OVERHEARD ON THE POLICE SCANNER

So I will post here interesting tid bits

3:52 p.m. - Postal employee finds woman sleeping in postal vehicle.

4:36 p.m. - Light fixture sparking on Everett Place.

10:53 p.m. - Missing elderly woman on Boyden Ave.

1:03 p.m. - Loose dog on Springfield Avenue .

9:49 a.m. - Accident at Oakview and Valley streets, no injuries.

3:55 p.m. - Elderly women passed out on Springfield Ave.

5:02 p.m. - Elderly male needs attention at Winchester Gardens

3:42 p.m. - Smoke detector activation at Mountain Ave. home.

10:22 a.m. - Suspicious man walking along Harvard near Prospect.

2:30 p.m. - Three-year-old with head injury on Oberlin.

6:29 p.m. - Call to Newark Way, man causing a disturbance.

1:12 p.m. - Call to a house on Garfield Place of a man sitting on steps who does not live there.

10:12 a.m. - Intoxicated man in Memorial Park.

12:02 p.m. - Man verbally abusing elderly mother at Kings.

10:46 a.m. - Call of illegal dumping on Parker Ave.

6:38 p.m. - Call from crisis center for Meadowbrook Road location.

12:05 p.m. - Fire alarm call to Hickory Drive.

1:20 .m. - Attempted break-in of a vehicle on Valley St. by three young males.

10:49 a.m. - Smoke condition in basement of Maplewood Country Club

4:42 p.m. - Woman threatening to harm herself on Burnet Ave.

8:35 p.m. - Dispute at 7-11 between customer and worker.

5:08 p.m. - Car leaking fluid on Crestwood Drive.

4:28 p.m. - Structure fire on Hickory Drive.

4:25 p.m. - Person sleeping in reference room of Hilton Library.

11:20 a.m. - Accident at Pierson and Valley, traffic blocked at Park and Valley.

10:33 a.m. - Someone banging on door at home on Boyden Terrace.

6:11 p.m. - Electrical outlet sparking at home on Maplewood Ave.

11:10 a.m. - Vehicle driving erratically on Springfield Ave. near Vaux Hall.

4:10 p.m. - Attempted abduction by a green van on Midland Blvd.

3:49 p.m. - Leaking fire hydrant at Ridgewood Road and Berkeley Road.

9:35 a.m. - Oakview women hears voices in her home

10:45 a.m. - Transformer fire on Newark Way

10:40 a.m. - Water in roadway at Orchard and Midland.

10:32 a.m. - Car stuck in water on Burnett.

9:10 a.m. - Disoriented man in Memorial Park, near stage area.

10:37 a.m. - Adult with severe back pain at DPW shop on Boyden.

8:35 a.m. - Vicious dog seen near Boyden and Springfield ave.

12:54 p.m. - Stolen washer and dryer on Irvington Ave.

11:44 a.m. - Accident at Jefferson and Valley, no injuries.

1:49 p.m. - Elderly female on Wellesly Road with abdominal pains.

1:35 p.m. - Power outages along Valley Street at Baker, Oakview and Oakland and town hall.

1:20 p.m. - Reports of broken windows at Seth Boyden School.

10:51 a.m. - Injured pedestrian, possible attack on Valley.

9:25 p.m. - Suspects identified by victim, four in custody.

9:20 p.m. - Suspects matching description found on Academy St.

9:15 p.m. - Four black males in SUV sought to take an Ipod from victim at Harvard and Propsectr.

10:53 a.m. - Person selling jewelry out of a vehicle on Prospect.

8:54 a.m. - Disruptive student at CHS parking lot.

4:35 p.m. - Robbery of necklace, ripped off neck of juvenile on Franklin Street.

4:33 p.m. - Suspicious male in vehicle on Parker Street.

3:40 p.m. - Tuscan Road call for female with abdominal pain.

11:17 a.m. - Burglary in progress on Boydan Ave.

12:12 p.m. - Notice to all units, get your cars washed today.

4:45 p.m. - Boyden Parkway youths complain of being bothered by another group who went through pockets and harassed.

7:45 p.m. - Shoplifter at A&P on Valley St.

9:30 a.m. - Landlord-tenant dispute in apartment on Parker Avenue. Elderly women feels threatened by landlord.

10:46 a.m. - Residents near De hart Park complaining construction vehicles creating too much dirt and dust.

10:40 a.m. - Some kind of haz-mat call to Rutgers Street, and fire department.

