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July 2, 2009

Anonymous The Mt. Vernon Register-News Thu Jul 02, 2009, 09:01 PM CDT

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office

Incidents

A resident of the 1100 block of North 11th Street reported at 11:22 p.m. Monday a neighbor was on their property, trying to slash their tires. The resident said his wife was carrying a club and yelling and arguing at a crowd of people.

A resident of the 17130 block of East Lynchberg Road reported at 2:44 a.m. Tuesday their house and their neighbor’s had been “paintballed.”

At 10:18 a.m. Tuesday, a caller reported three loose dogs, acting strange, that had bothered their young grandson.

Fires

A resident of Woodlawn reported their gas meter was leaking at 10:52 a.m. Saturday. Woodlawn Fire Protection District resp-onded to the report.

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