Police calls: UFOs spotted

Friday, April 3

6:15 a.m. A man hit the side button on his phone too many times and called the police.

3:31 p.m. A man was drinking and getting into the faces of the tenants at a Park Avenue building.

4:45 p.m. Several kids at the skate park were not abiding by social distancing rules.

4:59 p.m. An elderly man was having trouble starting his car on Baker Avenue.

Saturday, April 4

8:57 a.m. A caller needed advice on how to deal with his aggressive roommate while he moved out.

9:15 a.m. A concerned 3-year-old was playing with a phone and called emergency services.

9:29 a.m. The caller who had a gun and other items stolen from his truck weeks earlier had spoken with others who fell victim to the same crime.

1:50 p.m. Two people were trespassing on a private Bay Point Drive dock.

8:19 p.m. Teens were spotted riding around on the hoods of each others cars, then kicking a ball around a parking lot.

Sunday, April 5

6:53 a.m. A caller assumed the Columbia Avenue stop sign on the ground had been hit.

3:03 p.m. A caller claimed to have spotted kids biking at the skate park, though a patrol found the park to be empty.

4:15 p.m. Someone was shooting a weapon off of Lakeshore Drive.

Monday, April 6

12:32 p.m. A woman’s attempts at turning up the volume of her podcast while biking ended with an accidental call to the police.

4:06 p.m. A man bent over and stared at a woman on Baker Avenue.

11:05 p.m. A man was out spotlighting for his missing dog on Missy Lane.

Tuesday, April 7

7:52 a.m. A lost dog was found on Baker Avenue.

12:29 p.m. A crew that had been fired from a job was picketing the job site on Vista Drive.

3:33 p.m. A caller witnessed four kids steal a grill near City Beach.

7:23 p.m. About 15 people were congregating in a gazebo.

11:35 p.m. A man spotted a UFO off Wisconsin Avenue.

Wednesday, April 8

11:05 a.m. A caller was receiving threatening texts and explicit images as part of an apparent scam.

12:35 p.m. A vehicle was leaking diesel on Hazel Place.

3:26 p.m. A Bearberry Lane resident was confident the traveling salesman going door-to-door was violating social distancing rules.

5:54 p.m. The caller thought he saw a man beating his girlfriend in a gazebo.

Thursday, April 9

9:54 a.m. The caller was receiving scam-related emails about his bank account.

11:14 a.m. An Ashar Avenue caller saw what she suspected was drug-related activity.

12:56 p.m. Someone put glue in a caller’s lock on Second Street.

1:16 p.m. The caller believed a Chicago-based gang was stalking him.

3:42 p.m. A caller wanted to express gratitude to the emergency services employees working.

7:27 p.m. A black bear was spotted near City Beach.

11:29 p.m. A caller and his neighbor saw blinking lights to the northwest and believed it to be a UFO.