Bonsai boosted. A woman living in the 19000 block of East Pinewood Drive, Arapahoe County, reported a potted bonsai tree was stolen from the side of her home overnight June 29. The tree and pot are valued at $1,700, according to a police report.
Hovering intruder. Police responded to a home in the 9600 block of East Caley Circle, Arapahoe County, July 1 after a resident said a drone hovered over her and her friends for 20 minutes while they were sitting by her backyard pool. The woman said the kids next door had a drone. Officers interviewed a man who lived there. He said he had been flying the drone that day and wasn’t aware he could not fly over property lines without consent, a police report says. His neighbor declined to file trespassing charges.
Office offender. A man was arrested July 8 for breaking into a business in the 9300 block of East Costilla Avenue, Greenwood Village, police say. The suspect told officers he came in through an open door because he needed somewhere to sleep. According to a police report, the office had damaged drywall and a broken light fixture. Four feminine hygiene product dispensers had been broken into and emptied of money. Estimated damage: $2,300.
Bike lock circumvented. Police responded to the light rail station at 6398 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Greenwood Village, July 1 on a reported bike theft. The reporting party told officers he left a red Specialized bike there four hours earlier but when he returned only the front wheel remained chained to the rack, a police report said. The man was borrowing the bike from a co-worker. Estimated loss unknown.