Daily Digest

AIR QUALITY: The Mendocino County Air Quality Management District reported at 4 p.m. Thursday that “air monitors show particulate matter concentrations in the ‘Unhealthy’ air quality level for most parts of the county and ‘Moderate’ for the coastal areas. Current smoke impacts are from surrounding wildfires to the north and east of Mendocino County and the wildfires in Oregon. Smoke from these fires is mainly over the northern and inland areas of the county. Expect widespread haze and smoke impacts to continue for most of the county with improving air quality as we approach the weekend. Meteorological conditions are forecast to be calm NE winds changing to NW winds by mid to late Friday. This should bring some relief with the increase of an offshore breeze. While surrounding wildfires are active, expect unpredictable smoke impacts to air quality followed by multiple periods of some relief through the next few days.”

UKIAH VALLEY FIRE AUTHORITY

SMOKE CHECK: UVFA crews were dispatched to the area of Babcock Lane and Talmage Road around 1 p.m. Aug. 13 for a report of smoke in the area.

OVERDOSE: UVFA and ambulance crews were dispatched to Motel 6 on South State Street at 4:04 p.m. Aug. 13 for a report of a drug overdose.

FIRE: UVFA crews were dispatched to the Talmage Bridge at 10:59 p.m. Aug. 13 for a report of grass on fire.

FIRE: UVFA crews responded to the 300 block of Laws Avenue at 3:13 p.m. Aug. 14 for a report of a “person starting a cooking fire under the trees.”

TREE DOWN: UVFA crews responded to the 800 block of Lake Mendocino Drive at 4:23 p.m. Aug. 14 for a tree limb into power lines.

TREE IN ROAD: UVFA crews were dispatched to the 100 block of Orr Springs Road at 8:47 p.m. Monday for a report of a tree blocking a lane. POSSIBLE POLTERGEIST: UVFA crews were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 600 block of North Orchard Avenue at 11:54 a.m. Tuesday for a caller “concerned about (how) the electrical transformer sounds and smells. Thinks it also may be a poltergeist.”

FIRE: UVFA crews were dispatched to northbound Highway 101 at Perkins Street at 1:06 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a brush fire.

SMOKE: UVFA crews were dispatched to the 500 block of Leslie Street at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday for a report of smoke coming from a roof.

FIRE: UVFA crews responded to Walmart on Airport Park Boulevard at 5:07 a.m. Wednesday for a report of “homeless” residents with a fire behind a nearby business.

FIRE: UVFA crews and the Ukiah Police Department responded to the 200 block of East Gobbi Street at 2:18 p.m. Wednesday for a one-half-acre grass fire threatening homes. The fire was quickly extinguished.

FIRE: UVFA crews responded to the Yokayo Rancheria in Talmage at 9 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a fire after a caller reported hearing a “boom and seeing flames.” The fire was extinguished.

SMOKE: UVFA crews were dispatched to northbound Highway 101 at Perkins Street at 1:10 p.m. Thursday for a report of a debris fire under the overpass.

POLICE REPORTS

The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department. To anonymously report crime information, call 463-6205.

DUI: An officer stopped a vehicle at the corner of North State and Garrett streets at 1:56 a.m. Aug. 5 and arrested Jose Martinez-lucas, 32, of Ukiah, on suspicion of driving under the influence. He was booked into county jail. BURGLARY: Caller in the 1200 block of Airport Park Boulevard reported at 6:25 a.m. Aug. 5 that a business had been burglarized; a window was smashed and the cash register taken. An officer took a report. Those arrested by law enforcement officers are innocent until proven guilty. People reported as having been arrested may contact the Daily Journal once their case has been concluded so the results can be reported. Those who feel the information is in error should contact the appropriate agency. In the case of those arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant: all DUI cases reported by law enforcement agencies are reported by the newspaper. The Daily Journal makes no exceptions.

CORRECTIONS

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