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Emergency Incidents
Suspicious running vehicle with door open
Suspicious Activity
N Salisbury St, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer in Porterville reported a vehicle with its engine running and the driver’s door open, and checked a possible related vehicle. The officer later reported being out at a location near Salisbury Street and noted a 2015 Chevy registration associated with the area.
Group blocking apartment laundry room
Disturbance
E Date Ave, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to an apartment complex on East 8th Avenue for a report of three adult men blocking a third-floor laundry room near an apartment. The manager said the men do not live at the complex.
Man on bike reportedly hit dog with stick
Other Incidents
N Hillcrest St, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a man in a dark hoodie riding a bicycle on a private road near North Hillcrest Street in Porterville. The man reportedly tried to hit the caller’s dog with a stick and then rode south into a nearby cemetery.
Officers check on couple arguing at Porterville home
Domestic Dispute
S Kessing St, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible domestic disturbance at a home on South Kestner Street in Porterville after a caller reported a man and woman arguing inside. Radio traffic later indicated the occupants were okay and were yelling after their dog.
Domestic disturbance near West Putnam Elementary
Domestic Dispute
W Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a possible verbal domestic disturbance near West Putnam Elementary on West Putnam Avenue, where a female could be heard screaming and a struggle was reported. The caller’s phone disconnected, and GPS data suggested the situation may have moved near the east side of the school or behind nearby addresses on West Pleasant and West Summit.
Noise complaint about party on West Avenue
Disturbance
West St, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a possible party or gathering causing a disturbance just north of an intersection near West Avenue in Porterville.
Runaway 10-year-old reported in Porterville
Missing Person
Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic indicates a report of a runaway juvenile in the Porterville, California area. The exact location and further circumstances are not provided.
Quad rider hits cow and is ejected into embankment
Traffic
S Reservation Rd, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a traffic accident near South Reservation Road in Porterville, where a quad rider reportedly hit a cow, flipped into an embankment, and was ejected from the vehicle. Police and an air ambulance were involved.
Traffic accident on South Reservation Road
Traffic
S Reservation Rd, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a reported traffic accident near South Reservation Road, with multiple fire stations and a Cal Fire unit responding.
Teen injured in quad bike crash on reservation
Medical Emergency
South Reservation Road, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible medical emergency on the reservation near South Reservation Road, where a juvenile male riding a quad reportedly hit a calf and flipped into an embankment.
Suspicious person reported on West Clare Court
Suspicious Activity
W Clare Ct, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a suspicious person who reportedly jumped a chain-link fence near Westwood and Clare. The person was described as a man wearing a (description withheld), (description withheld), (description withheld), and later a (description withheld) and (description withheld). Units checked the area near the 600 block of Lane Credit School and reported hearing that the man was walking east toward a canyon with a female. A silver sedan was also mentioned as possibly involved, but details were unclear.
Person possibly stuck in elevator on third floor
Medical Emergency
N 3rd St, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched for a public service call about a person possibly stuck in an elevator on the third floor of a building near North Third Street.
Person experiencing chest pain at Lake Success Mobile Lodge
Medical Emergency
CA-190, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported medical call near a sink at a mobile lodge along Highway 190, with the incident later upgraded to chest pain.
Medical aid dispatched near Highway 190
Medical Emergency
CA-190, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, medical crews were dispatched for a possible medical issue near Highway 190 in Porterville, with Station 22 assigned to respond.
Traffic stop for expired vehicle registration
Traffic
S B St, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer conducted a traffic stop on a 2018 Ford near South B Street and Scott Avenue after initially stopping near East Springville Avenue and Altavista Street. The vehicle’s plate returned clear, but the registration was expired. The stop concluded without reported problems.
Man enters home, destroys medication, steals items
Domestic Dispute
E Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported home entry and theft at a residence on East Putnam Avenue. A man allegedly entered the home, flushed medication, and took items before leaving on foot and later being picked up by his mother in a black sedan. The situation may involve a domestic violence-related probation history.
Medical aid for possible heart attack or stroke at West Adams
Medical Emergency
West St, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a location on West Adams Street for a possible heart attack or stroke.
Yelling heard on open 911 call near Prospect
Disturbance
N Prospect St, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received an open-line 911 call from a location near Prospect Street, with yelling heard in the background before the call disconnected. Units were sent to check a possible disturbance.
38-year-old experiencing indigestion at apartment
Medical Emergency
S Westwood St, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, medical and fire units were dispatched to an apartment near Westwood Street for an adult experiencing indigestion.
Suspicious circumstances case on Third Street
Suspicious Activity
N 3rd St, Porterville, CA 93257
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are conducting a possible in-field show-up related to a suspicious circumstances case on Third Street, with a victim reportedly arriving in about 10 minutes.
