At 8:52 a.m. April 1 a caller said that in the overnight hours someone damaged the building behind Dunkin’ Donuts on South Main Street. Patrolman Ryan Steier found two damaged plants and the area to be messy.
Sometime between March 21 and the morning of April 2, a blue bicycle was stolen from a South Reading Street residence. Its value was estimated at $80.
Sgt. Jeffrey Petrone investigated a call on April 1 from the Manville zoning office about possible fraudulent checks in regards to payment for permits. An investigation is continuing.
A caller at 10:16 a.m. April 2 said someone had damaged the driver’s side mirror on his 2008 Saturn on North 1st Avenue sometime in the previous two days. Police confirmed the damage, as well as multiple scratches on the car’s passenger side.
A South 17th Avenue caller reported at 5:42 p.m. April 2 that she had received harassing phone calls advising her to wire $800 to the United Kingdom and in turn she would receive $1 million. Patrols responded and advised her. She is not out any money.
At 1:36 a.m. April 3 a caller complained about noise on South 17th Avenue. Two men were said to be dancing in the roadway with a stereo. They were gone by the time police arrived.
Police responded to a call of a 13-year-old boy bleeding from a fall on Boesel Avenue at 6:30 p.m. April 5.
A caller at 6:33 p.m. April 3 reported finding bones behind a South Main Street store. Police said they were from a deer.
At about 8 p.m. April 4 a caller reported a pit bull chasing him. Patrols tried to speak with the dog’s owner on Boesel Avenue, without success. The area was checked but the dog was gone.
A railroad spike broke through a window of a house on Kyle Street, and hit and damaged the refrigerator, a caller said shortly before 2 p.m. April 4. Estimated damage, which police confirmed, was $1,000.
Sgt. Petrone served three officials at banks in Readington and Branchburg with a total of three subpoenas for bank records on April 5 between 7:18 and 7:37 p.m.
Kids playing ball accidentally broke a window at the VFW on Washington Avenue at about 5:45 p.m. April 4. VFW President Jim Wisor asked that the kids pay for its replacement. Parents were contacted.
Police got calls at 9:18 and 9:20 a.m. April 5 about slashed tires on parked cars on South 9th Avenue, probably overnight. One caller said the driver’s side rear tire on his Ford Expedition had been cut, with an estimated repair cost of $150. The other caller said a driver’s side tire on a red Jeep Wrangler had been slashed, to the tune of $130. In both cases, police confirmed the damage.
A caller at 7:10 p.m. April 5 said there were boys setting off bottle rockets in the VFW lot on Washington Avenue. Patrols found Boy Scouts with model rockets and asked them to leave. They complied.
A man called at 8:37 p.m. April 5 to report that multiple pieces of jewelry were missing from his Gladys Avenue residence. He told police it had happened between March 10 and April 3. Missing were four rings, two chains and bracelet, together worth $4,300. The investigation is continuing.
At 8:48 p.m. April 5 a caller said there was a group of kids on the roof of the Hair House on South Main Street. Patrols responded and removed five juveniles.
A borough employee reported that a man with his pants almost off was acting suspiciously at 2:10 p.m. April 6 on North Street. Patrols responded; the young man said he would pull up his pants.
A Brooklyn man reported his 2001 Lincoln Navigator, valued at $6,000, was missing from the Adesa Auto Auction lot at 5:11 p.m. April 6. Police entered the vehicle into the national crime computer.
A caller reported an apparently intoxicated man yelling on the corner of South Main Street and Haran Avenue at 5:19 p.m. April 7. Police requested the rescue squad, which took the 52-year-old Manville man to Somerset Medical Center.
A caller said a man in a silver Chevy Malibu was parked, looking at an abandoned house on South 14th Avenue at 7:06 p.m. April 7. Patrols found the driver was a train buff taking pictures, along with several other people.
A woman reported a big black unleashed dog on Huff Avenue at 9:15 p.m. April 7. Animal control removed the dog.
A South 12th Avenue woman reported her cat was being aggressive at 10:45 p.m. April 7. Animal control was notified.
At 6:10 p.m. April 8 a Brooks Boulevard man said a group of kids took his son’s basketball at Memorial Pool. Patrols responded and reported the basketball was given back and the juveniles had left.