Police Log: Graffiti reported in, around downtown
by TP staff
May 31, 2012 | 1935 views | 3 3 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Graffiti marks a wall behind a business in the 100 block of 10th Street Wednesday afternoon.  Glenn Moore/Tracy Press
view slideshow (2 images)
At least seven cases of graffiti were reported in and around downtown Tracy, beginning with a report on the 900 block of B Street at 11:58 a.m. Wednesday, May 30. The 100 block of West 10th Street and the 200 and 500 blocks of West 11th Street were also vandalized. Police also found numerous tags all around the city.

Tracy police received 214 calls for service Wednesday, May 30. The following is a sample of those reports.

12:31 a.m.: Police stopped a man near Grant Line Road and Parker Avenue on suspicion of being drunk in public and found that he also had a warrant out for his arrest. He was booked into San Joaquin County Jail in French Camp.

10:35 a.m.: A caller at In-Shape Health Club, 101 N. Tracy Blvd., said that he was at the gym when another person punched him in the head from behind. He said it happened earlier in the day, and he wanted to get a restraining order against his assailant.

11:49 a.m.: A woman with a broken nose refused to give details about how she was injured to workers at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, 1420 N. Tracy Blvd. She did not want police to be involved.

1:15 p.m.: Someone at Tracy Municipal Airport, 5749 S. Tracy Blvd., wanted police to document a man who made a threat to “deal with” a pilot who allegedly flies low over his house. The caller said he told the man that the planes were within federal regulations, and the FBI was informed “as a matter of policy.”

3:10 p.m.: City crews spent about a half-hour cleaning up graffiti on the columns of the 11th Street bridge.

4:49 p.m.: Police arrested two juveniles who were allegedly tagging the bathroom walls at Taqueria Del Rey, 2242 W. Grand Line Road. It’s unclear whether the suspects were involved in any other graffiti incidents reported during the day.

6 p.m.: Police cited a man on suspicion of petty theft. He allegedly stole small items from Grocery Outlet, 825 W. 11th St.

9:28 p.m.: A driver exiting a business driveway near Grant Line Road and Tracy Boulevard hit a caller’s car and drove away. Police are investigating.

• 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.

Comments
(3)
Comments-icon Post a Comment
DefacingAmerica.com
|
June 01, 2012
Tagger graffiti as shown in the photo accompanying this article is the most common form of graffiti around the world according to graffiti experts. A tag is a symbol, name or logo for a particular graffiti vandal, or a crew of graffiti writers. Taggers seek fame and visibility by placing their tag as frequently and as visibly as possible. As described at www.DefacingAmerica.com , the first step in graffiti control and prevention is prompt removal. The cumulative cost of graffiti crime in the US exceeds $12 billion a year. Graffiti crimes devalue entire neighborhoods by as much as 15%. We need to do more to prevent and control graffiti by reaching out to youth before they engage in graffiti vandalism. By instilling attitudes that are respectful of public and private property, we can help kids resist the world of graffiti vandalism. Graffiti hurts us all.
Sputty
|
June 11, 2012
You're right, we need to do more. Like blowing the little bastards away when caught! Then we could make tagging legal on the coffins of the know dead graffiti artists. Apparently talking, time outs, after school activities, social activities and the like aren't the answer. All these punks understand is force and violence. Let's give it to them!

Sputty
|
June 11, 2012
You're right, we need to do more. Like blowing the little bastards away when caught! Then we could make it legal to 'tag' their coffins just before they were buried! These juvenile deliquents don't understand anything except force so let's give it to them in the extreme. Maybe after a few funerals for their friends and families, they'll get the point!


We encourage readers to share online comments in this forum, but please keep them respectful and constructive. This is not a space for personal attacks, libelous statements, profanity or racist slurs. Comments that stray from the topic of the story or are found to contain abusive language are subject to removal at the Press’ discretion, and the writer responsible will be subject to being blocked from making further comments and have their past comments deleted. Readers may report inappropriate comments by e-mailing the editor at tpnews@tracypress.com.