Calling 911

• Oct. 19 – A man reported a vehicle passed by and a passenger threw out a pumpkin that hit his mailbox.

• Oct. 19 – A woman called from a bank to report a man was there and he believed he was a victim of fraud and theft.

• Oct. 19 – A woman reported the death of a 85-year-old man.

• Oct. 19 – A caller reported two people were trying to steal items from Sunshine Heating. They drove off in a blue Jeep Wrangler northbound on County Trunk K.

• Oct. 19 – A man reported two women had been hanging around his house and were trying to cash checks from his account.

• Oct. 19 – A caller requested a welfare check on a woman that has a man staying with her. The man was intoxicated, “not behaving” and was refusing to leave.

• Oct. 19 – A man reported smelling what seemed to be an electrical fire. He could not find the source and said it was hazy around the lights.

• Oct. 19 – Tomorrow’s Children in Waupaca reported a suspicious black GMC Suburban.

• Oct. 20 – A man reported his neighbor’s dog killed some of his chickens.

• Oct. 20 – A woman reported a neighbor’s dog came onto her property, got into a live trap and killed a raccoon.

• Oct. 20 – A woman reported that a man with mental health issued text messaged her and it read, “Tonight is the night.”

• Oct. 21 – A woman reported she received a call from a man asking for her deceased husband and he said to stop harassing his wife.

• Oct. 21 – A caller reported an older lady was pounding on her door and asking for a ride to the airport in Appleton. She offered money and kept repeating herself.

• Oct. 21 – A woman reported she believed that something bad was happening at a residence and was threatened by a man with a chainsaw two days ago.

• Oct. 21 – A caller reported a fire near the cemetery at State Highway 45 and Fields Road.

• Oct. 21 – A woman reported a Honda has two bikes strapped on the back and one flew off at hit a Toyota.

• Oct. 21 – A woman reported a man was not acting like himself. He hit her and threatened to kill himself.

• Oct. 22 – A man reported someone else was hunting on land that he leased and should not be out there. He also said he observed a human head on a stump while he was videotaping a bobcat and there was some “weird sh-t” going on out there.

• Oct. 22 – A man reported he helped his in-laws sell a trailer and he parked it by the mailbox with a $200 price tag. In the morning it was gone and he found a note: “Hi, I will buy your trailer, going to Schueller’s for breakfast, be back after to pay you.”

• Oct. 22 – ThedaCare in Neenah reported a Waupaca-area man was making homicidal threats to his ex-girlfriend and all people involved in a child custody court hearing.

• Oct. 22 – A woman reported that her daughter, a UWSP student, received a romantic letter sent to her home address from an anonymous author. The letter was a description of the daughter and a poem.

• Oct. 23 – A woman reported receiving a text messaged that stated some purchases were made with her credit card.

• Oct. 23 – A woman reported receiving a mailer with some feces in it.

• Oct. 23 – Oconto County Sheriff’s Department requested help finding a man staying at a house in New London.

• Oct. 23 – Speak Up, Speak Out, a crisis hotline for students, reported an anonymous tip that a girl tried to hang herself from a tree.

• Oct. 23 – The Chain Bar and Grill reported a man was sleeping in a Camaro with an empty beer bottle.

• Oct. 23 – A woman reported that her boyfriend was not letting her into the house. Both of them had been drinking.

• Oct. 24 – Fremont RV Campground reported problems with random vehicles coming into the property and hanging out. They are closed for the season.

• Oct. 24 – A man reported his neighbor dumps his yard waste onto his property and has been doing it for years.

• Oct. 24 – A woman reported her younger brother broke into her house and a destroyed a bunch of things.

• Oct. 24 – Bart’s Pizza Pub in Iola reported two men were refusing to leave and they were trying to fight people in the parking lot.

• Oct. 25 – Dollar General in Waupaca reported a customer paid with a counterfeit $100 bill.

• Oct. 25 – A woman reported a suspicious man wearing a hooded sweatshirt was walking north down High Street while screaming.

• There were 17 deer-related calls during this period. Eleven controlled burns were called in. ThedaCare New London reported a man was bit by his own dog and the next day, they reported a woman was bit by her dog.  Three black-and-white pigs were reported in a traffic lane. Two cows were reported walking northbound on State Highway 110. Two white dogs were reported running in traffic near Dey Road. A caller reported four horses roaming in the roadway. A caller reported a red dog was on Lakeshore Road and heading towards Clintonville. A caller reported three cows loose near Zastrow Road. Two horses were reported running wild near Highway 161 and County Trunk E.