Working-class thief
12:14 p.m., April 29, 6100 block of West Alameda Avenue
Police were called to a store where they were told an employee had been stealing supplies. The man had admitted stealing from the Lakewood store and also an Aurora store. The man spoke to police and told them he had done all he was accused of. He was issued a summons for theft. Police noted he was still employed at the store even though they know what he had done.
Kick-the-can may be simpler
8:58 a.m., May 5, area of 20th Avenue and Youngfield Street
Police were called because a homeless man was seen kicking cars. The man had done this before, witnesses said. This time he had caused a dent in a car and chipped the paint. Witnesses said the man never seems to have a reason for his actions, he just walks and kicks. The man claimed he did not remember kicking the car. He was issued a summons and released.
Police, open up?
7:27 p.m., April 29, 1600 block of Vance Street
A man called police because he believed he was kicked out of his apartment by two men pretending to be police officers. The man said he and his girlfriend had been fighting and she was drunk. She said she called police and he would be in trouble. Two men in plain clothes arrived and said they were undercover police officers. They searched the man and told him he had to leave. The two men were not police, but rather friends of the woman. An actual investigation is still under way.