Police Reports: Bong in a Bag, a Mess on the Floor

The following information was supplied by the Monroe Police Department. No arrested person is guilty until so judged in a court of law.

Arrest in Defecation Case

A 17-year-old male student, accused of defecating on the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library men's room floor on March 2, turned himself in on a warrant Wednesday for breach of the peace by way of a youthful offender.

He was released on a promise to appear in court on May 3.

Playing Hooky

A Stanley Road resident noticed a 17-year-old male with a bag hiding behind the shed of a neighbor's house at 1:53 p.m. Wednesday and called the police.

Officers asked the teen what he was doing there and he reportedly told them that he and his friend had both called in sick to school. The youth was at his 18-year-old friend's house waiting for his mother to leave so they could meet up, police said.

When asked what was in the bag, the teen told the officers it was a bong, according to the report.

Police said they took the bong away and rather than pressing charges, both boys' mothers were called.

Lottery Scam

A Monroe woman approached a police detective at Supermarket April 19 to tell him about a suspicious letter she received from the International Lottery Commission informing her that she won $715,950.

The letter told her to call Gina Wilson, foreign operations manager of Safewayseguros for further instructions.

The woman told the detective that she did not call Wilson, because she had not entered any contests and suspected that the letter was a ruse to lure her into spending money or providing personal information, police said.

The resident wished to remain anonymous and simply wanted to bring it to the police department's attention to warn the community of the scam.

Potential Fraud

A Jones Hill Road couple received a letter from the IRS informing them that they may be victims of identity theft, according to a police report filed on Tuesday.

The husband later learned that there was a problem with his wife's Social Security number and before she filed her tax return, the IRS already had a return from her on record.

Police are investigating the incident.