Attorney: Report all crime, big or small

CRITTENDEN, Ky. - Local residents want to track the scent of someone raiding their flower gardens. William Walker of Crittenden said he walked outside one night and saw something moving out of the corner of his eye. When he went to investigate what it was, he didn't see a number of blooms from his flower bed.

"I noticed the smaller flower here," Walker pointed to the ground near the walkway to his front door. "The rocks were actually dug up all the way around the flower and this one was pretty loose."

Walker claims the culprits dug up two rows of bulbs from the front of his house and a number of bulbs from his side yard.

"Neighbors from across the way also suffered some loss from their flowers as well," Walker said while gesturing to the house belonging to Shirley Mullins.

This is not the first time her flowers were stolen. This past winter Christmas decorations were taken and a few summers ago, one thief took her concrete goose. Now she has two geese in her beds. She was frustrated with the situation.

"Oh yes I work hard. Jim and I both work very hard out here trying to keep our neighborhood nice," explained Mullins.

Both Walker and Mullins explained at least four other flower beds were stolen from around the neighborhood. The Grant County Sheriff's Office has no record of the crimes. That is because the victims did not want to "bother" investigators with the crime.

The Grant County Attorney, Joe Taylor, said law enforcement cannot help if they do not know there is a situation needing to be investigated.

"We don't want people to have to sit there and take it," explained Taylor. "We don't want them to get so frustrated that they try to do something themselves. We have professionals who do that type of investigation and take the necessary action."

Walker said he was going to purchase a video surveillance system to monitor his home. While any photos or video would be helpful to police, it will not do any good unless reported.