Man asks if it's OK to shoot neighbor's dog

Friday, Feb. 27

• A woman reported to police that a friend was posting degrading pictures of her on the Internet and refusing to take them down.

• A Denrose Drive resident reported receiving a package that he believed contained a check that he was supposed to cash and then forward the money somewhere else. He was advised to return the package to the sender.

• A car fire was reported in the middle of the roadway on Niagara Falls Boulevard. The actual car wasn't on fire, but a box or paper bag that had been driven over had caught on the muffler and burned.

• An intoxicated shoplifter was taken into custody at a Maple Road store for stealing a 30-pack of beer.

Total calls received: 183

Saturday, Feb. 28

• A woman called police saying she had been trying to reach her boyfriend all day and couldn't. She was concerned because he has a history of medical problems. The party was located and was fine. He was trying to sleep.

• Police were called to the Boulevard Mall for a missing 4-year-old girl. The child was found sleeping.

Total calls received: 145

Sunday, March 1

• A man reported that cash was missing from the top of his dresser, which had been left out during a real estate open house on Mc- Nair Road.

• A Casey Road resident wanted advice about the neighbor's dog. The complainant wanted to know if it was OK to hit the dog with a baseball bat or shoot it when it got loose. He was told it was not all right.

• A Callodine Avenue resident reported that his bench was thrown into a window of a neighbor's car the night before.

• A call for assistance was made from Grover Cleveland Highway after a 28-year-old man walked into a wall and suffered a cut over his eye.

Total calls received: 108

Monday, March 2

• An older man was reportedly drinking from a bottle of wine and stumbling while walking to his vehicle in a parking lot on Transit Road.

• A dalmatian was found in the laundry room of a hotel on Niagara Falls Boulevard. The animal was taken to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

• A 911 call was placed from a Crown Royal Drive address. A woman reported that everything was fine; a man was upset about an upcoming doctor's appointment.

Total calls received: 178

Tuesday, March 3

• A woman complained that another customer at a Sheridan Drive store said something perverted to her about the way she was driving and then smashed a shopping cart into the side of the complainant's car.

• Police were called to Sweet Home Road about a person in a clown mask. An area store manager said it was a regular customer who occasionally wears the mask.

• Police were asked to be at the Tony Walker Plaza on Main Street for an expected large crowd. An "American Idol" star was making an appearance.

• A Kingsway Drive resident complained that an opossum had just been in the yard.

Total calls received: 153

Wednesday, March 4

• A house on Maple Road reportedly had bags of animal waste thrown at it. A bag of feces was also left hanging on the Realtor sign on the front lawn.

• A man called police asking for assistance in getting a ring back from an ex-fiancee on Saratoga Road.

• A Lakewood Parkway resident reported a white powder at the end of her driveway, which she believed was drugs. Patrol determined it was salt.

Total calls received: 157

(Editor's 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.)