Police Log

Arcata Police Log: Tell You What, Keep The Porn But Don’t Come Back

Saturday, January 19, 2013

12:45 p.m. A woman reported her landlords having entered her home without permission while she was away. Nothing was missing or disturbed, and there was no evidence of a crime, but the intrusive landlords “act” like they have been in her place. »

Arcata Police Log: Arcata Devolves Into A Race Of Hunter-Gatherer Slithy Tove Scavengers

Sunday, January 6, 2013

6:48 a.m. A woman called 911 from the hospital. Asked if she had a life-or-death emergency, she said no, she just wanted to know what time it was. She was told to ask someone at the hospital. »

Minion-Beleagured Whingey McNuisance Unclear On The Concept Of 911 – December 30, 2012

Sunday, December 30, 2012

12:44 p.m. A man in an orange sweatshirt was reported walking in circles at 14th and H streets. »

There Was Something Odd About That Bear-Eared, Spitting, Puppynapping Druggie – December 22, 2012

Saturday, December 22, 2012

5:17 p.m. The one-wayness of the streets in the couplet at Foster, Eastern and Western avenues is not universally observed. One pedestrian reported that he always confronts cheaty-sneaky drivers on Foster Avenue who blaspheme traffic calming religion by not going The One True Way. »

Ridonkulousness, Duly Quoted – December 16, 2012

Sunday, December 16, 2012

9:31 a.m. A man with a heavy Slavic accent called a Spring Street resident, telling her she had won a large sum of money. When questioned, Mr. Peggy hung up, throwing the phone call’s entire premise into doubt. »

Short-Lived Slouchabout Insurgency Interrupts Serial Sitting Session – December 5, 2012

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

5:04 p.m. After an orgiastic bout of smoking, drinking and harassing customers on the sidewalk outside a Valley West restaurant, six sitabouts were dispersed. Something called “Brazzell” was warned away on pain of trespass. »

Mendacious Motel Messiah A Lousy Leprechaun Lookout – November 27, 2012

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Mendacious Motel Messiah A Lousy Leprechaun Lookout – November 27, 2012

10:30 a.m. A chatter of Chihuahuas, about 10 in number, clattered tinily about on Frederick Avenue. An investigating officer was approached by several neighbors complaining of the chronic Chihuahua crisis, which was traced to a faulty fence. »

Coffee Cup Clobbering Delivers Dual Dings To The Cranium – November 21, 2012

Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Coffee Cup Clobbering Delivers Dual Dings To The Cranium – November 21, 2012

2:40 p.m. A drunk-sounding woman called police asking why she had been arrested for public drunkenness the previous day. »

Poop-Monster Living Large In Trailer Park – November 12, 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012

7:07 p.m. A Janes Road mobile home park resident reported that neighbors had been finding large piles of feces in their yards for the past several nights. The previous night at 2 a.m., another tenant heard noises outside and observed a large “creature” standing upright. The resident went to get a firearm, and saw... »

Abundant Unwholesomeness At The Low-Budget Squalor Pit – November 4, 2012

Sunday, November 4, 2012

5:16 p.m. For many vagabonds and the fellow travelers they give a ride to Arcata, job one on arrival is unloading everyone’s shit from the van and spreading it all out on the sidewalk for sorting. Many cigarettes and refreshing beverages are sometimes necessary to this process. »