SMALL TOWN CRIME WAVE 11.29.10

November 21st Village of Bonduel
A woman on East Mill Street called police to report that a dog belonging to a neighbor has been running around and had "crapped by her mailbox".

November 17th City of Portage
Officers were called to Walgreen's where a 34-year-old woman was caught in the act of shoplifting a Fushigi Magic Gravity Ball.

November 23rd City of Shawano
Police were called to the Shawano County Job Center on East Elizabeth Street where a potential job seeker was using the Job Center computers to look at porn.

November 20th Village of Bonduel
Police were dispatched to a North Cecil Street residence after receiving a call from a woman who wanted to report that her husband is hiding her glasses, pouring water on the bed and taking the blankets.

November 21st City of Waupun
A woman called 911 to report that her hat and gloves were stolen from the bowling alley on Main Street. She refused to give her name or tell police where she was. According to police, she sounded very intoxicated and just kept yelling and swearing.

November 11th Village of Mukwonago
Parents were notified and extra patrols were added to the area around Rolling Elementary School after a suspicious incident where a man in his early 50's on highway NN threw a ball over the fence of the school grounds. After the incident made the news, a local pastor came forward and explained that he was driving down the road when he saw the ball in a ditch and as a good deed threw it back over the fence. No charges were filed against the pastor.

November 26th City of Madison
A 21-year-old Middleton woman was arrested when she threatened other shoppers while waiting in line at the Toys R Us store. Several hundred shoppers were in line just after 10 p.m., when the woman attempted to move to the front of the line. When she was confronted by other shoppers, she made threats to retrieve a gun and shoot the shoppers. No gun was found, and the woman, who was not named, was arrested and taken to the Dane County Jail. According to police, "She's now spending her shopping money to post bond".