Miss, get a hold of your wild cat

By Angela Watson Gay | Thursday, November 19, 2009, 08:01 AM

ENGLEWOOD Nov. 4 A resident in the 400 block of Heather Street reported he was attacked by his neighbor’s cat.

The complainant said the cat got on his front screen door and agitated his dog, and when he opened the door and tried to get it off the door the cat went “crazy.”

He advised it bit his right hand, leaving four puncture wounds and scratched his right forearm before running back to his neighbor’s house. Medics treated the complainant’s injuries.

A witness said the complainant’s daughter returned from walking the dog — a boxer — and that the cat ran after it. The girl was able to get the dog in the house, but the cat jumped on the screen door and hung on until the complainant tried to remove it.

The witness also said the cat went crazy as if it were a wild animal.

The cat’s owner said the animal ran outside when she opened the door. She also said it was 6 months old and had not received any shots.

The owner was advised that the cat needed to be quarantined for 10 days. She was issued a summons for animal restraint.

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No help for male, so it’s off to jail

By Angela Watson Gay | Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 08:02 AM

VANDALIA Oct 14 A school bus driver flagged down an officer in the area of Kenbrook Drive and Perry Street and advised an intoxicated male and female were stumbling along the road.

The officer located them in the 300 block of Kenbrook Drive and observed the female nearly fall.

The male caught her and lowered her to the ground. He then struggled to get her to her feet. The male had a hard time maintaining his balance as he spoke to the officer. He had an unopened bottle of Bud Light in his right pocket.

There was no one to release him to, so he was taken to jail.

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Boyfriend, girlfriend sent to neutral corners

By Angela Watson Gay | Saturday, November 14, 2009, 08:01 AM

CLAYTON Sept. 27 An officer responded to Cinnamon Tree Court on a domestic dispute and found that both parties were intoxicated.

The male said his girlfriend hit him in the face with a flat-head screwdriver, leaving a scratch on his face. The officer looked closely at the mark and determined that it was old and scabbed over. The male told the officer he was struck about an hour ago.

When the officer asked what really happened, the subject said he scratched himself while he was under the kitchen sink working on the plumbing.

Neither party left the property to allow things to cool down, but the male agreed to remain in the basement and watch TV for the rest of the night. The female agreed to stay away from her boyfriend.

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Refusal to give up ID ends up in arrest

By Angela Watson Gay | Friday, November 13, 2009, 08:01 AM

VANDALIA Oct. 23 Officers responded to Stubbies Sports Bar and Grill, 722 W. National Road, and observed a male passed out in the driver’s seat of a vehicle.

An officer knocked on the window, rousing the male who was very talkative. He admitted to drinking at the bar and being intoxicated.

The officer requested the male’s ID, but was given Chapstick instead. The officer again asked for the male’s ID, but he refused to give it to him.

The officer asked a few more times for the ID. The male asked if he could exit the vehicle to get it and the officer allowed him to do so. When he exited the vehicle he had to zip and button up his pants and fasten his belt.

The subject repeated questions and was being belligerent. He was advised to call someone to pick him up because he was too intoxicated to care for himself. The subject called someone who lived three hours away, who refused.

The subject was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct.

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Did the cop buy the story about the eggs? Not eggsactly

By Angela Watson Gay | Thursday, November 12, 2009, 08:01 AM

KETTERING Nov. 7 An officer was en route to Delco Park to investigate a report of subjects throwing eggs at vehicles.

The officer was traveling on Marshall Road when his cruiser was hit by two eggs thrown from a passing car.

He turned around and stopped the suspect vehicle on Urban Avenue. There were five subjects in the car — two 18-year-olds and three juveniles. There were also four dozen eggs in the vehicle. They told the officer they’d just bought the eggs at Kroger on East Dorothy Lane.

The three juveniles were held until their parents picked them up. One of them was charged with criminal damaging because one of the eggs damaged the paint on the cruiser’s hood.

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Craigslist entrepreneur faked out by customer

By Angela Watson Gay | Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 08:01 AM

ENGLEWOOD Oct. 28 An officer responded to Kroger, 885 Union Road, on a counterfeit money complaint.

A male tried to pay for merchandise with four, $20 bills.

The store clerk said the male paid for the items with a credit card after he was told the bills were fake.

The male advised he sold his phone on Craigslist and got the bills from the person who purchased it.

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Lost credit cards, driver’s licenses pile up at grocery store

By Angela Watson Gay | Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 08:01 AM

ENGLEWOOD Oct. 30 An officer was dispatched to Kroger, 885 Union Road, to pick up lost and found credit cards and driver’s licenses.

The employee handed the officer 34 credit cards and licenses. The officer asked to speak to a particular employee who the officer spoke to before about accumulating so many items before calling police to pick them up. That employee was not working at that time.

The credit cards and licenses were taken to the police department.

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