Police Blotter: Owner Duct Tapes Dog's Muzzle So He Can't Bark

A man driving on Cook Avenue called police about 11 a.m. Nov. 24 after he spotted a dog in the street with duct tape around its mouth.

The driver stopped to help, but a woman then came out of a house and said it was her dog.

Officers questioned the woman, who said the male resident of the house had gone hunting and taken his other two dogs. She said the remaining dog would bark constantly because he did not get to go.

Police said the dog could eat, drink and stick his tongue out, and appeared to be OK. However, they referred the case to the animal warden for investigation.

Nothing Planted

A couple called police to  Nov. 24 after finding some type of device in their car. 

The couple said someone had put the device behind their glovebox while they were shopping.

A report said the "device" and said it was obviously part of the car.

Fireworks Fizzle

Police were called to a yearly Thanksgiving night party on Crown Point Parkway after someone complained they were setting off fireworks.

The cul-de-sac street is known for its huge Christmas light display, which is turned on every Thanksgiving during a block party.

A report said the street had a permit for the party, but not for the fireworks.

Sure, Climb In

A man who locked himself out of his apartment on Whitney Road apparently thought there was nothing wrong with asking a neighbor -- at 1 a.m. -- to let him come into her unit and climb over her balcony.

The woman did not let the man in and called police instead.

The man admitted to knocking on the woman's door, but denied calling her foul names, as she had alleged.

Apartment maintenance workers let the man in. Police warned him not to knock on doors at 1 a.m.

Man Won't Move

A newspaper delivery person complained about a man who walks on Heritage Drive in the middle of the street and refuses to move for cars, yelling at them instead.

The woman wants the man to walk on the sidewalk. 

Police couldn't locate him after she complained Nov. 21.

Car Left Running

A woman walking her dog at 2:30 a.m. Nov. 21 at the Polo Club Apartments noticed a car running in one of the garages.

Police found the car empty, but running. Officers turned it off and placed the keys on the floor, then opened the garage door to vent it.