Suspicious man throws up before leaving

(Editors note: The Bee's police blotter is a sampling of unusual, sometimes humorous calls received by the police department. It is not intended to be a complete record of all incidents reported.)

Friday, Nov. 10

+ A Marion Road resident reported a branch just came through the front window, and it is possible that someone threw it.

 A Windermere Boulevard resident reported that a neighbor let the air out of a tire when the vehicle was parked in the driveway.

 A vehicle was found on Corporate Parkway with the doors open and beer cans scattered around the vehicle. Police secured the vehicle.

 On Harlem Road, a complainant reported having $2 in change stolen from an unlocked car.

Saturday, Nov. 11

 Someone threw garbage over the front lawn of a New Road a residence.

 A suspicious man was reported at a Main Street store. He was asking for several items and then tried to grab the tip jar. He ran out of the store without any property or money.

 A Knollwood Lane resident called police when her house alarm starting going off for no reason, and she didn't know how to turn it off. The alarm was eventually turned off.

 On Brantwood Road, the mother of an 18-year-old male took his cell phone away, and he kept closing the garage door with the complainant inside. All was settled by the time police arrived.

Sunday, Nov. 12

 On Freuhauf Drive someone complained about four males sitting in a car with the interior lights on. One of the males was playing a guitar.

 Two males were fighting about a video game in a Springville Avenue apartment when one threatened to stab the other. Both had been drinking and were separated.

 A Sunmist Square resident complained that a group of people parked their car in a lot that is posted for residents only.

 A group driving in a station wagon smashed the complainant's mailbox on North Forest Road with a baseball bat.

Monday, Nov. 13

 Intoxicated residents were blasting music on Windermere Boulevard.

 A DVD player and other items were reportedly stolen by the son's friend on North French Road.

 A suspicious person was reported on Marion Road. The complainant stated that there was an unknown male at the front door; then he went to the rear door and started ringing the doorbell. The male then vomited on the complainant's front porch and left in a small black car.

 A car ran over construction cones on Sweet Home Road causing confusion for motorists. The cones were reset.

Tuesday, Nov. 14

 On Millersport Highway a complainant stated that her neighbors in the apartment complex were throwing things around and making a lot of noise. It is reportedly a constant problem.

 A motorist on North French Road at the Interstate 990 entrance complained that something on the road was making it very slick.

 On Larch Road a person complained that a neighbor had a fire in front of the house and was pouring gas on it.

 A male went to a Marion Road address where he was trying to get his money back for pills he had bought from the resident's friend the night before.

Wednesday, Nov. 15

 On Burgundy Terrace, a resident complained that every morning between 4 and 4:15 a.m. a car pulls into the driveway and then leaves.

 A roommate dispute on American Campus Drive was reported after one roommate opened the other's mail.

 On Buckeye Road, a father reported that his 16-year-old daughter escaped from Erie County Medical Center earlier today, and he wants her returned there.

 A woman reported that she left her wallet on her car and drove away on North French Road. When she returned, the wallet was gone.

Thursday, Nov. 16

 A group of people were reportedly lined up in front a Niagara Falls Boulevard store and throwing eggs at passing cars.

 On King Anthony Way, a resident complained that a dog was tied to a light pole and the complainant didn't know where it belonged or where it had come from. The dog was gone when police arrived.

 A manager from a Niagara Falls Boulevard store said a group of people waiting in line with a tent appeared to be smoking marijuana.

 A Travers Boulevard resident reported the smell of drugs, which was apparently coming through the apartment vents.