Police Blotter: Aug. 21, 2009

Numbered addresses of locations where crimes occur are rounded to the nearest hundred block.

AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

>> An Odessa woman reported someone pointed a gun at her and took her purse, book, credit card worth a total of about $25 and $60 in cash between 6:30 a.m. and 6:34 a.m. Thursday in the 3900 block of Tanglewood Lane.

>> Two Midland men reported someone showed a firearm, threatened them and took a wallet with an undisclosed amount of cash from one of them between 5:15 a.m. and 5:20 a.m. Thursday at Burger King, 1920 E. 42nd St.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY OF A HABITATION

>> An Odessa man reported someone caused $500 in damage to a front door and door jamb and tried to get into his home between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of West 25th Street.

BURGLARY OF A BUILDING

>> An Odessa man reported someone entered a storage building and took a saw worth $99 at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday in the 4200 block of Waverly Avenue.

>> Western Tank Company of Odessa, 211 Williams Ave., reported someone entered an office, caused $300 in damage to a window and desk drawer and took an undisclosed type and value of property between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday.

>> Norman’s Café, 111 E. Fifth St., reported someone caused $500 in damage to a glass door, entered the restaurant and took $12 in cash between 4 p.m. Wednesday and 5:30 a.m. Thursday.

>> An Odessa woman reported someone entered a storage building and took a lawn mower and barbecue pit worth a total of $600 between 6 a.m. and 5:50 p.m. Wednesday in the 3600 block of Locust Avenue.

BURGLARY OF A BUILDING / BURGLARY OF A HABITATION

>> An Odessa man reported someone entered a building, caused $890 in damage to a couch and lamp and took a sword and knife worth a total of $125 between 8 p.m. Tuesday and 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, then someone entered his home at 2:10 a.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of Douglas Drive.

BURGLARY OF A HABITATION

>> An Odessa woman reported someone caused $50 in damage to a door and door frame and entered her home between 1:50 p.m. and 2:16 p.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of Placer Avenue.

>> An Odessa woman reported someone caused $100 in damage to an undescribed item, entered her home and took a computer, printer, TV, washer, dryer and stereo worth a total of $5,150 between midnight July 28 and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 8600 block of Harvard Avenue.

>> An Odessa man reported someone kicked down a $300 door and entered his home between 1:30 p.m. and 2:50 p.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of Coronado Avenue.

>> An Odessa man reported someone entered his home and took a TV and a laptop computer worth a total of $1,320 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 2500 block of West 10th Street.

>> An Odessa woman reported someone entered her home and took her TV, DVD player and video gaming system worth a total of $1,757 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday in the 2300 block of West 13th Street.

DEADLY CONDUCT

>> An Odessa woman reported someone shot at her red 2000 Ford Mustang, causing an undetermined amount of damage to the car’s body and upholstery between midnight and 2 a.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of East 50th Street.

DEBIT CARD ABUSE

>> An Odessa woman reported someone used her debit card between March 23 and July 27 at Wendy’s, 3801 Andrews Highway.

FORGERY

>> An Odessa man reported someone took 75 checks from him, then signed and passed them between Aug. 5 and Aug. 9 in the 1200 block of East 17th Street.

FRAUDULENT USE OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

>> An Odessa woman reported someone used her ID on Feb. 10 at an unknown Chase Bank branch.

THEFT

>> McDonalds, 1901 W. Interstate 20, reported a known person took $21,069.88 from the business between Aug. 13 and Monday.

UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A VEHICLE

>> An Odessa woman reported someone took her 1998 Ford Contour of undetermined value before 11 p.m. Tuesday in the 1000 block of Summer Avenue.