Traffic cone gifts has resident upset

(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, Jan. 26

+ A woman on Evans Street reported that a person rang her door bell, and she wanted police to check the area. Police said no one was around.

+ A concerned driver on Maple Road reported that a teenager dressed in black was walking in the middle of the roadway.

+ A resident on Hartford Road reported that six men in a black Cadillac parked in front of his house and rang the doorbell. When the resident's son answered the door the two ran to the car and drove away. "The son may have exaggerated a bit."

+ A person on Main Street reported that a friend posted pornographic pictures of her on the Internet without her permission or knowledge. The incident occurred out of state.

+ A man on Millersport Highway was reportedly drinking beer inside his vehicle.

+ Youths threw a snowball at a vehicle on Heim Road, breaking the windshield. The driver of the vehicle chased them down and caught one of the youths. One youth ran into a house.

Saturday, Jan. 27

+ A person on Westcliffe Drive reported that someone had been placing traffic cones and other items on his front lawn for the past three months.

+ A group of youths behind a wall on Klein Road were reportedly throwing snow balls at passing cars.

+ A person on Buckeye Road was arrested for DWI.

+ Someone on Campus Drive reportedly heard banging and saw foot prints around the house. They were rabbit tracks.

Sunday, Jan. 28

+ A man at a convenience store on Millersport Highway reported that another man approached him in the parking lot and said if the complainant looked at him again he would blow his windows out with a shotgun. As the complainant drove by the corner of South Woodshire and Stahl roads the person from the convenience store threw a rock at his car.

+ A woman on Empress Avenue called, stating that she received a phone call from someone who claimed to be with the Amherst Police Department. She was concerned because she pressed *69, but no information came up.

+ A person at a post office jiggled the stamp machine, and the alarm would not stop sounding.

+ Approximately 25 college students were reportedly being loud at a residence on Windham Way.

Monday, Jan. 29

+ A man walking in the middle of Main Street, heading east from Garrison Road, was seen stumbling in the roadway.

+ A 55-year-old man was arrested for marijuana possession on Niagara Falls Boulevard.

+ A coyote was said to be running behind a building on Niagara Falls Boulevard.

+ A person on Belvoir Road complained that her neighbor was plowing snow onto her lawn.

Tuesday, Jan. 30

+ A person reported that loud music coming from a residence on Orchard Place was making the caller's windows shake.

+ Teens were reportedly harassing customers at a store on Niagara Falls Boulevard and running through the building.

+ A raccoon exhibiting aggressive behavior was found in a garage on Towhee Court. It may have had rabies.

+ A person on Buxton Court reported problems with squirrels in the attic.

Wednesday, Jan 31

+ A resident on Kensington Avenue said that for the past two weeks he has placed garbage cans out at night, and in the morning one was missing.

+ The person on Buxton Court called police, saying a trap had been set in the attic for the squirrels.

Thursday, Feb. 1

+ A man was seen lurking around the back of a building on Robin Road.

+ A person called about youths sledding down the hill on Saratoga Road. She thought they were also there the night before drinking and throwing bottles. Police advised the youths.

+ A driver on Cottonwood Drive reported that a rabbit was struck by a car.