Grass Valley Police Department



Thursday

8:38 a.m. - A caller from South Auburn Street near La Barr Meadows Drive reported a suspicious-looking man was carrying a large gun.

11:45 a.m. - A caller from a store on the 100 block of West McKnight Way reported a person collecting signatures for a petition was yelling over her while she also collected signatures for a petition, and she felt it was harassment.

2:34 p.m. Ð A caller from the 400 block of Sutton Way reported two juveniles were doing drugs between buildings on Sutton Way.

4:41 p.m. - A caller from the 600 block of Kate Hayes Street reported she just returned home and it appeared someone had broken in. The caller said an X-Box 360 Special Edition and games had been stolen. Police took a report for burglary.

5:31 p.m. - A woman called from the 100 block of Stacey Lane to report her neighbors, all young men, were playing loud music and they refused to turn it down. She asked them to clean up the beer bottles in their front yard and they would not. They hung a swastika in their front window facing her home, and when she complained and said it was offensive, one of the men lifted his shirt to expose a swastika tattoo, she said. He said he liked the history of the swastika. An officer contacted the woman.

8:39 p.m. - Police arrested a 33-year-old man on the 200 block of Sutton Way on suspicion of violation of parole. The man's bicycle was also seized.



Friday

12:20 a.m. - Three callers from Race Street reported hearing a fight and a gunshot. Police contacted several people. The activity was shut down for the night and everyone was going home. No arrests were made.

8:01 a.m. - A caller reported vandalism to the skate park. Police took a report for vandalism and closed down the park until Public Works could clean it up for safety purposes.



Nevada County Sheriff's Office



Thursday

10:43 a.m. Ð A caller from the 15000 block of Magnolia Road reported a vacant home was burglarized.

11:07 a.m. - A caller from Tyler Foote Crossing Road reported a large cow was in the roadway.

12:24 p.m. Ð A deputy took a report for child endangerment on the 10000 block of Rough and Ready Highway.

3:15 p.m. - A deputy contacted an ice cream truck driver on the 11000 block of Highway 174. The deputy was following up on a report Wednesday of loud music.

3:35 p.m. - A caller reported several juveniles broke into a government building on the 10000 block of Willow Valley Road and they were in the elections office. A deputy locate the juveniles and determined there was no vandalism to the building. The deputy released the children to their parents.

9:29 p.m. - A deputy stopped a vehicle on New School Road and arrested a person on suspicion of drunken driving.



Friday

12:51 a.m. - A woman called from the 16000 block of Fairless Lane to report a motorcycle was stolen from inside a house. Police took a report for burglary.



Nevada City Police Department



Thursday

6:15 p.m. Ð A caller from a store on the 700 block of Zion Street reported three men just stole meat and left in a blue Ford Ranger truck with a black and white dog in the back. Police took a report for petty theft.

8:58 p.m. - A caller from the 500 block of Bridge Street reported a vehicle crashed in her yard. No one was injured. Police took a report.



Fire Calls



Thursday

4:13 p.m. - A caller from the 15000 block of North Bloomfield Road reported a vegetation fire. The fire department was notified.

5:22 p.m. - A caller from North Bloomfield Road reported four boys were drinking and causing problems at Edwards Crossing. They were throwing animals in the water and scaring people. One boy was extremely drunk and lying behind a red car about 20 yards from the bridge. Fire department personnel responded and the caller had left. The fire department would transport the drunk boy to the hospital and State Parks personnel would attempt to locate other people involved. No arrests were made.

- Robyn Moormeister