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Written by Press staff   
Tuesday, 22 July 2008


Tracy police responded to 542 calls for service Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The following is a sampling of those reports:

 

Monday

6:47 a.m.: A man got bit in the leg by a dog on the 400 block of Debra Lee Court, the man’s wife reported. She said she believes it was a neighbor’s dog and called an ambulance.

7:05 a.m.: Someone stole copper wire from electrical boxes at a job site at 2785 Auto Plaza Way.

7:47 a.m.: Animal shelter workers impounded aggressive pit bulls that were chasing kids around Glover Park, 584 Pescadero Ave.

7:54 a.m.: Someone broke the rear driver’s side window on a woman’s car on the 800 block of Sultana Drive.

8:04 a.m.: Someone vandalized and burglarized a truck at Covenant Transport, 1000 E. Grant Line Road.

8:11 a.m.: Someone vandalized a woman’s car on the 1900 block of Briarwood Court.

9:17 a.m.: Someone reported that a car was vandalized sometime early in the morning on the 1600 block of Etta Court and that a witness saw the license-plate number of the suspect’s car.

9:26 a.m.: A young, adult woman with thin, blonde hair, clad in a khaki tank top and capri pants went to a caller’s door and asked suspiciously personal questions, like what the caller’s mom’s name is, what kind of car she drives and when she would be home, the caller said from the 800 block of Westleigh Court.

9:32 a.m.: Someone smashed a van window on the 300 block of West Mt. Diablo Avenue.

11:10 a.m.: A caller said that for the past four weekends, kids have been egging the house or setting up fireworks near his doorways and garage on the 2300 block of Abbott Court. He said he’s worried they’ll start a fire.

11:24 a.m.: Both side mirrors were broken off a caller’s 1980s Oldsmobile on Charles Street.

1:03 p.m.: A group of guys in white tank tops were lighting off fireworks in the parking lot near Sullivan Park, 105 Henry Court.

1:17 p.m.: Someone vandalized a car in the North Elementary School parking lot at 2875 Holly Drive, the teacher reported.

1:24 p.m.: A man in a white shirt and black pants asked people for money to buy gas outside of 7-Eleven, 2360 W. Grant Line Road, and then started fights with them if they refused, a caller reported.

1:51 p.m.: A short man with slicked-back hair was knocking on a caller’s door for about a half-hour and left a note claiming to be the caller’s uncle on the 1500 block of Tanya Lane. The caller said he doesn’t have an uncle.

1:55 p.m.: Someone stole a mailbox on the 300 block of West Mt. Diablo Avenue.

3:12 p.m.: Someone hit a fire hydrant in front of Jacobson Warehouse, 1820 N. MacArthur Drive, which sent water spewing high into traffic.

3:19 p.m.: A city parks worker caught some youths who tagged Larsen Park, 1401 S. Central Ave., and called the police to reprimand them. A mom called at the same time to say she saw some kids smoking pot at the same park.

3:42 p.m.: Someone stole a silver 1990 Toyota Camry from the West Valley Mall parking lot, 3200 Naglee Road.

3:54 p.m.: A caller said some people jumped into his car earlier in the day and forced him to drive them north down MacArthur Drive to Grant Line Road, where they pushed him out of the car and stole his wallet. The caller said they threw the keys at him before they ran away.

4:46 p.m.: Police set a dog loose to catch a man trespassing on the 400 block of Marie Avenue in an abandoned home.

6:10 p.m.: Two boys and a girl asked to borrow another teen’s cell phone “for an emergency” and then took off running with the phone from Tracy Branch Library, 20 E. Eaton Ave.

7:17 p.m.: Someone stole a purse from an employee at Sears department store, 3350 Naglee Road.

7:49 p.m.: Someone stole a man’s black 2001 Nissan Xterra from the 600 block of Palm Circle.

8:04 p.m.: A woman reported that youths had egged her house on the 1500 block of Peony Drive.

8:50 p.m.: A caller from the 1300 block of Michelle Avenue said she’s being threatened by her former employer from Seniors First in Stockton.

 

Sunday

12:56 a.m.: A man got in a drunken fistfight with his girlfriend in front of Rusty’s pizza parlor, 320 Grant Line Road.

1:08 a.m.: Two adults were causing a racket racing kids’ dirt bikes up and down Suellen Drive near Lincoln Boulevard, a caller said.

2:34 a.m.: Someone hopped out of a black car and went with a flashlight into the backyard of a home where police raided a meth lab a few months earlier, near Fabian and Berg roads, a caller said.

