The following information is summarized from the records of city, county and state police agencies.
Jail Bookings
No new bookings were reported Friday at the Fulton County Jail.
Police Incidents
Suspicious
• At 6:25 a.m. Thursday, a man residing at 2555 E. State Road 110 reported that someone possibly stole his trash earlier that morning. He did not believe it was picked up by a trash service due to where the container was left and boot tracks being found in his driveway.
Theft
• At 10:32 a.m. Thursday, an officer responded to 8260 W. State Road 14 on the report of a theft.
Harassment
• At 12:02 p.m. Thursday, a women requested to speak with an officer about allegedly being stalked. She was subsequently advised to file for a protective order.
Wrecks
• Shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday, police responded to a minor two-vehicle wreck in the 1400 block of East Ninth Street.
• A truck driven by Dalton Shultz, 17, of Rochester, left the road and hit a tree around 9 p.m. Thursday in the area of county roads 450 East and 550 North.
Animal call
• At 4:03 p.m. Thursday, police received a report that a loose dog got into a yard under a fence at 905 Sanford Drive and bit another dog. The owner came and retrieved the dog and was later issued a warning to keep it on a leash.
Leaving the scene
• At 5:46 p.m. Thursday, police received a report that someone in a red truck drove away after rear-ending a vehicle at Main Street and Rochester Crossing Drive.
Property damage
• At 6:13 p.m. Thursday, a woman reported that the driver of a white utility truck crossed over the center line and hit the mirror of her vehicle. She attempted to follow the truck to get a license plate number, but lost it.
Ankle monitor
• At 7:13 p.m. Thursday, Marshall County Community Corrections requested police attempt to locate a man at a residence in the 200 block of West Third Street after he allegedly cut off his ankle monitor. He was unable to be located.
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