Police are looking for a customer who helped himself to the cash drawer at a supermarket Wednesday when the cash­ier’s back was turned, according to a re­port.

The incident happened about 3:45 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Interstate 35E. The cashier said she was giving change to someone and briefly turned away from the register. The next man in line lunged at the register, grabbed a handful of cash and ran from the store, according to the report.

Witnesses described him as a black male in his 30s, about 6 feet tall. He wore a dark-colored basketball jersey and a bright-blue kerchief on his head. He either had a gold tooth or wore a gold earring, according to the witnesses.

Other reports

1100 block of North Interstate 35E — Someone pried open the back door of a convenience store Thursday and took money from the cash register.

According to a police report, the alarm sounded at 4:29 a.m. Arriving officers found the back door was open and showed pry marks. The intruders also tried to pry open an ATM without success before finding the cash register in a storage area and emptying it.

1800 block of Westminster Street — Someone rigged a toilet in a second-story apartment to overflow, heavily damaging the unit and the apartment below, according to a Wednesday report.

The apartment manager reported both apartments are empty. Someone propped a toilet paper dispenser under the flow valve to keep it running and then pointed it at the floor. After it ran for a time, water went through the flooring and flooded the apartment below.

The manager said one maintenance man was fired recently and the second one abruptly quit the next day. One of them might have had something to do with the damage, according to the report.

Roundup

From 7 a.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday:

* Denton police handled 294 calls for ser­vice and officer-initiated calls, including two burglaries, one criminal trespass, one theft, one case of resisting arrest, one incident of interfering with the duties of a po­lice officer, one case of harassment, nine criminal mischief reports, one case of possession of a controlled substance, one case of failure to identify as a fugitive, three vehicle burglaries, two thefts and one credit card abuse.

* Denton County sheriff’s dispatchers handled 287 service and officer-initiated calls for the agencies they serve. Forty people were booked into county jail. Deputies took reports of two assaults, one harassment, one overdose, one theft and one in­stance of found property.

* Denton firefighters responded to 15 medical calls, three alarms, one request for public service, one traffic accident, one downed power line, one hazardous condition, one smoke in­vestigation and one report of excessive heat or scorching.

Pilot Point firefighters responded to one request to transfer a patient, one gas leak and one med­ical call.

Krum firefighters responded to one medical call, one controlled burn and one downed power line.

Argyle firefighters responded to one water main break, two alarms and one medical call.

Aubrey firefighters responded to one fire call and two medical calls.

Sanger firefighters responded to one fire, one medical call, one vehicle fire and one grass fire.

Corinth firefighters responded to two medical calls, one traffic accident and one gas leak.

Ponder firefighters responded to one medical call and one fire.

DONNA FIELDER can be reached at 940-566-6885. Her e-mail address is dfielder@dentonrc.com .

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).