Blackbird stuck in pool

(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, June 6

• An Amberwood Drive resident reported that newspapers were taken from 23 and 29 North Briar.

• A caller on Sheridan Drive reported that there was a confused elderly man wearing khaki colored pants and a striped shirt walking in the middle of Sheridan Drive near Harlem Road.

• A resident cleaning a Monroe Drive garage discovered a green metal box containing a hand grenade. It was later reported that the grenade was not real.

• A Levin Lane resident reported that there was a large snapping turtle in the back yard.

• A puppy was reportedly walking around inside a Maple Road school building.

• A male caller on Plymouth Place reported that a female almost ran him over with a riding lawn mower.

• A Hillcrest Drive resident complained that there was a male and a female on the street kissing.

• Several youth with flashlights were reportedly running through a Main Street cemetery.

Saturday, June 7

• A Dellwood Road resident complained that youth were throwing fireworks into a portable toilet.

• Teen males were reportedly running into back yards and throwing patio furniture into pools on Earldon Way.

• A Delamere Road resident reported that a disoriented blackbird was stuck in a swimming pool.

• An injured hawk was reportedly walking in the roadway between Main Street and Sheridan Drive.

Sunday, June 8

• A vehicle's tires were slashed, pop cans were on the front lawn and someone had thrown onions at a house on Woodcrest Drive.

• A turtle was reported causing traffic problems while it was attempting to cross North Forest Road.

• A Sausalito Drive reported that a parked vehicle was "silly stringed."

• A manager at a Transit Road restaurant reported that a female was standing in the parking lot videotaping the restaurant. The manager was concerned that the female would be hit by a car.

• A male prisoner was reported banging his head again a wall while in custody at the police station.

Monday June 9 • A female Ivyhurst Road resident complained that children from a Danebroke Road residence were standing on her roof, attempting to jump into her swimming pool.

Tuesday, June 10

• A Pheasant Run Road resident accidently called 911 while she was cleaning her telephone.

• Youths were reportedly damaging a mailbox on Allenhurst Road.

• A female complained that youths were throwing water balloons at her vehicle while she was traveling on Fairgreen Drive.

Wednesday, June 11

• A Rumson Road resident complained that a boat parked in the street was causing a road hazard.

Thursday, June 12

• A vehicle was reportedly racing around the Denrose Drive area, heading east on Willowridge Road.