Harbor Police Blotter: Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2009

The Harbor Police made 20 arrests during this period.  Five were for driving under the influence, four were for public drunkenness, two people were arrested for battery, two for outstanding warrants and two were taken to the County Psychiatric Hospital for being a danger to themselves. There were also arrests for assault, possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of methamphetamine, being under the influence of a controlled substance and failure to register a vehicle.

The K-9 team searched three vehicles for drugs, a vessel for drugs and also searched an unattended item at the airport for explosives.

There were four sick/injury calls. Three of the patients were transported to local hospitals.

The Harbor Police took 16 crime reports.  Many of these involved car break-ins.  Other reports related to property stolen from hotel rooms, luggage stolen from the airport, car vandalism and battery.

There were 23 miscellaneous reports.  These ranged from six instances of abandoned ammunition at Lindbergh Field to lost personal property.  Someone was missing a Transportation Security Administration jacket and there was one report of an airline ticket agent printing a duplicate boarding pass.  In addition, three vehicles were reported stolen on Harbor Drive and Pacific Highway. 

The Harbor Police also were called out to assist with two fires.  One was a vehicle fire at Lindbergh Field, the other was a fire on one of the Port’s small piers.  The Harbor Police Dive Team also was called out for this incident.  Their help was needed to recover some of the San Diego Fire Department’s equipment that had fallen into San Diego Bay. 

There were 77 citations issued.  These ranged from having an open container of alcohol on the tidelands, being in a Port park past closing time and general traffic infractions.

 

 

 

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