March 26 – April 1
*Names and other specific information to identify persons are intentionally omitted. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty. Charges may be changed or dropped. This is not a reflection of every police activity, but rather a selective summary.
March 26
Officers received a call that a transient woman had barricaded herself in a bathroom on the golf course inside Trilogy. The door was locked and the water was still running inside. No one answered the door or responded when officers yelled in. Fearing that someone was inside and possibly incapacitated, Officers asked for the Fire Department to stand by for any medical issue. Officers then forced the door open with our entry tools. It turns out the bathroom was empty. Better safe then sorry.
A relatively minor hit and run occurred on South 3rd Street. Based on tire tracks and other marks, it is clear that a vehicle rolled onto the resident’s front lawn and collided with their porch damaging the handrail. There is a lead in this case, but with no video evidence, it is proving difficult to match the vehicle with the damage. Officers are continuing to look into this case.
March 28
A vehicle was traveling near Highway 12 through town and had no rear bumper on his car, a violation of the California Vehicle Code. Our officer conducted the traffic stop on this car and the driver had a suspended driver’s license. He was issued a misdemeanor citation and was released from the scene. The car was not towed since the driver was having a license driver come pick it up for him.
Officers responded to a home on Cedar Ridge at the request of the Fire Department. They were there for a medical call and were concerned the resident may need more help than he receives for his living conditions. The resident was transported to the hospital and officers were able to work with county social services to hopefully provide some much needed assistance.
March 29
Able Chevrolet had previously had issues with a person disrupting their business. They had a trespass letter filed with the police department and on this day, the person had returned and again disrupted the business. The suspect had already left the area, but because the business had already identified who the person was and filed the trespass letter, officers were able to author a report to forward to the District Attorney to hopefully pursue prosecution.
April 1
Three men entered a gas station on Highway 12. One of the three obtained a coffee in the back of the store, and then dropped it – seemingly intentionally. When the employee went in the back to get a mop, the other two men went behind the counter and stole lottery scratcher tickets. They then ran out of the store to a vehicle about a block away. No one was injured and all of the suspects were wearing masks covering their mouths and noses. Surveillance footage is still being obtained, and several items were taken to process for fingerprints.
