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April 7, 12:32 a.m.

A caller requested extra patrol because there were prowlers in the area, according to police.

April 7, 3:25 a.m.

A man told police that a camera had been hidden in his apartment, though he did not know where the camera was located. Police searched the man’s home but did not find a camera.

April 7, 8:02 a.m.

Police received a call about two ducks in the middle of the road. The caller was worried the ducks would get run over because they couldn’t fly.

April 7, 10:35 a.m.

Police responded to a scene where a rental car was engulfed in flames.

April 7, 9:31 a.m.

A caller told police that someone took the rear license plate from a Hyundai Elantra.

April 8, 12:18 p.m.

A pastor told police that a man was in the same spot for several hours. The pastor said the man kept saying that green monsters were coming to eat him.

April 8, 4:03 p.m.

Police said a person called them about a bloody bird by the front door.

April 9, 5:02 p.m.

Police received a call about a man urinating on the front of a building. The caller told police the urinating man had tattoos on his face.

April 11, 4:26 a.m.

Police responded to the scene of a Pontiac Grand Prix that ran off the road into a ditch.

April 12, 10:09 a.m.

A call came in about an injured bunny, police said.

April 12, 12:44 p.m.

A man said one of his neighbors kept coming onto his property and cutting down his tree branches. Though both neighbors maintain their yards, the man told police that his neighbor trimmed his trees too far without permission.

April 12, 9:37 p.m.

A call came in about a man driving his truck erratically, police said. The caller told police that a baby was hanging out of the back of the truck.

April 13, 9:16 a.m.

Two cars spun out at a traffic light, according to police, who said a large spill of antifreeze was in the two left lanes near the cars.

April 13, 1:20 p.m.

Police responded to an accident between a BMW and a Ford pickup. According to the caller, the other driver could not provide insurance information.

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