“Butt paste” bandit. Arvada officers were dispatched to King Soopers, 6350 Sheridan Blvd., Aug. 30, in response to a theft. According to a police report, a store employee presented video surveillance footage of a woman concealing a package of “Boudreaux’s Butt Paste” valued at $8.99 in her purse, then leave without paying. When officers found the woman, they searched her person but could not find the butt paste. Officers served her with a summons for theft.
Just sleepy. A resident in the 7400 block of West 48th Avenue called Wheat Ridge police Aug. 4 after discovering a man asleep in the backseat of his/her car, police reports said. The suspect said he was lost and cold, and when he found the unlocked vehicle, decided to sleep there. He was given a summons and released from the scene.
Bewildered bird. Wheat Ridge officers were called to the 9500 block of West 32nd Avenue on Aug. 5 for a wildlife assist. According to police reports, an owl was tangled in the netting of a soccer goal. The goal had to be cut to release the bird, which was then transferred to Rocky Mountain Birds of Prey, police said. The owl was sent to the intensive care unit, but is expected to recover and will be released back into the wild.
Just curious. Two men were found inside an abandoned house in the 3800 block of Kipling Street, Wheat Ridge, Aug. 6. According to police reports, the men claimed they’d just entered out of curiousity. Officers were unable to prove burglary and released the men pending criminal trespess charges.