Arroyo Grande
• Jan. 26: A caller on the 2500 block of Lancaster reported that a woman, possibly with mental problems, was knocking at their door. The woman was dressed all in black and making threats. She also said that she knew the caller was hiding someone that she was looking for. The twisted ninja was gone when police arrived.
• Jan. 24: A caller on Station Way reported being in an altercation with someone over wasting water, and the war over blue gold continues.
• Jan. 23: A caller on the 1100 block of Branch reported a man strolled out of Walmart with a free pair of shoes. When the caller tried to stop the thief, he threw a shoe at him. The guy then hopped into a mobile home and drove off. Continue reading Police Blotter; February 5–18, 2015
Category Archives: Police Blotter
Police Blotter: January 22, 2015
Arroyo Grande
• Jan. 8: Transients were reportedly drinking in the parking lot behind Century 21 on Grand Avenue at 9:15 a.m. The caller said it was an ongoing problem. When police arrived one chap who had an open container with not much left in it was cited.
• Jan. 10: A caller on the 800 block of Turquoise drive reported that his roommate might be a member of the hacking group the Lizard Squad. The reptilians ruined Christmas for a lot of kids by shutting down online gaming. No crime was reported.
• Jan. 12: A guy on Woodland Drive at Fair Oaks missed the bench and was lying on the ground. He was busted for being drunk in public. Continue reading Police Blotter: January 22, 2015
The Best of 2014’s Police Blotters—By Theresa-Marie Wilson and Neil Farrell
One of the favorite features of our readers is the weekly Police Blotter. These series of reports from various cities give some insight into the sometimes silly things that local police and sheriff’s deputies are called on to do in an area that thankfully, is largely free of actual serious crimes. So as a final send-off to 2014, we present the Best of the Police Blotters, as chosen by Theresa-Marie Wilson and Neil Farrell (who also write them). Enjoy.
JANUARY
Arroyo Grande
• Jan. 9: A caller thought they had seen a black or brown bear on The Pike. Police did not see any bear or a picnic basket for that matter in the area.
• Jan. 10: A man was reportedly stripping off clothes on the sidewalk in front of 7-Eleven and making obscene gestures at passing cars. Magic Mike was warned about having an open container of some sort or another.
Continue reading The Best of 2014’s Police Blotters—By Theresa-Marie Wilson and Neil Farrell
Police Blotter—Dec. 25, 2014
Avila Beach
• Dec. 14: Santa Díos, someone reported indecent exposure on San Juan Street at 3:37 a.m. Deputies got there at 3:42 p.m. to scope out the sitch-u-ashun. But alas don’t despair, a suicidal subject was reported at 8:50 a.m. on Avila Beach Drive and according to logs, deputies arrived at 9:07 p.m. and “No Disposition Needed” by then. Continue reading Police Blotter—Dec. 25, 2014
Police Blotter—Dec. 18, 2014
Arroyo Grande
• Dec. 10: A shifty situation was reported behind the dumpster out back of Payless Shoes and Radio Shack. The caller said that there was a sleeping bag laid out but couldn’t tell if anyone was in it or not, however, naturally there was a large container of hooch sitting next to it. A warning was issued to good ol’ boozy. Continue reading Police Blotter—Dec. 18, 2014
Police Blotter—Dec 4, 2014
Morro Bay
- Nov. 24: A citizen in the 600 block of Estero said some scoundrel tried to open a credit card account in his or her name, an apparent occasion when bad credit might pay off.
- Nov. 24: Police went to Harbor and Shasta where a citizen said someone stole prescription meds out of their unlocked vehicle, a case where nasty side effects might be in order. In unrelated cases, someone vehicle was vandalized while parked in the 700 block of Embarcadero, and innocent vehicles in the 2500 and 2400 blocks of Greenwood were victimized too — a regular crime wave in this burg.
- Nov. 24: Police responded at 4:37 p.m. to a disturbance in the 200 block of Surf St., where they arrested a 44-year-old sozzled woman for suspicion of being too deep in her cups.
- Nov. 25: Some scalawag stole $45.50 worth of gasoline from a boat docked in the 600 block of Embarcadero.
- Nov. 25: Police responded at 9:39 p.m. to a disturbance in the 700 block of Pacific. Logs indicated someone just wanted to document that he or she’d been battered but apparently wasn’t ticked off enough to press charges.
- Nov. 26: Police responded at 8 a.m. to a disturbance in the 700 block of Embarcadero where some 49-year-old local yokel was hooked up for being schwasted in public where the tourists can see him.
- Nov. 28: Ah, the travails of the urban forest. Police took a report of a tree limb falling on a vehicle parked in the 500 block of Morro Bay Blvd., for the inevitable lawsuit to follow.
- Nov. 29: Police contacted an unidentified felonious fellow in the 2400 block of Hemlock and popped the weasel for suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia, appropriation of “lost” property and of course being higher than the stacks on drugs.
- Nov. 29: Police responded to Avalon Street to take a report of a runaway juvenile who’d left sometime earlier, having apparently not been missed right away.
- Nov. 30: Some pilfering Grinch stole jewelry from some of the vendors at the all-but-rained-out Holiday Street Fair.
- Nov. 30: Police responded at 10:34 p.m. to the 700 block of Quintana where they arrested a 51-year-old man for suspicion of kidnapping, false imprisonment and of course DUI. He was booked into the County Jail, and hopefully the key thrown away.
- Nov. 30: Police responded at 10:32 p.m. to a residence in the 300 block of Surf. Logs indicated some thieves broke into a garage and stole “numerous construction tools, landscaping tools, cash, and coins,” which stinks of an inside job.