Police Log: Fight at youth sports fields leads to arrest
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Police made an arrest at 5:19 p.m. Sunday, April 3, after a man allegedly punched a referee during youth sports games at Plasencia Fields, on the corner of Corral Hollow Road and 11th Street.

A man who had been previously suspended from watching games at the park punched a referee in the face, knocking him to the ground, following an argument. The referee said he didn’t want to press charges because he punched the man first.

Police, however, found the man and discovered he had a warrant out. The suspect was arrested and released.

Tracy police received 456 calls between Friday, April 1, and Sunday, April 3. The following is a sample of those calls.



Sunday

12:32 a.m.: A driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after being pulled over on the corner of Eaton and Parker avenues.

3:42 a.m.: A driver was arrested after an alleged hit-and-run accident near the intersection of Alexis Lane and Marine Court.

11:33 a.m.: A caller reported an ongoing argument on the 400 block of Gabriel Drive. Police found it was a verbal fight between brothers, but there were no signs of violence.

12:19 p.m.: A man who said his car was hit from behind by another driver near 11th Street and Lincoln Boulevard decided not to file a report because he couldn’t ID the driver. Police gave him the incident number in case he decided to change his mind.

3:32 p.m.: A caller saw two men drinking an 18 pack of beer in Tracy Press Park, 731 Weeping Willow Lane. The men were gone when police drove by about 30 minutes later.

4:38 p.m.: A man allegedly grabbed an empty stroller and threw it into a wall and window, damaging the window of a building on the 1400 block of Chester Drive. No report was taken, as the caller — the woman of the child whose stroller was thrown — didn’t want the man — the child’s father — to be prosecuted.

6:47 p.m.: Police were unable to find two people who were reportedly in a fight in front of Walmart, 3010 W. Grant Line Road.

10:46 p.m.: Police gave a warning to a man who twice over the course of the evening had banged on the door of someone living at Driftwood Apartments, 800 W. Grant Line Road.



Saturday

12:09 a.m.: A fight was reported by a caller on the 200 block of Brannon Drive. No police report was taken after officers talked with several people in front of the house.

12:58 a.m.: A woman said she was chased by several people about a block away from the Great Plate, 714 N. Central Ave. The caller said the men were yelling for her and her husband and friend to give up their wallets. Police searched the area but didn’t find anyone in connection with the incident, which was gang-related, according to the police log.

4:20 a.m.: A man was arrested on suspicion of burglary after a caller reported someone banging on glass at Millennium High School, 51 E. Beverly Place. Police entered a BMX bike into evidence.

7:46 a.m.: Police identified a teenage girl, whom a woman had seen walking “half-naked” down Schulte Road and took her home after not being able to locate the girl’s parents, as a runaway from Tracy.

11:14 a.m.: A caller reported that there was new graffiti on a transformer box and an abandoned recliner on Corral Hollow Road near Alegre Drive. Public works was told about the tagging and the chair.

12:02 p.m.: A teenager who was seen jumping over backyard fences on the 3400 block of Briar Lane told a caller he was running from the police. Cops couldn’t find him.

2:06 p.m.: A caller reported that the placard on her son’s headstone in Tracy Cemetery, 600 E. Schulte Road, was missing.

3:40 p.m.: Police were told that a few young teens playing with Airsoft guns shot at a 12-year-old and also hit the 12-year-old on the leg with a stick on the 2100 block of Robert Gabriel Drive. Police took a report.

5 p.m.: A woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant after several callers said she stole items from Safeway, 1801 W. 11th St., and also snatched a purse from another woman in front of the store.

6:34 p.m.: Police took a report after a man sitting in the parking lot across from City Hall said that a woman was sending him death threats via text message.

8:18 p.m.: A caller in southern Tracy said that a 1-year-old girl had been bruised and pinched at a daycare.

8:38 p.m.: At least four callers complained about loud music at a home on the 4000 block of Keepsake Court. Police warned the homeowner to keep the music down, but the man said the cops should “handle real police work instead of ruining his 13-year-old daughter’s birthday party.”

11:16 p.m.: A man was arrested on suspicion of hitting his wife in southwestern Tracy.



Friday

2:04 a.m.: A white Acura was stolen from a driveway on the 800 block of Twin Oaks Drive.

