4:11 p.m. A caller from Idaho-Maryland Road between Centennial Drive and Sutton Way reported a 6-year-old on a scooter having difficulty in the snow.
[Trying to ride a scooter in the snow. What a poignant visual image, not to mention a metaphor for something I am sure.]
9:39 a.m. A caller from Broad Street reported a man in a cowboy hat and a duster was yelling and screaming.
[The return of Cowboy Bill?]
11:43 p.m. A caller from the 100 block of East Main Street reported a man in the Post Office was acting "odd, cleaning the counters and rambling."
[As long as he is working out his aggression on dirty counters, leave him be.]
10:54 a.m. A man from the 10000 block of Combie Road reported receiving death threats by way of text messages.
[What a wonderful age in which to live. Death threats all nicely traceable back to the sender. Very smart.]
10:25 a.m. A caller from the Broad Street overpass reported a man was throwing snowballs at vehicles on the freeway.
2:32 p.m. A caller from La Barr Meadows near McKnight Way reported a driver of a blue Toyota Tercel was throwing snowballs at oncoming traffic.
5:25 p.m. A caller from West Main and North School streets reported three people were throwing snowballs at vehicles.
7:54 p.m. A woman from West Main Street and Forest Glade Circle reported someone threw snowballs at her vehicle.
[Some snow falls, anarchy ensues.]
8:43 a.m. A woman from the 18000 block of Highway 174 reported her son, who was afraid of the snow, was missing. She found him 10 minutes later in the house.
[Given how much of it seems to be airborne and aimed at people, I can see a reason for the fear.]
1:47 a.m. A man from a business in the 100 block of Mill Street reported a flak jacket had been stolen. He called later to say he had gotten it back.
[I hope it was the surplus store. Who else keeps a flak jacket around?]
9:33 p.m. A caller from the 11000 block of Spenceville Road reported a bipolar man had not taken his medication and was "freaking out." The man allegedly thought Grass Valley was sinking and made his family evacuate the house.
[I suppose Grass Valley looked like it was sinking with the snow on the ground.]
8:40 p.m. A woman from the 100 block of Park Avenue reported someone keeps opening the windows of her car. She found it suspicious and requested extra patrols.
[An annoying prank, but annoying enough to keep doing it? It something wrong with the car?]
8:27 p.m. A caller from Mill Street reported a man wearing camos and carrying a pizza was walking down the street, talking about killing his mother. He was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public.
[If you're going to mutter about murder, do it quietly I suppose. Or be sober.]
2:07 p.m. A caller from a business in the 500 block of Brunswick Road reported a man left without paying for an extraction,. He went out to get his checkbook and did not return, leaving his cell phone and coat behind.
[It makes you wonder about the business. Was it a dentist?]
11:14 a.m. A caller from the county tax assessor's office reported a man was throwing items at the front counter.
[It is only a wonder that this does not come up more often.]
4:33 p.m. A woman from the 15000 block of Orchard Springs Road reported a man took photos of her and her husband while they were shoveling snow. The man threatened to show the photos to the Social Security Administration because the couple is on disability. She said the man refused to help them shovel the snow and was trying to set them up. She said she was using a "pooper scooper" to shovel the snow.
[Aside from the usual, "what do you expect the police to do about this?" question, I like the drama and detail of this entry.]
9:23 a.m. A caller from Zion Street reported an 8-year-old boy walking down the street. The mother was tracked down and said she had dropped him off at school, not realizing it was the wrong location.
[Parenting at its finest.]
Source: The Union (http://www.theunion.com/)
Friday, February 20, 2009
Grass Valley Police Blotter vol. CXV
Friday, February 13, 2009
The Home of "Boots" Del Biaggio
Gambler, NHL franchise owner, and convicted felon William "Boots" Del Biaggio III had to put his home up for sale recently.
Now you can see for yourself what kind of home you buy when you commit $100 million dollars in security fraud.
The asking price is just over $3.5 million.