2:13 p.m. - Search for suspect now behind Pathmark.

1:30 p.m. - Search on for some kind of suspect, including train station detail.

11:02 a.m. - Disorderly man at cafe in medical building on Millburn Ave.

8:45 a.m. - Smoke in a basement on Bowdoin Ave.

11:39 a.m. - Thin black male seen at Hilton and Wellsley. Unclear why he is wanted.

9:56 a.m. - Senior falls at Winchester Gardens.

9:42 a.m. - CHS students allowed back in, all clear.

8:43 a.m. - CHS students evacuated for bomb threat.

3:33 p.m. - Father/daughter dispute on Lenox Place.

11:51 a.m. - 14-year-old girl passed out at Columbia High School. Awake and alert now.

10:05 a.m. - Break-in at house on Hilton Ave.

2:55 p.m. - Empty gas can in the middle of Tuscan Street.

11:06 a.m. - Chest pains at a home on Millburn Ave.

4:21 p.m. - Branch down blocking road on North Crescent.

10:15 a.m. - Toronto Court home where child did not appear for school.

10:04 a.m. - Passenger dispute on bus along Springfield Ave.

5:40 p.m. - Dispute on Oberlin Street between neighbors over mowing lawn, damage to a bush.

10:30 a.m. - Call to Park Ave. home, report of nails, screws and broken glass placed in a driveway.

10:13 a.m. - Person with abdominal pains on Irvington Ave.

7:44 a.m. - Alarm activated at home on Oberlin St.

5:00 p.m. - bicycle taken by force from 10-year-old in Maplecrest Park.

12:48 p.m. - Fight at Maplewood Pizzeria.

10:46 a.m. - Elderly male stroke victim on Millburn Avenue.

10:09 a.m. - Truck rear-ended on Springfield Ave.

5:05 p.m. - Suspicious package at town hall, in the building department

9:36 a.m. - Call to Tuscan School after 911 hang-up, turns out teacher left school for problem at Newark home.

10:21 a.m. - Tuscan Road home alarm response.

10:00 a.m. - Call to home on Jacoby Street to check on person who has missed work for three days.

10:08 a.m. - Elderly person needing help on Elmwood Ave.

2:52 p.m. - Call to Columbia High School for a juvenile trespasser.

9:43 a.m. - Alert of a Newark carjacking this morning.

7:24 p.m. - Seeking three suspects in candy store robbery, location unknown

10:42 a.m. - 911 hang-up call on Burnett Terrace

9:55 a.m. - Merchant/customer dispute on Dunnell Road.

10:27 a.m. - 911 hang-up call from Courter Road.

10:20 a.m. - Cedar Lane, alarm activation.

6:48 p.m. - Valley and Park streets, two-car accident, back injury.

6:36 p.m. - Reserve police being brought into service to handle weather-related incidents.

6:33 p.m. - Elmwood Ave. and Oakland, tree leaning into roadway.

5:55 p.m. - Tree down at Claremont Drive and Claremont Place.

5:53 p.m. - Sparking wires down at Valley and Baker streets.

3:51 p.m. - Person reports difficulty breathing on Millburn Ave., asthma attack.

2:42 p.m. - Nine-year-old child ran away from Tuscan School.

11:37 a.m. - Disturbing phone call reported to Springfield Avenue hair salon.

6:32 p.m. - Fight in Borden Park, no weapons

9:43 a.m. - Car drove up on to front lawn on Harvard Ave.

7:45 a.m. - Lost dog found along Prospect St.

6:15 p.m. - Call of grocery theft on Irvington Ave.

9:53 a.m. - Elderly person passed out at Bank of America on Springfield Ave.

8:40 p.m. - Motor vehicle accident at Harvard and Oberlin streets.

10:25 a.m. - Incident with a knife at Irvington Ave. and South Orange Ave. "Irvington P.D. extremely unhelpful."

9:16 a.m. - Request to check safety of welfare child by mother.

10:25 p.m. - Alert for a stolen car from South Orange heading into Orange.

10:08 p.m. - Residential fire on Wyoming Ave.

3:13 p.m. - Stolen wheelchair from a location on Valley Street.

9:59 a.m. - Boyden Ave. call from adult female with stomach pains.

7:50 a.m. - Hazardous sidewalk at Maplewood and Jefferson avenues.

8:43 a.m. - Seeking a mentaly ill woman near Winchester Gardens.

8:56 p.m. - Dispute with two women on Irvington ave.

