- November 22, 2024
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In this edition of Cops Corner: A mom drops the dime on her son; a lady gets her wallet picked from her purse in the produce section; a rude solicitor never wins; and, up-sell this, trespasser!
COMPILED BY THE OBSERVER STAFF
Nov. 22
Mommy's little boy-bandit
12:22 a.m. — 10 Block of Park Place. Burglary of Residence. The victim said she noticed pry marks on her door, and the officer saw they were on the inside, near the deadbolt, so the victim thought someone had entered the house through an upstairs, unlocked window.
She said she was missing $50 in cash and there was a smudge on the wall that was not there before. She said, a few months ago, someone had cut the screen and entered through the window, so she repaired it with duct tape. In the recent incident, she found the duct tape in the room's trash can. Upon inspecting the window, the officer noticed there was a stop bar, allowing the window to only open about a foot.
The victim said a $50 bill that had been in her jewelry box was missing and nothing else in the room was disturbed. She said she thinks her son broke into her home, because he has done it before, and she was willing to press charges.
Nov. 24
Pick your battles, not my pocket
3:32 p.m. — 1400 Block of West Granada Boulevard. Theft. The victim said he was home when he received an automated call from his credit card company that $605 was just charged at a department store.
He said his wife had been shopping at a grocery store and had her purse in her cart. When she needed to pay, she noticed that her wallet was missing. The store surveillance camera showed a female suspect reach into her purse, take the wallet and leave.
It was determined that the suspect walked across the street and used the credit card.
Nov. 23
Rude solicitors never make a sale
5:38 p.m. — 10 Block of Rising Moon Trail. Solicitors. The police received a complaint of two males in their early 20s going door to door in a subdivision, selling magazines.
When the officer tried to explain why he stopped them to talk, they kept talking over him, he said. The men were told how to get a soliciting permit from the city and warned about not having one, and as they walked away, the officer reported, they were still arguing and “being rude.”
They were told to wait at the subdivision entrance for their boss to pick them up.
Nov. 17
Leave on the clunker you rode in on
4:25 p.m. — 50 Block of North Yonge Street. Trespasser. Police made contact with the suspect in the parking lot of an auto-parts store. He said that he had been inside talking to an employee about what specific part he needed for his car, and the employee told him he was calling the police to have him banned from the business.
The officer made contact with the store manager who said that he was helping the suspect find a part when the suspect accused him of up-selling him to a more expensive part.
The suspect was trespassed from the business.
