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    Police Blotter — Jan. 22 – 26

    Illustration by Liz Coffee.
    Illustration by Liz Coffee.

    University Police

    Wednesday, 9:36 a.m.: Suspicious smoke near the elevators in Meriam Library. “Elevator emitting smoke from motor, smells electrical. Called facilities management and services to respond. No one in elevators. Blocked off doors for no access. Alarms sounding in anthropology elevator stairwell, room 190, possibly attributed to elevator issue in Meriam Library.”

    Thursday, 11:03 a.m.: Bike theft from the Siskiyou Hall bike racks. “Taken within last two hours from bike racks on the north side of Meriam Library. Locked at outer edge of racks with a cable lock. Suspect left the black strap attached to lock. Silver Trek mountain bike, no serial number.”

    Thursday, 7:07 a.m.: Suspicious subject on Main Street. “Female screaming outside the window. Obscenities. ‘I didn’t do it.’ Possibly with two subjects, possibly with red backpack on Esplanade side.”

    Friday, 1:06 a.m.: Alcohol violation on the fourth floor of Whitney Hall. “Requesting alcohol assessment. Female is drunk. Female consumed alcohol on an empty stomach and was experiencing nausea. Roommate staying with her for the night.”

    Sunday, 2:12 a.m.: Welfare check on the third floor of Lassen Hall. “Female vomiting in restroom. Residential advisers requesting alcohol assessment. (Officer) advising (subject is not drunk), female vomiting from upset stomach due to Taco Bell food she consumed.”

    Sunday, 12:45 a.m.: Bike theft at the Lassen Hall bike racks. “Reporting party observed white male adult wearing a black beanie, with a brown hooded sweatshirt, black pants, large pack steal a dark blue mountain bike with a basket tied on and a turtle horn. Reporting party observed from window.”

    Sunday, 6:50 p.m.: Suspicious subject outside of Plumas Hall. “Two white male adults with shovels digging in creek area, threw rocks at building, subjects last seen on BMX-type bike northbound on Warner Street towards West Sacramento Ave. Last seen wearing dark hat, beanie cap.”

    Chico Police

    Friday, 8:39 p.m.: Fight off the 600 block of West First Avenue. “Back of the complex, five subjects fighting. Reporting party advising she has also heard ‘shots,’ unknown if they are related. Subjects involved are black male adults, do not live in complex. Husband just told/updated reporting party, advising around 20 people fighting now. Husband did not hear any shots, no weapons seen, no mention.”

    Friday, 8:41 p.m.: Subject under the influence of drugs on the 200 block of East Avenue. “Subject (possibly under the influence), walking, jumping into roadway. Hitting himself, lying on the ground, walking across El Paso, walking eastbound on East Avenue. Was punching his hand which was possibly bleeding.”

    Friday, 10:16 p.m.: Drunken escape from Enloe Medical Center on the 1500 block of the Esplanade. “Drunk subject brought in by ambulance, left on foot. Last seen westbound on Arcadian after urinating on a fence. Reporting party calling back advising subject is in the bushes at Fourth Avenue and Arcadian Avenue. Requesting ambulance.”

    Sunday, 5:18 a.m.: Vandalism on the 400 block of Hazel Street. “Subject broke the window to his house. Threw a trash can through the window. Nine people live in the house, he doesn’t know who the subject is or why he would break the window.”

    Sunday, 8:20 a.m.: Assault/battery on the 800 block of West Second Avenue. “Reporting party was choked out by his roommate. The roommate keeps coming back to the reporting party’s bedroom. No weapons seen other than kitchen knife. Roommate is currently outside the room will not let reporting party leave for work. Subject is threatening additional physical harm when reporting party exits his room. Unknown if the subject will answer the door.”

    Sunday, 6:34 p.m.: Disturbance on the 700 block of West Ninth Street. “Two transients are starting fights with customers, one of them has a brown dog. Aggressive panhandling and trying to start fights.”

    -compiled by Nicholas Carr

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