Police Beat
December 24, 2025

Police Beat – 12/24/25

By From JT Staff Reports 

From Marysville Division of Police reports:

Police were dispatched to the 500 block of Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard at 3:53 p.m., Monday, for a report of shoplifting. The case is closed.

An officer responded to a report of suspicious conditions in the 100 block of Northcrest Drive at 6:49 p.m., Mond...

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