Police log: Woman reports rape threat
by TP staff
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At 3:27 p.m. Monday, a woman in southwest Tracy told police a man called her from a blocked number a few weeks earlier, threatening to rape her. She said he is a firefighter in Alameda, and she claimed that she had an affair with him 10 years ago but has not spoken to him since.

The woman did not want to make a report, fearing that her name might be published in the Tracy Press.

The Tracy Police Department received 588 calls for service Friday through Monday. The following is a sample of those calls.

Monday

• 1:24 a.m.: A woman at Paradise Apartments, 1441 Parker Ave., claimed that her boyfriend hit her, but she did not need medical attention.

• 6:53 a.m.: A man on the 200 block of South Central Avenue said someone burglarized his mother’s house.

• 7:55 a.m.: A man said he returned home on the 100 block of South Highland Avenue to find that a side window had been broken out and some things were missing.

• 8:59 a.m.: A 36-year-old person was arrested on a warrant at Tracy Police Department, 1000 Civic Center Drive.

• 9:28 a.m.: A 17-year-old student at West High School, 1775 W. Lowell Ave., was arrested on suspicion of petty theft, cited and released.

• 9:59 a.m.: On the 1600 block of Tahoe Circle, a 44-year-old man with a warrant for his arrest from Alameda County was taken into custody.

• 11:23 a.m.: A man said his white 1990 Honda Prelude was stolen from Michael Drive and Thelma Loop sometime over the weekend.

• 1:13 p.m.: A man said a teacher at Central Elementary School, 1370 Parker Ave., physically assaulted his son. An officer planned to meet with the teacher Tuesday.

• 2:27 p.m.: A caller reported that people were smoking pot inside a garage with the door open on the 300 block of Buthmann Avenue. They were gone when police arrived.

• 2:32 p.m.: A caller said three young men were starting a fight at Thoming Park, 1000 Cambridge Place. The caller said they threatened to get their “homeboys” to take care of the caller. Police couldn’t find anyone who was involved.

• 5:28 p.m.: On the 1800 block of Mello Court, a caller reported that five teenage boys entered a house through a window while one boy stood outside the house with a cell phone. A woman who lives at the house told police her purse was open, but she wasn’t sure if anything had been stolen. No police report was taken.

• 7:03 p.m.: A woman on the 800 block of Foxwood Drive said that when her son left for school that morning, a woman in a car pulled up and started yelling at the boy, telling him he had picked the wrong kid to “mess with.” The mother said she planned to talk with school’s administrators Tuesday.

• 7:08 p.m.: On the 500 block of Fawn Glen Drive, a woman said she arrived home to find her black 1994 Honda Accord missing.

• 10:25 p.m.: Two teenagers, ages 17 and 18, were arrested at Central Elementary School, 1370 Parker Ave. The 18-year-old was on probation, and the younger teen had a warrant out for his arrest.

• 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.

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