Grass Valley Police Blotter vol. XCII

5:10 p.m. - A caller reported hearing about a dozen gun shots coming from the area of Nevada Union High School on Ridge Road. Police arrived to find a track meet in progress. The shots may have been fired to start the races.

[Damn starter's gun!]

8:27 a.m. - A woman called from the 500 block of Silva Avenue to report finding three ant traps on her upper deck, which were not there the day before. The woman believed someone used a ladder to do it. The upper deck is only accessible from the outside by ladder.

[The ant trapper strikes again!]

11:54 a.m. - A woman called from the 200 block of Boulder Street to report several art pieces were missing from an unoccupied residence. The last time the woman saw the art pieces was in 2000. Police would take a report.

[So, somewhere in the last eight years or so...]

7:14 a.m. - A caller from a radio station on the 1000 block of East Main Street reported receiving threats from a man who was upset with the station's reporting. The man seemed to become more irate each time he called.

[I wonder what reporting set him off? The weather? The sports? Traffic?]

10:30 a.m. - A caller from a school on South Auburn Street reported the theft of andy.

[I can only imagine that andy's parents are distraught.]

3:41 p.m. - A caller reported a vehicle was going the wrong way on Highway 49 between Gold Flat Road and Grass valley City limits. A CHP officer stopped the vehicle and everything was fine.

[Fine, aside from going the wrong way on Highway 49.]

11:56 a.m. - A caller reported two juvenile males were walking through an empty lot at Leduc Street and Whiting Street. One was carrying a bat, and the other was carrying a saw.

[And they were going to walk into a bar to kick off a joke.]

11:19 p.m. - A man called from the 300 block of Bennett Street to report he needed to be taken to jail because he was violating the terms of his probation by drinking alcohol. Police arrested the 35-year-old man on suspicion of violation of probation.

[Ask and you shall receive?]

1:51 p.m. - A man called from the 11000 block of Honey Mushroom Lane to report a person shot at him today. He said he would purchase a gun, then he hung up the phone. A man called to report the first caller threw a rock at his vehicle. None of the callers wanted contact from law enforcement.

[It is times like this that the waiting period for a gun seems like a good idea.]

6:24 p.m. - A caller from the 15000 block of Tippy Way reported two men in a red and silver lifted truck hit a mailbox with a baseball bat.

[Mailbox Polo!]

8:06 a.m. - A caller from a school on the 400 block of Searls Avenue reported daffodils were vandalized.

[Crime against flowers.]

9:08 p.m. - A caller from the 400 block of South Auburn Street reported a man in his 30s, wearing a St. Patrick's Day hat, was yelling at passing cars. Police contacted the 36-year-old man, who had been drinking. They did not arrest him.

[Drunk people on St. Patrick's Day?]

2:43 p.m. - A caller reported losing teeth in Fairfield.

[Fairfield is that sort of town.]

10:31 p.m. Tuesday ­ A caller from the 300 block of Spring Street reported a man wearing a red shirt and carrying a banjo was banging on a window. Police were unable to locate the man.

[Banjo related crimes!]

5:30 p.m. - A caller from the 100 block of East McKnight Way reported that a man in a blue Geo with gray primer on the fenders was throwing rocks at cars.

[Throwing rocks as "real" cars.]

9:52 a.m. - A caller from a business on the 13000 block of Ridge Road reported a blue van had been parked across the street since 7 a.m. A deputy contacted a person in the van, who was a private investigator watching a house. The private investigator would call the sheriff's office next time.

[Nice work there, Mannix.]

4:35 p.m. - A man called from the 19000 block of Legacy Lane to report Internet fraud. He placed an order online and he did not receive the merchandise. A deputy advised the man to get an attorney.

[An attorney? If he wants to spend more money. How about the credit card company?]

Source: The Union (http://www.theunion.com/)