Scientologists annoy Main Street patrons

(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. 17

• On Twilight Lane, 12 teens were reported for being loud and destructive outside a resident's house. They had been walking home from Mighty Taco.

 Police advised adults at a party on North French Road after a parent reported their 16-year-old daughter and other youths were intoxicated.

 Police were called to Sundridge Drive where a group of 10 youths were being loud and pushing each other into the path of oncoming vehicles.

 A chain saw was taken from a front lawn on Sunrise Boulevard.

 A customer reported dropping a wallet at a Main Street store, and when the customer turned around, it was gone. A female in her 30s wearing a pink hat and coat was suspected of taking it before leaving in a vehicle. Fifteen minutes after the report the wallet was located in the hood of a jacket on a clothing rack, with all contents accounted for.

Saturday, Nov. 18

 A Niagara Falls Boulevard store employee reported that a man was using a knife to open boxes of merchandise and taking the goods. The clerk reported being able to see the blade. The man was taken to police headquarters.

 A sewing machine was taken from a Niagara Falls Boulevard store while the clerk was in the storage room. The suspect was a 6-foot-tall blonde female.

 A security officer at a Lawrence Bell Drive location reported that a man was doing something with a tripod, but she was not sure if he was taking pictures.

 On Robin Road, a resident complained that three youths were throwing sticks and stones at her dog. The youth's parents were advised.

Sunday, Nov. 19

 A Main Street fast food restaurant manager complained that an elderly man was in the restaurant sneezing all over the counter and making rude comments. The man left prior to police arrival.

 Firewood was stolen from a Wehrle Drive address during the previous night.

 A car hit a building on Maple Road, and the driver started the car and left. A hit-and-run report was filed.

 During the night, a cinder block was thrown through the window of a car parked on Amherst Manor Drive.

 A dog was reportedly locked in a car on Maple Road while the owners were watching a movie. Police reported that there was no problem.

Monday, Nov. 20

 Police were called about two 18-year-old males stopping cars on Allenhurst Road and asking for rides. The men were gone when police arrived.

 A man in police custody violated an order of protection against him by calling his wife from the booking phone at police headquarters.

 Someone reported that a passenger in a taxi on Park Circle rolled up her sleeve and wrapped a piece of elastic around her arm. The driver said it appeared she was going to inject a shot.

 A car dealership on Transit Road reported that someone who had a two-day rental on a vehicle was 17 days past due for the return.

Tuesday, Nov. 21

 An Eggert Road store reported that the sale of beer was refused to a minor but another customer, who was of age, purchased the beer and gave it to the minor.

 A mailbox on Crystal Springs Lane was blown up.

 A 911 operator called back a Campbell Boulevard residence after a hangup but then received a busy signal. The operator later reached someone, and a man explained that the "1" sticks on his phone, and the hangup was a misdial.

 A Main Street store reported that Scientologists were sitting outside bothering customers. The complainant said they had been there all week and was concerned that the Scientologists wouldn't leave customers alone who declined information. All were advised by police.

Wednesday, Nov. 22

 On Fairgreen Drive a resident complained that the neighbor was splitting wood with an axe in the backyard, and it was keeping the complainant awake.

 Three men took a mirror from a restaurant on Niagara Falls Boulevard and left in a vehicle.

 A man on Surrey Run complained that his sister was harassing him and wouldn't let him go to sleep. The woman left in a cab for the night.

 Someone in the Niagara County Sheriff's Department reported receiving a call on his personal cell phone from a woman who was screaming for police to respond to a Beresford Court residence. Amherst police reported that the problem was plumbing-related.

 An intoxicated driver crashed into a telephone pole on Tonawanda Creek Road.

Thursday, Nov. 23

 A complainant reported that a group of youths in a field on Ridge Lea Road struck an Eggertsville Fire District vehicle with either an egg or a paint ball.

 An assistant manager of a Niagara Falls Boulevard store complained that people standing in line had a bonfire going, and he was concerned that they were going to dump the ashes on store property. Those involved were advised by police to dispose of the ashes properly.

 Someone rearranged the traffic cones on Sweet Home Road to reduce two lanes to one.

 On Dodge Road, a resident reported that a raccoon ran after him and then climbed up the rear door of the house.

 Someone reported seeing a body lying off Interstate 990. Police reported that it was a deer carcass.