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 suburbs.

WITH FRIENDS LIKE THIS

Just after 5 a.m. June 17, a woman told Salem police that a friend known to her only as Kyle stole $300 from her wallet while at her apartment. She told the officer that she picked up Kyle on Jefferson Avenue and they spent the evening hanging out at her apartment. But when she went to use the bathroom, she continued, Kyle vanished along with her money. She said she had been in contact with him via text message, but when she mentioned the missing money all communication ceased. Police told her they were putting a report on file and asked her to contact them when she discovered the suspect’s last name so that charges could be filed.

WHO’S ON MY TAIL?

At 1:13 a.m. June 11, Norwood police received a 911 call from a man who said he was followed from the Bamboo Cafe on Washington Street by a dark-colored SUV whose occupants appeared to be intoxicated. The SUV, he reported, had pulled into the Callahan Elementary School parking lot on Garfield Avenue. It took police two drive-bys before they located the SUV and spoke to its driver. No stalking was involved, they quickly determined: The driver was simply lost.

NOT QUITE THE SURPRISE HE INTENDED

On a recent Saturday afternoon, a man called Boxborough police to report that someone had broken into his house. The caller said he was in the upstairs bedroom and couldn’t tell who it was downstairs. Police arrived and located the intruder, who turned out to be the boyfriend of the man’s daughter. The young man had been dropping off a present for her and wanted to surprise her by leaving it inside. He didn’t think anyone was home, and ran out when he heard someone upstairs.

LOST & FOUND ITEM OF THE WEEK

Just before 9 a.m. July 6, Stow police received a call from a resident who reported that a paddle board had washed up on her dock on Lake Boon. The responding officer found it was actually an entire paddle boat, one too big to fit into the police cruiser. An officer responsible for patrolling the lake later removed the boat to the police dock. As of July 11, no one had come forward to claim it.

NAP TIME

At 1:15 p.m. June 23, a Saugus police officer came upon a peculiar sight outside a Walgreens on Route 1: a pair of legs hanging out of the trunk of a parked vehicle. The officer checked, and found a guy who was actually doing just fine, simply taking a nap while waiting for his girlfriend.

A RATHER DEMANDING HOUSE GUEST

At 3:29 a.m. July 4, Beverly police responded to a report of an unwanted guest at a home on Bridge Street. But when officers arrived, they found a different type of scenario: A female guest wanted the man who lived there to leave his own home because she “was not happy with a mess that [he] left.’’ After determining that the homeowner was sleeping and hardly bothering anyone, officers reminded the woman that she did not live there, and if she wasn’t happy there, she could leave. The woman called her sister for a ride and did just that.

Emily Sweeney can be reached at esweeney@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @emilysweeney.