Police Calls: Battery at Albany High, Crimes at Target, Dog Bite

The following information was obtained from the daily incident log and arrest log of the Albany Police Department.

Wednesday, Nov. 13

911 call, teacher vs. student – At 9:36 a.m., police received a 911 call reporting "teacher vs. student" at Harding Elementary School in El Cerrito. Disposition: Matter/persons referred to outside agency.

Attempted burglary – At 12:04 p.m., police received a report of an attempted burglary overnight on Jackson. Disposition: Matter or reported situation checks out O.K. (Editor's note: the log entry doesn't indicate what kind of attempted burglary was reported.)

Dog bite in front yard – At 2:58 p.m., police received a report from the Student Health Center at UC Berkeley of a dog bite in the front yard of a residence on Santa Fe last Friday. Disposition: No police action warranted at this time.

Non-injury accident – At 3:05 p.m., a person in the police lobby reported an accident that happened on Buchanan on Nov. 9. Disposition: Miscellaneous public service provided.

Possibly intoxicated man rifling recycling in driveway – At 3:37 p.m., police received a report of a possibly intoxicated older man going through recyclables and garbage in a resident's driveway and dropping bottles on the ground. Disposition: Miscellaneous violation – warning given.

Counterfeit $50 bills at Target – At 6:31 p.m., police received a report that a female 20 minutes earlier bought merchandise with two fictitious $50 bills. Disposition: Case report taken.

Outstanding warrant  – At 11:50 p.m., police arrested a 43-year-old Vallejo man at San Pablo and Solano on an outstanding warrant. The arrest followed a 11:23 p.m report of a "physical" incident at Club Mallard involving a subject who departed in a silver SUV.

Thursday, Nov. 14

Man taking recycling – At 7:02 a.m., police received a report of a man in a leather jacket with a bag taking recycling at Cleveland and Johnson. Disposition: Unable to locate source of complaint.

Battery at Albany High – At 11:47 a.m., police received a report of a battery at Albany High, involving a female victim of an assault. The Albany Fire Department was on scene to provide medical assistance. Disposition: Case report taken. (Editor's note: The incident involved a male and female student, with a minor injury caused to the female student, according to Albany Police Detective Sgt. Art Pasoglingan. She was not transported to a medical facility for treatment, and no arrests were made, he said.)

Sculpture vandalized – At 2:01 p.m., police received a report of a metal sculpture that was damaged sometime during the night at a dentist office on San Pablo. Disposition: Miscellaneous public service provided.

Outstanding warrant  – At 4:10 p.m., police arrested a 44-year-old Berkeley man at San Pablo and Solano on an outstanding warrant.

Mountain bike taken at Middle School – At 6:01 p.m., police received a report of a gray Roadmaster mountain bike worth $100 with a basket and bike rack worth $50 taken from a bike cage at Albany Middle School. The bike has orange and white lettering. Disposition: Case report taken.

Identity theft – At 8:17 p.m., police received a report of identity theft in which a 2012 tax return was filed under the reporting party's name and in which the reporting party's Kaiser ID was used. Disposition: Case report taken.

Burglary, resisting an officer arrest – At 10:19 p.m., police arrested 66-year-old male transient at Target on suspicion of burglary and resisting a police officer. The arrest followed a 10 p.m. report of a man in custody for theft at Target but not in handcuffs and threatening to leave.

For other police-related news on Albany Patch, see our "Police and Fire" section.

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The Albany police call log and arrest log may be viewed at the Albany Police Department at 1000 San Pablo Avenue.