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Emergency Incidents
Person found sleeping in parking lot at salon
Medical Emergency
Kern St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a salon on Kern Street in Taft for a possible person sleeping in the parking lot. The subject was described as fully covered with no other identifying details provided.
Welfare check for person near Jackson Street
Medical Emergency
Jackson St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched for a possible welfare check on a person at a location near Jackson Street in Taft, California.
Welfare check near Starbucks on Kern Street
Medical Emergency
Kern St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conduct a possible welfare check near a Starbucks involving a maroon Chevy in the area.
Civil unit on scene near Commerce Way
Other Incidents
Commerce Way, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, a civil unit was dispatched to a possible disturbance at a business on Commerce Way in Taft, California.
Elderly woman unable to step out at 4th Street
Medical Emergency
4th St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller on 4th Street in Taft requested help for her elderly mother who was unable to step out, indicating a possible medical issue.
Traffic stop on Chevy truck at South 4th and Main
Traffic
S 4th St & Main St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop on a Chevy truck near South 4th Street and Main Street in Taft.
Traffic stop on pickup with expired registration
Traffic
S 4th St & Main St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop involving a Chevy truck near South 4th Street and Main Street. They also checked a Ford pickup with an expired registration. In a separate call, officers were sent to check on a woman near Hunter Avenue who was reportedly arguing with a man and telling him to leave.
Female needs medical help near Polk Street
Medical Emergency
Polk St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, units were dispatched for a possible medical emergency involving a woman at a location on Polk Street in Taft.
Boy has first seizure at Salinas Village Apartments
Medical Emergency
6th St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, engine 33 was dispatched to provide medical aid for a boy reportedly having a first seizure at an apartment complex on 6th Street in Taft.
Young man banging on door then flees on foot
Disturbance
D St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible disorderly person near D David. A male in his late teens to early 20s, wearing a (description withheld) and (description withheld), reportedly banged and kicked on a reporting party’s door and then ran west on foot from the area.
Person needs lift assistance at West Hurley Road
Medical Emergency
Lowell Ave, Taft Mosswood, CA 95206
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched for a possible medical lift assistance call near West Hurley Road by Ham Lane and Lowell Avenue.
Reckless driving complaint near Frank Street parking lot
Traffic
Kern St & N 10th St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a possible reckless driver in a white Mazda near North 10th Street and Kern Street in Taft. The vehicle was last seen traveling southbound on North 10th Street, and units searched the area but did not locate it.
Person with difficulty breathing at Tank Farm Road
Medical Emergency
Tank Farm Rd, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving a person with difficulty breathing near Tank Farm Road in Taft, California.
Officer checks welfare of electric scooter rider
Medical Emergency
Supply Row & S 6th St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a person on an electric scooter near 6th Street and Supply Row. The person was moving slowly and pulling over at a nearby address, and an officer requested a welfare check on the scooter rider.
Lift assist requested at North Road residence
Medical Emergency
North St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were dispatched to several medical calls, including a lift assist at a facility on North Road and a patient with difficulty breathing at another address. One call involved a locked door, and a responsible person was reported to be arriving to open it without forced entry.
Check on teen boy at West Valley Real Estate
Missing Person
Kern St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to check on a possible missing juvenile male near a real estate office on Kern Street in Taft. The juvenile was reported to be wearing a (description withheld) and (description withheld), and the reporting party expressed additional concern about the situation.
Smoke reported inside home on B Street
Fire
B St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews are dispatched to a possible structure fire with smoke inside a home on B Street in Taft, California.
Customer refusing to leave store on 7th Street
Disturbance
7th St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported trespassing incident at a business on 7th Street in Taft, where a man was reportedly refusing to leave. The man was described by clothing, and officers apparently detained or arrested him without any reported weapons.
Foot pursuit near Taft airport ends in custody
Traffic
Taft-Kern County Airport-L17, 468 Airport Rd, Taft, CA 93308
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a foot pursuit near the airport of a man who was running eastbound and northbound through a dirt field toward the Sandy Creek area. Units later contacted the subject, and radio traffic indicated he was taken into custody and the situation was code 4.
Man running from police through airport area
Suspicious Activity
Taft-Kern County Airport-L17, 468 Airport Rd, Taft, CA 93308
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible foot pursuit of a man in a plaid shirt running through the airport area, first eastbound and then northbound, away from Taft police units.
