Police log: Workers try to goad caller
by TP staff
Aug 03, 2009 | 1753 views | 7 7 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend | print
A man called at 1:07 p.m. Sunday to complain about people who work at Henry’s Auto Body and Paint, 468 E. 10th St.

The caller said the shop has a restraining order against him and believes workers there play loud music in an effort to antagonize him and to get him to violate his retraining order.

The caller said workers constantly flip him off, yet turn down their music as soon as they see police.

The Tracy Police Department received 558 calls for service between Sunday and Friday. The following is a sample of those calls.

Sunday:

12:03 a.m.: Police arrested 29-year-old man on suspicion of drunken driving after he crashed into a street sign at Corral Hollow and Grant Line roads and ran away.

2 a.m.: A caller reported a guy hit a woman outside a home during a family fight on the 200 block of Portola Way. The caller told police he saw a neighbor slap his wife several times, then close the garage door when he saw police driving up. An officer said no one answered the door when he showed up, and the woman voluntarily went inside the home and did not call out for help.

2:19 a.m.: A woman insisted people were trying to break into her home and were stealing parts from her boyfriend’s Ford Mustang on the 100 block of West 21st Street.

3 a.m.: Police arrested a 19-year-old man after a guy reported that two men beat him up and stole his cell phone at Tracy Boulevard and Tennis Lane. The man was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail in French Camp.

6:19 a.m.: A woman reported a man swiped a GPS device from her car on the 100 block of Mt. Hamilton Drive, and rode off on a bicycle.

7:41 a.m.: A caller reported the theft of a 2001 Toyota Corolla from the 400 block of Magnolia Lane.

11:31 a.m.: Police arrested 20-year-old man on a Solano County warrant after a caller from Save Mart, 875 S. Tracy Blvd., complained he and another man were selling perfume in the parking lot and harassing customers.

12:59 p.m.: A car overturned in a two-car crash at Grant Line and Naglee roads, a caller reported. People inside one of the cars were trying to break the glass, and one person was taken to the hospital.

2:01 p.m.: A caller complained that a home near Peppertree Way and Maplegrove Lane that has a peach tree hanging over a fence that drops fruit on the road creating a “slick” that makes it difficult for cars to stop. Police said neighbors knew of no peach trees in the area, and an officer saw no fruit on the road.

3:21 p.m.: A man reported his 1990 Toyota Camry was stolen from the 2300 block of Lincoln Boulevard. The car was found at Mary Alice Way and Joseph Damon Drive and returned to its owner.

6:30 p.m.: A woman reported her landlord keeps calling and harassing her about unpaid rent on the 900 block of Wall Street. She told her landlord to go through the courts and evict her if necessary.

5:27 p.m.: A caller reported people selling puppies in front of Costco, 3250 W. Grant Line Road, and another group of people selling puppies near Wal-Mart.

7:26 p.m.: A caller reported two boys spray painted graffiti on playground equipment at Hoyt Park, 300 Third Street. They were gone when police arrived six minutes later.

7:34 p.m.: A man reported his license plate was stolen on 100 block of North C Street.

7:34 p.m.: A caller reported a guy at Dollar Tree, 2691 N. Tracy Blvd., tried to lure a 10-year-old girl out of the store by telling her he’d buy stuff for her if she met him outside. The girl backed away and went to find her mother. Police detained a guy on Tracy Boulevard, but he did not match the description of the suspect.

7:47 p.m.: A caller reported a man with a dirty beard who had followed the caller’s daughter in the past was sitting on a bench watching another girl in the area near Central Avenue and Tract Boulevard. The caller said the guy talks to himself all the time.

8:09 p.m.: A security guard at the Sycamore Village Apartments, 400 W. Central Ave., complained about kids in one apartment constantly harassing him, calling him “rent-a-cop,” and jumping in front of his car when he patrols the place. Police learned the kids and their family are being evicted for a previous problem.

