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Nevada County
Sheriff's Office
Friday
• A 5:59 p.m. caller from the 10000 block of Boulder Street reported two injured peacocks on her property.
• A 7:43 p.m. caller from a business in the 10000 block of Alta Sierra Drive reported the theft of gas from some U-Haul trucks on the lot.
Saturday
• A 31-year-old Grass Valley man was booked into the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility at 2:40 a.m. for possession of an assault weapon and carrying a loaded firearm in a public place. Bail was $10,750.
• A 6:49 a.m. caller said their vehicle was about 1 1/2 miles from the town of Washington and the tires had been punctured with a drill. The caller said the suspect is a man who has shot at him and his mining claim partner before.
• A 3:57 p.m. caller from Highway 49 near Gautier Road reported a cat had been hit by a car and he was unsure if it had survived.
• A 4:27 p.m. caller from the 10000 block of Cedar Way reported the theft of $3,000 worth of jewelry from the residence.
• An 8:32 p.m. caller from the 12000 block of Omega Road reported a nearby, very large "rave party" with multiple generators, huge crowds of people and loud music. Deputies arrived and broke up the party.
• A 9:08 p.m. caller from the 13000 lock of Torrey Pines Drive reported a juvenile assaulting another juvenile. The youth was charged with battery and released to parents.
Sunday
• A 1:48 a.m. caller from the 10000 block of Combie Road reported two male subjects possibly attempting to break into a nearby store. Two male subjects were seen leaving the area.
• A 6:17 a.m. caller from the 18000 block of Norlene Way reported their vehicle was wrapped in plastic wrap.
• A 6:41 a.m. caller from the 16000 block of Dog Bar Road reported a man walking around the area with a rifle or a shotgun.
Grass Valley
Police Department
Saturday
• A 10:12 a.m. caller from the 300 block of Alta Street reported numerous cars in the area had been keyed.
• A 5:24 p.m. a caller from the 900 block of Sutton Way advised that radiation was burning her alive.
• An 8:01 p.m. caller from the 400 block of Maryland Drive reported the neighbor had just driven by and yelled that their family was "going to get theirs."
• A 9:56 p.m. caller reported that juveniles were throwing eggs at cars at the corner of Brighton Street and McCourtney Road.
• A 10:23 p.m. caller from a business on the 11000 block of the Nevada City Highway said a worker had just been fired and was dumping things over and had possibly broken a door. Officers contacted the man and told him not to come back except to pick up his last paycheck.
• An 11:04 p.m. caller reported her neighbors were playing loud music or the TV and her house was vibrating. Officers got the neighbors to tone it down.
Sunday
• A 10:18 a.m. caller from the 600 block of South Auburn St. requested medical aid for a bleeding person.
- Dave Moller
Fire Blotter
From Aug. 8 to Aug. 14, the Grass Valley Fire Department responded to 64 calls for service, including those as part of its joint operational relationship with Nevada County Consolidated Fire District and Nevada City Fire Department. Of those:
• At 9:33 p.m. Aug. 8, NCFD, NCCFD and GVFD responded to fire in a coffee roasting business on Loma Rica Drive. Fire crews used a thermal imaging camera to detect heat in the ceiling and forced entry to find fire in a commercial coffee roaster and associated exhaust ducting. The fire was quickly contained.
• At 1:52 a.m. Aug. 9, GVFD responded to a medical call for victims allegedly struck intentionally by a vehicle on Neal Street. Witnesses told firefighters that two of the victims were at one point pinned by the vehicle but were now free. Emergency personnel assessed and treated three victims for minor injuries; one required transport to Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital for further evaluation.
• At 3:51 p.m. Aug. 9, GVFD and NCCFD responded to Penn Valley for a vegetation fire. Firefighters advanced hose lines and extinguished fire along the east flank of the burn and mopped up additional hot spots on the approximately two-acre fire.
• 6:08 p.m. Aug. 9, GVFD and NCFD responded to a vehicle hitting pedestrian on Nevada City Highway. Personnel found the victim sitting on the curb with lacerations and a knee injury. Spinal injury precautions were taken prior to taking the patient to SNMH.
• At 2:20 p.m. Aug. 10, GVFD and NCCFD responded to a reported vegetation fire on Highway 20 near the Nevada County Fairgrounds. Fire personnel reported a small fire mostly extinguished by passersby. They cut a fire line around the burned area and mopped up hot spots.
• At 10 p.m. Aug. 11, GVFD and NCCFD responded to a hazardous material spill on Rough and Ready Highway. Fire personnel worked with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office to block off the area of road where a unknown liquid spilled from a vehicle. Fire personnel tested the substance and determined there was no threat. County roads personnel cleaned up.
