Man believed pizza slice was left behind to harass others

The most unusual St. Paul police report in Wednesday's stack of reports had only seven words in the public narrative section: "Report of a suspicious piece of pizza." Sgt. Paul Schnell, police spokesman, filled in the baffling details:

Police were called to the 1300 block of Desoto Street on Monday at 8 p.m. by a 43-year-old man who demanded a report be taken.



The man had found a piece of pizza that was three-quarters eaten, with bite marks in it, by a fence. He felt it had been left with the intent to harass, he told police.

The officer noted it was a regular cheese pizza, traditional hand tossed crust, with pepperoni topping. The officer checked the area and didn't find any more pizza or evidence related to the incident.