Police Blotter: Two Doors Open at House, But No One Inside

Some Drake Road residents came home about 2 p.m. Jan. 12 to find their garage door open -- and the door to their house standing open.

They called police, who checked the inside and found a happy ending. There was nothing out of place or missing, a report said.

Officers said the couple may have left the garage door open, and the wind blew open the inside door.

VCRs Go Flying

Witnesses called police to a Whitney Road apartment about 6 p.m. Jan. 11 after seeing someone throwing electronics and other items out a second-floor window.

Police determined the woman who lives there had fought with her boyfriend and threw his things out the window.

The boyfriend asked police to accompany him back the the apartment, where he no longer lives, to retrieve his possessions.

Carport Sleeper Warned

A man caught at the Royalton Greens apartments was warned Jan. 10 to find another place to sack out.

A manager there complained last week about finding bedding in a carport.

Police have been checking, and on Jan. 9 found a sleeping bag there. The next day, they found the sleeper, who was told to stop trespassing.

Car Vs. Lamp Post

A witness saw a red car go off the road, roll over two lawns and hit a lamp post at a third house, then leave the scene about 8 a.m. Jan. 11.

The incident took place on Howe Road near Boston Road. 

Police checked nearby streets, but couldn't find the vehicle.

Found and Found

Residents on Coopers Run found a wallet in their yard Jan. 10.

And on Misty Lake Drive, residents on Jan. 11 found a bicycle in their front yard.

Police took both items until the owners can be located.