8:45 p.m.: A man reported his neighbor went to the caller’s home and threatened to shoot his dogs because they bark a lot. An officer spoke to and admonished the neighbor, who was apologetic and said he was upset over the death of his dog in which the caller’s dog was responsible. The neighbor agreed “to keep his distance” from the caller.

10:07 p.m.: A caller reported six or seven teenagers lit tumbleweeds on fire under the overpass at Grant Line Road and Interstate 205. The fire torched grass and trees on the side of the overpass. Police searched but failed to find the boys.

Saturday:

12:15 a.m.: On the 10 block of South West Street, a woman said she heard gunshots and thought a bullet hit her house. Police found no evidence of a shooting.

12:18 a.m.: A caller on the 900 block of Palm Circle reported gunshots, then saw a man get into a beige car. Two other callers reported a similar event. Police found a white car in the area that took at least 10 gunshots.

1:24 a.m.: A man was bleeding from his mouth after a fight at the Great Plate, 714 N. Central Ave.

2 a.m.: During a traffic stop near the corner of 12th Street and Holly Drive, a 22-year-old man was arrested.

2:42 a.m.: A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence near the corner of Schulte Road and Tracy Boulevard.

4:31 a.m.: A woman calling from Portland said her sister in Tracy was being abused by her boyfriend. Police went to the caller’s sister’s house, but no one answered the door.

5:16 a.m.: Someone threw a rock through someone’s window on the 200 block of West Clover Road.

8:30 a.m.: A blue Volkswagen Beetle was reported stolen from the 3900 block of Maison Court.

9:41 a.m.: An 18-year-old man was taken into custody after he beat up his mom on the 1700 block of Deborah Street.

10:29 a.m.: A caller’s house and car on the 1800 block of Plum Lane were egged sometime Friday night. The caller had video, the police log said.

12:52 p.m.: On the 900 block of West 12th Street, a cell phone was reported stolen.

2:01 p.m.: A man in the emergency room at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, 1420 N. Tracy Blvd., said he walked from Manteca to kill someone, and now he wants to kill himself.

2:03 p.m.: A caller reported seeing a man and a woman “actively engaged” on a blanket at the side of the Tracy Branch Library, 20 E. Eaton Ave.

2:53 p.m.: On the 1100 block of Marlin Place, a woman said a man kept looking into a gold car.

3:54 p.m.: A 49-year-old woman was arrested at the corner of Eighth and C streets after she violated probation.

4:25 p.m.: At Lincoln Park, 170 E. Eaton Ave., a man who had a warrant for his arrest from Tuolumne County was arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance.

5:31 p.m.: A man on the 4600 block of Poppy Hills Lane said his brother-in-law was threatening him and his wife.

6:58 p.m.: A caller reported three teenagers selling perfume from the trunk of their car outside of Strings, 2541 Naglee Road.

7:13 p.m.: Two men were arrested at Lincoln Park, 170 E. Eaton Ave., on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance. The caller said they were smoking crack behind the library.

7:41 p.m.: A caller said a guy was talking to himself outside of Van’s Ace Hardware, 2695 N. Tracy Blvd. The man was described as “foaming at the mouth.” He went back home a few minutes later.

7:59 p.m.: A woman who “had forgotten she was babysitting” because she was distracted while shopping left her niece in a cart at Big Lots, 2681 N. Tracy Blvd. A cashier found the baby in a shopping cart inside the store, and the child was returned to its grandmother.

8:02 p.m.: At Target, 2800 Naglee Road, a woman said a man stole items from her cart as well as her debit card.

8:15 p.m.: A caller said kids were throwing rocks at windows of McKinley Elementary School, 800 W. Carlton Way. Police found no kids or any broken windows.

11:16 p.m.: A caller on the 100 block of F Street reported receiving threatening phone calls from a blocked number. The caller said the suspect might have a gun.

