Slap draws summons. A man was cited with municipal assault July 15 after slapping another man in the parking lot of the King Soopers at 5544 Promenade Parkway, Castle Rock. The suspect told police he was pulling into the lot with his son in the car when another vehicle ran a stop sign, almost causing an accident. He honked and the other driver flipped him off, then followed him through the lot, honking at him, police reports say. Both parked, got out of their cars and exchanged words. The suspect said the other man spit at him and he immediately hit him in the face with an open hand.
Tough customer. Staff at the Walgreens at 355 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock, reported a man cursed at them and knocked items off the shelf July 8 after being told his insurance would not authorize refilling his prescription. The manager escorted the man out of the store and the suspect told him he hoped his children died, according to a police report. Police issued the suspect a summons for disorderly conduct.
Vehicle sacked. A couple living in the 300 block of East Allen Street, Castle Rock, called police July 15 to report their car had been ransacked overnight. According to a police report, there was no evidence the car had been entered by force and may have been left unlocked. Items taken from inside included a $300 tool bag full of hand tools, the vehicle’s registration and assorted mail.
Corralled at Kohl’s. An unidentified suspect was arrested and released after being caught shoplifting at the Kohl’s department store at 8660 S. Quebec St., Lone Tree, June 16.