June 30 — Caller reported that a female subject showed up at The Sandbar who was lost and confused. An officer arrived and found the subject sitting at the bar. She did not have shoes on and was under the influence of alcohol. She said that she had gotten lost on the way to a friend’s house off Birch Street, but she did not know the address or her phone number.
When asked if she had a cell phone, she tried to use the car key fob as a cell phone. She was asked if she had a phone in the car, and said, “I don’t know, but you can look for it.” They walked out to her car, and she was asked again if she wanted the officer to look for it, or if she wanted to. She said the officer could look for it.
He only looked at the front seats, and did not find a cell phone, but there was a piece of mail on the seat with the friend’s name on it. The subject was asked if the officer was allowed to remove the letter from her car to get the address off of it. She said yes, and she didn’t know why the officer would have to ask.
The letter showed the friend’s address, and the subject then asked for a ride to the house. Before she was provided with a courtesy transport, she was asked if she had anything on her that could hurt the officer or herself. She said no, and then proceeded to pull her shirt all the way up, exposing herself to the officer.
After being told to put her shirt down, she hopped in the back seat of the patrol vehicle. The officer left after she walked into the friend’s house.
July 1 — The homeless man with the longer gray hair was spotted by the caller, who just wanted to give the police a heads up about him. The caller saw the sibkect walking around Penttila’s Chapel last night around 11 p.m., and it looked like he was looking for a place to sleep.
Then this morning, when the caller was working at a fireworks stand just south of the Crab Pot, the homeless man walked by and was yelling and screaming and waving his hands around. Yesterday, he approached the caller in the fireworks tent, wanting to know when he opened. The caller knew he was in the Pacific County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction, but wanted the Long Beach Police Department to know, as well, Dispatch transferred the caller to the PCSO Dispatch.
An employee at the Crisis Support Network reported that a van window was broken out sometime last night. The front driver window appeared to have been struck with something that shattered the window, but part of the window was still in place.
There was no attempt to actually get into the vehicle. There were no objects inside the van that appeared to be what broke the window.
The cameras are live feed only at this time, and only alert for live motion, but do not record it. The camera alerted to motion around 2 and 3 o’clock, and she expects that is when someone walked or drove by.
There are no suspects at this time, and she believes the window will only cost a couple of hundred dollars to replace, which is well below the $750 restriction for third-degree malicious mischief.
Trespass: There was a homeless man sleeping in the bathroom at Bolstad this morning when the city crew went to unlock them. They assume the back side didn’t get locked, because he was inside.
Night Shift: Get them locked up! — Chief
July 2 — Theft: Caller was parked outside Oman & Son Builders Supply on June 30, and when he came out to his truck, he noticed someone had stolen his weedeater out of the back. It is a Husqvarna brand. An officer called Oman’s and spoke with someone, and they do not have cameras that face in that direction.
July 3 — Disturbance: Caller said there was a homeless guy in the woods lighting fireworks. An officer contacted the subject, who denied lighting off fireworks even though there were clearly spent firework packages around him.
He said he was about to leave and go dо laundry in town. The officer kindly advised him to pick up the trash, and if he was going to light off fireworks, it needed to be on the beach and not in city limits. He told the officer he would go to the beach and light them off.
Harassment: The homeless man came out of the woods shortly after the officer left and started harassing the original caller. The caller admitted to pushing the subject, who threatened them and threatened to kill them, then left on foot towards Ocean Beach Boulevard.
The officer told the caller that if the subject returns, then to call Dispatch. He also spoke to the female subject who resides there, and asked her if she wanted to fill out a statement form for felony harassment. She said she didn’t know how much good it would do, since the homeless subject was clearly mentally ill.
The officer told her that if she believes he would come back, then it’s something that could be done, and she said she didn’t know what he would do, since he isn’t stable. She believes the subject has been sleeping in the woods in the area for the last couple of nights, since she has seen him there with a sleeping bag.
The officer told her that the police could do extra patrols in the area, and keep an eye out for the male subject. The officer did not see the subject in the area upon arrival. Another officer who arrived earlier did not see the subject, either. They will do extra patrols in the area.
Trespass: There was a report of a homeless man in the woods. This is a continuation from the previous call. Officers checked the area and the subject was gone.
