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POLICE REPORTS: July 20 By Journal Times staff Monday, July 20, 2009 6:05 PM CDT
RACINE
Couple robbed of medication
Racine police said a couple inside a home in the 1000 block of Washington Avenue was robbed Sunday night when they opened the door to a man with a gun instead of the company they were expecting.
Reports said the 40-year-old woman and 57-year-old man heard a noise at the door around 10 p.m. They told police they were waiting for friends to come over, so the woman went to answer the door.
The suspect, holding a silver handgun, forced his way into the house, reports said. He asked for someone by name and then went to a bedroom in the home, according to police.
The couple told officers the suspect took a medication bag that contained the man’s cancer and pain medications, and left.
The suspect was described as a white man in his late 20s to early 30s, 150 to 160 pounds and approximately 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall. At the time of the incident he was wearing a black baseball hat, black mask, black hoodie, black pants and leather gloves.
Man assaulted at Popeye’s
A 40-year-old man was struck in the head with a gun Friday night after a confrontation with two suspects outside Popeye’s restaurant, 920 Washington Ave., according to Racine police.
Reports said the man believed the two suspects were responsible for burglarizing his residence on an earlier date and saw them outside his home on Friday. The victim told police he yelled at the two men to get off his property.
At 11:39 p.m. the man walked to Popeye’s to get a soda and was confronted by the two suspects, reports said. An employee of the restaurant saw the men arguing, and at some point the fight went into the restaurant.
The victim was punched and then struck in the head with a gun, witnesses told police. He suffered a laceration to his head and was taken by Racine rescue to Wheaton Franciscan-All Saints hospital, 3801 Spring St.
A description of the offenders by witnesses led police to arrest one of the suspects. Marquan L. Washington, 17, of 1204 10th St., was arrested on charges of aggravated battery. No detailed description was available for the other suspect.
RACINE
Man stabbed during attempted robbery
Racine police said a 34-year-old man was stabbed in the shoulder Sunday night during an attempted robbery in the 1400 block of Douglas Avenue.
Reports said the victim had just left the Winner’s Circle, 1403 Superior St., and was walking to his vehicle, when the suspect grabbed him. The victim told police he refused to give the suspect anything and they began to fight.
The man was stabbed in the shoulder during the altercation — the weapon was not identified in reports. He was then taken to Wheaton Franciscan-All Saints hospital, 3801 Spring St., by his girlfriend.
