Police Log: Tuesday, September 20, 2011

The prowlers were not to be found but the person going for the easy pickings in the recycling was easy to spot. There were also some custody issues police had to deal with. One involved kids and the other involved stuff.

6:31 a.m.: A resident of Military East reported a prowler. Police responded but were unable to find the person.

8:04 a.m.: There was a report of something painted on the grass of a park on Rose Drive. When police arrived to check it out they found that the Parks and Community Services staff had mowed the lawn.

8:08 a.m.: Animal Control was unable to locate the Chihuahua that was running loose on Lake Herman Road.

8:54 a.m.: Police received a call that a man was going through the recycling on Anita. Officers explained that going through the recycling was the job of Allied Waste and not private citizens.

9:51 a.m.: The unlucky kid who left his skateboard on West Second can rest assured his stick is in good hands. Police have stored it in their property locker and are awaiting the arrival of the owner.

10:41 a.m.: A trailer parked on Panorama Drive was cited for being in one place too long.

11:21 a.m.: The suspicious person moving garbage cans on Rose Drive turned out to be the owner of the trash cans.

11:39 a.m.: An unidentified vehicle pulled up near a dumpster on East Second Street. The driver proceeded to get out and dump trash on the ground, not in the dumpster.

12:25 p.m.: A car on Myrtle was keyed. The owner couldn’t say when it happened.

1:16 p.m.: Police looked for a suspicious person seen near an empty house on Clifton.

1:35 p.m.: There was a report of two dogs locked in a car with the windows up on East Second Street. Police looked but were unable to locate the dogs in the car.

2:05 p.m.: There was another campaign sign vandalized, this time on East Second Street.

3:42 p.m.: Police helped a citizen on East Second Street who had a car stall and was blocking traffic. Officers got the car out of traffic lanes.

5:11 p.m.: There was a report of missing property on West L Street.  It is part of a separation issue. 

6:26 p.m.: A Military East business had its alarm go off. No one is sure why.

6:37 p.m.: Officers intervened when two people on East L Street started arguing. The argument was about the serving of custody papers.

7:14 p.m.: A brown and white dog was found on First Street. The dog was taken to the city kennel.

11:42 p.m.: A bunch of teens who went into an open garage were not being mischievous. They were being neighborly, only stopping by to visit a friend.

Editor’s Note:  Even though I inject a bit of humor into these police logs, please remember, the men and women whose job it is to protect us rarely find it funny when they are approaching a drunk person or a building where the alarm is going off.