Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and non-events, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesser-known — but no less noteworthy — incidents from police log books (a.k.a. blotters) in our communities.

A BIBLIOPHILE’S DREAM

Have you ever wandered the stacks of your local library and become so engrossed perusing titles that you completely lose track of time? We’re guessing that’s what happened to one such patron who visited the Bridgewater Public Library on Sept. 18 and overstayed her welcome. At 5:18 p.m., Bridgewater police got a 911 call from her husband, who reported his wife had been locked inside the library when it closed at 5 p.m. The police ensured she got out safely.

HE KEPT HIS SHIRT ON

On Sept. 21, police in the Cape Cod to

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