The Police Blotter

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:

Wednesday, June 10: 

At 6:13 a.m., an anonymous report that a subject’s vehicle tires were slashed and the suspect is in his friend’s grandmother’s house causing a disturbance. 

At 9:18 a.m., a report of graffiti in the 99900 block of 9th Street. 

At 9:52 a.m., a report of smoke spotted off U.S. Highway 101 in the McMillan area of Klamath. 

At 10:18 a.m., a resident in the 900 block of Sunset Circle reported his bike’s lock was cut and the bike stolen. 

At 10:47 a.m., a resident in the 100 block of Kenwood Avenue reported someone has been stealing her mail. 

At 12:57 p.m., a report of a purse stolen in the 200 block of Olive Street. 

At 2:29 p.m., three subjects were detained for shoplifting in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard. 

At 4 p.m., a subject reported someone broke into his late father’s residence in the 200 block of Macken Avenue and stole some items. 

At 4:20 p.m., a subject reported spotting an airplane at the airport in the 100 block of McBeth Way in Klamath and was worried they might be smuggling drugs. 

At 4:46 p.m., a citizen reported a subject punched him and stole his car from the 1500 block of Northcrest Drive. 

At 5:43 p.m., a subject was detained for shoplifting in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard. 

At 6:45 p.m., a resident in the 300 block of 8th Street reported a male subject took mail out of his mailbox. 

At 7:01 p.m., a report that someone broke into a car and stole several items in the 9900 block of Neils Christensen Bridge in Hiouchi. 

At 8:56 p.m., a report of a possible dumpster fire in the 500 block of U.S. Highway 101. 

At 10:17 p.m., a report of shots heard in the area of the 100 block of Alder Street. 

Thursday, June 11: 

At 5:06 a.m., a fire alarm was triggered in the 1700 block of Northcrest Drive. 

At 6:09 a.m., a report of a business in the 1100 block of 3rd Street was vandalized with spray painted message “Black Lives Matter.” 

At 8:58 a.m., a hypodermic needle was found in the 600 block of G Street. 

At 10:58 a.m., California Highway Patrol requested backup looking for a subject in the area of Elk Valley Road and Iowa Street carrying a gun, machete and multiple knives on his belt. 

At 11:59 a.m., Red Cross reported an attempted break in of a storage unit in the 1300 block of El Dorado Street. 

At 1:29 p.m., a report of a break in of a vacant residence in the 1600 block of Riverside Street. 

At 6:42 p.m., a fire alarm triggered in the 13800 block of U.S. Highway 101. 

At 9:04 p.m., a report of a growing brush fire in the Southbeach area of U.S. Highway 101. 

At 10:54 p.m., a resident in the 2400 block of Roy Avenue reported hearing multiple fireworks in the area. 

Friday, June 12: 

At 1:05 a.m., a report of a 10-foot high fire in the 500 block of U.S. Highway 101. 

At 2:29 a.m., several items were reported stolen from a hotel room in the 600 block of L Street. 

At 3:24 a.m., a guest in a hotel in the 600 bock of L Street reported a male subject came into his room accusing him of stealing his items. 

At 8:47 a.m., a resident in the 6000 block of South Bank reported his vehicle window was broken by his neighbor. 

At 9:55 a.m., a subject stole several items from a store in the 400 block of M Street. 

At 11:40 a.m., a report of a possible illegal burn in the 2800 block of Prince Road. 

At 1:57 p.m., a subject stole several items from a store in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard and fled on a bicycle.  

At 8:58 p.m., smoke was spotted in the area of Madison and Arlington Avenue. 

At 11:40 p.m., a report of a subject illegally burning trash in the 300 block of Dayton Road. 

Saturday, June 13: 

At 9:24 a.m., a report of a guest damaging property at a motel in the 600 block of U.S. Highway 101. 

At 9:58 a.m., a request for law enforcement be present will confronting a subject digging holes on a property in the 1600 block of Northcrest Drive. 

At 10:31 a.m., a report of smoke under the bridge in the U.S. Highway 101 and Fred Haight Drive. 

At 12:03 p.m., a resident in the 1200 block of Northcrest Drive reported spotting a subject stabbing the tires of his neighbor’s vehicle then fleeing the area. 

At 1:20 p.m., a resident in the 1300 block of Gary Street reported sometime overnight someone broke into his car through a window and stole several items. 