See it here, while it lasts.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Grass Valley Police Blotter vol. CXIV
1:04 p.m. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church agreed to adjust the volume on the chimes after a neighborhood complaint.
[That is a new one on me. I wasn't even aware that one could complain about that sort of thing.]
3:10 p.m. A caller from Nevada City reported receiving annoying telephone calls on a cell phone but refused to report it to Nevada City Police.
[Look, we've seen how strapped the Sheriff's office is for resources, why bug them on this?]
1:07 p.m. A woman from the 29000 block of Highway 49 reported a man climbed over her fence to confront her about his dog, which he believed the woman stole.
[Is dog theft such an issue elsewhere?]
8:13 a.m. A man from the 17000 block of Banner Quaker Hill Road reported being defrauded on eBay in the amount of $5,000.
10:22 a.m. A man from the 13000 block of Discovery Way reported he had sold a Coton de Tulear puppy to a person who stopped payment on the check, but did not return the dog.
[Okay, so here we have actual dog theft... or dog fraud... or some such.]
3:13 a.m. A caller from South Auburn and Race streets reported a man was yelling and went to lie down in the road.
[On a Friday night I somehow imagine this was not politically motivated.]
5:09 p.m. A woman from the 11000 block of Yuba Crest Drive reported a pit bull terrier attacked her llama.
[Llama related crime on the rise?]
8:49 a.m. A caller from Seven Hills Middle School reported a man came to the school at about 7:30 a.m. and kept insisting he needed to see teachers that he had more than 20 years ago. He was “shaving and brushing his teeth in the office.” He was told he could not be on campus during school hours.
[A massive nostalgia attack? The sudden realization that everything you know is wrong?]
5:24 p.m. A caller from the 15100 block of Sunny Hill Road reported a neighbor was dumping fireplace ashes on her driveway.
[And it was not in an effort to cover ice on the driveway to give more traction?]
2:28 p.m. A caller from the 10300 block of Gautier Drive reported his wife was acting "crazy" and had pulled his hair.
[You're married. It happens. There is nothing the police can do.]
8:31 p.m. A caller from the 11200 block of Sierra Circle reported a verbal argument on the porch next door about pistols between a man and a woman who was not wearing a shirt.
[Conflict, guns, and toplessness? Why isn't this on Fox already?]
8:12 a.m. A caller from the Litton Trail between Hughes Road and Sierra College reported a suspicious fox. The fox reportedly "darted" onto the trail at the caller, then did it again 10 minutes later.
[A suspicious fox? Damn their darting ways!]
9:52 a.m. A caller from eastbound Highway 20 reported seeing a dark sedan with a man strapped to the hood with a fire hose. The vehicle could not be located.
[File under: Things you do not see every day... not outside of rural college towns, in any case.]
4:36 p.m. A caller from Brunswick Road reported two men carrying garbage bags were stopping traffic and trying to get rides.
[Garbage bags are pretty low on the list of thing that will help you with your hitchhiking experience.]
5:05 p.m. A caller from the 14000 block of Franciscan Way reported a possibly drunken driver drove through a row of mailboxes and kept driving.
[My uncle did this once. It is hell on the front end of the car as well as the mailboxes.]
10:08 a.m. A woman from the 100 block of Badger Lane reported a woman in her 50s with curly hair walked into her home and was chased out by dogs.
[I don't know why this brings "Li'l Orphan Annie" to mind, or at least "Aged Orphan Annie," but it does.]
11:26 a.m. A woman from the 200 block of Joerschke Drive reported her neighbor tried to run her over with his wheelchair.
[The disabled gone wild.]
10:40 a.m. A caller from Beckman Street reported a woman was going into people’s yards and talking to herself.
[I immediately wondered what she was talking about. Was she talking to an imaginary person, into an imaginary (or real?) radio, or just checking off a mental checklist aloud? "10:32 am, now in the Johnson's yard. Still no killer bees."]
Source: The Union (http://www.theunion.com/)
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