Blotter: Ladder Stolen While Man is on Roof

The following information was supplied by the Springfield Police Department. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven otherwise. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Criminal Mischief—300 block of Hawarden Road at about 2:53 a.m. on Dec. 13. A resident reported that sometime over the past few minutes the entire front of his home was damaged by numerous eggs.

Theft—900 block of Lincoln Avenue between 12:20 and 12:44 p.m. on Dec. 16. An electrical contractor reported that while he was working on the roof of a building someone stole the 40-foot extension ladder he was using, while he was still on the roof. The ladder was valued at $500.