It's another snow day! I had planned to drive to Fresno for the day, but thought better of it as I looked at the traffic report. Here's me, on the paper walk, this morning, plus a few more shots I took along the way (the last one is from a kitchen window...
Meanwhile, some folks up here (is it the same two or three?) continue to engage the police in creative ways...
"1:35 a.m.--A woman called 911 from the 13000 block of Hidden Valley Road. She said she was having a nightmare. She said there was no emergency and she would call back if she needed medical attention." [for a hangnail or paper cut, say]
"7:28 p.m.--A caller from a building on West Main Street reported an older man with a gray beard and wearing a red 49ers' jacket was yelling and screaming at the top of his lungs. Police contacted the man. He said he was an opera singer." [apparently practicing "La Hail Maria"]
"10:41 p.m.--A woman from the 100 block of Cypress Hill Drive reported someone drove by her residence and threw a pizza slice. It was stuck to her window. Police checked the area and were unable to locate the pizza-thrower." [yet another victim of the elusive Papa Murphy's Gang...]
"2:09 p.m.--A caller from a business on the 100 block of Mill Street reported a brassiere was stolen. Police checked the area for possible suspects and they were unable to locate any." [How would THAT work? Looking for that "Miracle Bra" profile?]
"10:43 a.m.--A man called from the 16000 block of Ophir Silver Road to report a soap dish and a cast iron stove were vandalized. The caller believed his neighbor had done it." [If I can't have that soap dish, NO one can have it!]
[from Jan 1] "12:40 a.m.--A man called from North Church Street to report hearing a lot of gunfire in the area. A dispatcher reminded the man it was midnight, and he said he forgot it was New Year's." [Earth to Guy on N. Church St.]
5:42 p.m.--A caller who lives on Big Blue Road by a gun club reported hearing 20 shots so far. The caller did not want to be disturbed. A deputy was advised." ["Our agent told us it was one of those silencer gun clubs"]
"2:16 p.m.--A caller from Covey Court reported two men in a white truck with a bucket were taking down a cable. The truck was not marked. A deputy confirmed the men were installing cable Internet in the area." [yeah, officers, and also some guys steal my trash every Tuesday!]
"4:16 p.m.--A caller from a business on the 100 block of Neal Street reported a woman stole a dryer and a desk." [She was, you know, really, really strong and ran really fast, we couldn't catch her!]
"11:43 a.m.--A caller from the 12000 block of Lakeshore North said he received six unwanted phone calls from his ex-girlfriend in one day." [five is the absolute limit!]
"10:18 a.m.--A caller from Reward Street reported hearing several gunshots in the area, then people were running out of a church. A deputy determined all was fine. The noise was balloons popping." [that the "people" were laughing and wearing party hats, wasn't enough of a clue...]
"9:42 p.m.--A woman called from the 100 block of Orchard Street to report her husband took her vehicle. She did not want to report the vehicle stolen. She did not know what she wanted to report." [I want to report that my husband has gone off to buy milk, officer]
"10:09 a.m.--A caller from Jones Bar Road reported a man shooting across the road in an unsafe manner. The man denied it to responding deputies." [an apparent disagreement on the definition of the term "unsafe"]
"12:52 p.m.--A woman from the 0-100 block of Primrose reported a neighbor might be stalking her. Responding officers said there was no stalking, but the neighbor was documenting day-to-day occurrences at the caller's home." [an apparent disagreement on the definition of the term "stalking"]
"3:18 p.m.--A woman called from the 100 block of Ocean Avenue to report a man was trespassing at a residence for sale. The woman said she received calls from neighbors about it. There was no damage done. In fact, the man washed the windows and cleaned the bathroom. The caller requested extra patrol." [He does windows?! Put out an APB on that guy!]
"8:19 pm.--A driver who had been previously stopped by an officer returned to the officer and had "more words" for him. The driver left, again." [another citizen unclear on the concept of "don't push your luck"]
I guess Nevada County isn't in any danger of being called the "genius capital of California".
