The Police Blotter: Del Norte County Sheriff's Office

The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.

Excerpts from the call logs of the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Department:

Friday, July 31:

At 3:31 a.m., a report of the property owner’s ex is destroying the house with a baseball bat in the 300 block of Elk Valley Road.
At 6:28 a.m., a report of a vehicle broken into in the 600 block of Highway 101.
At 8:54 a.m., a report someone got into a vehicle in the 600 block of Highway 101 and stole some items.
At 11:16 a.m., a report of a counterfeit check received in the 2500 block of Howland Hill Road.
At 12:53 p.m., a subject reported his girlfriend assaulted him, threw a hammer and can at him and tried to light it on fire in the 300 block of Elk Valley Road.
At 2:47 p.m., a report of two female subject that attempted to steal some clothing items in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard.
At 3:52 p.m., a report of a bicycle stolen at Highway 101 and Sunset Circle.
At 4:22 p.m., a resident in the 400 block of Inyo Street reported someone egged her house overnight.
At 6:05 p.m., a report of a head-on motor vehicle collision with injuries at mile post 1.57 on Highway 199.
At 6:14 p.m., a report of a gunshot heard in the area of Elk Valley Road and Iowa Street.
At 8:21 p.m., a report of a stolen wallet in the 300 block of Indian Road in Smith River.
At 9:09 p.m., a report of a subject making a purchase with a possibly stolen credit card in the 300 block of Highway 101.
At 11:07 p.m., a report of subjects going through a vehicle left in a parking lot in the 800 block of Northcrest Drive.

Saturday, Aug. 1:

At 12:44 a.m., a report of a single vehicle rollover accident in the 13700 block of Ocean View Drive with two patients and major injuries.
At 1:23 a.m., a report of subjects lighting off fireworks in the road in the 600 block of Lynch Drive.
At 1:33 a.m., a resident in the 100 block of Mobile Lane reported subjects were on his roof again, cutting lines and damaging their gates trying to run away.
At 3:58 a.m., a report of a dog that has been barking nonstop for the last two nights in the 1100 block of Highway 101.
At 4:15 a.m., a report of a dog that has been barking all night in the 1100 block of Breen Street.
At 8:45 a.m., a report of a bicycle stolen off the back of a vehicle in the 600 block of Highway 101.
At 11:49 a.m., reports that two bicycles were stolen off the back of a vehicle in the 6700 block of Highway 101.
At 12:14 p.m., a report of a power line down at 9th and Jaccard streets.
At 12:17 p.m., a subject reported someone got into her vehicle in the 700 block of Highway 101 and stole some items.
At 3:53 p.m., reports of people fighting at Highway 101 and Citizens Dock Road.
At 8:16 p.m., a resident in the 2400 block of Railroad Avenue reported someone broke into her mailbox and now she can’t get into it herself.
At 8:37 p.m, a resident in the 600 block of Fernwood Lane reported his neighbor fired a handgun.
At 8:57 p.m., a subject reported someone broke into his vehicle on Enderts Beach Road and stole some items.
At 9:43 p.m., a report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries, blocking the road in Gasquet.
At 10:28 p.m., a report of someone breaking into a residence in the 100 block of Starfish Way.
At 10:45 p.m., a report of a male subject who appeared to be intoxicated on a bicycle in a drive through in the 300 block of M Street.
At 10:51 p.m., a resident in the 300 block of M Street reported his neighbors are lighting off aerial fireworks.

Sunday, Aug. 2:

At 6:24 a.m., a report of a vehicle broken into in the 600 block of Highway 101.
At 8:02 a.m., a report of a power line down across the road in the 300 block of 8th Street.
At 8:43 a.m., a resident in the 700 block of Humboldt Road reported that his generator was stolen.
At 9:08 a.m., a report of the theft of a bicycle in the 700 block of Humboldt Road.
At 12:47 p.m., reports of a subject swimming but appears to be struggling to get across the river and some other subjects trying to help at mile post 11.95 on Highway 199 in Gasquet.
At 3:17 p.m., a report of a cell phone found on Earl Street.
At 3:39 p.m., reports of two subjects that stole a radio in the 800 block of Washington Boulevard.
At 4:05 p.m., a report of a two-vehicle accident, one rollover, at Highway 101 and Kings Valley Road.
At 7:20 p.m., a report of two male subjects trying to get into a residence where people were just evicted in the 800 block of Humboldt Street.
At 11:55 p.m., a report of a male subject beating up a female subject in the 2500 block of Howland Hill Road.