Stevens Point Police Report

• April 9 – An individual believed they were messaging a female social media golfer through Facebook. The individual sent photos that were sexual in nature. The alleged female golfer threatened to exploit the photos unless the individual sent money. The phone number of the female golfer came from Nigeria.
• April 10 – A woman was said to be taking pictures of kids riding their bikes. The woman said she was pretending to take their pictures because the kids had been ding-dong ditching her house.
• April 10 – An unidentified black female stole a two-piece $4.99 chicken meal from Kwik Trip on Church Street.
• April 11 – Extra patrol was requested regarding trespassing on Frontenac Avenue. The trespassers were between five and eight years old.
• April 11 – A student at Madison Elementary School was found to be in possession of a knife on school grounds.
• April 11 – Officers were dispatched to Illinois Avenue for an accidental 911 hang up. Officers then identified and arrested a male with a warrant.
• April 12 – Officers witnessed a fight at the intersection of Second Street and Main Street. Two males were cited for disorderly conduct.
• April 12 – An intoxicated male said he had been followed by a Subaru from downtown Stevens Point to Kwik Trip on Maria Drive. The male said he did not know the person and the person never talked to him. The male was told to head home.
• April 12 – Two tomato cages costing $10 each and parts of a lawn mower costing $10 were reported stolen from a trailer on Torun Road. There are no suspects at this time.
• April 12 – A male juvenile took a phone from a special-needs individual, ran several blocks and then left it at that location. The phone was located and returned undamaged.
• April 13 – A male threw a cup of ice water on a car outside of Joe’s Bar. The victim wanted a sincere apology in return, which the male provided.
• April 13 – Officers came across a physical disturbance between two males on Second Street. One male was arrested for disorderly conduct.
• April 13 – Festival Foods reported property damage estimated around $300-$400 by unknown individual(s).
• April 13 – Officers responded to Franklin Street for a damaged window. No suspects are known at this time.
• April 13 – Officers were dispatched to Main Street in regards to a male possibly having a gun. The complaint was unfounded. The same caller then called back and caused a disturbance at the Portage County Sheriff’s Office. The caller was subsequently arrested.
• April 14 – A traffic stop for failing to stop at a stop sign resulted in a drivers’ arrest for operating while under the influence.
• April 14 – Multiple Ben Franklin Junior High School students vandalized and destroyed a Chromebook owned by the Stevens Point Area Public School District. The students then threw the Chromebook out of a school bus window.
• April 14 – A male reported a vehicle he purchased on April 11, 2025 was stolen. The male bought the vehicle for $300.
• April 15 – Staff at Point of Discovery School smelled an odor of marijuana in the hallway and searched lockers as a result. Staff located a white backpack that contained a dried-up marijuana bud.
• April 15 – An officer responded to Madison Elementary School for a student who ran away from school. When brought back to school grounds, the student started throwing things in the principal’s office in addition to kicking and hitting the officer.
• April 15 – A female called to report that a woman had entered the store asking for money in a written letter. The employee described the woman as heavier set, dark hair, and wearing a blue medical mask. The woman with the written letter stated that she was deaf.
• April 15 – Officers responded to Church Street for a male that was not updating his address in the sex offender registry. The male was arrested and booked into the Portage County Hail for one count of Failure to Provide Information.
• April 15 – Officers responded to the area of Lindbergh and Stanley Street for suspicious males that chased a female. The males may have been in possession of a firearm. The female provided descriptions of the males to responding officers.
• April 16 – Two males were arrested on West River Driver near Mead Park for possession of drugs.
• April 16 – A parent was concerned about someone making a Facebook account with the same name as their child. The parent was informed about how to report an account on Facebook.
• April 16 – An officer made contact with a male who was shooting an air gun. The male admitted to shooting the air gun but denied shooting in the direction of his neighbors’ house.
• April 16 – Officers received a report of a missing juvenile. Known locations were searched but the juvenile was not located. The juvenile was then entered into the system as missing.
• April 17 – A female in the Stevens Point Public Library parking lot witnessed a man in a blue car put a gun in his pocket. No threats were made and the female stated she did not know this man. The female said she was a drug informant and felt as though this man knew her. The man asked her for a lighter and jumper cables.
• April 18 – At Kim’s Barrel Inn a man grabbed another person’s money because the person began talking during his turn. The man returned the money and was asked to leave.
• April 18 – Thirteen grams of marijuana were found on the ground in a fishing area.
• April 18 – A female reported that her ex-boyfriend has her social security number and W2’s and is threatening to release them.
• April 19 – Officers were dispatched to Soo Marie Avenue for a welfare check on a juvenile. During the welfare check, officers seized several vape devices and large amounts of cash.
• April 19 – Officers responded to Kwik Trip on Church Street for reports of a $360 theft. The man who reported the theft said there were several people who have access to his card. The responding officer spoke to them all and they all claimed to not have taken the money. The officer observed security footage of the incident and found the man who reported the theft had taken the $360 out himself.
• April 19 – After investigation of a disturbance, a female was arrested for ripping the shirt off her boyfriend and kicking in a door.
• April 19 – A driver on Dixon and Reserve Street passed out behind the wheel due to back pain and struck a tree.
• April 19 – Two individuals on West Clark Street were transported to the hospital for a possible overdose.
• April 19 – A verbal argument was reported on Johns Drive, which led officers to contact a female who was grabbed by her neck and pushed during an argument with her boyfriend. The boyfriend was arrested for Domestic Disorderly Conduct and Battery.
• April 19 – A male on Main Street and Third Street claims an unknown male wearing all black punched him in the face.