A list of the weirdest, wackiest and most interesting blotter calls for 2010

Jan. 2

Bridgeport, suspicious: A woman reported finding a single footprint on her doorstep

Jan. 7

East Wenatchee, malicious mischief: A man called to complain that someone had smeared a doughnut on his vehicle

Jan. 9

Rock Island, suspicious: An unknown car was reported parked at EZ Auto Wrecking; it turned out to be an employee’s vehicle

Rock Island, juvenile problem: A call was filed requesting help with their daughter who wasn’t following the rules

Jan. 17

East Wenatchee, suspicious: A blanket was reported on the middle of the road; upon investigation the blanket was actually a piece of carpet

Jan. 18

East Wenatchee, suspicious: A person making piles of little rocks and then putting the rocks in his pocket was reported; contact was made and the individual was looking for rocks to polish

Jan. 20

Orondo, suspicious: An individual reported he received an e-mail containing information about Secret Service cover ups involving Hillary Clinton and Wall Street; he was advised to ignore it

Jan. 26

Bridgeport, gunshot: An 18 year old male messing around with a BB gun shot himself in the foot

Feb. 6

Bridgeport, suspicious: Report of an SUV parked by a residence; deputies made contact with the SUV, and it was just a romantic interlude in progress

Feb. 8

East Wenatchee, harass/threat: An individual reported that someone had placed his name on Craigslist stating he was gay and had AIDS; Craigslist had been contacted and the posting was removed

Feb. 22

East Wenatchee, harass/threat: A woman called to complain about her neighbor, who had called to complain about her barking dog

March 1

East Wenatchee, 911: Someone wanted to obtain the Humane Society phone number

March 5

East Wenatchee, suspicious: Juveniles were reported playing in a driveway; deputies couldn’t find the juveniles but neighbors told them that the kids had been playing a combat game with water balloons

March 6

East Wenatchee, harass/threat: A man complained he was receiving text messages making rude comments about his wife; deputies tried to call the number but the voicemail was not set up and the sender couldn’t be identified

March 14

Rock Island, juvenile problem: A man called to complain that his son, almost 15 years old, was refusing to obey the rules

East Wenatchee, prowler: A woman reported there were people in her back yard, tried to show the deputy footprints that weren’t really there

March 15

Bridgeport, 911: A woman wanted to report that her sister, who had given information to deputies in a previous report, did not give the correct information

March 20

Bridgeport, suspicious: A complaint was filed about individuals going door-to-door selling carpet cleaning supplies; deputies made contact with the individuals who were indeed selling cleaning supplies

April 11

East Wenatchee, juvenile problem: A woman called to complain that her 12 year old son refused to obey her

April 16

Rock Island, miscellaneous: A woman received a phone call that her husband had ordered 20 pizzas and she needed to pay for them right away; the woman stated that her husband was dead

April 17

East Wenatchee, malicious mischief: In an on going dispute, a man claims his neighbors are poisoning his lawn

May 2

East Wenatchee, suspicious: A male subject was reported digging on the riverbank; he was gone when authorities arrived

May 3

East Wenatchee, harass/threat: A man taking care of the yard for some friends received snide comments by one of their neighbors

Rock Island, suspicious: A train dropped off four cars south of the dam, caller thought it might indicate terrorist activity; deputies called Santa Fe Southern Railway and it was determined there was a work crew in the area

May 7

East Wenatchee, suspicious: A complaint was filed about a group of people who were outside and sounded like they might be fighting; deputies made contact with the individuals, they were just holding a dance

May 9

Bridgeport, vehicle theft: A report was filed that a 13 year old boy had taken the family car and drove off; state patrol found the boy driving the vehicle and he was returned home safely to his parents

Bridgeport, malicious mischief: A man reported that kids had thrown dirt into a fence post hole he had just dug

May 11

Waterville, harass/threat: An irate tax payer was reported in the Treasurer’s Office

May 12

East Wenatchee, suspicious: Strange lights reported over Mt. Badger

May 14

East Wenatchee, harass/threat: A woman complained that someone was throwing rocks into her yard; she suspects the neighbor kids

