Police Blotter: Karate Chops and an Incessant Ice Cream Vendor

Saturday, April 16, 2011

8:17 a.m. A man was out with a leaf blower before 9 a.m. on the 200 block of Myrtle Road.

10:20 a.m. A man was causing a disturbance by karate chopping, jumping around and running in traffic at the intersection of Burlingame Avenue and El Camino Real.

6:49 p.m. A Ford parked at the corner of Sequoia Avenue and Trousdale Drive had been vandalized with profanities written on it, potentially upsetting the children in the area.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

2:43 a.m. A drunk driver was arrested at California Drive and Carmelita Avenue.

12:14 p.m. A man was lying on the sidewalk at California Drive and Sanchez Avenue. He declined help and said he was just napping in the bushes.

4:41 p.m. A mother duck and her ducklings were in the roadway at Rollins Road and Winchester Drive.

Monday, April 18, 2011

7:23 a.m. A 7-month-old baby was locked inside a black Mercedes on the 1500 block of Ralston Avenue.

4:16 p.m. Someone drew graffiti on the side of a 1700 block of Gilbreth Road building.

10:32 p.m. The window of a silver Toyota was broken on the 1900 block of Garden Drive.

Tuesday, April 19,2011

2:26 a.m. Someone on the 1200 block of Broadway heard a gate open, but didn't see anyone.

12:24 p.m. A unknown citizen found a black wallet and turned it in to a firefighter on the 500 block of Primrose Road.

1:47 p.m. On the 700 block of Paloma Avenue, a resident complained about an ice cream truck vendor who rings his bell constantly. The resident has asked the vendor to not ring the bell in front of the house before.