June 7: Suspicious activity — A Mary Ann Drive resident in the 1100 block reportedly saw a man driving a pick-up stop and rummage through a neighbor’s trash. The truck driver threw a mattress from the trash pile into another neighbor’s yard, which prompted the resident to yell at the driver.

The driver then replaced the mattress but yelled at the resident. The driver reportedly asked the resident what his problem was and threatened him before driving away.

Criminal trespass and suspicious activity — A Taylor Road resident in the 800 block reported that her home was burglarized and her dog killed.

The woman said she usually leaves her door ajar so her Pomeranian can get fresh air, but when she returned home from work, the latch to the door was broken. The woman’s grandson was asleep for a time, and he heard someone enter the home, but did not think anything of it because his grandmother has frequent company. The woman said she found the dog when she returned from work.

The dog was in a neighbor’s yard near the neighbor’s pit bull kennel, and she said the dog appeared to have died peacefully.

Investigators arrived and spoke with the neighbor, who said he saw the Pomeranian attempting to mate with his pit bull earlier in the day.

 Police unburied the dog and determined that it had bite marks on either side of his neck, bruising in the right of his stomach near his hind legs and that his neck was possibly broken.

Seat belts required and suspicious activity — While at the intersection of Gen. Screven Way and Hendry Street, an officer noticed a passenger in a vehicle was not wearing a seat belt.

The officer stopped the car and got identification from the driver, but the passenger claimed he did not have an ID on him. The passenger gave one name and date of birth, but dispatchers told the officer they could not find the man in GCIC.  

The officer again asked the passenger for his name. The passenger provided the same date of birth and last name, but with a different spelling of the first name, which made the officer suspect the man was giving false information. Dispatchers found the name the second time and provided a photo for the officer to compare.

The officer confirmed the man’s identity and asked why he had misspelled his name, and the man said it was just nerves. The officer searched the vehicle but did not find anything to report. The man was issued a citation for failure to wear a seat belt.