People will call the police for the most bizarre reasons to help solve their problems — even if the problems have nothing to do with the law.
A hilarious online thread featuring police reports that were published in local newspapers has lifted the lid on what officers have to deal with from their constituents on a daily basis.
Officers were called for a number of strange reasons, including one woman complaining about her neighbor leaving the Christmas decorations up and another person reporting the mailman for traveling from mailbox to mailbox.
Other situations involved a man calling in because someone stole his Facebook password and ruined his Farmville account, as well as a mom phoning the police to complain about her disobedient children not doing their chores.
Ultimately, no one was charged in any of the weird incidents reported. But they still ended up in the local newspapers for other people to enjoy.
Bizarre: A hilarious gallery of police reports shows the insane incidents officers put up with on the daily. One police report involved the claim stray cats lived in a mill
Suspect: One man decided to phone police because of a 'suspicious' peanut in his backyard
Time to go back! Officers arrested a man on cocaine as he was celebrating his completion of a drug rehab program. The program clearly didn't work
Priorities! It took one man 18 months before he reported his wife was missing
Upset: Another police report involved a man complaining about someone stealing his Facebook password and ruining his Farmville account
Very suspect: One person hilariously reported the mailman because they saw the person stopping mailbox to mailbox throughout the neighborhood
Important details: Some of the police reports involve hilarious details provided by the person
Makes sense: One person reported shots being fired near an active shooting range
Your point? Another upset person called the police to express his concern about a 'belligerent squirrel' near his boat dock
Unfortunate: One poor woman thought her lack of birthday cards on her birthday were the result of her mail being stolen
Rude: Cards will say a plethora of things, and apparently one woman was upset that a card she received told her to close her legs
Twins: A caller told police there was an infant in a trash can but it was actually just a burrito
Hilarious: A majority of the police reports should the ridiculous things people would complain about to officers
Need a fix: Officers received one report of multiple break-ins into a clubhouse. Apparently the person ate hotdogs and watched TV during these break-ins
Innovative: One person was reported to the police for holding up a sign that encouraged others to smile
Creative: The police reports only got better as they detailed people getting reported for yelling at cats and for faking sick on dates
Interesting: In one hilarious incident, the report claimed a duck refused medical treatment
Fair: One person's car was reported in the McDonald's parking lot after spending a lot of time there. It turns out the people were just using the restaurant's free WiFi
Strange: A woman called the police because she thought her neighbor was in her garage, but it was actually her husband
No holiday spirit: Another woman called the police because her neighbor refused to take down the Christmas decorations
Scaredy cat: An officer stopped a man running down the street only to discover he was running cause he just watched a scary movie
Incredible: A cardboard cutout of Arnold Schwarzenegger was reported to police after people thought it was a real person
Never mind: One woman decided to report her boyfriend for taking her car but then changed her mind after he returned it
Not good: A police report was filed after someone randomly dug a hole in the street
Strange activity: Police responded to a report about someone ringing the doorbell and disappearing only to find a package was left behind by a delivery person
Weird indeed: Another report was filed about a man who kept following around the janitor
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