Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, 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.

GIVING, WITH A BULLET

People usually donate practical items — clothing, toys, books, household goods — to help others in need. But occasionally strange items make their way into collection bins. Such was the case Jan. 23, when Danvers police were called to the Savers thrift store on Endicott Street after an unusual, and potentially dangerous, contribution was discovered in the collection bin outside: ammunition. Were the bullets meant for an impoverished sportsman? A hunter in need? We can only guess. Officers were sent to confiscate them.

FULL-SERVICE BANK

At 1:44 p.m. Feb. 7, Beverly police were dispatched to the TD Bank at 175 Cabot St. to deal with an angry customer. The man, it seems, asked to use a restroom at the bank and when he was told there were no public facilities, he became agitated and threatened to urinate inside the bank’s lobby. By the time officers arrived, he had calmed down and promised to behave, and the bank manager said he was willing to forgive and forget.

FOOD FIGHTS

Those who dip into police log books regularly — or this column, for that matter — know that houses and cars are egged on a regular basis. Then there are the food vandals who get a bit more creative in their culinary choices. At 8:39 a.m. Jan. 16, Bridgewater police received a report from a woman on Grange Park who awoke to find that, sometime during the night, her front door had been smeared with applesauce. Just after 11 p.m. Feb. 1, a resident of Reed Street told Burlington police that someone threw a bagel at his house. No damage done in either case, and with the bagel, an easy cleanup to boot.

LATE NIGHT AT THE DRIVE-THROUGH

At 1:27 a.m. Jan. 2, Bridgewater police were called to a McDonald’s to deal with an inebriated man standing outside the drive-through window. No action was required on their part, though, as the guy was picked up by his mother. At 2:40 a.m. Feb. 13, Milford police were called by the manager at another McDonald’s, this one on Route 109. A man in a Dodge Charger had been sitting at the first drive-through window for over 10 minutes, he told police, and appeared to be “nodding off.’’ Not so, reported the responding officer: The guy had merely gotten too involved with something on his cellphone and hadn’t been paying attention to the line moving.

WATCH THAT WALKING STICK

On the evening of Jan. 31, two men began arguing at the Mt. Auburn Grill in Watertown, and when one of them got up to leave the bar, he swung his cane and struck the other in the face. When police arrived, the cane-wielder was gone. But he didn’t get far enough fast enough, it would seem. Later that evening, the suspect — a 53-year-old Waltham man — was found by police on Waverley Avenue, arrested, and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and resisting arrest. The two men “were known to each other,’’ said Police Chief Michael Lawn. As to what sparked the fight, police would not provide further details.

SURPRISE VISITOR

At 7:21 a.m. Feb. 3, Norwood police received a call from a woman on Sunnyside Road who reported seeing “an albino skunk’’ outside that “appears to be confused.’’ No wonder: Since Boston-area temperatures almost reached 60 that day, the creature may have thought it was spring. Animal control officer Henry Cerqueira checked the area, but found no white skunks — or any others, for that matter. He said the animal was most likely out foraging for food and had probably returned to its burrow.

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