5:10 a.m.: Residents of a house on the 1300 block of Vallerand Road have provoked repeated complaints because of their loud parties, littering whiskey bottles and garbage spilling into contiguous yards, a neighbor told police.

9 a.m.: A man sits in his backyard and uses a rifle to shoot birds when they perch in his antenna, reported a neighbor, who complained from the 2100 block of Chester Drive. The alleged shooter is in his 50s, the caller said, and the rifle doesn’t look like a BB gun.

10:09 a.m.: Someone painted black, silver and red graffiti that appears gang-related, one caller said, “all over” the Discovery Charter School campus, 51 E. Beverly Place.

10:42 a.m.: Someone tagged Lincoln Park, 170 E. Eaton Ave.

11:56 a.m.: Police found a stolen white 1994 Nissan Sentra on the 2300 block of Holly Drive.

12:08 p.m.: Someone demanded a man at gunpoint to hand over his wallet outside the 99 Cent Only Store, 1320 W. 11th St., the victim told police.

12:27 p.m.: Homeowners returned from a vacation to find their home on the 2200 block of Cooper Road was burglarized — several windows were smashed and items from inside the house were taken, according to the report.

12:33 p.m.: A tall man clad in blue jeans and a white T-shirt walked out of Smart & Final, 1150 W. 11th St., without paying for his breakfast sandwiches. An employee alerted police, who arrested the 46-year-old for probation violation and booked him into San Joaquin County Jail in French Camp. The man was on probation and had been arrested in the past on charges of burglary.

12:56 p.m.: Someone reported stolen a silver BMW from the 2300 block of Galway Court. The woman in possession of the car, which still had dealer plates, said she bought it from a neighbor without a title and still had the bill of sale.

4:48 p.m.: Police arrested a man and a youth for petty theft from Save Mart, 2005 N. Tracy Blvd. The youth — who said he didn’t know his parents’ address or phone number and had no ID — was cited and released. The man was taken to county jail.

5:20 p.m.: A woman told police that her neighbor’s dogs had tried to attack her son, on the 500 block of Czerny Street.

5:20 p.m.: A woman said her neighbor yelled at her for parking in front of her house on the 1800 block of Camelia Drive and accused the caller of selling pot.

5:40 p.m.: A real estate agent was showing a house to clients when they came across a BB gun in the garage on the 3000 block of Elsinore Drive. Police took the gun.

6:53 p.m.: A 42-year-old woman slapped some youths outside an apartment complex in northern Tracy after she told them to go home and they yelled back at her. Police arrested the woman on suspicion of child abuse.

7:10 p.m.: A man reported stolen $800 in gold coins and an unloaded Smith & Wesson handgun, which he said was registered. He said someone stole it from his silver F-150 outside La Villa restaurant, 57 E. 11th St.

7:19 p.m.: A man said someone slashed the tires on his white 1996 Acura outside West Valley Mall, 3200 Naglee Road.

7:46 p.m.: Someone reported a sickly looking gray pit bull tied up on one side of a mobile home on the 600 block of East 11th Street, saying the owners could be abusing the animal. Police asked the owners, who said the dog had lost its companion and is just lonely.

9:26 p.m.: Someone stole a wallet, checkbook, cell phone and other stuff from an open garage on the 1000 block of Atherton Drive, a caller said.

9:37 p.m.: A group of men armed with baseball bats were seen walking near Buthman Avenue and Cardoza Road, a caller said, adding that the group was waving at passing cars and pedestrians and looked like they were getting ready to fight.

9:51 p.m.: A man in a white shirt and tan shorts walked out of 7-Eleven, 455 W. Grant Line Road, stumbling drunkenly with a burrito he didn’t pay for, employees said. The caller refused to press charges and told police that they probably know who he’s talking about.

 

Saturday

12:42 a.m.: A caller’s 14-year-old daughter was beaten and possibly suffered from a fractured clavicle and broken toe on the 1400 block of Mt. Hamilton Drive.

2:30 a.m.: A group of kids were setting things on fire on a table near the portables at Hirsch Elementary School, 1280 Dove Drive, a woman reported. The woman said she can see the flames, and her neighbor had jumped the fence and chased the kids off before, but they came back.

7:49 a.m.: Police found a silver 2000 Pontiac sedan that was stolen from Oakland. It was towed from Tracy Park Apartments, 2800 N. Tracy Blvd.

