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A Smithfield police report sheds light on the circumstances surrounding the burglary and prescription drug charges filed last month against former Logan Fire Chief Kyle B. Lindsay.

Smithfield police recently provided a highly redacted copy of an incident report about a prowler complaint after a records request for reports involving Lindsay. The document does not specifically identify Lindsay, 41, as the intruder who entered a home in the 300 South block of 900 East about 1 p.m. on Aug. 1.

The police report —provided after The Salt Lake Tribune and other news organizations sought its release under Utah government documents access laws — states that on Aug. 1, a Smithfield homeowner was awakened by the noise of someone going through drawers. When he investigated, he found a man standing in the kitchen.

When the homeowner demanded to know what the intruder was doing, the man claimed to be looking for a missing cat, which he claimed had come into the home through an open door.

The homeowner insisted that no doors had been left open; he did later find an unlocked window. When the homeowner demanded the intruder's name, he said it was "Johnson," and then left the house — only to return a short time later with a cat in his arms, claiming he had found the animal.

The homeowner did not find anything missing, but found the incident suspicious enough to call police, the report says.

Lindsay reportedly lives just a few houses away from the incident.

Smithfield police and prosecutors have declined to discuss details of the case since Lindsay was initially charged three days after the incident with multiple felony counts of burglary, possession of a controlled substance and obtaining a prescription under false pretenses.

Lindsay resigned his post Aug. 5 after news of the criminal case against him became known. He has declined requests for comment.

Lindsay, formerly of Blackfoot, Idaho, came to Logan's top fire executive post from a job as a flight paramedic with Air Idaho/Omniflight. Prior to that, he had worked from 1995 to 2008 as a lieutenant and paramedic with the Blackfoot Fire Department.

Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Peterson was sworn in as interim fire chief after Lindsay stepped down.