Box Score: What Keeps Piedmont Police Busy
Burglaries, thefts, other serious crimes and offbeat incidents are reported in the weekly police blotter, but PPD officers spend much of their time on more mundane matters
Here's a glimpse of some things that Piedmont Police Department patrol officers and dispatchers dealt with during the week covered by the most recent police log, Feb. 13 through the early morning hours of Feb. 20.
Traffic stops: 24
Citations issued during those traffic stops: 17
Noise complaints: 10
Barking dogs: 3
Leaf blowers: 5
Teenagers: 2
Suspicious circumstances (reported by citizens): 19
Suspicious people: 10
Suspicious vehicles (occupied): 3
Possibly fraudulent solicitors: 4
Lights at unoccupied buildings: 2 (note: both incidents involved new residents who had just moved in)
Citations issued as a result of reports: 1
False alarms: 24
Of those, false alarms cancelled by security company before police arrived: 6