‘Not even Summer yet, and things are already heating up!’
April 22, 2013
- At about 8:40pm, Fresno Police were called out to the parking lot of the 99 Cents Only at First & Bullard for a report of a male laying down on top of a U-Haul.
April 24, 2013
- SECOND-HAND REPORT: On Dakota between Fresno & Blackstone, there was a man dancing in the middle of the street.
April 25, 2013
- At about 12:02am, Fresno Police were dispatched to the area of Maple & Dakota for a report of an African-American female jumping into traffic. At about 12:47am, the female made her way to a home nearby, and started knocking very hard. The homeowners have no clue of who she is, and called the police.
- At about 12:48am, Fresno Police were called to the Sprint Store at Blackstone & Shaw for a report of a male on the roof with a saw trying to cut his way through.
APRIL 26, 2013
- At about 5:45pm, Fresno Fire HazMat was dispatched to the area of Clinton & Marks for three patients in a vehicle sprayed with an unknown substance (later determined to be pepper spray\mace) by someone in another vehicle.
APRIL 28, 2013
- At about 5:00am, Fresno Police were called to an apartment complex near first & Clinton for a report of a naked female exiting an apartment, possibly drunk or high.
> I would like to congratulate Captain Oney Durney of the Fresno Fire Department’s Station #13 (Nees & Bond). The 40+ year veteran of the department, who is set to retire this year has received a Firefighter Of The Year award from the Fresno Rotary. Captain Durney started with the FFD in the early 70‘s, and was a part of Fresno’s first Paramedic Program graduating class a few years later. Congrats, Oney!
APRIL 29, 2013
- At about 1:45am, Clovis Police was dispatched to the area of Peach & Shaw for a report of a African-American male in the intersection wearing nothing but his underwear.
APRIL 30, 2013
- At about 9:15 pm, Fresno Police were called out to an unknown location (sorry, I did not catch the location) for a report of an infant who had ingested Meth. The infant was rushed to Community Regional Medical Center by American Ambulance. The parent(s) are presumably being questioned by police, and IF the infant survives, could be put into protective care by Child Protective Services.
- At about 10:15pm, Fresno Fire and Fresno Police were dispatched out to a mailbox on fire on Gettysburg & Glenn. The mailbox was destroyed due to a pipe bomb.
MAY 2, 2013
- (FROM FRESNO POLICE FACEBOOK PAGE) At about 5:24 am, Fresno Police started receiving multiple calls for service from the 3900 block of North Manor (near West & Dakota). As the officers started to arrive, they located broken property and debris at several residences throughout the neighborhood. Officers located and attempted to contact an individual at 3954 N. Manor but he ran into the backyard and started yelling and breaking furniture as he screamed and yelled about the devil in his head. Officers did not initially attempt to contact the deranged male because of his bizarre behavior. As they were attempting to ascertain what was actually going on, they located another male in the front yard who was bleeding profusely due to the fact that he was missing a finger. It was at this point that the officers realized that there had been a disturbance at the location and at some point during the altercation, the suspect who was later identified as Scotty Blair of Fresno, had attacked the homeowner for no apparent reason. The officers moved the victim to a safe location and rendered basic first aid to his hand until EMS arrived. Next, they attempted to call Blair out of the yard but he was in no condition to communicate. Blair continued to yell and scream as he clawed at the wooden fence. When the officers approached Blair in the backyard, he surrendered peacefully to a Fresno Police K-9. The officers went into the residence to ensure no one else was injured; upon doing so they were able to locate the victim’s finger in a bedroom. They immediately retrieved it and turned it over to EMS personnel so they could transport the victim to the hospital. When the officers started to investigate the incident, they discovered the following: the suspect appeared to have ingested a near lethal dose of narcotics and subsequently became extremely violent as he went around the neighborhood kicking doors and breaking miscellaneous items. When he reached the address of 3954 N. Manor, he dove through the front window and attacked the home owner just as he was coming out of his bedroom. As the struggle began, the victim was able to get to his phone and call 911. The suspect then attacked the homeowner again and proceeded to bite off his finger as they fought throughout the house. Scotty Blair was arrested on scene and transported to CRMC for treatment of his injuries; he was arrested for residential burglary, mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon, and being under the influence of a controlled substance. At the time of this report, the victim is in stable condition at CRMC.
MAY 6, 2013
- At about 6:40pm, Fresno Fire responded to a two-alarm apartment fire at Diana & McKenzie. Upon arrival, it was discovered to be an arson, possibly related to a stabbing call that Fresno Police had previously responded to the night before. Police do have a suspect in custody, who came back to cover up evidence, and the Fire Department has several witnesses to the crime. The on-scene Battalion Chief for the FFD does not want fire crews to do a extensive “overhaul,” since the building is considered a crime scene. Ten people, including six children are now homeless.
May 7, 2013
- At about 12: 30am, Fresno Police were dispatched to the Applebee’s at Cedar & Herndon for a report of a drunk male, who just left the restaurant, and was seen urinating in the street.