East Wenatchee, suspicious: A man complained he thought a private investigator was following him around

May 15

Bridgeport, animal problem: A man came out of his house to find a dog tied to the bumper of his travel trailer; the dog was turned over to Animal Control

May 28

East Wenatchee, trespass: A complaint was filed about a man sleeping in the Pangborn airport

May 29

East Wenatchee, suspicious: Two vehicles pulled up next to each other and someone threw a sleeping bag into the bed of the other; deputies made contact and there was no problem, just people returning property

June 19

East Wenatchee, malicious mischief: Kids throwing water balloons hit a woman’s windshield, no actual damage to the vehicle

June 24

East Wenatchee, suspicious: 1700 block of Grant Road, report of two males walking up and down the street, men were contacted; they were walking a dog

June 25

East Wenatchee, assault: Son’s mother and girlfriend assaulted each other; no arrests made

July 7

East Wenatchee, malicious mischief: Report of children rolling a tire down a hill

July 10

Waterville, burglary: 400 block of E. Birch Street, report that the hasp of the door to a shed was removed, and a juvenile took some sage; thought it was marijuana

Aug. 21

East Wenatchee, lewd conduct: 2100 block of Sunset Highway, man standing in his doorway nude, deputies responded, man was sitting inside the house naked and they told him the neighbors complained

Sept. 3

Bridgeport, suspicious: Marina Park, caller thought his father was going to drown, then he thought he had been kidnapped, deputies responded and were unable to locate man; they spoke with people in the area, and no one saw anything suspicious; deputies later contacted the father, who stated all was a misunderstanding and apologized for the trouble

Sept. 8

Waterville, burglary: 300 E. Locust Street, City Pool, storage shed entered; large roll of toilet paper taken out and partially burned

Sept. 13

Bridgeport, suspicious: 300 block 7th Street, report of a male running into a vacant lot and hiding behind a bush; deputies found that the man was hiding from his girlfriend, who had found him with another woman

Oct. 1

Bridgeport Bar, miscellaneous: 100 block Arden Avenue, woman called to report that she had locked herself out of her home and she had to break a window to get in; she wanted the authorities to know that she did it herself

Oct. 14

East Wenatchee, animal problem: 1200 block of S. Quincy Avenue, caller complained about neighbor’s horse creating a lot of odor

Oct. 15

Waterville, theft: 100 block of W. Maple Street, caller complained about kids stealing an extension cord; a deputy made contact, the caller was intoxicated

Oct. 18

Rock Island, suspicious: Parkway Drive, vehicle parking in the area for two days in a row, caller thought it was weird; a deputy made contact, and it turned out driver was parking there to use unsecured wireless internet

Oct. 20

East Wenatchee, harass/threat: 400 block of S. Kentucky Avenue, parents report that a couple of teenage girls are texting each other, and that the situation is getting out of hand

Oct. 22

East Wenatchee, missing person: 2400 block of Highland View Drive, caller wanted to report husband missing; when deputy arrived, it turned out they’d had a dispute, and her husband left the house when she told him to get out

Oct. 26

Bridgeport Bar, animal problem: Gun Club Road and Highway 173, complaint about dogs running at large the day before, deputy was unable to find the dogs

East Wenatchee, suspicious: 3700 block of Airport Way, caller reported that her dog chased an unknown animal up a tree, the deputy found a raccoon in the tree when he arrived; in addition, caller reported hearing strange noises when she would sit down to work at her computer, the deputy had her duplicate the situation to try to track down the sounds, it turned out to be a stuffed animal in her pocket that would sing when squeezed

Nov. 5

Waterville, vehicle theft: First block of S. Division Road, caller reported the theft of a car-hauling trailer, but called back later to say it had been misplaced

East Wenatchee, suspicious: 1800 block of 4th Street S.E., Clovis Point Middle School, deputy investigated a vehicle parked in a no-parking zone, the license number on the plate belonged to a different vehicle and owner; the driver claimed that sometime during the previous six months someone had switched the license plates without his knowledge

