'The cat ate my Whopper' tops list of silly 911 calls

 http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/12/29/wdr-chatham-kent-police-silliest-calls.html?cmp=rss

Police

January 10, 2012

A resident in the 20500 block of Southeast 19th Street said a vandal or vandals cut down about 12 large trees on her property in the past several months and then left the fallen trees on the ground at the site, rather than cutting them up for firewood.

Tool time

Tools were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 19700 block of Southeast 23rd Street before Dec. 22.

Christmas caper

Mail was stolen in the 4100 block of 229th Avenue Southeast on Dec. 22. The resident reported the incident to police after a Christmas card she was expecting failed to arrive.

Timeless

Laptops and antiques were stolen from a residence in the 2200 block of East Beaver Lake Drive Southeast before Dec. 23.

Driving under the influence

Police arrested a 19-year-old Bellevue man for driving under the influence near the corner of Southeast 16th Street and 228th Avenue Southeast at about 2 a.m. Dec. 23. Police said he had been driving 75 mph in a 40 mph zone. The man smelled of marijuana and told the officer he had been driving fast “because it was fun.”

Finders’ keepers

A resident in the 21200 block of Northeast Sixth Street said men were preparing to rob his neighbor’s home at about 9:30 p.m. Dec. 27. The man reported seeing a black Ford with a trailer parked outside the neighbor’s vacant home. The men told the resident the house was abandoned, and they believed the items inside to be free. The caller recorded the Ford’s license plate information for police.

Hacked

A laptop was stolen from a vehicle parked in the 5100 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast before 1:54 a.m. Dec. 28. The estimated loss is $500.

Honda heist

A Honda was stolen in the 4700 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast before 10:34 a.m. Dec. 28.

Unlocked

A lock was damaged on a vehicle parked in the 2000 block of Newport Way Northwest before 11:56 a.m. Dec. 28.

Made Mazda

A Mazda was stolen from a garage in the 23400 block of Southeast Black Nugget Road before 6:40 p.m. Dec. 28.

Sparkle

Jewelry was stolen from a residence in the 1800 block of 203rd Avenue Southeast before Dec. 29. The estimated loss is $12,000.

Driving under the influence

Police arrested a 19-year-old Sammamish woman for driving under the influence at about 2:30 a.m. Dec. 30 after an officer saw her vehicle stop in the middle of Southeast Eighth Street near Skyline High School. Several teenagers then exited the vehicle. Police contacted the driver, and she told the officer she wished he were dead. She also smelled of alcohol. Police said a vehicle occupant said the group drank vodka from a water bottle and left for Seattle to go clubbing, but returned to Sammamish because they could not locate the nightclub.

Return to sender

Mailboxes were damaged in the 1300 block of East Beaver Lake Drive just after midnight Dec. 31.