The father said two guys 17 or 18 walked up to him after they got out of a white Toyota four-door, asked him what he had and told him to empty his pockets.
They stole his phone after they “patted him down” and kicked him, the father said.
The Tracy Police Department received 169 calls for service Thursday. The following is a sample of those calls:
1:25 a.m.: Police arrested a 23-year-old man at am/pm, 3425 N. Tracy Blvd., after a he allegedly pushed a woman heard yelling and screaming for help nearby.
1:44 a.m.: A man reported he couldn’t break up a fight between his two sons on the 100 block of West Eaton Ave. Police showed up but the man broke it up before an officer arrived.
4:08 a.m.: Police held three people at gunpoint and arrested two men and a woman after a caller reported people were stealing chrome wheels on the 4400 block of Tropaz Lane.
7:03 a.m.: A tow truck was called for a 1991 Toyota Camry on the 4500 block of Lammers Road that was missing all four of its tires and its stereo.
8:59 a.m.: A caller reported a cat jumped into a tank of oil at Lynx Enterprises, 724 E. Grant Line Road. When the cat got out of the tank, it would try to attack any who got near it. Police picked it up.
10:25 a.m.: A caller at Eveningside Lane and Glenbrook Drive reported a guy peering into cars and over homeowners’ fences.
10:53 a.m.: A woman on the 700 block of Glenpine Court reported her son-in-law hit her, but when police arrived, she declined to drop the complaint.
12:11 p.m.: A woman on the 3200 block of James Anthony Drive reported walking into her garage and noticing things that used to be in boxes were strewn all over the floor. Police confirmed a break-in.
12:35 p.m.: A caller from 7-Eleven, 2360 W. Grant Line Road, reported a woman shoplifted and took off, possibly in a Volkswagen Jetta.
12:42 p.m.: A caller from Accurate Delivery Service, 355 Enterprise Place, reported a car was broken into.
12:49 p.m.: A woman reported someone was making charges on her credit card at Osh Kosh B Gosh, 1005 Pescadero Ave.
1:06 p.m.: A caller on the 700 block of Longfellow Street asked for extra police patrols after several cars were broken.
2:09 p.m.: A caller on the 800 block of West 10th Street reported a man was beating up his wife in front of her home. But when police arrived, an officer said it was a fight between two women “over furniture,” and neither wanted to press charges.
4:46 p.m.: A woman reported a burglary at her rental property on the 1400 block of Tennis Lane, and had one guy with her in the backyard. She later told an officer that she doesn’t own the place yet but is buying it, and she thought there were burglars still in the house. Police questioned a 17-year-old boy and notified the property owner.
4:53 p.m.: A woman on the 2900 block of Safford Avenue reported her family is being harassed by another family that wants her son kicked off the Tracy Raiders football team and her husband kicked off its coaching staff.
5:23 p.m.: A caller reported a boy pointing a rifle toward Interstate 205 west of the 11th Street exit. Police said it was a BB gun, and the “boy” turned out to be the property owner.
6:10 p.m.: A guy on the 600 block of West Ninth Street reported receiving an e-mail from someone he knows that showed pictures “of a very large marijuana grow.”
8:45 p.m.: A man on the 200 block of West Carlton Way reports his daughters $100 Nike shoes were stolen, and that a woman “out front” was wearing them. The guy’s wife got into an argument with the suspect, who said she bought the shoes from the daughter, and police said the theft claim was bogus.
9:31 p.m.: A caller on the 200 block of Lotus Way reported drove recklessly in a Mini Cooper and eggs were being tossed from the car.
10:27 p.m.: A caller reported kids in a gold truck were shooting paintballs at passing cars near Centre Court Drive and Tracy Boulevard.
10:34 p.m.: Police arrested a 27-year-old man after a caller reported being chased by a guy with a knife near Clover Road and Tracy Boulevard.
10:57 p.m.: A caller reported people in an SUV and others in a pickup were shooting paintballs at each other near Hawkins Elementary School, 475 Darlene Lane.
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 anonymously report information about a crime: Crime Stoppers, 831-6847.
At 8:59 a.m. it was alleged that someone resembling 'The Michalin Tire Man' was snapping his fingers to a "boom box" while holding a tire sale and a cat who'd recently escaped from an oil tank at Lynx Enterprises, 724 E. Grant Line Road, was issued a warning, while police picked-up the cat.
Egggs would hurt.