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Police Blotter

Feb. 10, 9:19 a.m.

Police received a call about a bicycle found on the fifth hole of a golf course.

Feb. 10, 12:22 p.m.

Police responded to a four-vehicle accident where one vehicle caught on fire. One person, according to police, had to be airlifted to the hospital.

Feb. 10, 4:08 p.m.

A caller told police that a driver was speeding and running people off the road.

Feb. 10, 7:40 p.m.

Police said a car that was pulled over on the side of the road was on fire.

Feb. 11, 12:45 p.m.

Police said they were out catching a puppy.

Feb. 12, 1:21 p.m.

Police were at the scene of a swarm of bees.

Feb. 13, 8:33 a.m.

Kids were setting off firecrackers from a two-story house, according to police. A boy also was shooting his BB gun from the second story, they said.

Feb. 13, 8:28 p.m.

Police received a call about a theft at a local store. The caller told police the same person had been involved in a similar situation previously at the store.

Feb. 14, 9:17 p.m.

An intoxicated woman walking around the park told police her husband left her with a recreational vehicle and her dog.

Feb. 15, 10:24 a.m.

A man told police about a woman who took his car without permission. The car was returned but he wanted to file charges. The woman was in custody for public drunkenness, according to the report.

Feb. 15, 2:54 p.m.

A woman said a man keeps stealing her light bulb and kicking in her door, police said.

Feb. 15, 5:41 p.m.

Police received a call about a sofa in the middle of the road.

Feb. 15, 8:57 p.m.

Police said a naked woman was running near Monterey Drive before going onto Buchanan Boulevard. Police said the woman put drugs inside her rectum and was later tased for being combative.

Feb. 16, 1:34 p.m.

A man told police his downstairs neighbor tried to trick him into calling the police because the neighbor was yelling “fire.” The caller said his neighbor then started a barbecue where smoke went into his house in an attempt to scare him.

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