follow up with the prosecutor if it continues.
Be smarter: A city resident traveling with a plastic bag containing several oxycodone pills told police he had valid prescriptions, Friday. Family members arrived with the proof they needed, and police advised him that carrying a controlled substance in a bag isn't a good idea and he should leave his pills in the bottle.
Concerned: A resident in the 400 block of South Fifth Street said she heard "some kind of disturbance" behind her home, Friday. She told police a black truck pulled up and she heard arguing, then two bangs before leaving. Police checked the area but couldn't find anything out of the ordinary.