Sheriff's Office
Friday
• A 5:59 p.m. caller from the 10000 block of Boulder Street reported two injured peacocks on her property.
• A 7:43 p.m. caller from a business in the 10000 block of Alta Sierra Drive reported the theft of gas from some U-Haul trucks on the lot.
Saturday
• A 31-year-old Grass Valley man was booked into the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility at 2:40 a.m. for possession of an assault weapon and carrying a loaded firearm in a public place. Bail was $10,750.
• A 6:49 a.m. caller said their vehicle was about 1 1/2 miles from the town of Washington and the tires had been punctured with a drill. The caller said the suspect is a man who has shot at him and his mining claim partner before.
• A 3:57 p.m. caller from Highway 49 near Gautier Road reported a cat had been hit by a car and he was unsure if it had survived.
• A 4:27 p.m. caller from the 10000 block of Cedar Way reported the theft of $3,000 worth of jewelry from the residence.
• An 8:32 p.m. caller from the 12000 block of Omega Road reported a nearby, very large "rave party" with multiple generators, huge crowds of people and loud music. Deputies arrived and broke up the party.
• A 9:08 p.m. caller from the 13000 lock of Torrey Pines Drive reported a juvenile assaulting another juvenile. The youth was charged with battery and released to parents.
Sunday
• A 1:48 a.m. caller from the 10000 block of Combie Road reported two male subjects possibly attempting to break into a nearby store. Two male subjects were seen leaving the area.
• A 6:17 a.m. caller from the 18000 block of Norlene Way reported their vehicle was wrapped in plastic wrap.
• A 6:41 a.m. caller from the 16000 block of Dog Bar Road reported a man walking around the area with a rifle or a shotgun.
Grass Valley
Police Department
Saturday
• A 10:12 a.m. caller from the 300 block of Alta Street reported numerous cars in the area had been keyed.
• A 5:24 p.m. a caller from the 900 block of Sutton Way advised that radiation was burning her alive.
• An 8:01 p.m. caller from the 400 block of Maryland Drive reported the neighbor had just driven by and yelled that their family was "going to get theirs."
• A 9:56 p.m. caller reported that juveniles were throwing eggs at cars at the corner of Brighton Street and McCourtney Road.
• A 10:23 p.m. caller from a business on the 11000 block of the Nevada City Highway said a worker had just been fired and was dumping things over and had possibly broken a door. Officers contacted the man and told him not to come back except to pick up his last paycheck.
• An 11:04 p.m. caller reported her neighbors were playing loud music or the TV and her house was vibrating. Officers got the neighbors to tone it down.
Sunday
• A 10:18 a.m. caller from the 600 block of South Auburn St. requested medical aid for a bleeding person.
- Dave Moller
Fire Blotter
From Aug. 8 to Aug. 14, the Grass Valley Fire Department responded to 64 calls for service, including those as part of its joint operational relationship with Nevada County Consolidated Fire District and Nevada City Fire Department. Of those:
• At 9:33 p.m. Aug. 8, NCFD, NCCFD and GVFD responded to fire in a coffee roasting business on Loma Rica Drive. Fire crews used a thermal imaging camera to detect heat in the ceiling and forced entry to find fire in a commercial coffee roaster and associated exhaust ducting. The fire was quickly contained.
• At 1:52 a.m. Aug. 9, GVFD responded to a medical call for victims allegedly struck intentionally by a vehicle on Neal Street. Witnesses told firefighters that two of the victims were at one point pinned by the vehicle but were now free. Emergency personnel assessed and treated three victims for minor injuries; one required transport to Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital for further evaluation.
• At 3:51 p.m. Aug. 9, GVFD and NCCFD responded to Penn Valley for a vegetation fire. Firefighters advanced hose lines and extinguished fire along the east flank of the burn and mopped up additional hot spots on the approximately two-acre fire.
• 6:08 p.m. Aug. 9, GVFD and NCFD responded to a vehicle hitting pedestrian on Nevada City Highway. Personnel found the victim sitting on the curb with lacerations and a knee injury. Spinal injury precautions were taken prior to taking the patient to SNMH.
• At 2:20 p.m. Aug. 10, GVFD and NCCFD responded to a reported vegetation fire on Highway 20 near the Nevada County Fairgrounds. Fire personnel reported a small fire mostly extinguished by passersby. They cut a fire line around the burned area and mopped up hot spots.
• At 10 p.m. Aug. 11, GVFD and NCCFD responded to a hazardous material spill on Rough and Ready Highway. Fire personnel worked with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office to block off the area of road where a unknown liquid spilled from a vehicle. Fire personnel tested the substance and determined there was no threat. County roads personnel cleaned up.
