POLICE

ACTIVITY REPORTS

Law enforcement agencies provided these reports of their activities this past week. Routine activities such as patrols, inspections, training, report-writing, and assistance to other agencies are excluded. Dates may reflect starting or ending dates of officers’ shifts rather than actual dates of occurrence.

HILLSBORO

July 7 — Matthew McJimsey, 29, Hillsboro, was arrested on a warrant issued for his failure to appear in Hillsboro Municipal Court. Police transported a juvenile found in Lawrence back to Hillsboro. Drivers were warned for an unspecified infraction in the 400 block of N. Ash St. and for speeding in Memorial Park. Police patrolled Tabor College on foot.

July 8 — A homeless person reportedly camped out at the city’s recycling center was not found. A fire alarm in the 200 block of S. Elm St. proved to be a false alarm

July 9 — A homeless person at Casey’s General Store was removed at the store’s request and taken by police to Abilene. A dog was reported loose in the 300 block of E. D St. Police helped the Department of Children and Families and Wichita police with investigations. A driver was warned for speeding at Prairie Pointe Ct. and D St. No problems were found in checking on an alarm at Bomgaars.

Thursday — Reported accumulation of trash reported in the 200 block of N. Lincoln St. was not found. No problems were found in checking on an alarm at Hillsboro Hometown Pharmacy. Police patrolled Main St. on foot and checked drivers’ speed with radar on S. Main St.

Friday — Keys found on Main St. were returned to their owner. Drivers were warned for speeding in the 400 block of N. Ash St. and for having no taillights at Main St. and Grand Ave.

Saturday — An autistic 9-year-old boy who wandered away from his home in the 100 block of S. Lincoln St. after dark was found by a family member near his home after Hillsboro and Marion police and Hillsboro firefighters searched for 1¼ hours using thermal imaging and a drone. A driver at Birch and C Sts. was warned for not displaying a license plate.

Sunday — A water leak at Date and D Sts. was reported to the city water department. A dog loose in the 400 block of S. Birch St. was returned to its owner. Drivers were warned for speeding at US-56 and Ash St. and for running a stop sign at Ash and 3rd Sts. A hard-to-see bicyclist without reflective clothing on US-56 at Chisholm Trail Dr. was told to stay out of traffic lanes. Police met with a resident about a civil issue.

MARION

July 7 — A dog loose in the 400 block of Walnut St. was picked up by its owner. Drivers were warned for defective license plate lights in the 100 block of N. Coble St. and near US-56 and Timber Rd., for running a stop sign at Main and Roosevelt Sts., and for speeding near US-56 and Cedar St.

July 8 — A disturbance in the 400 block of S. Roosevelt St. resulted in two arrests — those of a 41-year-old woman suspected of domestic battery and of an 18-year-old male suspected of battery and child endangerment. Three dogs loose near Lincoln and Sherman Sts. were returned to their owner. Drivers were warned for speeding near Main and 3rd St. and for failing to signal a tern near Main and Freeborn Sts.

July 9 — A burglary in the 100 block of S. Cedar St. led to the arrest in the 600 block of S. Freeborn St. of a 14-year-old juvenile suspected of aggravated burglary and criminal trespassing and of a 15-year-old suspected of aggravated burglary. Police talked to a resident of the 400 block of S. Freeborn St. about a scam. Suspicious activity reported at 1st and Burbridge Sts. was not found.

Thursday — Police helped a motorist with a dead battery at the courthouse and helped deputies with a traffic stop near US-56/77 and 250th Rd.

Friday — Police investigated collisions in the parking lots of Casey’s General Store and the Sports and Aquatics Center, answered questions about an eviction notice in the 100 block of Billings St., and spoke to a resident of the 400 block of Walnut St. about possible abuse that apparently did not happen. A driver was warned for having a defective tag light and ticketed for having no liability insurance near US-56 and Cedar St. Another driver was warned for having a defective headlight at the same location. Police helped with traffic control at a fatality accident on US-77 near 140th Rd.

Saturday — Police helped with investigation of a fatality at US-50 and Nighthawk Rd. and joined in a search for a missing 9-year-old who was found safe in Hillsboro.

Sunday — A dog loose in the 100 block of S. Roosevelt St. was picked up by its owner. Police helped with an injury accident at the US-56/77/K-150 roundabout. Drivers were warned for failing to signal a turn near US-56 and Cedar St. and for having a defective tag light near US-56 and Timber Rd.