Port Police Report: Inanimate Object Lands in Backyard

It's unknown whether it was left there as a scare tactic, or if Oz finally granted it a brain and it walked away on it's own — but one thing is for sure: someone in Port Washington is missing a scarecrow.

Police responded to a call of the found property at 3:51 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of Regatta Drive.

The scarecrow had been hanging out in the homeowner's backyard, and they had no idea how it got there.

More from the reports:

• Only you can prevent forest fires: Well, OK — need to call Smokey Bear, as this was hardly a forest fire, but smoke coming from behind did prompt a phonecall to Port Washington police at 6:12 p.m. Thursday. Police arrived to find dried pine needles burning on top of a picnic table; the fire fell to the ground and spread to the vicinity of the table.
• You could have just asked me to mow your lawn: Apparently this thief is looking to do a better job at lawn care. Police responded to a report at 3:49 p.m. Friday about a missing trimmer, leaf blower and spool of line for the trimmer from a work truck parked at the .
•  One way to settle an argument: Being in a relationship isn't all chocolate and roses, and sometimes it requires recruitment to do your dirty work. Police responded to a report at 4 p.m. Friday where the dog of a 29-year-old Port woman had bit her boyfriend. The woman was issued citations for no dog license and no required rabies vaccination. One question remains: did the boyfriend or girlfriend come out on top of this one?
• Going somewhere? Well, not anytime soon. Police responded to a report at 4:25 p.m. Friday in the 1000 block of South Spring Street where someone had slashed all four tires of a parked vehicle. There are no suspects.