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.

CUT OFF AT THE PASS

On the morning of Dec. 27, Massachusetts State Police cautioned northbound drivers on Interstate 95 in Canton to watch out for a cow that had gotten loose and was seen right near the split with Interstate 93. Just before 10 a.m., they tweeted: “That’s no bull . . . Attempting to catch now.’’ Minutes later, they provided a happy update, tweeting that the wayward bovine “has been caught, never made it into the roadway. Safe grazing.’’

SEARCHING FOR INSPIRATION, HE FOUND BLUE LIGHTS

On the evening of Dec. 10, Bedford police received two reports that a large white pickup truck was being driven erratically on Evergreen Avenue; one caller feared the driver might be intoxicated. Police located the truck on Liberty Road and spoke to the driver, who said he’d merely been driving about, rubbernecking Christmas lights for inspiration, to get ideas for decorating his own home.

MR. PUNCTUALITY

Just before 2 p.m. Dec. 1, Bridgewater police got a call from a woman who said a man jumped on the hood of her car, apparently stopped in traffic at the time, then dashed off. He told a witness he was late for class.

REAL ESTATE FLIMFLAM

Apartment hunters, beware: Scammers love using Craigslist to trick would-be renters out of their cash. The fraudsters do this by finding a home for sale, then advertising it on Craigslist as a rental. When people respond to the fake ad, the scammer pretends to be the landlord, invites the prospective tenants to check out the property, and asks for a deposit. One recent example occurred Dec. 7 in Burlington. A woman told police that someone showed up at her mother’s house on Meadowvale Road to inquire about renting the property, after seeing her Craigslist ad. The only problem was mom’s home was not truly for rent, on Craigslist or anywhere else; it was for sale. In this case, no money lost. The fake rental listing has since been removed from Craigslist, police report.

BEEEEEEEEEP

At 9:34 a.m. Dec. 20, Milford police received a call about a man at the wheel of a red 2003 Mercury Mountaineer, apparently passed out. His presence was a tad hard to ignore because his head rested on the horn, which, the caller reported, had been blaring for 20 minutes straight. Police soon arrived and charged a 31-year-old man with operating under the influence of liquor and possessing an open container of the stuff in his vehicle.

LEAVE IT TO BEAVERS

On Christmas Eve morning, Northborough police received a report of a large beaver on the Main Street sidewalk. No harm done in this case, once an officer shooed the creature away. But another beaver-related incident three days later and about 20 miles south in Milford was of more consequence. At 1:05 p.m. Dec. 27, police in that town learned that the intersection of Birch Street and Stallbrook Road was flooded. Water was streaming from the woods near the pumping station, and at first officers thought it might be a sewer issue. But no! It was a beaver issue. The creatures had been damming up the brook, leading to flooding, on and off, for roughly a week. Town officials are monitoring the situation. But there’s an obvious question here: Is this how Stallbrook Road got its name?

(PIZZA) PIE FACE

If you have kids of a certain age, you’ve probably heard about the Pie Face game, which flew off store shelves this Christmas season. The game’s premise is simple: Players take turns getting hit in the face with a “pie’’ — either a glob of whipped cream or a wet sponge. But at the Domino’s Pizza on Andover Street in Peabody, they use the real thing, or at least they did Dec. 27. Just before 3 p.m., police were sent to sort out a disturbance at the pizzeria, where an employee had accused his boss of hitting him in the face with pizza dough. An officer spoke to both parties and confirmed the hit, but determined it had been a case of horseplay.

SPEAKING OF POPULAR CHRISTMAS TOYS . . .

We saw anecdotal evidence in police reports, but now the Federal Aviation Agency has confirmed it: Drone sightings are becoming increasingly common. We reported on the drone crashing into a parade spectator in Marblehead in May, and there have been plenty of other drone-related incidents over the past year, many involving drones getting stuck in trees. One of the more disturbing sightings occurred in Boston Jan. 31, when a United 737 pilot reported seeing a “football shaped’’ drone 100 feet above the aircraft — which was flying at an altitude of 7,000 feet. Still another was reported Christmas Day by the flight crew of an Air Canada jet on approach to Logan Airport. Owners, take note: If your drone weighs more than 0.55 pounds, you’re now required to register it with the FAA at www.faa.gov/uas/registration. If you do it by midnight Jan. 20, your $5 fee will be refunded.

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