A Cedar Grove resident tells Dottie Hottie that somebody stole the three potted plumeria trees he'd put in his front yard at Milton and Milwood streets because neighbors loved the scent of the tropical flowers:

... This evening, June 16th, as I was sitting in my living room, a person in a dirty grey Chevy pickup stopped next to my house and quickly stole the 3 Plumeria trees from the yard. I got out of the house as quickly as I could, and tried to chase the scum down the street (in my stocking feet), but didn't manage to get a liscene plate number. He took a left onto Adams St., toward the Village, and took over 20 years of memories with him. ...