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The following is a list of calls, provided by the Forest Grove Police Department, that officers responded to during the past week.

Feb. 7

* Several callers reported hearing loud bangs, booms, explosions, and other popping noises throughout the day. Officers found witnesses who reported seeing kids lighting fireworks, but the sources were unable to be located.

* Police responded to a medical call which turned into a family disturbance involving between 30 to 40 people. There was no crime at the scene.

* Officers assisted WCSO deputies on a disturbance involving a man with a knife. The man was arrested.



Feb. 8

* A store clerk called to report that a man had stolen laxatives valued at $5.50. Police identified the suspect through security video.

* A caller reported that mariachi music with excessive bass had been playing all day and into the evening, keeping his children from sleeping.

* Officers assisted Washington County deputies and Oregon State Police at a head-on crash in which both vehicles rolled on Gales Creek Road.



Feb. 9

* A caller reported the theft of a 3-foot tall, 100-pound concrete rooster from her porch. No suspect information was available.

* A caller reported that his uncle just shot his aunt, stating he locked himself in a bathroom with the victim. Officers responded to the call and shut down surrounding areas. Police made contact with the occupants of the home, who were fully cooperative and stated no such incident had occurred. Eventually it was discovered that the caller had falsely reported the shooting as a prank on someone within his online gaming community. Police would like to remind the public that calling in false reports as pranks, or "swatting," is serious, dangerous, and a waste of police resources that can result in incarceration.



Feb. 10

* A man called and told a dispatcher that people were trying to run him out of the country. The man's son got on the line and apologized, stating that his father had been drinking.

* An angry man was cursing about what was wrong with Forest Grove after getting kicked out of a bar and told not to return.

* Safeway confronted a woman who tried walking out of the store with a full cart of stolen groceries.



Feb. 11

* Police responded to a burglary alarm at a cannabis processing plant.

* A caller reported that pranksters had phoned stating her mother had been in a car crash.

* An officer stopped a vehicle and called for a drug K9 after developing information that there might be drugs in the car. The dog found drugs behind the seat on the passenger side. The driver, a female, was arrested and taken to jail. While at the jail, the driver admitted she had more drugs hidden inside her. Upon a body cavity search, more drugs were found.



Feb. 12

* A caller reported two people about to engage in sexual activity at a local park. Police found two women not doing anything that matched the caller's description.

* A subject reported having a dream of being sexually assaulted by a priest 30 years prior that they thought might have been real.

* A resident reported a very loud and strange noise that could not be explained and made a video of it. Officers could not confirm the source but suspect a pipe or valve of some type was being turned on under pressure.



Feb. 13

* Officers responded to a car that had been driven into a pole near Gales Way and 23rd Avenue. The driver was transported to the hospital.

* An intoxicated man called to request a welfare check on his intoxicated friend. Another intoxicated man answered the door and did not want the police at his home. It was determined all were OK - just really intoxicated.

* Officers responded to a domestic disturbance between a married couple arguing because the wife was upset at her husband for speaking to a female neighbor.