Juvenile allegedly points firearm at property owner Monday

The Cape Girardeau Police Department took a juvenile into its custody after responding to a report of the person pointing a firearm at a property owner Monday, Oct. 21.

According to a Cape Girardeau Police Department email, police officers responded at about 4 p.m. to the 300 block of Sheridan Drive about a report of a juvenile walking through the victim's property and the juvenile eventually pointing a gun at the victim. The email stated when the victim made contact with the juvenile, he pointed a gun at the victim and then fled the scene.

The email stated the officers located the juvenile and took him into custody. Once he was apprehended, the juvenile was transported to the Cape Girardeau County Juvenile Office.