Nov. 11

Bridgeport, recover stolen vehicle: 1400 block of Foster Avenue, a deputy observed a 1999 Chevy Malibu driving erratically on Highland Road, the plates came back as stolen; the driver, 16, of Othello, admitted he had taken the vehicle from his parents without permission and was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, obstructing, and no valid operator’s license

Nov. 13

Waterville, disturbance: 600 block of N. Monroe Street, Fairgrounds, report that a man and his wife got into verbal dispute because the wife was dancing with someone else

Nov. 14

Bridgeport, theft: 1100 block of Columbia Avenue, Bridgeport Plaza Market, caller reported that two females, one male, entered the store, the store owner saw the male take three beers from the cooler and put them in his coat, but did not call the police; about two hours later, the females returned to the store and when questioned, refused to identify male; the owner provided video surveillance to the deputy for identification

Nov. 15

East Wenatchee, property: 200 block of 23rd Street N.E., a portable carport was blown into caller’s vehicle during the windstorm, damaging the left rear quarter panel and breaking the driver’s side window

Nov. 16

East Wenatchee, property: 2300 block of N. Baker Avenue, caller reporting that her carport blew away in the storm

East Wenatchee, suspicious: 1700 block of 10th Place N.E., caller reporting someone knocking on her door, but it turned out to be wind noise

Nov. 21

East Wenatchee, burglary: 100 block of N. Linden Lane, report of some items possibly missing from a shed; a deputy is investigating, and it appears it may be a case of renters at a neighboring property believing that the shed was on their land, and that the items in the shed were for their use

Nov. 22

Waterville, harass/threat: 200 block of E. Poplar Street, caller received what appeared to be a chain text claiming that the person who sent it was dead and would come back to haunt her

Nov. 23

East Wenatchee, disturbance: 2500 block of Norma Lane, caller accused neighbor of prowling his vehicle because footprints in the snow went to the neighbor’s house, it turned out that the neighbor was also a victim of prowling

Nov. 26

East Wenatchee, suspicious: 1800 block of 9th Street N.E., caller complaining she could see footprints in the snow that went to her PUD meter; the PUD confirmed that an employee had been reading meters in the area

Nov. 27

East Wenatchee, harass/threat: 2500 block of 11th Street S.E., caller received a prank phone call that also turned out to be a wrong number, deputy contacted the prank caller, turned out to be a teenaged male who thought he was pranking his uncle’s number

Nov. 30

Bridgeport, burglary: 1600 block of Fish Avenue, vacant apartment, intruders possibly got in through a rear window, appears they tried to force the front door open; a TV and Dish Network receiver were inside that didn’t belong there, the owner of items have not yet been located

Dec. 8

East Wenatchee, harass/threat: 40 block of 24th Street N.E., caller receiving phone calls from another individual accusing him of stealing his newspaper

Dec. 9

East Wenatchee, hazard: 300 block of Leslie Way, caller reporting a bag of leaves in the roadway, a deputy moved the bag out of the roadway

Dec. 14

Bridgeport Bar, suspicious: 100 block of Arden Avenue, caller was gone for the day, when she returned, someone had moved her snow shovel

Dec. 19

Bridgeport, disturbance: 90 block of Dezellem Hill Road, 25-year-old male got irritated at his grandparents because they wouldn’t let him borrow a vehicle, he damaged a door in the residence in retaliation, he was arrested and jailed for malicious mischief

Dec. 20

East Wenatchee, harass/threat: 400 block of S. Kentucky Avenue, caller reporting that neighbors across the street were staring at him

Dec. 23

East Wenatchee, harass/threat: 400 block of S. Kentucky Avenue, caller complaining that the neighbor looked at him

Dec. 26

East Wenatchee, suspicious: Pangborn Airport, caller saw a person get into the trunk of a vehicle in the parking lot, deputies located the vehicle and found a male in the trunk, said he was there to surprise someone arriving on a flight; when the flight arrived, deputies confirmed the vehicle owner knew the man

Dec. 27

East Wenatchee, suspicious: 4000 block of 40th Circle N.E., caller reporting that she can hear someone walking around behind her house, a deputy responded and found eight deer in her backyard