10.15.2015 Cops Corner

Central Park
Oct. 9
11500 block of Gramercy Park Ave
Cut the holiday spirit: A man reported that an unknown person cut his Halloween lights, which were strung along the path to his front door. He said the lights had been functioning the day before, and when he inspected them, he saw the ends of the cords had been cut. He requested extra patrol.

Country Club East
Sept. 15
15600 block of Leven Links Place
Thief is a coin collector: A woman called to report that between Sept. 15 and Oct. 6, someone had stolen $3,000 worth of silver collector coins out of her house. There were no signs of forced entry, and no other items were reported missing.

Rye Wilderness Estates
Oct. 8
120 block of 167th Boulevard East
A very sod story: A resident contacted the Sheriff’s Office because a white pickup truck and trailer was pulled up on his yard, which he has just paid $2,000 to have new sod laid. The truck and trailer belonged to Florida Power & Light, and the work crew was running cable. The supervisor of the crew told the deputy that there was no other way to access the cable except in the resident’s yard. At the time, no damage had been sustained to the sod; the supervisor advised that the homeowner could call FPL and request restoration. The resident was upset because he was trying to sell the property.

Fair Oaks
Sept. 27
2900 block of 38th Avenue East
Car-hopping fire: A fire at the home of a woman who buys wrecked vehicles to sell the parts. Two vehicles, neither of which were in running order, were parked next to each other beside her home. The vehicles, which had been sitting on her property for some time, both had batteries. A lieutenant on the night shift noticed one of the vehicles was on fire. He called the fire department, and the fire had spread to three other vehicles and a trailer when the department arrived. The first vehicle caught fire due to an electrical short. None of the vehicles were insured and will be totally lost.