Article Contributed on: 5/18/2009 2:07:45 PM
Incidents reported by Lakewood Police
SCRAP METAL THIEF BUSTED
Police responded to Money Gram International, 3940 S Teller St., at 12:03 a.m. May 9 on a report of a theft in progress. The security guard said a man was removing property from a scrap bin. When police contacted the 29-year-old Denver man, he said he goes around and collects scrap material to recycle for money. The security guard said the man did not have permission to be on the property and the metal wall partitions he was loading still belong to Money Gram. The business is being remodeled and the company gets money for the scraping the materials. The Denver man was issued a summons on suspicion of petty theft.
SHOPPER CONCEALS BABY ITEMS IN STROLLER
A 25-year-old Lakewood woman was issued a summons on suspicion of shoplifting at 1:37 p.m. May 6 after concealing baby food, pacifiers and flower seeds in her child's stroller. The woman was shopping at Wal-Mart, 14500 W. Colfax Ave., and was observed by security to be hiding items under the hood of her baby stroller. The woman paid for some items but did not pay for the concealed merchandise, which totaled $30.98. When contacted by security, she said she had forgotten to pay for the items.
DOG NEGLECT REPORTED
A woman contacted police at 7:50 a.m. May 6 to report her husband was neglecting his dogs. The woman told police she hadn't been to the apartment she shared with her husband in a week because they were going through a divorce. When she arrived on May 6 to pick up some belongings, she discovered the three dogs in a crate, covered in feces and without food or water. Police came to the residence on the 2500 block of Sheridan Boulevard and observed that the dogs were indeed in poor condition. The woman took one of the dogs with her and police transported the remaining two dogs to Table Mountain Animal Center. The husband, a 31-year-old Lakewood man, was later issued a summons on suspicion of animal neglect.
INDECENCY REPORTED IN PARKING LOT
Police were called to a parking lot at 12043 W. Alameda Parkway at 4:16 p.m. May 8 on a report of a man masturbating in his car. When police contacted the man, he denied the allegation and said, "That's disgusting!" He said he had been sending text messages from his phone on his lunch break. When police discovered the 31-year-old Denver man was a convicted gang member, they asked him to get out of the car to be patted down for weapons. When the man got out of the car, his pants were unzipped. The man was arrested on suspicion of public indecency and transported to the Lakewood Police Department for booking. He was released on summons.