Police Blotter: Officers Intercept Beer; Van Isn't Really Suspicious

If you see a blue conversion van driving slowly through your neighborhood, it's probably nothing to be alarmed about.

Someone reported the van in the Hunting Meadows area April 6, saying an older man had been driving the van, which had a temporary license tag, around the area for almost two hours.

Police knew right away who it was -- the man is delivering telephone books. He's been in the area a few weeks now.

Beer Blast Interrupted

A resident noticed a teen in an orange hoodie walking repeatedly from a Whitney Road house to a wooded area at Surrarrer Park about 8:30 p.m. April 7.

Police discovered there was a party in the woods, and the teen was sneaking beer from his house to the party.

Officers confiscated it before it was opened and gave it to the youth's mother.

All the kids' parents were told about the party and they were all sent home.

Easter Candy?

A man was seen walking into , 14031 Pearl Rd., about 3:15 p.m. on Easter Sunday and, when questioned, said he thought the store was open because the door was open.

Police found no employees in the store but said the door was, in fact, open.

Officers secured the door and contacted store management.

Sick Animal

A resident on The Bluffs reported a sick coyote in the front yard April 6.

A report said the animal may have actually been a fox, or else a very mangy coyote. It appeared to be in bad shape, but kept running away from the officer.

Bad Bill

Someone spent a counterfeit $20 at McDonald's on Pearl Road April 5.

Employees found it and turned it over to police the next day.

Another IRS Fraud

A second resident reported that when she tried to file her income tax return, she learned someone had already used her Social Security number to file one.

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