A man was accused of shoplifting from a store in the 1500 block of South Loop 288 Monday by concealing items in his pants, according to a police report.

Denton police responded to the store shortly after 8 p.m., when an employee claimed a man took a carpenter’s square and two tire gauges totaling about $13.

The employee told police that the items were taken from their packaging and placed in the pockets and down the back of the man’s pants. The man exited the store without paying for the items, according to the report.

The employee said the man was followed out of the store, where he was confronted and the items were retrieved. The man apologized and said he would pay for the merchandise.

The man received a citation.

Other reports

200 block of South Bonnie Brae Street — A man told police Monday that someone stole $240 in cash and a debit/credit card from his wallet.

According to a police report, the man said he had a party Saturday and invited about 30 guests. After the party, he noticed his wallet was missing and figured he left it in a friend’s car. The man phoned his friend Monday, but the friend did not have the wallet.

He later found the wallet underneath his couch with the money and card missing.

1900 block of Fairmont Park Drive —A man reported Monday that carpet was stolen from the bedroom of a recently constructed home. The burglar may have entered through an unlocked garage door.

2300 block of West University Drive — Police responded to a call from a supermarket Monday after a man took more than $104 worth of beer.

A woman said a man entered the store and placed five cases of beer into a shopping cart. The man rapidly left the store with the full cart, whisking past store employees, according to the police report.

An employee followed the man and asked him to bring the beer back into the store. The man ignored the employee and continued to load the cases of beer into his vehicle.

Employees gave the car’s license plate number to police.

Roundup

From 7 a.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday:

• Denton police responded to 232 calls for service and officer-initiated calls, including five thefts, five building burglaries, one criminal mischief incident, one instance of found property, one possession of marijuana, one possession of drug paraphernalia, one fraudulent use or possession of identification information, one credit card abuse, one forgery, one unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, one suicide attempt and one assault.

• Denton County sheriff’s dispatchers handled 283 calls for service and officer-initiated calls for the agencies they serve. Thirty-eight people were booked into county jail. Deputies took reports of three criminal mischief incidents, two burglaries, one burglary of a building, one harassment, one theft and one criminal trespass.

• Denton firefighters responded to 18 medical calls, two traffic accidents, one request to assist an invalid, one person in distress, one smoke or odor removal, two gas leaks, one response to a hazardous material release and one smoke detector activation.

Aubrey firefighters responded to three medical calls, one smoke investigation and two alarms.

Sanger firefighters responded to one medical call, one request to unlock a vehicle, one grassfire and one fire.

Pilot Point firefighters responded to a fire and one request to unlock a vehicle.

Lake Cities firefighters responded to eight medical calls and two accidents.

Argyle firefighters responded to one illegal burn.

Ponder firefighters responded to one medical call.

Krum firefighters responded to a grassfire, two medical calls, one request to unlock a vehicle and an accident.

Oak Point firefighters responded to one alarm.

Denton County Fire District responded to one fire.

Denton County Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in these or other crimes. Callers will remain ano­ny­mous. Call 1-800-388-TIPS (8477).