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 24:

• At 12:40 a.m., staff in the 1400 block of Parkway Drive requested the building checked as it sounded like someone was ripping the siding off the outside of the building.
• At 8:54 a.m., a wallet was reported found in the 900 block of H Street.
• At 9:04 a.m., a report of a beach fire starting to spread in the Enderts Beach Picnic Area.
• At 10:05 a.m., a report of a water heater that caught fire in the 100 block of Fizer Lane.
• At 11:13 a.m., a bicycle was found in the 900 block of Sunset Circle.
• At 11:17 a.m., a subject reported his bike and credit card were stolen from a campsite in the 3400 block of Cunningham Lane.
• At 2:17 p.m., a report of a motor vehicle accident at Cooper Street and Highway 101.
• At 4:07 p.m., someone reported seeing a subject chase another subject with knife in the 1900 block of Northcrest Drive.
• At 7:09 p.m., a report of ongoing noise issue with a band that performs in the afternoon at a market in the 10300 block of Highway 199 in Gasquet.
• At 7:42 p.m., a report of a two-vehicle collision with unknown injuries at Cooper and Calaveras streets.
• At 7:44 p.m., a report of a motorcycle on fire on Highway 101 on the Washington Boulevard overpass.
• At 10:45 p.m., a report of gunshots or fireworks in the area of Wildwood Lane.

Saturday, July 25:

• At 12:54 a.m., a resident in the 1000 block of Highway 101 reported subjects are on her porch, drinking and yelling, refusing to leave.
• At 4:17 a.m., an officer was flagged down by a subject reporting a large brush fire in the area of Highway 101 and Washington Boulevard overpass.
• At 8:32 a.m., a report of a bike stolen in the 700 block of Humboldt Road.
• At 8:36 a.m., a report of a bike stolen in the 4200 block of Highway 101.
• At 11:04 a.m., a report of a purse stolen from a vehicle in the 4200 Highway 101.
• At 11:15 a.m., a subject reported her shop in the 600 block of Cooper Avenue was broken into and several items are missing.
• At 11:43 a.m., California Highway Patrol reported a single vehicle rollover accident on Highway 199 at mile post 19.8 near Gasquet.
• At 3:22 p.m., a resident in the 1400 block of Inyo Street reported his neighbor is shooting a pellet gun in his yard while children are playing.
• At 6:07 p.m., a resident of Hiouchi reported hearing several loud explosions, possibly fireworks, in the area and was worried about the fire hazard in the area.
• At 6:45 p.m., Crescent Fire and Protection District personnel reported subjects were in traffic in the 700 block of Highway 101 throwing bottles at passing vehicles.
• At 8:38 p.m., a resident in the 2500 block of Tony Rosa Road reported believing the residence had been broken into.
• At 8:49 p.m., a report of a known subject that stole items from a store in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard and fled on a bike.
• At 9:24 p.m., a subject reported hearing possible gunshots in the area of the 1300 block of Pebble Beach Drive.
• At 9:40 p.m., CHP requested medical assistance for a two-vehicle accident, with unknown number of occupants or injuries, on Highway 101 at mile post 17 near Klamath.
• At 10:21 p.m., a request to remove subjects camping on private property in the 1800 block of Highway 101.

Sunday, July 26:

• At 6:32 a.m., a report of a 16-ounce can on fire at Old Mill Road and Dayton Street.
• At 7:05 a.m., a report of illegal fireworks in the South Beach area.
• At 9:01 a.m., a report of a vehicle broken into in the South Beach area and several items taken.
• At 9:04 a.m., a report of a fire at the second access gate on the foot of the slope to Point St. George Drive.
• At 9:48 a.m., a report of a bike stolen from the back of a truck in the 600 block of Highway 101.
• At 12:17 p.m., a report of a wallet found in a parking lot in the 400 block of M Street.
• At 1:35 p.m., a report of a fire on the ridge on the California side of the state line.
• At 3:40 p.m., a resident in the 600 block of 9th Street reported a known subject stole money from him.
• At 3:58 p.m., a subject reported another subject in the 600 block of 9th Street is threatening him and accusing him of stealing money.
• At 5:36 p.m., a resident in the 100 block of Turnbull Lane reported he heard alarms going off at his neighbor’s house and an unknown truck took off from their driveway.
• At 6:57 p.m., a report of gunshots heard in the area of the 100 block of Chicama Place.
• At 8:40 p.m., staff in the 600 block of M Street requested the removal of subjects who broke the look to outlets and are stealing power.
• At 9:06 p.m., a report of subjects shooting off bottle rockets in the area of Maiden Lane and Elk Valley Road.
• At 9:59 p.m., staff in the 100 block of A Street reported a subject was jumping between balconies on the third floor.
• At 11:47 p.m., a resident in the 200 block of Calaveras Street reported seeing a subject on her security camera breaking into her vehicle.

Monday, July 27:

• At 2:34 a.m., staff in the 2500 block of Howland Hill Road reports subjects in a vehicle in the parking lot appear to be using drugs.
• At 5:38 a.m., a resident in the 600 block of L reported a subject was looking through her windows and is now at her neighbor’s residence digging through their trash.
• At 9:25 a.m., a resident in the 300 block of Winter Lane reported her neighbor’s house may have been broken into.
• At 10:23 a.m., a subject reported that several personal items and $5,000 were stolen from here after a car fire on Oregon Mountain Road in Gasquet.
• At 11:49 a.m., Crescent City Police Department reported locating two dogs running in the road in the 1200 block of Pacific Avenue.
• At 12:15 p.m., a subject reported that her children found a bag with a knife in it in the 600 block of Reddy Avenue.
• At 12:25 p.m., a report of a motor vehicle hitting a pedestrian in the 2000 block of Howland Hill Road.
• At 1:37 p.m., reports that a male subject came out of the wooded area south of the Klamath Bridge wielding a knife and tried to attack them.
• At 5:23 p.m., a subject found a wallet in the 500 block of Westbrook Lane in Smith River.
• At 6:46 p.m., someone reported a male subject approached him in the 12400 block of Highway 101 stating he was a federal agent. When asked to see identification, the subject got hostile and sped away.
• At 6:47 p.m., California Highway Patrol requested backup for a subject shooting a 22 from the hood of their truck at Highway 199 and South Fork Road.
• At 8:15 p.m., a request for law enforcement at the scene of a motor vehicle accident with no injuries in the 100 block of Walton Street.
• At 8:31 p.m., a subject reported his wallet was stolen after setting it down at a store in the 1100 block of 3rd Street.
• At 10:05 p.m., a subject reported seeing three juveniles on top of a school in the 1100 block of El Dorado Street who appeared to be trying to break in.
• At 11:04 p.m., a resident reported catching subjects trying to steal her belonging in her residence in the 500 block of K Street.