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The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:

Monday, June 3

At 10:48 a.m., a Upsala Drive resident reported that a neighbor puts scraps outside for birds, but then the birds drop the food in his backyard and his dogs eat them and get sick.

At 12:07 p.m., a caller reported that a person was lying facedown on the sidewalk near Walgreens.

At 1:47 p.m., a resident reported seeing a man in the Barlow Street area carrying a laundry basket, a lamp and a propane heater.

Tuesday, June 4

At 2:24 p.m., a caller reported finding an oven door under a tree near Highway 20.

Wednesday, June 5

At 7:19 p.m., a resident reported an ongoing problem with someone shooting at birds and squirrels on Fort Nugent Avenue.

At 7:51 p.m., a Crosby Avenue resident reported that her son broke a mirror.

Thursday, June 6

At 9:20 p.m., a caller in Navy housing reported that a man had nude photos of her and was threatening to send them to people.

Friday, June 7

At 9:16 a.m., a Northwest Second Avenue resident reported that someone abandoned a motorcycle with weird paintings on it.

Sunday, June 9

At 4:04 p.m., a driver reported that a homeless person dropped something in the Barron Drive area and the caller accidentally ran over it.

At 8:57 p.m., a caller reported that a man with a machete looked like he was high at the basketball court off of Beeksma Drive.

Monday, June 10

At 12:09 a.m., a resident asked that someone check under the couch.

At 9:17 a.m., a caller reported that someone was breaking through a barbed wire fence around the water tower on Ponsteen Drive.

At 5:58 p.m., a resident reported that someone was stealing coins out of a vending machine on Beeksma Drive.

At 6:23 p.m., a caller reported that a resident couldn’t get a kitten out from under a building on Oak Harbor Street.

At 8 p.m., a resident reported that a transient man was trying to attack children on Midway Boulevard.

Tuesday, June 11

At 6:46 p.m., a man reported that a business on Erie Street refused to sell him alcohol because an employee thought he was drunk.

Wednesday, June 12

At 6:13 a.m., a North Oak Harbor Street resident reported that people were having sex in a car.

At 11:36 a.m., a caller reported that a person was lying in a ditch and acting strange on Southwest Barrington Drive.

At 2:21 p.m., a woman at the marina was screaming about the FBI.

At 6:35 p.m., a caller reported that five cats were abandoned during an eviction.

Thursday, June 13

At 12:01 a.m., an employee at a Highway 20 business reported that someone stole a case of Fireball.

At 9:50 p.m., a caller reported that a suspicious man was cutting wires on a van at a parking lot on Northeast 21st Court.

Friday, June 14

At 2:47 p.m., a North Oak Harbor Street resident reported that a man was peeking in the window and just standing still.

At 5:46 p.m., a caller reported that a neighbor pulled a gun on her son.

At 7:15 p.m., a Northeast Eighth Avenue resident reported that a group of teenagers dumped a bike in the yard and ran away.

Sunday, June 16

At 1:43 p.m., a resident reported that his father refused to give him his inheritance check.

At 8:11 p.m., a Northeast Sixth Avenue resident reported that an RV crashed down the hill into the caller’s fence.

Wednesday, June 19

At 12:36 p.m., a driver reported that a tire fell off a car on the highway.

At 3:33 p.m., a Harrier Circle resident reported that a leaf blower, weed eater and gas can were stolen out of his truck.

Thursday, June 20

At 3:06 a.m., a caller in a mental health crisis repeatedly reported that someone was “tasing” her hip and heart.

At 1:55 p.m., a Southwest Sixth Avenue resident reported finding a motorcycle in the bushes.

At 2:27 p.m., a resident reported that a man was lying in an alleyway behind Haggen with his naked butt exposed.

At 3:33 p.m., a driver reported that a woman with dark red lipstick was throwing rocks at cars on Southwest Erie Street.

Friday, June 21

At 1:46 p.m., a woman reported that a man at Walmart cut in line and yelled profanities. The caller said the man followed her around the parking park and flipped her off.

At 3:42 p.m., a caller reported that kids were lighting grass on fire near the lagoon in Windjammer Park.

At 8:18 p.m., a resident reported that a man was sobbing on the side of Southeast Pioneer Way.

At 9:07 p.m., a Northeast Fifth Avenue resident reported that a child was crying and said she was worried her father would hit her. A man dragged the girl away and drove off.

Saturday, June 22

At 9:25 a.m., a driver reported that a man was standing in the middle of Heller Road and trying to get hit by cars.

At 3:22 p.m., a Northwest Crosby Avenue resident reported that the “cat wrangler” keeps trespassing on his property.