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, Aug. 7:

At 12:40 a.m., a resident in the 1600 block of El Monte Road reported smoke to north of his area.
At 7:04 a.m., a report of several vehicles camping out for several days in the pebble Beach Drive area.
At 7:04 a.m., a report of a small brush fire at Fred Haight Drive and Highway 101 in Smith River.
At 10:50 a.m., a report of a vehicle broken into and purse stolen in the 9900 block of Highway 101 and Sandmine Road.
At 12:11 p.m., reports of a female carrying a parks sign and refusing to put it down in the 2500 block of Elk Valley Road.
At 3:15 p.m., a report of a reckless driver that drove through a construction zone in the 400 block of Front Street while crews were working.
At 3:52 p.m., a report of 15 gunshots heard in the area of Napa and Jefferson streets.
At 4:39 p.m., a subject reported her car keys and medication were stolen in the 400 block of 4th Street.
At 5:25 p.m., a motorist reported his truck’s rear window was damaged while he was down at the river on Highway 199.
At 6:17 p.m., security at a business in the 300 block of M Street reported a subject causing a verbal altercation and requested the subject be removed and trespassed from the property.
At 7:24 p.m., a subject reported a brush fire over the levy, uncontrolled and heading toward the trees at the Trinity/River Bar.
At 9:27 p.m., a subject reported he was assaulted by two others in the 100 block of Temple Street, who stole his phone and left him with a possibly broken nose and cheek bone.
At 9:44 p.m., a resident in the 1700 block of Northcrest Drive reported his neighbor assaulted him after he confronted his neighbor about taking photos of his children.
At 9:59 p.m., a subject reported hearing possible fireworks then an explosion with possible glass breaking in the Esta, Lake Earl area.
At 10:20 p.m., a report of two subject in a physical altercation, with one holding a knife, at 3rd and M streets.
At 10:49 p.m., a subject from the 200 block of Turnbull Lane made more than 25 threatening calls to the sheriff.
Saturday, Aug. 8:
At 8:24 a.m., a resident in the 100 block of Del Monte Street reported an unknown subject just ran into her house with a baseball bat.
At 8:34 a.m., a subject reported witnessing another subject get assaulted in the 88800 block of Howe Drive.
At 10:53 a.m., a subject reported that a billboard she leases was vandalized in the 100 block of Anchor Way.
At 4:38 p.m., a report of a subject across the river in the 4700 block of North Bank Road who keeps sicking his dogs on kids who swim over to jump off the rocks.
At 4:52 p.m., a shoplifter was detained in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard.
At 6:02 p.m., a resident in the Wyentae Street area reported there being a large bull in her yard.
At 6:03 p.m., a subject reported someone broke a window to her car while she was at the beach in the Pebble Beach Drive area.
At 6:26 p.m., a report of a generator stolen from a store in the 600 block of M Street.
At 6:27 p.m., a report of a column of smoke coming from the wooded area west of the cemetery in the 400 block of Cooper Street.
At 6;31 p.m., a resident in the 100 block of Penny Lane reported a subject threatened him, ran over his fence post and is now in a physical altercation with him.
At 6:33 p.m., a report of a subject waving a knife and making threats toward the staff in the 800 block of Highway 101.
At 6:38 p.m., a report of a subject bitten by a dog in the 900 block of Highway 101.
At 10:13 p.m., a resident in the 1200 block of Harrold Street reported several items were missing, possibly stolen by a known subject.
Sunday, Aug. 9:
At 10:32 a.m., a resident in the 800 block of Butte Street reported she believes someone broke into her home and erased her hard drives.
At 10:56 a.m., a subject reported someone stole his house keys in the 12400 block of Highway 101.
At 12:26 p.m., a report of a motor vehicle accident with unknown injuries at Elk Valley Road and Norris Avenue.
At 2:56 p.m., a report of a bike stolen sometime overnight at Inyo and McNamara streets.
At 3:15 p.m., a resident in the 800 block of Humboldt Street reported a subject was taking items from his property.
At 6:09 p.m., a subject reported seeing a naked male in the bushes in the 800 block of Washington Boulevard.
At 6:59 p.m., a report of a female subject that just left a store with a backpack full of items in the 1000 block of Highway 101.
At 7:19 p.m., a report of four subjects’ rafts popped, stranding them on the side of the river at Highway 199 and Southfork.
At 8:08 p.m., a resident reported her child was at the skate park in the 500 block of 5th Street and overheard a subject threatening to shoot up the skate park.
At 8:18 p.m., a report of assault in the 100 block of Starfish Way.
At 10:14 p.m., a report of a vehicle that ran into a stop light in the 1200 block of 9th Street.
At 10:27 p.m., a report of a vehicle that hit a mail box then fled the area of Cooper and Meridian streets.
At 11:39 p.m., a report of a possible vehicle fire at mile post 18.3 on Highway 101.