http://www.smalltownmisfit.com A selection of police blots from small-town papers Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:48:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tracy, CA 9:23 a.m.: A caller reported someone drove into the caller’s house, caved in a wall, then drove off from the 2600 block of Balboa Avenue. The car may have had a broken axle, the caller said. Found in the Tracy Press http://www.smalltownmisfit.com/archives/1904 Tracy, CA 3:44 a.m.: A caller from a town home on the 300 block of Mt. Oso Avenue reported that a man lit the caller’s roommate’s car on fire. A tow truck took away a Ford Explorer. Found in the Tracy Press http://www.smalltownmisfit.com/archives/1905 Goleta Valley, CA A woman who left $12,000 in cash unattended in her car filed a report of grand theft after the money went missing a few weeks ago. The woman, 37, told authorities the money was last seen in an envelope under her car seat at a Fairview Avenue carwash. ... http://www.smalltownmisfit.com/archives/1906 Appleton, WI A caller reported being concerned about an elderly man living in the 2400 block of Joyce Street after she saw him come out of a house a few times naked and sit on a deer statue in the backyard. Police talked to the man, who denied it. They said ... http://www.smalltownmisfit.com/archives/1903 Portsmouth, NH 9:04 p.m. — A South Street caller told police he heard a female scream but would not be available for follow-up calls because he was “getting in the bath tub with his wife.” Found in Seacoast Online http://www.smalltownmisfit.com/archives/1899 Goleta Valley, CA A 54-year old man contacted authorities after $500 worth of gum and soda went missing from his car. The victim told deputies his car was parked on Placer Drive when the merchandise, purchased for his Santa Barbara store, was stolen. Found in the Goleta Valley Voice http://www.smalltownmisfit.com/archives/1900 Goleta Valley, CA Returning home to find his Isla Vista house burglarized, the resident looked outside to find a young man passed out on the front lawn. Checking the downed man’s pockets for identification, the victim came across his own stolen iPod. Apparently, the intoxicated burglar passed out before making it ... http://www.smalltownmisfit.com/archives/1901 Columbia, SC On June 2, officers received a tip about someone selling drugs and beer out of a Pendleton Street home. So an undercover cop watched the location and saw a man go to the side of the residence and buy two beers. Another officer inquired with the beer buyer and ... http://www.smalltownmisfit.com/archives/1902 Atlanta, GA A garbage fire was burning on Marco Drive. A firefighter said his team responded to the scene and put out the garbage fire, which had spread to the street. The firefighter said once they extinguished the flames, a man walked up and reignited the debris right in front of ... http://www.smalltownmisfit.com/archives/1898 Charlotte, NC A 20-year-old man said a woman he briefly dated has been harassing him. He said over the course of eight days the woman has called him 500 times. He has stopped answering her calls, but she continues to pursue him, letting the calls ring out every time. He said ... http://www.smalltownmisfit.com/archives/1897