People v. Bloom

Opinion

RAMIREZ, P. J.

Defendant Craig Steven Bloom made more than 40 harassing calls to 911 in a single evening, causing a dispatcher to request that he be taken into custody pursuant to a citizen’s arrest, after completing the requisite forms. Defendant resisted arrest, inflicting minor injuries on the arresting officers. He was charged with battery on a peace officer (Pen. Code, 1 § 243, subd. (c)), resisting an executive officer in the performance of his duty (§ 69), and making annoying or harassing calls to 911. (§ 653x.) He pled guilty to all three counts after the trial court reduced the…