Police Calls: Pot Arrest, Men Fighting with Nunchucks, Vehicle vs. Fire Hydrant

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

Saturday, Sept. 28

DUI arrest – At 12:06 a.m., police arrested a 49-year-old Richmond woman at Buchanan and the westbound I-80 onramp on suspicion of driving under the influence. 

Men fighting with nunchucks outside Montero's – At 1:18 a.m., police received a report of about five men fighting with nunchucks in front of Montero's at Solano and San Pablo.

Kids setting off fireworks – At 1:45 a.m., police received a complaint of kinds setting off fireworks at Memorial Park. Disposition: Unable to locate source of complaint.

Vehicle stolen – At 9:39 a.m., police received a report of a vehicle stolen on Ventura. Disposition: Case report taken.

Non-injury accident – At 10:15 a.m., police received a report of a non-injury accident Marin and Curtis. The vehicles were out of the roadway. Disposition: Follow-up complete.

Vehicle stolen – At 10:36 a.m., police received a report of a vehicle stolen from a garage sometime during the evening on Kains. Disposition: Case report taken.

Found property – At 10:46 p.m., police logged a report of officer-initiated activity at Carmel and Portland of found property that looks like it could be from an auto burglary. Disposition: Log note only.

Sunday, Sept. 29

Pot arrest – At 12:02 a.m., police arrested a 36-year-old unemployed Richmond man at 400 San Pablo Avenue on suspicion of possessing more than an ounce of marijuana.

DUI arrest – At 1:13 a.m., police arrested a 36-year-old Berkeley woman at 1045 San Pablo Ave. on suspicion of driving under the influence and having a blood alcohol level of 0.08% or more.

DUI arrest – At 2:11 a.m., police arrested a 32-year-old Berkeley man at 500 San Pablo Ave. on suspicion of driving under the influence and having a blood alcohol level of 0.08% or more.

Man warned for taking recycling – At 11:03 a.m., police logged a recycling-theft report of a bearded man in a black hat with a shopping cart entering the reporting party's property on Madison and removing cans from the garbage can. Disposition: Miscellaneous violation – warning given.

Unstable manhole cover – At 12:54 p.m., police received a report of a small manhole cover on Solano between Ordway and Peralta moving and shaking when stepped on. Disposition: Matter/persons referred to outside agency.

Vehicle vs. fire hydrant – At 2:26 p.m., police received a report of non-injury accident involving a vehicle and a fire hydrant on Jackson. Disposition: Case report taken. 

Man shouting – At 4:32 p.m., police received a report of a man in gray sweats shouting. Disposition: Unable to locate source of complaint.

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

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