8:41 a.m.: A man stole a DVD from Pete’s Liquors, 202 W. 11th St., and left in a 1998 Honda.

10:27 a.m.: An ex-employee’s 35-year-old husband at Tangles Salon, 118 W. 10th St., went into the shop and threatened employees, police were told.

11:08 a.m.: A woman backhanded a child who was probably younger than 10 years old, a witness said, in front of Wendy’s, 725 W. Clover Road. The child started bleeding from the nose, and a witness said the woman tried to clean up the bloodied child.

11:50 a.m.: A caller’s son’s ex-girlfriend shattered the caller’s front windows on the 4000 block of Wheat Lane.

1:04 p.m.: A caller said that for two nights in a row, her car has been egged on the 200 block of East Emerson Avenue. She said the eggs at this point are damaging the convertible top on her car.

1:08 p.m.: A woman reported two men in front of her house were in a fight. She said they’re neighbors on the 800 block of Chestnut Avenue.

1:23 p.m.: A woman said her mother-in-law was pushing and hitting her on the 2800 block of Hidden Valley Court.

1:52 p.m.: A youth stole a pack of white T-shirts from J.C. Penny, 3100 Naglee Road, and then drove off in a blue Dodge Durango, a caller said.

3:51 p.m.: A customer cashed a fraudulent check at Tracy Liquors, 1220 W. 11th St.

6:16 p.m.: A caller’s two red bicycles got stolen from In ’n Out Burger, 575 W. Clover Road.

7:47 p.m.: A caller witnessed about six people beat up a man outside Jack in the Box, 611 W. Grant Line Road. All looked to be in their early 20s, the caller said. The victim was lying on the ground for a bit, got up, but then collapsed again, the caller said.

7:49 p.m.: A caller said someone keeps shooting birds near Taco Bell, 915 S. Tracy Blvd. The called said she saw a dead bird in front of the fast food joint’s front doors recently.

8:16 p.m.: Someone broke into and burglarized a caller’s backyard on the 2800 block of Holly Drive.

9:08 p.m.: A bunch of kids were lighting up fireworks on the 2300 block of Russell Street.

9:20 p.m.: Someone was setting off fireworks at a church nearby Chester Drive and Vallerand Road, a caller reported.

9:45 p.m.: Someone heard a bang near Green Oaks Mobile Home Park, 2929 N. MacArthur Blvd. It was probably fireworks, the caller said.

9:46 p.m.: Someone heard more fireworks near Lourence Court and Morris Phelps Drive.

9:53 p.m.: A car rammed into a tree outside Motel 6, 3810 N. Tracy Blvd.

10:17 p.m.: A few people got in a fight outside Mountain View Homes, 377 W. Mt. Diablo Ave.

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written by Concerned Parents , July 23, 2008
10:27 a.m.: An ex-employee’s 35-year-old husband at Tangles Salon, 118 W. 10th St., went into the shop and threatened employees, police were told.

What did he threaten them with.... a combover?
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written by Concerned Parents , July 23, 2008
9:51 p.m.: A man in a white shirt and tan shorts walked out of 7-Eleven, 455 W. Grant Line Road, stumbling drunkenly with a burrito he didn’t pay for, employees said. The caller refused to press charges and told police that they probably know who he’s talking about.

That's how I'm going to shop at 7/11 from now on!
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written by Concerned Parents , July 23, 2008
12:08 p.m.: Someone demanded a man at gunpoint to hand over his wallet outside the 99 Cent Only Store, 1320 W. 11th St., the victim told police.

Oddly enough he only had 1 dollar.
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written by Concerned Parents , July 23, 2008
1:24 p.m.: A man in a white shirt and black pants asked people for money to buy gas outside of 7-Eleven, 2360 W. Grant Line Road, and then started fights with them if they refused, a caller reported.

This is how I'm going to get my gas at 7/11 too!
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written by maybenotdumBcommenT , July 23, 2008
Concerned Parents, a little early to start drinking isn't it? Making a joke about someone being held up at gun point is in bad taste.
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written by mexican4life , July 23, 2008
concerned parent-
lmao...that is funny....oddly enough you made me laugh smilies/cheesy.gif
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written by Concerned Parents , July 23, 2008
MNDC- Not intending to offend, sorry. Just having a laugh at the usual bizarre and plentiful contents in the Police Log.

Thanks- M4L
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written by fortheunderdog , July 24, 2008

Wait, let's start where Concerned Parents left off.

