Sheriff’s blotter: Sept 1 to 5

This week, Sheriff’s deputies found a stolen vehicle, drunks behind the wheel, camping in a park and at the beach in Princeton, a citizen’s arrest of a suspect loitering around the women’s restrooms in Princeton, a dog bite in Moss Beach and a warrant arrest in El Granada.

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Recovered Vehicle 05-4996
09-01-05 @ 2149hrs
Cabrillo Hwy. at Medio

While on routine patrol in the area of El Granada Sheriff’s Deputies noticed a white Mercedes Benz parked on the side of the road and left unattended. When Deputies ran a check on the license plate it came back as stolen out of San Mateo. The registered owner was called to pick up the vehicle.

DUI 05-4997
09-01-05 @ 2312hrs
Cabrillo Hwy at Stage Road

Deputies made a traffic stop on a vehicle that was traveling northbound on Hwy. 1 and crossing over the marked lines. The driver, age 59, of Half Moon Bay admitted to having few drinks with friends after work. Field Sobriety tests were given and failed. He was arrested and transported to the county jail.

Drunk in Public 05-5017
09-02-05 @ 2105hrs
Pescadero Creek Road

Deputies were dispatched to Memorial Park on the report of an intoxicated subject that was verbally abusive with other campers. Deputies contacted age 44 of Santa Clara and found him to be too intoxicated to care for himself. He was arrested and transported to the county jail.

Commercial Burglary 05-5024
09-03-05 @ 0922hrs
Pescadero Creek Road

On the above date and time unknown subjects broke into a business located on Pescadero Creek Road and stole a cash register.

Lewd Act 05-5030
09-03-05 @ 2245hrs
Johnson Pier, Princeton

Deputies responded to a complaint by a victim regarding a suspect loitering around the women’s public restroom.  County communications gave a description of the suspect and the suspect was detained in relative proximity of the public restrooms. The victim was interviewed and she performed a field identification on the suspect with positive results.  The victim made a citizen’s arrest on the suspect for loitering in or about a toilet open to the public for the purpose of engaging in a lewd act. The suspect, age 34, of Moss Beach was booked into the county Jail. 

Drunk in Public 05-5046
09-04-05 @ 2100hrs
Pillar Point Harbor

Deputies were dispatched to the Pillar Point Harbor regarding a woman who was lying on the beach, breathing but unconscious. Deputies contacted the woman who had a hard time communicating. Deputies could smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her person. Medics determined that the female, age 24, of El Granada was so intoxicated that she needed to be transported to Seton Coastside Hospital for treatment. Later, Deputies were called to Seton regarding an intoxicated female who was combative, loud, obnoxious and refusing treatment. She was found to be unable to care for herself. She was arrested for being drunk in public and transported to the county jail to be released when sober.

Dog Bite 05-5058
09-05-05 @ 1611hrs
Moss Beach

Deputies were dispatched to the Sheriff’s North Coast Substation to meet with the victim of a dog bite. The victim had puncture wounds, swelling, and bruising to his lower left leg. The victim was walking on Park Avenue when a dog known as “Red Fred” bit him.

Warrant Arrest 05-5065
09-05-05 @ 2139hrs
El Granada

Deputies received information regarding an individual’s location in El Granada. The individual was known to have two outstanding warrants. Deputies contacted the man, age 43, of El Granada. He was aware of the warrants and claimed he was “going to take care of them” in the near future. Wolfe was arrested and transported to the county jail.