Scanner Reports 2-28-18

By Roger the Scanner Guy

Lately, there has been an above average amount of vehicle vs pedestrian accidents. Not all pedestrians are at fault but interesting enough whenever there is a vehicle vs pedestrian accident, and it’s the motorists fault, commenters on Edhat somehow find fault with the pedestrians, just like with the recent fatal crash in the 500 Block of State street. A couple comments seemed to be offering advice to pedestrians on crossing a street when the driver was found at fault by being distracted. In this case “Looking at a map while operating a motor vehicle.” It was like “Oh well he was distracted. Like it was no big deal though the victim died.” Keep your eyes on the road while operating a motor vehicle, Distracted drivers, texting, or on a cell phone, Drunk, or High should not drive. Take a Bus or a Taxi Cab. Don’t make someone else your victim.

I tangled with vehicles several times when I was younger. The first time I got hit by a vehicle it was a hit and run. I was crossing the street with the green light, I had the right of way, I was 9 years old and was jogging across when I got nailed. I don’t remember the impact just flying in the air with all my school books then laying on the ground. I remember seeing the driver, a female, and a passenger boy about my age. I remember the female in her 30’s looked angry, I remember the pain. I hobbled away from the scene sirens in the distance. I thought my Dad would be mad at me for getting hit he would somehow say it was my fault and beat me, he did weird things like that. I told my Mom but we never told Dad, my Father had a brain aneurysm a couple years later and passed away, that was most likely what made him act the way he did, Alcohol compounded the behavior.

Vehicle vs Pedestrian accidents seem to go in cycles like everything else almost as if media attention makes everyone aware to be more careful, after a while we forget until there are a few accidents then we become aware again, rinse repeat…Here are your Scanner Reports, Monday:

• Broadway at Donovan vehicle accident.
• Smoke investigation inside a tunnel near a creek bed 4000 Block of La Colina Road near the Junior High School.
• Theft of Packages on Calle Rinconada, possible suspect address in the 3200 Block of Foothill.
• Medical call Hendry’s Beach, face laceration unknown circumstances.
• Medical call Food poisoning 500 Block of Chapala.
• 415 Subject yelling State street at Valerio.
• Vehicle vs Pole on East Clark in Orcutt.
• Woman screaming Marina 2 at the Harbor possible 5150 Transported.
• 415 in the 1200 Block of Soloman Woman says a male tried to run over her daughter with his vehicle.
• 415 Homeless subjects yelling at passer bys 800 Block of State street.
• Crazy Eastsiders Report of a man with an Axe on Bond Ave SBPD says UNfounded, Another subject spotted through a window on East Haley holding a knife in one hand Bong in the other by a peeping Tom. That became a Check the Welfare call last I heard he had a kitchen knife and a glass of wine. I wonder if it was Michael Myers out on parole?
• 20002 Non injury Hit and Run reporting party was following the vehicle from Anapamu and DLV.
• Highway one at Jalama Road in Lompoc vehicle accident.
• Report of Subject down First East DLG.
• Gas leak inside residence 255 Ellwood Beach Road.
• Medical call for a male down 217 East Gutierrez, near Smart and Final.
• Check the Welfare of a dog chained up in the back bed of a pickup truck with Florida plates and an NRA Sticker exited highway 101 at Carrillo street.
• Tripping on Acid all I heard but ASSumed it was the Lizards Mouth incident I saw on County Fire Twitter.
• UNsecured infant in a moving vehicle Northbound on Milpas on drivers lap in a red Toyota.
• 417 Brandishing knife passer by in a vehicle reported a male was holding a knife to a female at Bath and Montecito streets SBPD was unable to locate the couple.
• Burglary to a garage bicycle taken First Block of East Arrellaga.
• Code 40 Drunk in Traffic State at Gutierrez.

Scanner Reports, TUESdays:

• Premise check the Granada Garage.
• Medical call for a subject down 500 Block of West Carrillo.
• Threats investigation 100 Block of East Micheltorena.
• Medical call American Indian Health Clinic 4100 Block of State street.
• Subject blocking traffic male in his 60’s Storke and Hollister.
• Hazardous Condition investigation tree on a powerline Carrillo and San Andres.
• Gas leak outside 900 Block of Fredensborg Canyon Road Solvang.
• Threats investigation SBHS 700 Block of East Anapamu.
• Vandalism investigation Primivera street.
• Medical call combative patient in an altered state Vista Del Monte 3775 Modoc Road.
• 211 Shoplifting Robber with a knife attempted to cut the protective tag off merchandise in Ross Dress for Less in Market Place then while Police was responding ripped off tools from Home Depot wanted for 211 Robbery WMA, 25 Grey Shirt, red shoes, jeans. I don’t know if they caught him but they knew who he was so maybe they did he had a lengthy police record for theft.
• 415 Domestic 700 Block of DLV involving Child Custody.
• Vehicle accident investigation 500 Block of State street.
• Check the Welfare of 2 juveniles wearing no shoes South on State street on the sidewalk from Gutierrez.
• Check the Welfare of a resident in the 300 Block of East Ortega.
• 415 Subject in a wheel chair yelling 200 Block of Constance.
• Employee who was fired from the Chase restaurant refusing to leave in the 1000 Block of State street.
• Check the Welfare of a resident in the 1800 Block of Castillo.
• Mary 3 reported an abandoned wrecked vehicle in the 1800 Block of Cliff Drive as Suspicious but found out it had been involved in an accident last Thursday.
• Medical call 1400 Block of North Depot.

The otter day I was out front getting some air I like to do that once in a while stand out front and get a little air. I always greet people walking or riding by on their bicycles. Anyway there was a family coming up Milpas Northbound on Bicycles a Dad, teenager, and Mom, with a child cart and a rug rat in it. I said Hello to the Father he gave me a dirty look. Whatever I thought. I did not say anything to the teenager, but I said Hello to Mother and she said “Your hair has to go.” Oh excuse me I’m so sorry I spoke to thy royal hiney “Short Hair” family. I thought I was really kinda shocked. I talked to myself about it the rest of the night. “Oh Excuse Me but myyyyy$%%$%^^Hair aien’t going Nooooo Where!” They really got my goat, but not my hair Anyway I don’t greet anyone on the street anymore…”My Hair has to go…. Get your scrawney little rump roasts back up to the 100 Block of North Milpas! Anyway Have a great WEDnesday……My skin aien’t thin eitter!…..Peter, Belinda, Angel Baby, Pooh Bear, Thomisina, Clancy, Midnight, Merlin, Fish Head One, Poncho, Jerry, Jonathan, C.J., Walter, Fred, Brad, Billy, Carl, Kent, Stan, ELMO, Patrick, Christy, Diana, Jim, Rambo, Sherry, David Cox, Poe, Marty, Cop John, Bengy, Ricky, Magruder, Don, Edwin, Cory, Pat, Bommy, Poppy, Isabelle, Jerry, John Hancock, Mickey Mantle, Ernie Banks, Tom Petty, and Chris willing we will see you on FRYday.  Later, Roger