"7:49 p.m.: A caller said someone keeps shooting birds near Taco Bell, 915 S. Tracy Blvd. The called said she saw a dead bird in front of the fast food joint’s front doors recently."

The next day, the restaurant ran out of soft chicken tacos.


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written by fortheunderdog , July 24, 2008
Actor Joe Pesci was seen wandering around Tracy looking for his nephew's house around 1:45 p.m. on Monday.

"1:51 p.m.: A short man with slicked-back hair was knocking on a caller’s door for about a half-hour and left a note claiming to be the caller’s uncle on the 1500 block of Tanya Lane. The caller said he doesn’t have an uncle."


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written by fortheunderdog , July 24, 2008

Tracy Press reporter uses the word "contiguous" after reading its definition in a dictionary.

"5:10 a.m.: Residents of a house on the 1300 block of Vallerand Road have provoked repeated complaints because of their loud parties, littering whiskey bottles and garbage spilling into contiguous yards, a neighbor told police."
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written by fortheunderdog , July 24, 2008
"7:49 a.m.: Police found a silver 2000 Pontiac sedan that was stolen from Oakland. It was towed from Tracy Park Apartments, 2800 N. Tracy Blvd."

Usually, the stolen vehicle is found in Oakland. What's going on here?
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written by fortheunderdog , July 24, 2008
"1:08 p.m.: A woman reported two men in front of her house were in a fight. She said they’re neighbors on the 800 block of Chestnut Avenue." (and this is what they didn't print) Dispatchers said they could hear the woman yelling in the backround "C'mon, give him a left, give him a right."


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written by fortheunderdog , July 24, 2008
Sorry maybenotdumBcommenT, I couldn't help myself. smilies/wink.gif
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written by Concerned Parents , July 24, 2008
FTUD- Missed those-ha ha.
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written by amy , July 24, 2008
Oh My Gosh, my sides are hurting!!!! Both of you are on a roll!!!
Love it, keep 'em coming!

Nothing like breaking the tension of this Police Log.
Thanks! Worth my while reading this!
-amy
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written by maybenotdumBcommenT , July 24, 2008
Whats so bizarre about someone pointing a gun at you?
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written by maybenotdumBcommenT , July 25, 2008
bang bang, you're dead.
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written by maybenotdumBcommenT , July 25, 2008
written by fortheunderdog , July 23, 2008
Sorry maybenotdumBcommenT, I couldn't help myself.


Don't apologize to me. You haven't done anything directly to me. For a cop I would think you'd have some morals.
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written by fortheunderdog , July 25, 2008

I have morals and I also have a sense of humor. Makes the job easier. Serious when you have to be, funny when you don't. Besides, I'm retired.
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written by maybenotdumBcommenT , July 25, 2008
What about once a cop always a cop, you guys are getting off by other peoples hurt. You lost it. Sick. I'm not the moral police but later you all will think about this and possible regret it later. And if you don't, oh well. Maybe you'll have a gun waved in your face then you can experience it first hand. Then you can't b___h about it.
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written by Concerned Parents , July 25, 2008
Come on MNDC- you know you want to.....


9:53 p.m.: A car rammed into a tree outside Motel 6, 3810 N. Tracy Blvd.

What did the car have against the tree? smilies/grin.gif
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written by maybenotdumBcommenT , July 25, 2008
Actually Concerned parents, no I don't.

I think my question would be, what happened to the driver. Is he OK?

Like I told bla, press on with your jokes. Wait until you have an incident happen to you and it is in the paper. In fact, let me know and I will come up with some good jokes.

Do you think the fire fighters had to use the jaws of life to get the driver out. Could be he was paralyzed. Now he can learn to play basket ball in a wheel chair a soon as he's feeling better
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written by maybenotdumBcommenT , July 25, 2008
Have any of you had a family or friend in a car accident? Well I have, 2. I remember sitting in the room where thy put families to wait so that when they come to tell you they died you won't upset the other people when you are screaming and crying from the shock.

Shame on you all.
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written by Concerned Parents , July 25, 2008
MNDC-see- the story did not mention a driver.... just that a car rammed a tree... maybe I'm an easy laugh but that is funny to me.
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written by maybenotdumBcommenT , July 25, 2008
Ya like the car drove itself.
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written by maybenotdumBcommenT , July 28, 2008
Well. we have something in common then ftud. What, have you been fuming for 3 days over that or are you looking to make belated attacks against me. You are attacking innocent people who most likely do not read these logs so I could care less if your widdle feelings are hurt.
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