Attempted Robbery at Subway

Attempted robbery

A man handed a note to an employee at the on W. 117th Street demanding the money in the cash register, or he would “blow her head off” at around 4 p.m. June 27. The employee called his bluff, and the man took off running north on W. 117th Street. Police were unable to catch up with the man.

Police called for poetry

Police received a call that a man and woman were “running up and down” Detroit Avenue yelling at around 2:30 a.m. June 26. Turns out they were reciting poetry while waiting for a bus.

Dumping grass at the neighbor’s

A resident of a home in the 1200 block of Elbur Avenue told police that her neighbor was dumping grass clippings on her lawn at around 1 p.m. June 26. Officers told them it was a civil issue.

Disturbance

A man told police that two men tried to “jump him” in the 16900 Hilliard Road at around 8:30 p.m. June 26. Police were unable to catch the men.

Burglary

A resident in an apartment in the 16200 block of Madison Avenue told someone broke in the night before on June 27. Nothing was reported stolen.

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