8:40 a.m.: A caller on the 2500 block of Alamo Court said that there were drops of blood on his driveway and vehicle, as if someone cut themselves trying to break in.

11:35 a.m.: Two cars had to be towed after an accident on the corner of Byron and Corral Hollow roads. At least one person sustained minor injuries and was complaining of back and neck pain.

11:58 a.m.: A TV was reported stolen from the OBGYN waiting room at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, 1420 N. Tracy Blvd. The caller told police the incident was captured by a security camera.

12:26 p.m.: A caller reported several males running around Clyde Bland Park, 1753 Blancford Lane, and that it wasn’t clear what the four or five shirtless guys were up to. Police discovered it was just several kids having a water balloon fight.

2:20 p.m.: Two people were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting from Costco, 3250 W. Grant Line Road.

4:30 p.m.: Police stopped a suspected gang member who was walking in El Pescadero Park, 250 W. Kavanagh Ave. Police wrote up an identification card to keep the suspected gang member on file.

4:45 p.m.: Police were told about two youths cutting holes in the newly repaired fence along Beechnut Avenue near the railroad tracks. The caller said that four gang members on Sixth Street were telling the kids to cut the fence. No one was there when police arrived 13 minutes after the report.

7:23 p.m.: A caller reported a man in a white Ford Mustang continually hangs out in the Anna’s Linens parking lot, 2400 Naglee Road, in the evenings. Police checked on the man, who said he routinely waits in the parking lot for his wife to get off work so they can both commute home. Police were told about the same man and car on Saturday night, and were told the same thing by the driver.

7:29 p.m.: Police were called about a fistfight near Traina Elementary School, 4256 Windsong Drive. The combatants, one of whom had a bloody nose, didn’t want police to do anything about it, but police created a field ID card to keep those involved on file.

11:03 p.m.: A caller near Foster’s Freeze, 28 E. Grant Line Road, reported hearing gunshots, but police couldn’t find any evidence of a shooting.

• This column includes a sample 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 anonymously about a crime: Crime Stoppers, 831-6847.

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ConcernedParents
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April 05, 2011
8:18 p.m.: A caller in southern Tracy said that a 1-year-old girl had been bruised and pinched at a daycare.

The police informed the caller that they do not possess hand-cuffs small enough for the 1-year-old perpetrator. They suggested that perhaps a time-out was a more appropriate punishment.
ConcernedParents
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April 05, 2011
2:20 p.m.: Two people were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting from Costco, 3250 W. Grant Line Road.

We've all heard of grand theft but "bulk" theft?
ConcernedParents
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April 05, 2011
3:40 p.m.: Police were told that a few young teens playing with Airsoft guns shot at a 12-year-old and also hit the 12-year-old on the leg with a stick on the 2100 block of Robert Gabriel Drive. Police took a report.

Never bring a stick to a gun fight.
tommybahama
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April 05, 2011
You're right, things do change a bit after dark but it's not a crime to take a walk after midnight.

It is a crime to try and rob someone who is out for a walk after midnight.

You can bet the police chief isn't out after midnight, that would require her to be here in Tracy, and we all know she's to busy traveling around with sgt sheneman.
klv
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April 05, 2011
« fortheunderdog wrote on Tuesday, Apr 05 at 09:53 AM »

"And on Sunday night, police responded but did not contact the man because there was a sign attached to his car reading:"

""YOU GUYS TALKED TO ME THE LAST 2 DAYS AND I'M HERE AGAIN WAITING FOR MY WIFE!""

Update!

Monday, March 4th.

A man in a white Ford Mustang called to complain there was a follow-up notice left in his usual parking space.

[It read]

"Sir, it's not "waiting for your wife" which seems to be the issue ... it's the 'hanging out' part ... that really scares the natives."

klv
tjminhas
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April 05, 2011


12:58 a.m.: A woman said she was chased by several people about a block away from the Great Plate, 714 N. Central Ave. The caller said the men were yelling for her and her husband and friend to give up their wallets. Police searched the area but didn’t find anyone in connection with the incident, which was gang-related, according to the police log.

"In fact, she's doing such a good job that gang bangers are running around the streets of Downtown trying to rob innocent victims who are out for an evening walk."

Evening walk? At 12:58am?