At 2:37 p.m., a resident in the 200 block of Madison Avenue reported someone shot her kitchen window with a pellet gun. 

At 2:46 p.m., an unknown subject threw a rock through the back window of a backhoe doing work on a property in the 2100 block of Harmony Lane. 

At 3:35 p.m., a subject turned into police an ID card found on the beach in the 300 block of U.S. Highway 101. 

At 3:36 p.m., a subject tried to steal a cart full of items from a store in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard but fled. 

At 6:07 p.m., a report of a subject that stole several clothing items from a store in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard. 

At 7:55 p.m., a report of a head-on vehicle crash with unknown injuries in the Whaleview/Pebble Beach area. 

At 8: 34 p.m., a report of a single vehicle off the road at mile post 5 on U.S. Highway 197. 

At 9:51 p.m., a resident in the 1000 block of Gainard Street reported hearing shots fired out front of his house. 

At 10:28 p.m., a report of gun shots in the 200 block of Leif Circle. 

At 10:29 p.m., a report of a vehicle rollover the embankment at mile post 10.04 on U.S. Highway 199. 

Sunday, June 14: 

At 12:21 a.m., a resident in the 100 block of Starfish Way reported hearing her neighbor yelling and screaming for help. 

At 1:37 a.m., a resident in the 6100 block of Kings Valley Road reported someone was breaking into their house. 

At 9:25 a.m., a report of an unknown subject damaging a vehicle in the 15100 block of U.S. Highway 101 in Smith River. 

At 11:17 a.m., a report of a known subject who stole items from a store in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard. 

At 2:29 p.m., a report of gun shots in the area of 500 block of Seaview Road in Smith River where people used to shoot but aren’t supposed to any more. 

At 2:53 p.m., a resident in the 200 block of Maiden Lane reported someone stole her dog. 

At 4:36 p.m., a report of a female subject who stole items from a store in the 1100 block of 3rd Street. 

At 6:35 p.m., a report of a doctor’s car being vandalized by a patient in the 1600 block of Northcrest Drive. 

At 8:58 p.m., a report an apparent subject whose arms are restrained by wire in a car in the 300 block of U.S. Highway 101. 

At 9:39 p.m., multiple 9-1-1 calls about fireworks in the 300 block of Elk Valley Road. 

At 10:13 p.m., a report of a subject in the ER in the 800 block of Washington Boulevard who reported being assaulted earlier in the day. 

Monday, June 15: 

At 8:05 a.m., a report of a vehicle broken into in the 600 block of Pacific Avenue. 

At 1:31 p.m., a report of a two-vehicle crash with no injuries in the 800 block of U.S. Highway 101. 

At 2:39 p.m., a report of smoke from a fire off U.S. Highway 101 in Smith River. 

At 4:41 p.m., a report of smoke coming out of windows of a residence in the 200 block of 2nd Street. 

At 5:38 p.m., a report of a subject caught shoplifting at a store in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard, gave one item back then fled. 

At 5:45 p.m., a report of a bicycle stolen at Inyo Street and Washington Boulevard. 

At 5:54 p.m., a report of subjects possible dealing drugs in the 1000 block of Pacific Avenue. 

At 6:31 p.m., a report that sometime overnight someone stole a part off a vehicle in the 2400 block of Elk Valley Road. 

At 6:55 p.m., a resident in the 500 block of Elk Valley Road reported his Buddha was stolen. 

At 7:43 p.m., a report of a bicycle stolen in the 400 block of M Street. 

At 9:26 p.m., a report of what sounds like someone breaking into a church in the 200 block of Macken Avenue. 

Tuesday, June 16: 

At 4:02 a.m., a report of a subject on a loading dock in the 600 block of 5th Street rummaging through things.  

At 10:46 a.m., a resident in the 300 block of Dayton Avenue requested the removal of a subject going through her garbage and refusing to leave. 

At 10:51 a.m., a resident in the 600 block of Pebble Beach Drive reported his new debit card was possible stolen from his mailbox and used at several locations. 

At 12:59 p.m., a resident in the 100 block of Countess Court reported hiring a contractor and the subject used a fake contractor license number. 

At 3:47 p.m., a report that two subjects ran out of a store in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard with backpacks full of stolen items. 

At 7:45 p.m., a resident in the 400 block of Cooper Avenue reported someone broke into the home and is refusing to leave.