Police Report: Liquor Theft, Stolen Gargoyle

A man who tried to steal from Sendik's Thursday afternoon was able to flee the scene – but lost a bottle of liquor in the process.

Whitefish Bay police responded to the grocery store at 2:11 p.m. on a report of a man trying to conceal a bottle of Crown Royal liquor. When confronted, he fled on foot, and the bottle of alcohol fell from his pants and broke on the ground.

In other Whitefish Bay police news:

• A male driver was taken into custody for possession of marijuana, operating while intoxicated and operating after suspension at 3:36 a.m. on June 15 on Hampton Avenue at Santa Monica Boulevard.

• A 200-pound concrete gargoyle was stolen from a home in the 6000 block of Lake Drive the night of June 13 or the morning of June 14. Planters on the property were also damaged.

• A group of juveniles were caught with a carton of eggs – admittedly on their way to egg a house – at 10:40 p.m. Wednesday at Fairmount Avenue and Wildwood Avenue. Police drove the kids home and told their parents about the incident.

• Four potted plants valued at $5 a piece were stolen from a yard in the 5000 block of Elkhart Avenue sometime between 9 p.m. on June 11 and 7:30 a.m. on June 12.

• An unlocked Trek mountain bike was stolen from Richards School sometime between 2:50 p.m. and 5 p.m. on June 14.