Man, Child in Car Tried to Lure Kid With Candy

 A Carleen Avenue woman told Avon Police on May 3 that her son has been offered candy by a strange man and child parked where the boy gets off the school bus.

She said the car was either a black car or a gold truck, with a Hispanic man about 30 years old and a Hispanic boy in it. They've offered her son candy four or five times in the last few weeks, she said.

The woman told police that she wanted extra patrols of the area, and that she'd get the license number of the strangers' car if she saw them in the neighborhood.

Another Creep

A Derby Drive woman was frightened on May 3 after someone who identified himself as Alex Smith with something called the International Police Department said that he had a warrant for her arrest. And he said her address. She asked that her house get extra patrols from police. The real police.

Burnin' Down the Trees

A 13-year-old boy was caught trying to light trees on fire on Crab Apple Lane around 4:20 p.m. on May 1. His dad will handle the situation, police said.

Heavy Metal

A man helping himself to scrap metal around 10:16 a.m. on May 4 at a business in the 33300 block of Just Imagine Drive was told by Avon Police to not come back.

Guns Are Not Toys

A Woodand Trail child admitted to shooting at another child May 1 with a BB gun as the other child rode by on his bike. At the parents' request, the BB gun and ammunition were confiscated by police.

Drive Awake

Police were called around 2:30 a.m. on May 3 after someone noticed a van parked at the BP on Colorado Avenue for a while. The driver had pulled over to rest before continuing on his way back to New York.

Get Off My Lawn

A Fall Lake Drive resident woke up May 2 to find that someone had driven on his front yard, damaging it. Neighboring yards were also driven on.