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 suburbs.

THIS ONE’S FOR THE BIRDS

At 12:19 p.m. July 5, a woman walked into the Stow police station to complain about “the large amount of squirrels in the area.’’ She accused the bushy-tailed critters of stealing all of the birdseed in her feeder. Police advised her there was nothing they could do about the local squirrel population and the theft of her birdseed, and suggested that she could put out less birdseed next time. Judging by her response, the woman apparently didn’t appreciate that advice. She told the police they were “heartless animals’’ who “don’t care about birds’’ and then left the station.

HAIR-RAISING SITUATION

On the morning of July 17, a woman in Rockport told police that she may have accidentally left her hair-straightener plugged in when she left her house. Fearing that it might start a fire, she asked if it would be possible for an officer to stop and take a look. An officer was dispatched to the woman’s home on Summer Street, went inside, and checked on the appliance. Lo and behold, there it was, plugged into an outlet. The officer carried out the resident’s request, and unplugged it.

NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

At 6:32 p.m. July 6, a person on Evergreen Drive in Wilmington called police to report that two males “walked around the building, rang every doorbell, and when no residents buzzed them in, they picked the lock to the building to gain entry.’’ Police responded, and found that wasn’t the case. It turned out the men were with a cleaning company working in the building, and they didn’t pick any locks — they were let into the building by another crew working on the premises.

SORRY TO BREAK THIS

TO YOU, BUT . . .

On July 18, a woman walked into the Marblehead police station and showed police a letter she received recently. She wanted to know whether it was a scam. The letter read, in part: “You’re the only living relative of a person who died in a car accident in Portugal and you’ve inherited all their millions.’’ Police informed her that the letter was indeed bogus, and it was written by a con artist who was trying to defraud her out of money.

THE OL’ PRICE TAG SWITCHEROO

At 3:24 p.m. June 16, a 30-year-old Waltham woman was seen at Stop & Shop in Watertown putting lower prices on merchandise. According to police, she allegedly took a banana from the produce section, weighed it, and then printed out a price tag for 23 cents and stuck it on an item that was more expensive. She did this multiple times, police said, and ended up paying only $27.53 for $237.24 worth of groceries. Police arrested her and charged her with shoplifting.

YOU DESERVE A

BREAK TODAY

At 12:44 a.m. July 9, the manager of Mee King Garden in Bridgewater told police that someone’s feet were sticking out of the window of a black BMW in the parking lot. Police responded to the scene and determined the individual was a McDonald’s employee taking a nap before work.

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