Attempted meat heist. On Dec. 22, a loss prevention employee at King Soopers, 12811 E. Hampden Ave., stopped a shoplifter outside of the store. The suspect had carted out more than $300 worth of hams and rib eye steaks without paying. He handed the food over and took off running.
Drive-by lobbing. A man driving in the area of South Chambers Road and South Evanston Way on Dec. 10 said people inside a car next to him threw a rock at his windshield and broke it. The victim had no suspect information.
Window vandals. Police were called Dec. 21 to Styles Above the Rest, 10 S. Havana St., because someone broke out the front window of the shop with a rock overnight. Other store windows in the area appeared to be damaged as well. There are no suspects.
Flat tire to boot. A man’s car stalled out in the 1300 block of North Joliet Street Dec. 24. He said someone driving behind him became angry, got out of their car and slashed one of his tires before driving off. There are no suspects.
Missing money. On Dec. 21, a man being treated at University Hospital met police down in the Anschutz Medical Pavilion, 12605 E. 16th Ave., because thought the hospital staff misplaced money that he said he had when he checked in. There was no record of the money being held by staff.
No witnesses. A woman who lives in the 1050 block of South Salem Street called police Dec. 20 because someone broke a window on her home. No one in the neighborhood saw anything, and there are no suspects.