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Police reports are taken from the Truckee Police Department and Nevada County Sheriff’s Office logs for Jan. 12 – 19.Jan. 12• At an unspecified time on Hansel a subject provided another person’s computer to police officers. The computer was found to have child pornography, bomb making instructions and firearms related materials stored on it. Police were unable to prosecute the computer’s owner, however, because the chain of ownership of the computer, and who was responsible for those files, could not be determined.• At 10:30 a.m. somewhere in Tahoe Donner a juvenile reported being kicked and hit by his father during an argument at the family residence. An investigation into the incident is still ongoing.• At 4:00 p.m. on the 10000 block of Nicholas Drive a victim had several items stolen from his unlocked vehicle.• At 6:00 p.m. on Glenshire Drive a victim reported being assaulted by a suspect.• At 9:00 p.m. on Highland Avenue a victim reported a theft from his locked vehicle.Jan. 13• At an unspecified time on the 11600 block of Slalom Way a reporting party reported the theft of a public telephone from a ski resort.• At 5:00 p.m. on Estates Drive a subject left her electric wheelchair outside for one hour unattended. When she returned the chair was missing. Officers took a report for grand theft.• At 10:00 p.m. on the 10100 block of Pioneer Trail, officers documented an attempted theft from a Coke machine.Jan. 14• At 8:00 a.m. on West River Street an unknown suspect(s) broke a window to a vehicle with an unspecified object. The suspect was unable to gain access to the vehicle and no items were taken, according to the vehicle’s owner.• At 6:58 p.m. on Donner Pass Road a driver was stopped for erratic driving and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.• At 7:38 p.m. on Donner Pass Road a vehicle was stopped for an observed violation and it was determined that the driver had an outstanding warrant.• At 8:00 p.m. on Basel at Mogul, a subject collided with another driver and then fled the scene. She was later located and arrested on suspicion of drunken driving among other things.• At noon on Mogul, a victim returned home to discover that someone had entered his residence and removed cash from his table. A report was taken.• At 7:30 p.m. on South Shore Drive an unknown suspect broke a window of a vehicle and stole several items from the vehicle. A report was filed.• At 7:30 p.m. on South Shore Drive a motorist reported the theft of a rear license plate from her vehicle.Jan. 15• At 6:52 p.m. on Jibboom Street at Bridge Street a subject involved in a traffic collision attempted to flee the scene. The victim of the collision detained the suspect until police arrived and arrested the man.• At 5:18 p.m. on the 11500 block of Northwoods Blvd. an employer reported a terminated employee was refusing to turn in company money he was in possession of. When officers contacted the employee he admitted spending the money and was arrested on suspicion of embezzlement.• At 4:30 p.m. on Rhineland Avenue a victim had construction equipment stolen from a job site.Jan. 16• At 2:07 a.m. on the 11700 block of Donner Pass Road a suspect hit a parked vehicle and the driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.• At 3:15 p.m. a reporting party claimed that her sister had punched her in the head several times, causing minor injuries. The reporting party filed a citizen’s arrest against her sister who was subsequently arrested.Jan. 17• At 4:55 p.m. on the 11300 block of Deerfield Drive a juvenile stole a snowboard from a local shop and ran out of the store. A manager was able to chase down the suspect and retrieve the snowboard; however, the juvenile ran into a waiting vehicle and fled the scene. The manager was able to write down the vehicle’s license plate number and an investigation is ongoing.• At 9:03 p.m. on Highway 89 south at Deerfield Drive a driver was cited and released for driving while his license was suspended.Jan. 18• At 9:20 a.m. on the 10900 block of Alder Drive a juvenile was found to be in possession of less than one ounce of marijuana on school grounds. The juvenile was cited and released.• At 7:55 p.m. a vehicle stopped for mechanical violations had an odor of marijuana coming from the passenger compartment. A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of less than one ounce of marijuana and the driver was cited for a drug violation.Jan. 19• At 9:19 p.m. on Martis Valley Road, during a mental health welfare check a subject was found to be intoxicated and unable to care for her own safety. She was arrested on suspicion of drunkenness.


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