Crime & Safety

Police Log: An Unfounded Report Of Kidnapping

A list of Thursday's calls for service

Click on the PDF to see a list of Thursday's calls for service.

There is one report of a kidnapping that police determined was unfounded -- no one was hurt -- and is part of an ongoing investigation, so police cannot reveal details at this time.

"When it was all said and done it wasn't a kidnapping or carjacking like it was originally reported," Cmdr. Tim Mattos said.

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That brings up a good topic: What are calls for service? The vast majority are the initial reports that go to police dispatch from people contacting police or fire departments. In the cases of possible crimes, these reports are investigated by police, and sometimes don't turn out to be what the initial report states. The list itself is therefore not always correct as it stands.

Suisun City Patch prints a list of these calls as a public service to the community. As an editor at my old newspaper, a common call I fielded from the community it covered were requests to investigate when police were in or passed through a neighborhood.

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The vast majority of times this did not rise to the occassion of a news event as determined by my old newspaper and I did not ask a reporter to write about it, but I understood why I got those calls.

Like those people who called, I care about my community. I have a vested interest in finding out why police might have stopped in my neighborhood, or adjoining neighborhoods. I also want to know what may have gone on in my city the day before. I know many of you feel the same way.

Therefore Suisun City Patch prints the complete list of calls for service, down to routine traffic stops. If we see or are alerted to something that needs explanation, and has the potential for being more than a minor incident, such as a report of kidnapping or a string of burglaries, I or one of my colleagues will try to seek additional information. Suisun City is a very safe community and the vast majority of time only minor incidents occur.

Even still, if you have any questions about a crime that may have occurred in the city, please feel free to contact me at david.ryan@patch.com.


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