The owner of FAS Muffler and Tire at 2000 Princess Anne St. told police that while he was working in the garage someone removed $270 from the cash register. The incident happened on June 14 before 12:15 p.m. The site manager at Village of Idlewild told police that graffiti was spray painted on playground equipment. The site manager reported the incident to police at 10 a.m. on June 13.

Police took three larceny reports from three separate businesses this week for Thursday's police blotter. An employee of Goodwill on Plank Road reported to police that at about noon on June 5 an unknown man stole a bear rug from the store. The owner of Du Jardin at 703 Caroline St. told police that on June 13 between 12:30-5 p.m. someone stole cash from her wallet while she was working. At about 12:40 a.m. on June 14, a patron of Buffalo Wild Wings at 1638 Carl D Silver Parkway told police that she left her keys in the bathroom and when she went back to get them she noticed that the key to …

The following is from the Fredericksburg Police Department log for Tuesday: Larceny: 800 block Mercer St., 6/10 – 6/11 8 a.m. A resident reported that an unknown person rummaged through the glove box of her unsecured vehicle and stole two purses from her trunk. No suspects or witnesses at this time. 900 block Marye St., 6/10 – 6/11 9 a.m. A resident reported that his GPS was stolen from his unsecured vehicle. No suspects or witnesses at this time. 800 block Sunken Rd, 6/8 – 6/10 4:25 p.m. A resident reported that an American flag was stolen from his front porch. No suspects or witnesses at …

Police are investigating a larceny at Health South at 300 Park Hill Drive between June 5 and June 6. A foreman told police that steel beams were stolen from the construction site. A city resident reported another larceny in the 1000 block of Heritage Park between June 1 and June 4 when someone stole clothing and jewelry from his vehicle in the parking lot. There are no suspects or witnesses at this time.

There have been several reports of thefts from vehicles parked near the canal path on Fall Hill Avenue near the Virginia Outdoor Center, and now the Fredericksburg Police Department is reminding people not to leave valuables in vehicles. Fredericksburg Police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe said the most-recent incident happened between 9:55-10:45 a.m. Tuesday, when a resident reported that the window on her vehicle was shattered and her wallet and cell phone were stolen from inside the vehicle. The owner of BP Gas at 1901 Princess Anne St. told police that sometime Tuesday morning before 6 a.m. …

A CVS employee's alertness kept a man from getting a refund on items he never bought. The manager of the CVS at 591 Jefferson Davis Highway told police that at about 9:45 p.m. Monday, a man tried to use a receipt he found in the trashcan outside to return items that he had just grabbed off the shelves. "When the manager realized what had occurred, she attempted to detain the subject in the parking lot, but he left before police arrived," said Fredericksburg Police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe.  The suspect is white, in his 40s, and drove away in a maroon Dodge four-door sedan. In another fraud…

Fredericksburg residents reported four separate larcenies to police over the weekend. A resident of the 300 block of Hunter Street reported that between April 23 and May 31 at 10:15 a.m. someone drilled a hole in the air conditioning unit's copper line and removed the freon from the unit. A resident in the 1000 block of Wright Court reported that between June 1 and June 2 at 1:20 a.m. someone stole cash from his home. A resident in the 200 block of Princess Anne Street reported that between 3-7:15 p.m. June 2 someone stole her prescription medication that she left on the front porch. A …

Update: On June 6, Fredericksburg Police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe released the following statement: "It has been determined that the robbery that was reported at the Petsmart on May 28 did not occur. The investigation is ongoing regarding possible charges against the reporting party." ----- A Locust Grove woman told Fredericksburg police that she was robbed Monday afternoon in the parking lot at PetSmart in Central Park. Fredericksburg Police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe said the 42-year-old woman reported the crime at about 12:30 p.m. She told an officer that the robber approached her as …

A dealer at R&R Antiques on Caroline Street reported to police that someone stole a memorable item from her booth: a 2-inch kneeling Rastafarian figurine made of wood. The Rastafarian figure is holding a cane with a pipe in his mouth, she said. The theft happened sometime between Wednesday, May 16 and Friday, May 18 before 2 p.m. at the store at 1001 Caroline St. The Fredericksburg Police released the following crime information Thursday: Walmart, 1800 Carl D Silver Parkway, 5/22 9:40 p.m. – 10 p.m. A patron reported that her purse was stolen from her shopping cart. No suspects or witnesses …

The following reports are from the Fredericksburg Police Department for Wednesday, May 23: Mary Washington Hospital, 1201 Sam Perry Blvd, 5/15 – 5/16 8 a.m. An employee reported that a gift card was stolen from an office. No suspects or witnesses at this time. 1000 block Heritage Park, 5/12 – 5/20 10:30 a.m. A resident reported that a box containing jewelry was stolen while she was moving from one apartment into another. No suspects or witnesses at this time. 400 block Canal St, 5/21 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. A resident reported that two bicycles were stolen from his yard. No suspects or witnesses at …