9:12 a.m. - Call from Briarcliff Court, someone peddling for money door-to-door.

10:51 a.m. - Child locked in car outside of Kings supermarket.

8:29 a.m. - Vehicle taking people to train with wrong plates.

8:27 a.m. - Report on Revere Place of people throwing snow in the street.

6:12 p.m. - This comment, "You're right, it started snowing again."

7:58 p.m. - Theft from a vehicle at Boyden and Hughes of a GPS

7:49 p.m. - Collingwood Rd. 911 hang-up call.

7:45 p.m. - Icicle fell and dented car on Academy Street.

5:19 p.m. - Hit and run of a mini-van on Valley St. near Union city line by an unidentified car.

10:47 a.m. - Springfield Ave. day care center, child difficulty breathing at Le Petit Academy.

9:25 a.m. - Missing person reported on Hilton Ave.

7:24 a.m. - checking on crossing guards at Prospect and Harvard, Tuscan streets .

12:35 p.m. - Vehicle spotted driving around Maplewood Country Club golf course.

5:55 p.m. - Suspicious man on Arcularis Terrace, heading toward Ridgewood Road.

11:51 a.m. - Abandoned van on Nelson Place.

11:15 a.m. - 911 call hang up on Collingwood Drive.

10:41 a.m. - Passerby breaking into a vehicle

9:10 a.m. - Blocked car parking in driveway on Dunnell Road.

9:10 a.m. - Kermit Rd. call for a gas odor.

5:52 p.m. - Front door alarm activated on Headley Place

3:20 p.m. - Missing Play Station at Boyden Ave home. Worth a police call? Look under the bed.

9:02 a.m. - Springfield Ave. blocked off from Burnett to Boyden Ave. No word on why, some kind of investigation.

9:58 p.m. - Berkeley Street call of domestic violence, two males and a woman, possibly stabbed. Weapons involved. Near Stuyvesant Ave.

1:59 p.m. - House fire on Jacoby Street. One firefighter injured

5:37 p.m. - Attic fire in house on Parker Ave.

5:35 p.m. - Chasing a youth down Newark Way, unclear why.

3:35 p.m. - Groups congregating at Valley and Parker, outside Columbia High School

2:48 p.m. - 911 hang-up call from H&R Block on Spfld. Ave.

2:13 p.m. - 911 hang-up call from Jacoby Street.

12:27 p.m. - Car blocking driveway on Broadview, tow called.

9:16 a.m. - Call from woman who spun out on So. Pearson Rd., one of numerous such fender benders drawing police and sand spreaders around town in the snow, along with some roads closed.

9:34 a.m. - Mountain Ave., person locked out of home.

9:01 p.m. - Call from Boyden Ave., report of silver car with four males who tried to enter Seth Boyden School.

9:11 a.m. - Overnight incident at Stories in Motion on Springfield Ave., owner alleges break-in by landlord and changed locks.

2:11 p.m. - Non-functioning stoplight on Valley Street.

12:15 p.m. - Boyden Ave. call for a fall victim

11:45 .m. - 911 call from 'disoriented woman' on Brookwood Drive.

8:57 p.m. - Smoke condition on Lexington Ave.

11:12 a.m. - genaral fire alarm at home on 700 block of Prospect St.

10:25 a.m. - woman transported with therapist to Overlook Hospital

10:06 a.m. - Report of car parked in front of house on Maplewood Ave., engine running.

4:40 p.m. - Call of juveniles in the street at Inwood and Maplewood avenues.

3:48 p.m. - Alert for suspects in a Union carjacking, headed east on Springfield Ave. near Parkwood Diner

3:33 p.m. - Police declare all clear in area.

3:04 p.m. - Police on scene say it is a home invasion, no details, but weapons taken.

2:40 p.m. - Three weapons recovered from a basement in a detail that included some South Orange police. Location unknown, but traffic blocked off on Springfield Avenue betwen Burnett and Boyden streets.

6:17 a.m. - Elderly man on Parker Street complains of chest pains. Later determined to be okay.

4:29 p.m. - About 10 youths setting papers on fire outside of Maplecrest Park.

8:30 p.m. - Police put out an alert for gunmen wanted for three robberies in Newark who might be heading this way. In a four-door gold Acura, Pa. license plate, partially 5H7.

8 p.m. - Police responding to a call on Hilton Ave. of a teen who came home from a walk to the library with razor blade marks all over his body.

8:03 p.m. - Cops called to a pedestrian struck at Springfield and Tuscan, later taken to University Hospital.