Crime & Safety
Police Log - Shots, Paintball and Sexual Brainwashing
The following information was taken from the Daily Police Log and rewritten by Martinez Patch.
September 1
Shots on tracks – A man is reported firing a gun on railroad tracks near Blum Road; one shot came close to a person who reported the incident, though they did not believe they were being fired at.
Unwelcome visitor – A woman on Corte Poquita reported that a stranger was in her house, he apparently came in through the garage side door window.
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No tip, either – A customer refused to pay his bill at Sunflower Garden.
September 2
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Stolen car – A car was stolen on Christie Drive.
Unwanted option – A woman on Castro Street reported that her neighbor put blue markings on her vehicle.
Paintball havoc – A driver on Highway Four reported being shot at by a paintball gun from the Pine Street overpass. A few minutes later, another driver reported two men shooting paintball guns at a stop sign on Morello Avenue and Elderwood Drive.
Back to school the hard way – A report of five teenagers breaking into Alhambra High after dark.
September 3
Spooky moment – A woman on Lost Lake Place reported hearing someone in her back yard, and then attempting to open the sliding back door.
Persuasive – A woman sought advice from the department on how to handle her neighbor, whom she said was trying to brainwash her into having sex with him.
Helmet, please – A 22 year old man received a head injury at Morello Avenue and Maywood Avenu after falling off his skateboard.
Off the record – A man was reportedly selling DVDs out of the trunk of his car at Discount Cigarettes on Arnold Drive.
Peering pressure – A woman on Pinnacle Drive and Minaret Drive reported chasing off two young men who were going through the neighborhood peering into cars.
Say ‘petrochemical’ – Two cars were reported near the Shell Refinery taking pictures of the facility.
Too high – Someone reported that a kite at the marina was flying too high, and was concerned it would get tangled up in a helicopter.
Rocking their world – A man on Redwood Drive was reported throwing rocks at his neighbors’ children.
Nasty tag – A man on Redwood Drive reported a Swastika painted on his garage door.
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