The following is a sampling of reports filed the last two weeks by Port Orchard police officers. The summaries are not to be considered a full accounting of the reported incidents.

Jan. 18:

Police officers were notified by a local big-box hardware store’s cashier that two men had taken off with some expensive tools without paying for them. When police arrived, video footage from the store showed the two subjects entering the store empty-handed.

They walked around the store in a loop before heading into the restroom. After several minutes inside, the two made a beeline to the tools section and began browsing the high-dollar DeWalt-brand tool sets. They both selected one combo kit each, valued at $239 and $369, respectively. The pair then proceeded to doors leading out of the lumber section, sprinting past an open register and making no attempt to pay. Witnesses said the men took off in a gold four-door sedan.

Jan. 23:

A Port Orchard resident reported to police that he had received a new Nordstrom credit card in the mail — unsolicited. He called the store to immediately close the account. The mysterious applicant had used the man’s identification, including his social security number, to initiate credit. The victim confirmed that fraudulent activity had taken place with the card.

After the individual obtained credit, he or she made four transactions at Nordstrom in short order. Transactions of $540.52, two for $1,090.52 and one for $2,137.20 were made that same day, all within about an hour.

The responding police officer contacted the three major credit bureaus and instructed them to freeze any additional credit applications. The officer advised the victim to contact Seattle police and file a theft report for activities taking place in Seattle.

Port Orchard police report that other Nordstrom and Costco charge accounts have been opened with fraudulent information and used within Washington state.

Jan. 24:

A woman reported receiving three notices in the mail about new credit cards being opened in her maiden name.

She also received a call from Costco wanting her to complete her card application. Her response? She hadn’t started a credit card application and wanted them to cancel it, which Costco agreed to do.

The woman also reported that she’d gotten word of two other fraudulent applications to Nordstrom and Jared’s.

Jan. 30:

CENCOM received a call from a man calling from the parking lot of a big-box hardware store in Port Orchard. He told the dispatcher a male he’d picked up hitchhiking in Redding, Calif., was threatening to steal his semi-truck and he wanted the man removed. Ten minutes later, he called back to report his hitchhiker buddy had hauled off and punched him in the face, then stole his truck. The victim described the truck as a light blue Peterbilt cab-over semi-truck with Oregon plates. When Port Orchard police arrived, the man was observed with two cuts on his cheek, a bloody face and blood on his clothes. Police were told that the victim had picked up the suspect about a week and a half before near Redding and the two had been traveling around together. The victim said the man, who he thought was in his 30s, had become more aggressive, which he believed was because of his meth use. The transient had threatened that night to take the truck, and if the police were called, he would plant drugs in the vehicle. After the victim called 911, he returned to his truck, where the transient confronted him. Punching the victim multiple times in the face, the suspect then ran back, climbed into the truck and drove off. The vehicle was last seen heading eastbound on Sedgwick toward Highway 16.

The attending police officer said the victim gave his statement and appeared to be in a state of shock and was shaking. After the officer transported him to Harrison Memorial Hospital, he received stitches for his facial wounds. An alert, or BOLO, was placed for the I-5 corridor.

CENCOM summoned a Port Orchard officer about a light blue SUV with occupants inside who were observed shooting up heroin in the parking lot of a grocery store at the 300 block of SW Sedgwick Road. Upon arriving, the officer spotted a vehicle with a male standing outside next to the driver’s door, who was sitting at the wheel. In the passenger seat was a male seen twisting and turning frantically. The officer asked the man if he had been using drugs. He replied that he had not been using illegal substances. The officer noted that the man was unable to control his body motions and was sweating heavily. When asked his identity, the man stated that he didn’t have an ID but verbally identified himself.

The registered owner of the vehicle was identified as having two misdemeanor warrants for third-degree theft with $1,000 bail each. He was taken into custody, transported to jail and subsequently booked for the warrants.