11:23 p.m.: A man complained that the National Softball Association Tournament at Tracy Sports Complex, 955 Crossroads Drive, was making too much noise. He wanted it shut down. Police told him the process for filing a complaint, but he hung up before they could give him the incident number.

Friday

8:50 a.m.: A caller reported that a car parked outside People of Christ Baptist Church, 11473 W. Larch Road, was blocking the fire lane.

9:02 a.m.: A man calling from the 1900 block of Woodcrest Court said his mom got into fight with him and was “trying to get him to hit her.” After talking to police, the caller “agreed to go for a walk and cool his temper off.”

9:08 a.m.: A man reported that someone spray painted graffiti on his moving van parked on the 1500 block of Wild Plum Way.

9:14 a.m.: Someone from the 1300 block of Claremont Drive reported being the victim of identity theft.

9:32 a.m.: A man reported that three homeless-looking people got into an argument outside his business, Gowan Construction, 15 W. Eighth St.

9:44 a.m.: A caller suggested police check out two guys in a burgundy pickup parked outside Bohn Elementary School, 350 E. Mt. Diablo Ave., because there has been a problem with people selling drugs from the school parking lot.

10:01 a.m.: Someone reported a man with no clothes on walking down the 200 block of Hawthorne Drive. Police couldn’t find the man at first, but knocked on someone’s door and a guy wearing nothing but boxer shorts answered. He appeared to be disoriented, so police asked the man’s brother to keep an eye out for him. The brother said the apparently confused, mostly-undressed man was on medication for some mental illness.

11:14 a.m.: A Coor’s Light truck ran into a light pole at Grant Line Road and Joe Pombo Parkway, police reported.

11:21 a.m.: Police arrested a man on drug charges on the 1500 block of Swarthout Court.

11:23 a.m.: A man told police that his girlfriend hurt him on the 100 block of East Kavanagh Avenue. Police said it turned out to be an accident. The guy came home from work upset because his paycheck was garnished to pay off his school loan, so “he needed to go to his mother’s to cool off.”

11:32 a.m.: A caller reported that a couple guys stole gasoline from a U-Haul truck at Tracy Mini Storage, 385 Enterprise Place.

Noon: Police cited and released a man at Linne Road and MacArthur Drive on suspicion of taking a kid away from the child’s legal guardians.

Noon: A woman from the 800 block of Grand Teton Drive reported that someone smashed a window and burglarized her car.

12:06 p.m.: A caller reported that someone stole plastic from a recycling bin on the 400 block of West Grant Line Road.

12:40 p.m.: Police found a stolen 1993 Honda abandoned on the 300 block of Portola Way.

1:25 p.m.: Police at the Tracy Police Department, 1000 Civic Center Drive, arrested a man on suspicion of causing “malicious mischief” and possessing stolen property.

1:47 p.m.: A man from the 1600 block of Autumn Meadow Lane reported that someone stole his power wheelchair about a month ago, and that he needs to make a police report before he can get a new chair.

2:51 p.m.: A woman from the 700 block of Yellowstone Court reported that a former roommate might be guilty of writing and cashing checks in her name.

2:54 p.m.: A caller reported that there’s an “ongoing problem” with people “partying and being loud” in the parking lot at Microtel, 861 W. Clover Road. “They are also drinking beer,” the caller added.

3 p.m.: A caller reported that a couple driving a gray Toyota Corolla allegedly stole a few items from Auto Zone, 1122 W. 11th St.

3:08 p.m.: Police arrested a man on suspicion of lewd conduct at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, 1420 N. Tracy Blvd., after a caller reported a “problem” in the lobby.

3:55 p.m.: A woman reported some jewelry, cash and a few photos were missing after a burglary at her home on the 200 block of Laguna Drive.

4:27 p.m.: A woman from the 2200 block of Bentley Lane said her ex-husband keeps calling threatening to beat up her and her friend.

4:44 p.m.: A caller reported a guy wearing a burgundy hat selling perfume out of the trunk of his car at Safeway, 1801 W. 11th St.

