VERGENNES — Between Dec. 4 and 10, Vergennes police helped several residents and the organization Addison Housing Works, took a complaint about aggressive dogs and mediated a family dispute related to rent.

During those seven days, city police conducted 14 patrols by cruiser, one property watch and eight traffic stops; responded to two false alarms; and also:

On Dec. 4, took a complaint from a woman who was concerned her son was looking at inappropriate material on his phone. Police told her there were two reasons they could do little to help: one, the phone actually belonged to her ex-husband, and second, it’s a civil issue, not a police matter. 

On Dec. 5, received an online complaint that two unleashed dogs near a Main Street apartment building had acted aggressively toward a man walking his dog. The man wrote he didn’t recognize the dogs’ owner, nor could he provide a good description because it was after dark. Police said they couldn’t find the dogs, nor the apartment in which they and their owner lived. 

On Dec. 6:

• Learned that a woman who’d been dropped off at the Valley Vista rehab center had bolted before entering the facility. Police couldn’t find her, but believe she might have made her way to another relative’s home in Graniteville.

• Conducted a background investigation on a job applicant.

On Dec. 7:

• Stood by at a couple Hillside Acres apartments while Addison Housing Works personnel did some minor improvements, such as replacing fire extinguishers. Police said AHW officials were concerned some residents might be uncooperative.

• Mediated a dispute between a woman and her boyfriend and the woman’s grandmother, who had been their landlord and had locked them out in a dispute over raising their rent. Police stood by while the couple retrieved their belongings.

On Dec. 8, confirmed for New York authorities that a car’s defective equipment had been repaired, thus qualifying the owner to have a conditional fine voided. 

On Dec. 9, received another in a series of calls from a city resident claiming her apartment had been invaded by ghosts and spirits. Police have tried to convince the caller to seek counseling, but so far without success.

On Dec. 10, helped a caretaker effect the safe return of her special needs charge, who had wandered away from home earlier.