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Emergency Incidents

Verbal warning for city ordinance violation

audio iconDisturbance
Hope St & S 10th St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer made contact with a person near Hope Street and South 10th Street and gave a verbal warning for a possible city ordinance violation.

Person refusing to leave outside T-Mobile store

audio iconOther Incidents
Kern St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible trespassing incident at a T-Mobile store on Highway 46 in Taft, where a man was reportedly refusing to leave the area outside the business. No weapons were reported.

Alarm activation at City Mart on Lincoln Street

audio iconBreak-In
N Lincoln St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible alarm at a store near North Lincoln Street in Taft after an audible back interior motion alarm was reported.

Audible burglar alarm at Gardner Field Road

audio iconBreak-In
Gardner Field Rd, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible burglary alarm at a location on Gardner Field Road, with a response expected in under five minutes.

Small outside fire behind fast food restaurant

audio iconFire
Kern St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a possible outside fire behind a fast food restaurant on Olive Drive, with a report of a transient involved.

Man runs from officers toward Starbucks

audio iconSuspicious Activity
Kern St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers reported a male subject fleeing on foot toward a Starbucks near Kern Street in Taft after an apparent traffic or records-related contact. Records indicated a possible suspended or revoked status and prior contacts in a records system.

Juveniles vandalize park and throw toilet paper at cars

audio iconProperty Damage
8th St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a vandalism complaint at 8th Street Park in Taft, where multiple juveniles were reported toilet-papering trees and throwing toilet paper at passing cars. Later radio traffic suggested at least one juvenile may have been detained/in custody.

Person refusing to leave Taft business

audio iconBreak-In
7th St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a business on 7th Street in Taft for a possible trespassing complaint involving a person reportedly refusing to leave the premises. The person was last seen wearing a gray shirt and jeans.

Ongoing harassment reported at Taft residence

audio iconDisturbance
N 10th St Spc 11, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, a deputy was sent to a possible harassment situation near North 10th Street in Taft after a caller and a neighbor reported ongoing issues with a subject at a specific space in a building.

Parking complaint about vehicles near Tyler Street in Taft

audio iconTraffic
Tyler St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a parking complaint near Tyler Street involving vehicles parked the wrong way and some vehicles blocking the area. The situation was later reported as cleared.

Person having a stroke near Philippine Street in Taft

audio iconMedical Emergency
Philippine St B, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews respond to a possible stroke patient at an apartment on Philippine Street in Taft. One truck unit remains in quarters while an engine unit handles the call.

Boards removed from vacant building on Center Street

audio iconBreak-In
Center St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible trespass complaint at a building near Center Street, where city workers reported that boards had been removed from the structure again.

Person experiencing difficulty breathing near Finley Drive

audio iconMedical Emergency
Finley Dr, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible medical emergency at an apartment in a complex on Finley Drive for a person having difficulty breathing.

Person with breathing difficulty at apartment in Taft

audio iconMedical Emergency
Finley Dr, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible medical emergency at an apartment in a complex on Finley Drive in Taft, where a person is having difficulty breathing.

Person yelling to self near 10th and Kern streets

audio iconDisturbance
Kern St & S 10th St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to the area of 10th Street and Kern Street for a report of a man acting disorderly, reportedly talking or yelling to himself and possibly walking south toward a nearby fast food restaurant.

Trespassed subject reported behind Little Caesars

audio iconSuspicious Activity
Kern St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a person in the alleyway behind a restaurant. They checked the area, noted an additional person nearby, and indicated that the subject had previously been trespassed from the restaurant.

Person hit by car near Second and Lucard streets

audio iconTraffic
2nd St & Lucard St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible vehicle-versus-pedestrian injury near Second Street and Lucca Street, involving a black Toyota Corolla with its doors open. Patrol is checking the area for a possible injured person.

Man reported walking with multiple rifles near 10th & Kern in Taft

audio iconWeapons
Kern St & S 10th St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a male subject carrying multiple rifles walking on 10th from 10th & Kern toward Dragon Rd/"Dragon Rose," just past the fire department. Units circulated and later reported contacting a possible subject and having a firearm placed on the ground. Another agency/dispatcher later advised their units were code 4 and units could cancel (10-22).

Elderly man welfare check at Costco ends with pickup

audio iconMedical Emergency
Kern St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a Costco on Kern Street in Taft for a welfare check on an elderly man. A caller, who was an employee, reported that a control unit may have given him a ride from the area, and officers were asked to verify the pickup.

Woman yelling near Taft city hall and park

audio iconDisturbance
E Kern St, Taft, CA 93268
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to the Taft City Hall area for a reported disturbance involving a woman yelling loudly with a cell phone near the building and a nearby park.
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