San Mateo County (Map, News) - These are excerpts from Peninsula police departments’ daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by city.

Burlingame

Wood stock stolen: A man said someone stole from his front lawn wood he had chopped for his son to make furniture with on the 1100 block of Palm Drive before 3:22 p.m. April 15.

San Bruno

Nice niece: At 1:50 p.m. April 15 a woman said her niece jumped her and scratched her face on the 500 block of Cypress Avenue.

Foster City

Dear Officer Abby: A citizen requested advice regarding a relationship problem at 10:22 a.m. April 16 from the front counter on Thatcher Lane.

San Mateo

Taunting tenant: At 5:46 p.m. April 15 from the 1900 block of Polo Court, a landowner reported that a previous tenant was calling her and leaving threatening messages on her phone.

Daly City

Trash clash: Someone reported vandalism to her Castillejo Drive residence at 7:50 a.m. April 16. “Don’t throw your garbage across the street anymore” was written in black ink on the outside of her home the same day the garbage was picked up. The victim said a piece of trash might have blown onto the street from her garbage can.

Redwood City

Cable guy: A suspicious person was reported at 3:52 p.m. April 15 at Pine Wood Apartments on Oxford Street tampering with a cable box and saying he was from Comcast. The caller contacted Comcast and was told the company did not have anyone working in the area.

South City

Off the wagon? At 9:55 p.m. April 15 from El Camino Real, a person called for a welfare check on a mother who had been drinking with two children in the residence. The mother was in Alcoholics Anonymous and was not supposed to be drinking. The caller said she had heard a child yelling that the mother had been drinking.