Perry Police Report Oct. 26

October 25, 2017

• A caller was “upset that the neighbors to the west of her do not pick up their junk, causing it to blow over to her house. She is regularly picking up trash and is fed up with it.” An officer responded.
• A caller said “she locked her keys in the car with her 1- and 3-year-olds in it.” The caller said the “keys are not in the ignition.” An officer responded and unlocked the vehicle.
• A caller “wanted to speak to someone about gunshots he heard this weekend.” An officer responded.
• A caller said she “left her grocery bags and wallet in her apartment” while she went shopping, and “when she came back all her stuff, including her wallet, was gone.” The caller called again and said she “found her belongings.”
• A caller reported “a hurt swan at the elementary school.” An officer responded and “moved the swan to a grassy area where it would not get run over.” The Iowa Department of Natural Resources was notified, and someone “who rehabilitates wildlife” responded and “requested an officer assist her.” Officers responded.
• A caller reported “the westbound lights on First and Willis were not working.” The Perry Public Works Department was notified.
• A caller from a local retail store said “they have had a phone at their store for a week, and no one’s picked it up.” Officers responded.
• A caller said “he received a letter regarding some timber he has in his backyard.” The caller said “he can’t do anything about it because he has lost his eyesight, and his wife just had surgery.” An officer responded, inspected the letter and advised the caller to “make contact with the compliance officer in the morning to see what his options are.” The caller said “he was okay with the city taking the timber if it wasn’t going to cost too much.”
• A caller from a local business “said sometimes they leave camper compartments unlocked, and people have been getting into tothem and setting items removed from the compartments under the campers.” An officer responded.
• A caller said she owned rental property and wanted to speak with an officer about the eviction process and seeking redress for damage to an apartment unit. An officer responded.
• A caller said “someone was just at his residence in his garage.” Officers responded and learned the caller’s former roommate “was just getting her belongings from the garage.” Officers stood by while the former roommate gathered her things.

*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.