Monday, March 5

 That’s gonna’ leave a mark

  A man walked into police headquarters reporting that he was assaulted by a man with brass knuckles at a Lincoln Ave. residence on Saturday. The man identified the assailant and a summons was requested.

 

Shoplifting convention held at scene of crime

  A call was placed for several individuals who may have shoplifted in the past at the Best Buy store at the Square One Mall. Officers arrived on the scene and reported that three individuals who were in a motor vehicle were identified and have been trespassed from the mall. They won’t be missed.

 

I guess AAA is well worth it – if you have, that is

  A woman at the mall stated to police that she overheard a woman saying that she lost the keys to her vehicle and she was holding a baseball bat. The witness also stated that she claimed that a window was broken on a dark-colored vehicle. A dispatched officer reported that the woman had locked the keys inside her car and that she had in fact, damaged the vehicle herself. She also realized that it wasn’t a good idea since she had a friend coming to her rescue with the other set of keys.

 

Or it’s the house with the drumming sounds

  A caller from Brookfield Lane reported that the sound of loud drumming could be heard from School Street for the last 30 minutes – and that it may be coming from either a white or blue-colored house located at the base of the hill on School St. from the Essex St. side. The dispatched officer reported that he was unable to hear the drumming on School St. and then checked Brookfield Lane where faint sound of drumming could be heard. The officer discovered the drumming and spoke to the resident where peace was soon restored.

 

Wednesday, March 7

 Must have been an “away game”

  A caller from Avalon Bay on Founders Way reported to police that an unauthorized number of players were using the private basketball court who were neither residents nor guests and were causing a disturbance – and that no one had a security card for access to the facility. Dispatched officers reported that two groups had been using the facility and that one group had too many non-residents using the basketball court. The property manager stated that he had no problem if there were more non-residents on the court as long as the games remained peaceful and no one was causing any damage. The manager provided the police with access cards.

 

Thursday, March 8

 Who scared who?

  Police received a call from a concerned mom who stated that a white van with two males drove past her daughter and a friend as they were walking along East Denver Street when one of the men got out of the van and approached one of the girls – who began screaming causing the unknown man to jump back into the van and flee the area. Police sent out a description of the van to area departments as the investigation continues.

 

Someone thought it was “self serve”

  Police received a call from a Hillcrest St. resident stating that he observed a man in a white pick-up truck going into residential yards looking for scrap metal. A dispatched officer caught up to the pick-up truck owner and the homeowner and discovered that the man was given permission to remove the articles from the man’s yard. All was right in the scrap metal world.

 

Friday, March 9

 And here’s your court summons, Rembrandt?

  After a caller reported two men spray-painting the Essex St. overpass wall on route one, police went on a search for a tan SUV the reported vandals escaped in. Officers detained a vehicle and its occupant fitting the description, along with cans of spray paint found in the vehicle. Nicholas Marchetti was issued a summons to court.