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Amherst, New York - ancestral home of my family, and supposedly the safest city in the United States. Need proof? Check out what passes for crime there.
The Amherst Bee weekly police blotters are now online. The Bee site used to display only the best of the year, but now the site is updated weekly. You need a subscription to view current news, but archived articles over four weeks old are freely available.
http://www.amherstbee.com/Common/archive.html - click on a date, and then the "Police Blotter" link. A few of my favorites from recent weeks; there's probably more ... uhh, interesting news if you check earlier dates.
+ A car was pulled over for crossing over the double yellow line on Transit Road. The driver was an elderly female who couldn't see the road because the sun was in her eyes
+ A town resident reported that her daughter's MySpace account was changed by a friend of the daughter and now the friend was sending hate mail from that account.
+ A male was found sitting on a gas pump island on Main Street. He told patrol that he had walked here from Florida and did not wish to go to a mission.
+ A raccoon was seen walking down Wood Acres Drive acting abnormally.
+ Two "college-aged" males were reportedly throwing rocks at each other on Paradise Road.
+ Someone called police because a duck and its ducklings were crossing Sheridan Drive. Police reported the ducks got across the street.
+ A large riding lawn mower was reported in the roadway on North French. Police reported it was parked on the shoulder and no signs were prohibiting parking.
+ An Ayrault Drive resident called police after witnessing a beagle grab meat out of a garbage can and run behind another house.
+ A Bennington Road resident reported an injured rat was next to her house.
+ Ducks were reported in a pool on Deerwood Drive. The ducks "got out."
+ A North Forest Road resident complained that Time Warner disconnected his cable. The complainant wanted to file trespassing or vandalism charges because he couldn't get the hockey game. He was advised it was a civil matter.
+ Someone complained that five underage youths were drinking on a Marine Drive porch. Police found they were drinking Gatorade.
+ On South Union Road, near the I-90 overpass, a motorist reported seeing a large man wearing a skeleton costume. The suspect was gone when police arrived. The man was also spotted on Main Street. The second caller said he had a full black face.
The Amherst Bee weekly police blotters are now online. The Bee site used to display only the best of the year, but now the site is updated weekly. You need a subscription to view current news, but archived articles over four weeks old are freely available.
http://www.amherstbee.com/Common/archive.html - click on a date, and then the "Police Blotter" link. A few of my favorites from recent weeks; there's probably more ... uhh, interesting news if you check earlier dates.
+ A car was pulled over for crossing over the double yellow line on Transit Road. The driver was an elderly female who couldn't see the road because the sun was in her eyes
+ A town resident reported that her daughter's MySpace account was changed by a friend of the daughter and now the friend was sending hate mail from that account.
+ A male was found sitting on a gas pump island on Main Street. He told patrol that he had walked here from Florida and did not wish to go to a mission.
+ A raccoon was seen walking down Wood Acres Drive acting abnormally.
+ Two "college-aged" males were reportedly throwing rocks at each other on Paradise Road.
+ Someone called police because a duck and its ducklings were crossing Sheridan Drive. Police reported the ducks got across the street.
+ A large riding lawn mower was reported in the roadway on North French. Police reported it was parked on the shoulder and no signs were prohibiting parking.
+ An Ayrault Drive resident called police after witnessing a beagle grab meat out of a garbage can and run behind another house.
+ A Bennington Road resident reported an injured rat was next to her house.
+ Ducks were reported in a pool on Deerwood Drive. The ducks "got out."
+ A North Forest Road resident complained that Time Warner disconnected his cable. The complainant wanted to file trespassing or vandalism charges because he couldn't get the hockey game. He was advised it was a civil matter.
+ Someone complained that five underage youths were drinking on a Marine Drive porch. Police found they were drinking Gatorade.
+ On South Union Road, near the I-90 overpass, a motorist reported seeing a large man wearing a skeleton costume. The suspect was gone when police arrived. The man was also spotted on Main Street. The second caller said he had a full black face.
