December 24, 2018
- A caller said “his step-daughter was at his house, and he needed assistance.” Officers responded and learned that “a fight had occurred between” the step-daughter, “her brother and her father.”
- Veronica Zaiah Gloto, 31, 315 Seventh St., Perry, was arrested on a charge of driving under suspension.
- A caller said “her ex-husband still has not brought back her 3-year-old daughter,” “has not responded to her messages” and “has not told her when he will bring her back.” An officer responded and suggested that the caller “make contact with Des Moines Police Department to possibly do a welfare check to see if he is home now.”
- A caller said she “noticed a dog in a vehicle about an hour ago,” and “it is still there now.” Officers responded, made contact with the registered owner of the vehicle and “advised him of the complaint.” The owner said “he is there visiting family” and “will check on the dog.”
- A caller said the “sewer is backing up in their basement, and it appears to be from the city’s sewer.” An officer responded and notifed the Perry Public Works Department.
- A caller said “she was going to her car” in the parking lot of a local retail store, and a man began “yelling at her to put the cart in the cart slot.” The caller said “she got into her car, but he was still there yelling at her.” An officer responded but did not find the yelling man.
- A caller asked whether an officer of the Perry Police Department would “respond to speak to her 13-year-old son, who is not listening to her and back talking” and “is refusing to help her.” An officer “responded, spoke with the child about his behavior and that he should listen to his mother.”
- A caller said he lost his billfold and “wants an officer to respond to check the camera at” a local retail store. Officers responded.
- A juvenile was issued a citation for first-offense minor in possession of tobacco.
- A caller reported “a sick opossum.” Officers responded and “transported the opossum to the water treatment plant to be put down.”
- A caller said someone “was being aggressive toward her and that he wouldn’t let her leave or get in her car.” Officers responded, and “both parties were advised to separate for the night.”
- A caller said “his two brothers are fighting.” Officers responded, “separated the two and spoke with the brothers,” one of whom “was intoxicated,” and “his girlfriend came and took him home.”
- A caller reported “two juveniles in her yard with flashlights and that they had been rummaging through their neighbor’s garage.” Officers responded and “spoke to the kids,” who said “they were just looking for their phone.”
- A caller asked for a welfare check on his mother. The caller said his mother “has a history of alcoholism, depressions, attempted suicide by cop and has flashbacks from deployment, potentially causing her to view officers as threats.” Officers responded but were “unable to make contact with her.”
- A caller said “there was a party down the street from him, and there was loud music playing.” Officers responded, “found the house the music was coming from” and “gave a verbal warning.”
*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
