Tracy police received 397 calls for service between Friday, April 6, and Sunday, April 8. The following is a sample of those calls.
Sunday
6:07 a.m.: Police checked on a woman who had her car running in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at 455 W. Grant Line Road. The woman turned out to be a newspaper delivery person who was sleeping.
9 a.m.: A man was arrested outside the 99 Cents Only Store, 1320 W. 11th St., on a warrant out of Stanislaus County.
1:15 p.m.: Threatening calls about child custody were reported from Motel 6, 3810 N. Tracy Blvd. The woman making the report was advised about a restraining order.
3:06 p.m.: A homeowner on the 2700 block of Meadowbrook Lane was warned about the noise caused by a live band playing in the backyard.
3:57 p.m.: Two people were stopped at gunpoint by police on the 900 block of West Ninth Street after a man reported being assaulted. Following an initial fight that reportedly left the caller temporarily unconscious, the caller said a man and a woman returned to the scene, where police arrived and arrested them at gunpoint.
9:25 p.m.: Gunshots were reportedly heard around the 1400 block of Parker Avenue. Police couldn’t find anything after checking the area, and noted that fireworks had been previously reported.
11:58 p.m.: Sutter Tracy Community Hospital staff reported a negative test for a teenager who claimed she had been raped.
Saturday
1:25 a.m.: Police were called to a house on the 600 block of Centre Court Drive because a group of alleged gang members was trying to get into a house party. The caller said someone might have mentioned guns being involved.
1:28 a.m.: A man was detained after a woman in central Tracy reported she was being assaulted by her husband. Police released the man and a report is expected to be filed.
5:18 a.m.: No evidence was found regarding shots that were reportedly fired near West Valley Bowl, 2365 East St.
11:02 a.m.: A juvenile reportedly threw a rock at a rental car on the 2900 block of Savanna Drive, damaging the vehicle.
1:18 p.m.: Money was stolen from Sunset Liquors, 2355 Parker Ave. The suspect was allegedly seen by the store’s security cameras.
4:31 p.m.: Beer and a bottle of alcohol were stolen from Raley’s, 2550 S. Tracy Blvd., by a man wearing a hat with a marijuana leaf on it.
8:24 p.m.: The driver of a refrigeration service truck was warned to stop parking it on a residential street.
Friday
7:29 a.m.: No injuries were reported at the scene of a car crash on the 2300 block of Babcock Lane.
8:47 a.m.: Neighbors who live on the 1400 block of Bluegrass Lane were in an argument about one of the neighbors’ dogs.
12:48 p.m.: Two men reportedly stole shirts from Marshalls, 2481 Naglee Road, and left in a gold GMC Envoy.
12:51 p.m.: Windows on several vehicles were found broken out at the Park and Ride, 2650 Naglee Road.
2:25 p.m.: A man who was registered on the missing persons list was arrested near Target, 2800 Naglee Road.
4:27 p.m.: Men in vests claiming to be from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. reportedly tried to get into a house on the 2500 block of Pebble Creek Court.
5:37 p.m.: A man lying face-down in the road near Parker Avenue and 12 Street was reported. An ambulance was called for the man — who was homeless and at a nearby church for a free meal before the incident.
7:49 p.m.: Police ensured a house on the 2600 block of Ponte Mira Way was secure after someone reported several people tried to break in through a front window.
9:45 p.m.: Three bottles of top-shelf Grey Goose vodka were stolen from Top Shelf Wine, 2242 W. Grant Line Road, Ste. 107.
• 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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