Tracy police logged 295 calls Wednesday, including the
following reports:
8:18 a.m.: Someone vandalized a woman’s car on the 400 block
of East Sixth Street.
8:21 a.m.: A caller reported the theft of a boat hitch and
copies of some documents from the 4400 block of Tropaz Lane.
8:24 a.m.: Someone vandalized a car on the 1800 block of
Mello Court.
8:32 a.m.: A woman on the 1100 block of Duncan Drive called
to report that in the fall of 1988, she hit her then-11-year-old daughter in
the back of the head with a metal object. She didn’t report it then, and she
said her daughter suffered no bleeding or medical problems, but felt her
daughter never mentally healed and wanted to report it now to “help her heal.”
9:44 a.m.: A woman on the 100 block of West Carlton Way
complained that when she returned a truck to a Tracy dealership because her
loan was denied, she was only given $2,000 back when she gave the dealer
$5,000.
11:27 a.m.: Someone stole a 2002 Lexus RX300 from a garage
on the 3900 block of Payton Lane.
12:19 p.m.: A woman reported someone stole her husband’s
prescription medicine from the 700 block of A Street.
1:30 p.m.: A caller reported two kids racing motor scooters
without helmets at 10th Street and Windeler Avenue.
3:34 p.m.: Police arrested a bike thief and returned the
bike to its owner after a neighbor reported seeing the theft on the 1000 block
of Windeler Avenue.
4:14 p.m. A woman at C and S Metals, 360 Arbor Way, reported
a hate crime after listening to a phone message. She said she missed what she
thought was a business call, phoned back, and got a recording out of New
Jersey. Police in that state were notified, but no details were given of what
the recording said.
5:53 p.m.: A caller reported six men beating up a man at the
New Hope Care Center, 2586 Buthmann Ave. A woman in the vestibule reported that
her car was damaged during the fight.
6:46 p.m.: A caller reported 11 kids with a pellet gun were
shooting at pets and windows in Gillette Alley and West Street.
7:02 p.m.: A caller on the 900 block of Windeler Avenue
reported that people blocked the caller’s driveway with a car. The caller
believes it was intentional because the caller has phoned police about loud
parties the people have thrown in the past, and believes they are drug dealers.
Police called in a tow truck, but gave the owner a ticket instead after the car
was moved.
8:26 p.m.: The driver of a Chevy Tahoe ran into a fire
hydrant and sent water gushing everywhere on the 3800 block of South MacArthur
Drive. A caller reported the driver was drunk.
8:31 p.m.: A man reported someone threw a Molotov cocktail
at his house and started a fire that was quickly extinguished on the 1200 block
of Megan Court. The man said he didn’t know who did it.
This column includes a sampling of items as reported in the
Tracy Police. Department dispatcher’s daily log. Additional information is
based on reports from officers and other law enforcement agencies. To report
information about a crime: Crime Stoppers, 831-6847.
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Can you say "Uh duh!" 
1:30 p.m.: A caller reported two kids racing motor scooters without helmets at 10th Street and Windeler Avenue.
COME ON PEOPLE GET A LIFE!