Sheriff’s Blotter — 93108

Narcotics/Stolen Property / El Bosque Road — Monday, March 23, at 04:20 hours

Deputies responded to a report of prowlers on camera. Upon arrival they located and detained two suspects. They were found to be in possession of stolen property, burglary tools, narcotics for sale, and a spear gun. Being on Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) and Parole, they were not allowed to have any weapons let alone a spear gun. Subjects were arrested and booked on violations of 11378 HS (Possession, Controlled Substance, Intent to Sell), 647h PC (Prowling), 496 PC (Possession, Stolen Property), 29800 PC (Parole Violation, Weapon Possession), and 466 PC (Possession, Burglary Tools). 

Property Theft in Vehicle / Veloz Drive — Tuesday, March 24, at 11:17 hours

On Monday, March 23, at approximately 21:00 hours, the victim left his vehicles unlocked in his driveway. The following morning at approximately 08:00 hours, the victim discovered unknown suspect(s) had stolen property from his vehicles. No camera surveillance at scene. 

Verbal Dispute / 2600 block Caspia Lane — Tuesday, March 24, at 13:12 hours

Parties involved in a verbal dispute over not waving to one another while walking home. One of the reporting parties demanded a report be taken to document the incident.

Mental Health Check / Whitney Avenue — Thursday, March 26, at 10:19 hours

Deputies responded to a male subject suffering from mental health issues. The subject was throwing potted plants over a balcony onto his mother’s vehicle parked below. Reporting Party (RP) was subject’s mother, who did not want to file any charges and wanted him to be transported to the hospital. Two of subject’s friends were with him when deputies arrived on scene. The friends offered to take him to the hospital, explaining that he was calm but that he would become extremely angry if he saw the officers. This proved to be the case, and subject became highly agitated and attempted to throw another large ceramic pot in the deputies’ direction. Since the presence of deputies was escalating the situation, deputies withdrew to their vehicles so subject’s friends could calm him down and take him to the hospital. A social worker had been contacted by the RP, and arrived on scene, telling deputies he was going to speak with subject and put him in a hold. He was advised of subject’s temperament and that subject’s friends were attempting to transport him. The social worker advised he had a long relationship with subject and wanted to go and speak with him. Concerned for the social worker’s safety, deputies positioned themselves in the residence, the better to protect the social worker. Subject brandished a broken bottle at the social worker, grabbed a meat cleaver from the kitchen and advanced on him. Deputies held subject at gunpoint until he dropped the meat cleaver and took him into custody without further incident.

Security Officer Received Threats / 2000 block Packing House Road — Thursday, March 26, at 23:13 hours

The on-duty security officer at Birnam Wood received a suspicious phone and wanted to document the incident in case there are any future episodes of a similar nature. A subject called and said the security officer had won 1.5 million dollars. When the security officer started asking questions about the money, the subject changed the subject and said there was work that needed to be done at Birnam Wood, as if he was a contractor with work to do at the property. The security officer told him that security was unaware of any jobs being worked on at that hour. These conversations featured the subject breaking into gibberish and sounding mentally disturbed, according to the security officer. The caller continually switched subjects and spoke increasing nonsense. At some point in the conversation, the subject asked to speak to the manager. When the security officer replied that he could not speak to the manager, subject threatened to bomb Birnam Wood and behead the security officer if she hung up on him. The security officer said the subject also described the gate house to her and said he had taken pictures of the property. The subject told the security officer that if she hung up, he would come full force with his guys. After hanging up on the subject, the security officers on duty reported the incident their supervisor, who told them to call law enforcement and request a report to document the incident.

Meth / East Valley Road — Thursday, March 26, at 00:31 hours

Deputy contacted a vehicle parked on the side of the road which had a gas can on the hood, possibly signaling a need for assistance. The sole occupant of the vehicle had three warrants out for his arrest. The subject told deputies he had meth under his seat. The subject was arrested on the warrants. Deputies recovered a baggie of meth and a used meth pipe under the seat as indicated by subject. The subject was booked at SBJ for the warrants and the new charges of 11377(a) HS (Possession, Controlled Substance), and 11364(a) HS (Possession, Paraphernalia). His vehicle was towed.

Check Fraud / 800 block Toro Canyon Road – Saturday, March 26, at 10:52 hours

Former employee of the elderly victim fraudulently wrote checks from the victim’s checkbook for amount totaling over $120,000. Suspect is believed to have fled to Mexico.