An officer found the subject downtown, and made contact with him. He is a convicted felon, and has mental health issues, but had no warrants. He was told if he went back to the previous property he would be arrested. He was also warned about threats.
Disturbance: There was a report of a male subject who was yelling. The caller was the owner of the construction company that dealt with the subject earlier, and he was concerned that now the subject was in front of his business office.
The officer talked to the subject, and he had just bought a pie. The officer didn’t think he was intentionally trying to bother or contact the construction business. He was asked to leave, and he left, yelling, towards the beach.
July 4 — Theft: There was a report of a shoplifter at a store. An officer spoke with the owner, who provided the officer with a photo of the shoplifter. He would like them trespassed from the store if located or identified. A picture of the suspect is on the white board at the police station.
Caller reported a dog in a car with no water, fogged up windows, and that the dog was panting. An officer responded, and the dog did appear to be in distress. The officer contacted a locksmith, and was waiting for them to arrive on the scene, when the owner of the animal came out. The officer advised her she could not leave her dog in the conditions she did.
Traffic complaint: An officer observed two motorized bikes driving recklessly through traffic on Pacific Avenue while doing wheelies through the intersection, and weaving through cars, ignoring the red lights. The officer attempted to stop them with lights and sirens, and both bikes fled. The officer drove around the block once, and discontinued the stop. One bike was last seen headed back north on Pacific Avenue. Washington State Patrol also chased these two subjects earlier up near Bay Avenue.
Traffic citation: An officer stopped a black unregistered truck for failing to stop at an intersection. The driver, Jacqueline Harmon, was cited for third-degree driving while license suspended, failure to have an ignition interlock device, failing to stop at a marked intersection, and operating a motor vehicle without plates. The vehicle was impounded by Hills Towing.
Caller reported an assault in progress. A group of young subjects were fighting each other, and one subject may have been kicked in the head. They got into a blue BMW, and they all left together. An officer was on the Bolstad Approach, and never saw the reported vehicle pass him. No victims ever called, or made any other report of an assault. The call was closed out.
Aid call: Caller was approached and told a vehicle just ran over someone who was driving an e-bike. An officer arrived and found one subject laying on the ground, who then got up and walked off the road and sat down, but did not want to talk.
The subject who was riding the bike started to walk away with the bike, but was stopped by Medix. Bystanders advised that the subject had appeared to be out cold on the ground for three or four minutes.
An officer spoke to the driver of the truck, who said he did not hit anyone. He was moving with traffic, and then heard a loud bang and was told that he hit someone on a bike. It was eventually figured out that the bike rider was weaving around traffic, and stated he was attempting to do a wheelie and ran into the truck.
He hit the ground and hit another subject who was walking at the time. The subject who was walking took off from Medix and did not want to be checked out. No damage was done to the vehicle.
The bike rider was eventually transported by Medix to Ocean Beach Hospital, as he could not answer simple questions and stated that it was 2023 currently. He had a swollen cheek and a big bump on his forehead. This will be a life lesson learned for him.
Later, the officer picked the bike rider up outside OBH. He stated he was already cleared, and the officer gave him a ride back to the Bolstad Approach and his group. The officer talked to the hospital staff later, and the subject had left against medical advice, and was not done being seen.
Caller reported that subjects were spinning out their tires and lighting off fireworks in the parking lot of McDonald’s. An officer responded and was unable to locate the subjects.
July 5 — Disturbance: There was a report of a male firing a gun several times in the area. An officer spoke with two people on the phone. They said that a male subject in a red Tesla was upset with the traffic, and was trying to get through.
They were near the arch and a 5’8″ Black male, wearing a black sweatshirt and gray sweatpants, stepped out of the passenger side door and fired three shots in the air, then approached another vehicle and fired one more shot in the air. They described the gun as a pistol or Uzi. They said the vehicle then went north.
They were not the victims of any crimes, and there were no other reports of shots being fired, even though traffic was still very heavy at the time. This call will be taken as information at this time.
Disturbance: There’s a report of a female subject screaming in the area. An officer found a couple standing around, and the female was yelling at the male. She said they were having relationship issues, basically. The officer told them to quiet down and move along for the night.