I've always been told nothing good happens 12am-6am. Remember, the freaks come out at night.

fortheunderdog
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April 05, 2011
"4:38 p.m.: A man allegedly grabbed an empty stroller and threw it into a wall and window, damaging the window of a building on the 1400 block of Chester Drive. No report was taken, as the caller — the woman of the child whose stroller was thrown — didn’t want the man — the child’s father — to be prosecuted."

Another father who will make a good role model. NOT!
fortheunderdog
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April 05, 2011
"12:58 a.m.: A woman said she was chased by several people about a block away from the Great Plate, 714 N. Central Ave. The caller said the men were yelling for her and her husband and friend to give up their wallets. Police searched the area but didn’t find anyone in connection with the incident, which was gang-related, according to the police log."

This kind of thing happens a lot in this area whenever anyone ventures into downtown after "NORMAL" closing hours.
fortheunderdog
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April 05, 2011
"6:34 p.m.: Police took a report after a man sitting in the parking lot across from City Hall said that a woman was sending him death threats via text message."

That wouldn't be Olv........NAH!
fortheunderdog
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April 05, 2011
"8:38 p.m.: At least four callers complained about loud music at a home on the 4000 block of Keepsake Court. Police warned the homeowner to keep the music down, but the man said the cops should “handle real police work instead of ruining his 13-year-old daughter’s birthday party.”

Uh oh...a parent who really knows how to teach his children respect for authority. Next time they ought to shut the party down.
fortheunderdog
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April 05, 2011
I noticed in a couple of incidents the police gave incident report numbers to victims or FI'd (field interrogation cards) people of interest. If this hasn't been done in the past, and I cannot see how it couldn't, I can say I'm glad to see that it's happening now.
fortheunderdog
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April 05, 2011
"7:23 p.m.: A caller reported a man in a white Ford Mustang continually hangs out in the Anna’s Linens parking lot, 2400 Naglee Road, in the evenings. Police checked on the man, who said he routinely waits in the parking lot for his wife to get off work so they can both commute home. Police were told about the same man and car on Saturday night, and were told the same thing by the driver."

And on Sunday night, police responded but did not contact the man because there was a sign attached to his car reading:

"YOU GUYS TALKED TO ME THE LAST 2 DAYS AND I'M HERE AGAIN WAITING FOR MY WIFE!"
klv
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April 05, 2011
3:32 p.m.: A caller saw two men drinking an 18 pack of beer in Tracy Press Park, 731 Weeping Willow Lane. The men were gone when police drove by about 30 minutes later.

While there was no official comment from the Tracy Press ... it was thought ... due to recent layoffs, a couple of tenured ex-employees were celebrating their first unemployment check(s).
TracyGuy95376
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April 05, 2011


12:26 p.m.: A caller reported several males running around Clyde Bland Park, 1753 Blancford Lane, and that it wasn’t clear what the four or five shirtless guys were up to. Police discovered it was just several kids having a water balloon fight.

Why wouldn't people running in a park appear to be a crime - what with the brightly colored water balloons in their hands. I agree with the caller- this is exactly the type of crime we need to stop in Tracy. Water Balloon fights on a hot day, in a park must stop! Think of the children!!!!!!

TracyGuy95376
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April 05, 2011


8:40 a.m.: A caller on the 2500 block of Alamo Court said that there were drops of blood on his driveway and vehicle, as if someone cut themselves trying to break in

Finally! A car that fights back against would-be thieves!!!
tommybahama
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April 04, 2011
I have to agree with LuckyInTracyNot. Things are much worse than they were back in 2006. But then again how would you know about 2006 me-tu. You said you arrived in Tracy two years ago.
ConcernedParents
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April 04, 2011
3:32 p.m.: A caller saw two men drinking an 18 pack of beer in Tracy Press Park, 731 Weeping Willow Lane. The men were gone when police drove by about 30 minutes later.

That's roughly 3 minutes a beer!
ILovePeppermint
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April 04, 2011
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=A_NEWS0203
ILovePeppermint
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April 04, 2011
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Reported: 03/27/2011

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LuckyInTracyNot
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April 04, 2011
@ Me-tu I agree this sort of behavior has gone on for a long time BUT, it is way more dangerouse and more out of control now than it was then. It has passed the tipping point and is freely on it's path to where the town is so unsafe that, carrying a gun to defend ones self makes sence anymore. Sorry but that's the cold hard facts on my outlook of it as well as others here in town.


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