Sheriff’s Log: March 15 to 18

This week, Sheriff’s Deputies have dealt with an accident at Skylawn cemetary, slashed tires, two car burglaries, a theft, and two unrelated dog bites within minutes of each other.

On the above date and time, Deputies were dispatched to Skylawn Memorial Park on the report of and industrial accident. Upon arrival Deputies assisted fire and paramedics with an injured male. The man was hurt when he was run over by a tractor, while bending down taking a measurement. The driver of the front end loader was looking behind him at the work he was doing, not what was in front of him. The victim had injuries to his leg, chest, and arm and was taken by "life flight" to the hospital.

Deputies were dispatched to Ocean Blvd on a report of a vehicle vandalism. The reporting party told Deputies that she had left her vehicle in her driveway and when she returned she observed the left rear tire was flat and there was a two inch cut in the sidewall of the tire.

On the above date and time the victim of an auto burglary called Sheriff’s Deputies to report that sometime between March 13th and March 14th unknown subjects had entered his vehicle, that was parked if front of his house, and took various items.

On the above date and time the victim walked into the North Coast Substation to report an auto burglary. The reporting party told deputies that on the previous night he had a parked and secured his vehicle. When he returned the following morning he saw that unknown suspects had ransacked the vehicle and had taken various hand and power tools.

Deputies were called to a local business on the report of a theft. The reporting party told Deputies that an unknown suspect had entered a locked cabinet in a secured shed and took various construction tools. The reporting party suspects a past employee as there was no forced entry. All of the tools are engraved with the business name.

A citizen came to the Sheriff’s North Coast Substation to report that while she and a friend were hiking near Gray Whale Cove they accidentally entered onto private property and one of the ladies was bitten by a dog.

Deputies were dispatched to Carmel Avenue in El Granada on a report of a dog bite. The reporting party told deputies that while walking on Columbus Street in El Granada a large gray dog ran down a driveway of a residence. Fearing she was going to be attacked she raised her arm to protect herself, at which time she was bit in the elbow.