9:20 p.m.: A 22-year-old man from the 500 block of Yosemite Drive said his 14-year-old brother was pushing and hitting him because he refused to take the kid to “The Spot,” a Christian church-sponsored event with games and entertainment for teenagers.

9:28 p.m.: A man said four guys took his two phones, his wallet and $20 at Balboa Drive and Derecho Way. The caller said the culprits “broke out his teeth” and also made off with his shoes. The caller refused medical attention.

9:37 p.m.: A woman reported that several guys on Seventh and B streets who sounded “drugged up” were talking about a gun. Police arrested a man on a $10,000 warrant for alleged probation violations.

10:13 p.m.: A caller reported a guy clad in a white shirt and white pants was jumping in front of moving cars at Carlton Way and Holly Drive.

10:22 p.m.: A caller reported that at least three fights had broken out at a Christian outreach event at 11th Street and Alden Glen Drive. There were at least 100 kids at the event and the fights had stopped for a while, but the situation was “still very tense,” according to the caller.

11:45 p.m.: Someone told police that a large crow bar and two sledge hammers were left on the east side of the recreation hall at Faith Tabernacle Church, 1700 Parker Ave. The caller was worried that someone had broken into the church.

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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eegads
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August 17, 2009
I went to Henry's auto to get my car looked at after an accident. They were rude and refused to look at my car because it only had a minor dent in the fender.
jwr101098
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August 08, 2009
Between Aug 1st and 2nd a house was broken into on Beverly street, I almost understand taking certain items of value, but ransacking a 7 and 10 yr olds bed room with intent to steal and destroy personal items of no value is just despicable and disgusting. You know who you are and you are the lowest form of life. You should be ashamed.
ConcernedNeighbor
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August 04, 2009
A man called at 1:07 p.m. Sunday to complain about people who work at Henry’s Auto Body and Paint, 468 E. 10th St.

The caller said the shop has a restraining order against him and believes workers there play loud music in an effort to antagonize him and to get him to violate his retraining order.

......Thank you for letting us know which shop to avoid, would not want to take any business there. Boss of that shop, you might want to teach your workers manners if you want your business to succeed.

My friend took her car there to have it repainted where her car was "keyed", was told they were very rude to her.
vivisect6
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August 03, 2009
9:20 p.m.: A 22-year-old man from the 500 block of Yosemite Drive said his 14-year-old brother was pushing and hitting him because he refused to take the kid to “The Spot,” a Christian church-sponsored event with games and entertainment for teenagers.

10:22 p.m.: A caller reported that at least three fights had broken out at a Christian outreach event at 11th Street and Alden Glen Drive. There were at least 100 kids at the event and the fights had stopped for a while, but the situation was “still very tense,” according to the caller.

11:45 p.m.: Someone told police that a large crow bar and two sledge hammers were left on the east side of the recreation hall at Faith Tabernacle Church, 1700 Parker Ave. The caller was worried that someone had broken into the church.

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Onward Christian Soldiers! It would appear the Faith Tabernacle weapons pile was in preperation for Saturday's Hootinannie.
LAM75
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August 03, 2009
Noon: Police cited and released a man at Linne Road and MacArthur Drive on suspicion of taking a kid away from the child’s legal guardians.

That sounds like kidnapping? Personally, I'm surprised this man got released.
Tinfoil
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August 03, 2009
If I were in jail and did this I would'nt brag about the crime to my cellmates. "I beat up my mom" does'nt compare well with "I did an armed robbery" or "I shot twelve people in a drive-by"

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9:41 a.m.: An 18-year-old man was taken into custody after he beat up his mom on the 1700 block of Deborah Street.
LAM75
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August 03, 2009
12:03 a.m.: Police arrested 29-year-old man on suspicion of drunken driving after he crashed into a street sign at Corral Hollow and Grant Line roads and ran away.

Drunk and running? Very unusual. I'm sure he didn't get far.


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