Crime & Safety

Police Reports: Teeth Whitening Strips, Vaginal Cream and Rogaine

Officers investigate the thefts of a variety of items as November winds down.

Shoplifting at Rite Aid

A shoplifter left the Rite Aid pharmacy at 435 Main Street with a blue hand-basket full of teeth whitening strips, cold remedies, vaginal cream and Rogaine at 2:56 p.m. Monday, according to the police report.

Police said the sensors went off as the man left the store, but that no employee was close enough to the door to see where he went. A quick inventory determined what items were stolen. The total value was $1,008.

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Burglary on High Ridge

A High Ridge Drive resident told police someone had broken into his shed Monday, but nothing appeared to have been taken, according to the report.

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Police said the double doors on the shed were broken and removed to gain entry.

Theft of Copper

A Verizon employee doing service work on a cell tower at 88 Main Street Sunday discovered that 10 copper grounding bars valued at $500 were unbolted and removed.

The tower is also used by T-Mobile and AT&T. The Verizon employee told police it will take an extensive repair to replace the bars and grounding wires.


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