Construction Trailer Broken Into, Stolen Coats: Johnston Police Blotter

Editor's note: All information below is provided by the Johnston Police Department in incident reports through Jan. 31. Dates below are when the incident was reported or occurred, not when an arrest or charges were filed. Charges do not always result in convictions. All individuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty.

Jan. 30
All Pro Concrete reported someone had pried open their construction trailer door and taken tools and other items for the trailer. The approximate loss was over $2,500.

A 39-year-old man reported a man had taken his coats from a bar. Officer made contact with the male subject and retrieved one coat. Victim did not want charges, worked out arrangements to get the other coat.

Jan. 31
A 45-year-old man reported a phone scam that involved a man claiming to be a representative from his existing satellite service company. The victim reported a loss of over $500.

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