A Fredericksburg man was arrested Monday night for allegedly getting aggressive with a police officer and grabbing her gun, which resulted in her having to taser the suspect to comply with her orders. Antonio Parker, 29, was charged with attempting to disarm a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct, obstruction of justice and assault on a law enforcement officer. He is at the Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond. Natatia Bledsoe, the Fredericksburg Police Department spokeswoman, said that police responded to the 600 block of Denton Circle at about 9:55 p.m. for reports of a man …

The Fredericksburg Police Department released the following crime log from the weekend: LARCENY Idlewild Management Office, 2280 Idlewild Blvd, 5/12 – 5/18 11 a.m. The manager reported that a brass irrigation meter was stolen from the complex. No suspects or witnesses at this time. 200 block Charles St, 5/18 – 5/19 3:10 p.m. A resident reported that her purse was stolen from her vehicle. No suspects or witnesses at this time. 2300 block Carl D Silver Pkwy, 5/19 6:30 p.m.- 9p.m. A Spotsylvania resident reported that a quantity of cash and a set of keys were stolen from his unlocked vehicle at …

A 53-year-old Fredericksburg resident was thrown to the ground and kicked after returning an iPhone to its rightful owner. The Good Samaritan found the iPhone at about 5:45 p.m. in the 700 block of Lafayette Boulevard on Wednesday, said police spokeswoman Natatia Bleldsoe. The woman was able to reach the owner and they arranged to make the exchange, and she was told she was going to get a reward. "The victim later met the phone’s owners, a male and female subject, beside Mr. Dee’s Restaurant and the female gave the victim a small sum of cash for the lost iPhone," Bledsoe said. "The victim was…

Police are searching for a man accused of flashing a jogger on the canal path Monday night. Fredericksburg Police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe said that the jogger told police that the male exposed himself to her while she was jogging near the Outdoor Center on Fall Hill Avenue at about 7:40 p.m. She said the suspect followed her for a short distance after she passed him. She met up with another woman who was exercising on the canal path and they continued jogging toward U.S. 1, where the victim exited the path to call police from a nearby business. After she called police, the victim …

A homeless woman reported to police that she was assaulted in the 1100 block of Lafayette Boulevard by a guy who allegedly inquired about sex. Natatia Bledsoe, Fredericksburg police spokeswoman, said the report came in at about 10:10 a.m. on May 13. The woman said she was walking through a business parking lot when she noticed a man sitting in a vehicle. She continued walking, but the man got out of the vehicle and grabbed her by the arm and asked for sex. The woman broke free and ran from the scene. The suspect was a white male in his 50s, about 5-feet 9-inches tall and 260 pounds. He was …

Three men kicked a man in the face and back after leaving a downtown bar when he tried to stop them from antagonizing another person. Fredericksburg Police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe said the victim told police that he was in Spirits at 816 Caroline St. when three males were antagonizing another customer. He and his friends left the bar and were on the sidewalk when the three males followed them and started to taunt them. When the victim intervened, the three men forced him to the ground and kicked him in the face and back. The victim refused transport to a hospital and was treated at the …

ABC stores don't have public restrooms so when a man was turned away from using the bathrooms at the ABC establishment at 1271 Jefferson Davis Highway Thursday night, he decided to relieve himself anyway. Fredericksburg Police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe said the incident happened at about 5:40 p.m. when a Hispanic man in his 20s was denied use of the restroom. He walked in one of the aisles and urinated on the shelves that contained bottles of gin. He then left the store and police have not found him yet. He was wearing white shorts with a red stripe and a blue-jean jacket.ABC tossed $1,700 …

A resident told police Thursday that her son's bike was stolen outside at Read All Over Books  at 307 William St. while they shopped. In a separate incident in the 1000 block Heritage Park, a resident told police that the lock was punched out of his vehicle and the car stereo was stolen sometime between April 19 and April 20 at 5 a.m.VANDALISM100 block Farrell Ln, 4/18 – 4/19 9:00 am. A resident reported that two tires on her vehicle were slashed. No suspects or witnesses at this time.

Burglary Dunning Mills Inn, 2305 Jefferson Davis Hwy, 4/18 5-6:30 p.m.. A guest reported that an unknown person entered her room and stole her laptop computer. There was no sign of forced entry to the room. The investigation is ongoing.VandalismCampbell Vending, 2301 Airport Ave, 4/16 – 4/17 6:45 a.m. The owner reported that the driver’s side window on his vehicle was shattered and his windshield was damaged. No suspects or witnesses at this time.

Two roommates on Springwood Drive told police that at about 11 p.m. on March 13 they saw a man looking through an open window of a bedroom where their third roommate was asleep. The roommates were first alerted to the situation when they heard a noise coming from the side of the house. They yelled at the man and he ran away toward the street. They described him as a Hispanic male, about 5-feet 11-inches tall with short black hair and a white T-shirt. Here are other crimes in today's police log: LARCENY: James Monroe High School, 2300 Washington Ave, 3/13 9:40 am – 11:05 am. A student reported…