Grass Valley Police Department



Sunday

7:42 a.m. Ð A caller reported an older man was cutting dogwood branches on South School Street at South Auburn Street. The man was last seen at about 7 a.m. in an older blue Ford van with wood panels. Police were unable to locate the man.

8:42 a.m. - A caller from the 300 block of Sutton Way reported a hit and run. Police cited a 20-year-old man on suspicion of hit-and-run.

9:55 a.m. Ð A caller from a business on the 800 block of East Main Street reported multiple items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the parking lot. Police took a report for burglary.

1:03 p.m. - A caller from Colfax Avenue reported finding pants with a wallet inside.

1:34 p.m. - A woman called from the 1000 block of Segesworth Way to report theft of medication. The caller said she invited a woman into her house to use the bathroom and she ran off with $500 worth of methadone and a large amount of money. Police took a report for grand theft and were looking for a 28-year-old woman in a blue-green Mazda van.

4:43 p.m. - A caller reported a non-injury traffic accident at Mill Street at Main Street involving a pedestrian. Police took a report.

4:53 p.m. Ð A caller from a business on the 900 block of Plaza Drive reported vandalism. A rock had been thrown through a window. Police took a report for vandalism.

6:25 p.m. - A caller from the 400 block of Morgan Ranch Drive reported a boy was knocking on doors. Police were unable to locate the boy.

7:03 p.m. - Police arrested a 31-year-old man on the 600 block of Walsh Street on suspicion of violation of parole and driving with a suspended license.

11:05 p.m. Ð Police stopped a vehicle on the 200 block of Mill Street and arrested a 51-year-old woman on suspicion of drunken driving.



Monday

12:01 a.m. Ð A caller from the 100 block of Glasson Way reported that while a man was in the hospital for treatment, his unlocked car was broken into and several items were stolen. Police took a report for petty theft.



Nevada County Sheriff's Office



Sunday

9:20 a.m. - A caller from the 18000 block of Connie Drive reported a bicycle was stolen. A deputy took a report.

10:51 a.m. - A caller reported a drunken man was causing a disturbance and breaking items in a house on the 13000 block of La Barr Meadows Road. The caller said there was a decorative sword upstairs, and the caller would wait at the corner store for deputies to arrive. Deputies arrested the man.

9:13 p.m. - A caller from Highway 174 at Greenhorn Access Road reported people were throwing eggs at vehicles.



Nevada City Police Department



Sunday

11:24 a.m. - A caller from Searls Avenue reported a sewer manhole was leaking.

2:32 p.m. - A correctional officer requested assistance with an uncooperative inmate at the kitchen loading dock at the jail on the 900 block of Maidu Avenue. Officers arrested the inmate on suspicion of assault upon a custodial officer and damaging jail property.

Fire Blotter



The Grass Valley Fire Department responded to 61 calls for service between April 9 and April 15, including those responded to as part of its joint operational relationship with Nevada County Consolidated Fire District and Nevada City Fire Department. The following is a small sample of those calls:



2:17 p.m. April 9 - The GVFD and NCCFD responded to a vehicle accident at the intersection of Old Tunnel Road and Brunswick Road. All vehicles were off the road with one possible injury. Further investigation found that no extrication was required and the one possible injured occupant denied treatment.



12:32 p.m. April 10 - The NCCFD, GVFD, and Higgins Fire Protection District responded to a reported vehicle fire on Retrac Road. The first arriving unit reported a single vehicle on fire and deployed hose lines and quickly contained the fire. The cause was determined to be accidental ignition by a gas torch while working on the vehicle.



8:52 p.m. April 10 - The GVFD responded to a report of a person stuck in the bath tub. Firefighters located the stuck occupant and extricated her from the tub. The woman suffered no injuries.



11:53 p.m. April 10 - The NCCFD and GVFD responded to a report of an illegal fire at the end of Wolf Mountain Road. Sheriff's deputies told firefighters some teens had started an illegal warming fire. Firefighters extinguished the fire and the responsible people were dealt with by NCSO.



4:24 p.m. April 14 - The GVFD responded to a reported transformer explosion on Hughes Road. Firefighters arrived to find that no transformer damage occurred but were immediately met by a passerby that reported a line down on the Litton Trail. Firefighters then located the line and secured the area until PG&E arrived to ensure the line had been de-energized.

- Robyn Moormeister