Here we are, just a stone's throw from Compton...

A little hobby of mine is following the local crime report.

Thank you to the men (and women - yep that's for you, Mustacho) in blue who go to work day in and day out and keep a straight face and then actually sit down to fill out police reports on this stuff.

• At 5:52 p.m. Sunday a caller reported that a man on 10th Street South was outside doing yardwork wearing a long shirt and "briefs"-type underwear. The caller felt it was inappropriate attire. An officer made contact with the man and advised him he should wear more appropriate clothing while outside. The man apologized and said it wouldn't happen again.

• A family on the 2300 block of Basswood Road reported that someone had entered their residence and damaged the wall. Officers arrived and determined the damage was done by the family dog. No burglary.

• A man reported at 4:49 p.m. Sunday the theft of tattoo equipment in Long Lake Township.

• A man reported at 4:07 p.m. Sunday that an airplane was continuously landing and taking off on Miller Lake in Wolford Township and he did not care for it.

• A woman on Cedarleaf Point Road reported at 6:26 p.m. Saturday that her adult children were fighting.

• Report at 9:29 a.m. Saturday of a vehicle in the lake near the 14000 block of Wonderland Park Road in Brainerd.

• A man reported Friday afternoon that two men were selling steak for $2 a pound from a van in Deerwood.

• A Garrison man reported an Angus bull on the roadway at County Road 8 and Smude Road. A deputy checked the area but the bull was gone on arrival.

• A report received at 1:19 a.m. Saturday of a stack of hay bales that were struck by lightening and on fire on County Road 113. Pierz Fire Department responded.

• Received a report Thursday that marijuana plants were planted on an individual's property.

• Received a report of an adult male lying in the road about 8 a.m. Thursday on the 18000 block of County Road 30 in Irondale Township by the mine pits.

• Received a report of people digging through the Dumpster behind the Family Dollar Store on Sixth Street Northeast on July 23. They were removing metal shelving and loading it into a van. The items were placed back in the Dumpster and the subjects were advised not to return without permission.

• At 2:10 p.m. Thursday, a woman reported that a male and female approached her in Kiwanis Park stating someone had let 30 to 40 tarantula spiders loose in the park and the two people had two live spiders and two dead spiders with them.

• Received a report at 8:41 p.m. Thursday of a unknown intoxicated male who kept knocking on an apartment door on the 100 block of Third Avenue.

• Received a report at 3:36 p.m. Thursday on the 400 block of J Street that a man was riding a bicycle and taking photos of homes. The man said it was his hobby.

• Wednesday a person on the 400 block of South Sixth Street requested a ride to detox.

• Received a report Thursday of children digging holes in an empty lot at 12th and Norwood streets. An office spoke to a parent and advised the children to fill in the holes.

• Received a report of two suspicious males at 1:11 a.m. Friday standing by Edgewood Drive. They were waiting for a taxi.

• Received a report Thursday of a tent pitched in the middle of the former Pine Meadows Golf Course at Clearwater and Cypress. Officers discovered a tent, but it was empty. It did look as though someone had been using the tent for sleeping.