Behavior that is bizarre, inappropriate, or just plain bad can happen anywhere.
Check out these police reports of bad behavior in local businesses.
Gun Found in Hotel Room
An employee of the Holiday Inn on Second Street contacted officers at 2:44 pm to report they had discovered a gun in one of the rooms.
Police responded to the scene and took custody of the firearm. They impounded the weapon until the rightful owner could come to pick it up.
Woman Screams For Help at Wendy’s
A worried Wendy’s employee reported a bizarre incident just after 1 am at the Wendy’s on the Scioto Trail.
She said a woman banged on the drive-thru window of the restaurant and asked someone to call 911, before a man put her in a black truck and headed north on the Scioto Trail.
Officers alerted the Ohio State Patrol to the incident.
The caller explained that there was also a woman in the truck with them who was attempting to get the woman to calm down. The woman got out of the moving truck, and the driver slowed down to avoid hitting her. At that point, the other woman in the truck was heard saying, “I love you, let’s go home.”
Police noted the incident but did not believe there was evidence of a crime.
Woman Strips Down at Taco Bell
Just after 7:30 pm, witnesses at the Taco Bell on Gallia reported a woman in the rear of the building acting strangely. They said she was taking her clothes off.
When officers caught up with the woman, they said she seemed to be able to take care of herself; however, they did drop her off somewhere else.
Man Found Unresponsive at Dollar General
Just after 4 pm, EMS personnel and Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Dollar General in Lucasville after a report of an unresponsive man in a blue van.
Valley EMS headed to the scene, but the man had fled by the time first responders arrived at the store on US 23.
Disturbance Reported at Gun Barn
Officers responded to the Gun Barn in West Portsmouth just before 8 pm after a caller reported a woman had refused to leave the store.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found two women screaming at each other. Police explained to the woman that she was no longer welcome on the property and that she could be arrested if she returned.
The woman said she understood and left.
Man Attacked at Stag Bar
A man contacted deputies just before 4 am to report that he was attacked at the Stag Bar approximately two hours earlier.
He said a man attacked him for speaking with someone in the bar, and he was unable to defend himself. His eye was swollen shut and he was bleeding from his side.
The man admitted he was intoxicated when the incident happened. He refused an ambulance, but requested that officers document the assault. He did not wish to press charges.
Friends Dump Woman – Deputy Comes to Rescue
A deputy came to the aid of a woman after her friends dumped her at a Wheelersburg gas station.
Just after 6 am, a caller reported that the woman needed a ride to her vehicle parked near Lowe’s. The friends dropped her off at the Speedee Mart on Center and then took off.
A deputy transported the woman to her vehicle.