posted November 4, 2009
A wrecker driver told police he drew his own gun after being confronted by a man who pointed a gun at him. He said the man ran off, but a short time later fired a shot at him.
Billy Hawkins said the incident happened when he was pulling into Hawk's Towing and Recovery on Curtis Street.
He said he was preparing to drop off a vehicle when he heard a noise. He said he turned to see a black male approaching pointing a gun at him.
He said he then reached in the wrecker for his own weapon, and that caused the man to run off.
He said the gunman got into a silver, four-door vehicle, which headed east on Elmendorf. He said the man got in on the front passenger side and that he got off a shot toward him that missed.
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A woman on East 24th Street said she left her home at 11 a.m. and returned at 2 p.m.
She found the residence had been burglarized.
Items missing include a TV, DVD and stereo belonging to Rent-A-Center.
She said she had lost a key to her house and that is apparently how the burglar entered.
Mike Gustafson of Grand Avenue said a garbage truck driver dropped a loaded garbage can in his yard. He said the garbage spilled on his lawn.
The garbage truck driver drove away without picking it up.
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