Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, 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.

STUCK IN A TREE

Firefighters saving cats from trees has long been a popular public safety trope, but it has roots in reality, because felines are sometimes known to climb trees and then have difficulties getting down. Such was the case Nov. 5, when the Auburn Fire Rescue Department responded to a cat stranded in a tree. With the help of a ladder, they were able to escort the kitty down from its precarious perch. “Yes, this does happen,” the department wrote on social media. “Not often, but it happens. This little fella had a long night and

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