Blotter: Chainsaw Scares and Trick-or-Treat Disputes

Monday, Oct. 24

• 3:39 p.m. — The 11th Avenue told police that they had detained a suspected shoplifter.
• 6:12 p.m. — Someone stole a hard drive from Meadow Creek Condos.
• 6:24 p.m. — Two people were reported trying to pass stolen checks at a business on the 500 block of Blake Road.
• 7:33 p.m. — Police responded to a dispute between an Ashley Road homeowner and a passerby. The dispute turned out to be an argument between two trick-or-treaters. Officers talked to the individuals about their conduct.
• 9:04 p.m. — Officers talked to a 10th Avenue resident who had reportedly been scaring kids by chasing them with a chainsaw.

Tuesday, Nov. 1

• 10:30 a.m. — Police received a report that someone broke a window on a business on the 8600 block of Excelsior Boulevard, broke the phone and sprayed a fire extinguisher.

Thursday, Nov. 3

• 10:37 p.m. — Police detained a man for control substances near the Blake Road Walgreens.

Friday, Nov. 4

• 3:54 p.m. — Someone stole a lawn chair and Weber Grill from a 19th Avenue North home.

Saturday, Nov. 5

• 8:49 a.m. — A Peace Valley Townhomes resident told police a woman who spent the night stole his social security check.
• 3:43 p.m. — A Hopkins Park Plaza man told police someone stole his rent money after he left his door unlocked. The man said he’d been drinking all night and day. The officer gave him a business card and told him to call him when sober.
• 4:43 p.m. — Police took a person to detox who was found sleeping on the bathroom floor at 1011 First St. S.
• 5:10 p.m. — Police took a woman to the hospital after an assault at Knollwood Apartments.
• 8:00 p.m. — Someone broke windows out of two vehicles parked at .
• 9:39 p.m. — Officers went to the when two drunk men gave an employee a hard time after they were asked to leave. They left and went to the .

Sunday, Nov. 6

• 8:49 a.m. — Someone stole an iPad and briefcase from a vehicle parked at Meadow Creek Condos.
• 8:57 a.m. — Someone broke into a vehicle at Meadow Creek Condos.
• 9:28 a.m. — Someone stole $250 from a vehicle parked at .
• 9:27 p.m. — Someone broke into another vehicle parked at Meadow Creek Condos.