Police Beat
September 24, 2026

Police Beat – 9/24/26

By From JT Staff Reports 

From Marysville Division of Police reports:

At 8:46 a.m., Tuesday, police responded to the 1300 block of West Fifth Street on a report of criminal trespass.

In the 1500 block of West Fifth Street there was a reported trespassing at theft that occurred on Tuesday at 3:05 p.m.

Alvaro Ortiz, 42, of 236 Cy...

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