Crime & Safety
Best of 2011 Police Blotter
Here are 11 blotter entries that caught Lakewood Patch's eye in 2011
So, 2011 is over, and looking at the Police Blotter supplied by the , there were no shortage of absurdities around town.
Lakewood Patch compiled a list of the 11 Best Blotter Items of 2011, but these best-of lists are always subjective, so tell us what your favorite blotter item of the year was
Without further ado, here are our selections:
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11. Cigarette robber
An employee at the on Clifton Boulevard told police that a man jumped over the counter, punched the cashier in the face and stole two cartons of cigarettes at around 12:20 a.m. Dec. 21. The man took off on foot. Officers were unable to locate him.
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An intoxicated man was Tasered after he become unruly with police officers in front of at around 1 a.m. Oct. 6. Police were called to the scene about the man who was taking off his clothes in the middle of W. 117th Street. Officers filed the report as a “psychiatric situation.”
A man tried to sell a stolen chandelier to the at around 3 p.m. Nov. 15. He was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property.
A man was arrested and charged with petty theft after he was caught stuffing pints of alcohol down his pants at at around 12:20 p.m. Nov. 17. The man was also charged with resisting arrest.
A car crashed through a home in the 1200 block of Cook Avenue at around 11:30 p.m. Aug. 1. No injuries were reported, but the vehicle has remained on the scene while officials from the city’s building department make sure that the structure of the home was secure.
Police responded to the for a report of a man who urinated in the gas tank of another man at around 11:15 p.m. Nov. 6. The suspect apologized and they exchanged information in case there was any damage to the vehicle.
5. Is that hamburger in your pants?
A man was arrested and charged with theft around 3 p.m. May 30 after he stuffed an undisclosed amount of meat in his pants and left without paying. He was stopped at the intersection of Waterbury and Frank avenues a short time later and charged with theft. The police report did not specify what kind of meat the man is accused of stealing.
4. In hot pursuit of a stolen pizza
A pizza delivery driver told police that pizzas were stolen from his unlocked car while he was making a delivery in the 11700 block of Lake Avenue around 8 p.m. March 7.
The delivery driver followed a group of people he thought took the pies all the way to the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, where he lost sight of them.
The restaurant didn't want to file a complaint.
3. Man pulls out a sword during fight
A man pulled out a sword during an argument in the parking lot on Detroit Avenue at around 2:30 p.m. June 26. Police were unable to find the suspect.
A resident reported two men were dancing in the street, flying kites and urinating in the 1300 block of Beach Avenue at 3 a.m. Oct. 20. Police did not locate the suspects.
Bomb technicians from five communities responded to a report of a “suspicious white powder” in an old military can in the 1600 block of Elbur Avenue at around 3:30 p.m. July 31. It turns out that the can contained the remains of a cat that had decomposed.
