Grant County Sheriff's Department reports 0530-060214

053014

Welfare check
Chavez
Female calls, saying she needs ambulance. Male subject is yelling at the female in the background.

Welfare check
Cuprite
Caller requesting a welfare check, reporting the male subject at the home is naked and the female is having a hard time trying to keep him inside, because he is under the influence.

Reckless driver
Highway 61 and Highway 180
Caller reports a white van driving very recklessly. The van was coming from Deming and completely crossed into the other lane and cannot maintain a lane, and is now parked on the side of the road on Highway 61.

Domestic disturbance
Hooker Loop
Third party reports disturbance between woman and her son.

Breaking and entering
Chukar Drive
Caller reports he could see a flashlight inside vacant residence. White vehicle is parked in front, four subjects are getting into the vehicle and leaving.

Welfare check
Highway 180
Caller reports seeing a lot of clothing along the roadway.

Disturbance
Mira Loma Drive
Caller reports there was a fight earlier with the neighbors. Caller says they are across the street, were fighting, separated and now are back at home arguing.

053114

Suspicious vehicle
Camino de Viento
Officer spoke to driver, who said she was tired, so she pulled over.

Unwanted subject
Highway 180
Male sitting on bench was in the bathroom possibly doing drugs.

Burglary
Rodeo Drive
Caller reports her trailer was broken into and belongings were taken

Disturbance
Western Drive
Caller reports male subject is there breaking all the windows. Caller, a child, reports his uncle is with them. Subject is possibly intoxicated.

Unwanted Subject
Mountain View Drive
Caller advises male subject is there causing problems and refusing to leave. Female has laceration to hand, with severe bleeding.

Intoxicated driver
Bill Evans Road
Caller reports she is behind a pickup that cannot maintain its lane and keeps going over the double line.

Battery
Rodeo Drive
Caller reports he went to confront male subject about some stolen tires and was hit by male subject. Two tires were stolen from his property. He and his friend followed footprints to male subject's residence.

Welfare check
Highway 15
Caller requests a deputy check her resident, as she received a phone call from a neighbor that the cable that blocks her driveway is not up.

Domestic disturbance
Enchanted Trail
Caller reports her daughter is under the influence of meth and tried to attack her with a pair of scissors. Caller asked subject for the key to the caller's residence back.

Welfare check
Rosedale Road
Caller asks for a check on his friend, because he has not been able to get in contact with her over the past couple of days.

Disturbance
Copper Drive
Caller reports she can hear a bad domestic disturbance on the street below her. She can hear a female screaming and getting beat. Deputy is in contact with teenagers who were just playing around in screaming and will keep it down.

060114

Domestic disturbance
Hanover Creek Road
Caller reports her boyfriend hit her. They were fighting over a text message he sent saying he is assuming she is cheating on him. Subject got on top of her, hit her, the gear went into reverse and the male subject accused her of trying to run over his son.

Aggravated assault
Mimbres Yucca Drive
Male subject just shot a bunch of rounds at caller's truck.

Battery
Rio de Arenas Drive
Caller reports her mother got into a fight with some girls, but does not need an ambulance.

Welfare check
Rio de Arenas
Caller reports her sister lives there and caller noted the baby's head is possibly swollen, the eyes are swollen and the baby looks like she's in pain. They called CYFD, which did nothing, except visit and report the mother had everything needed for the baby. Caller reports her sister does do drugs. Baby is six months old.

Domestic disturbance
Table Butte Road
Caller wants to report harassment and assault. Male subject is visiting his child and got into an altercation with baby's mother. She nit him in the face with a soda can and did about $100 damage to his house. Female was holding the baby when she was doing this.

Stolen motor vehicle
Camino de Vida
Caller reports his wife stole his plane. Caller is in Canada. Caller reports wife also broke into his gun safe.

Reckless driver
Flury Lane
Four-wheeler driving very fast, not stopping at stop signs.

Game & Fish
Quartz
Deer was hit in the roadway and was in the roadway. Deputy reports negative contact with any deer in roadway.

Weapons fired
Chalcocite
Caller reports someone is shooting a gun in the area toward the water tanks.

Game & Fish
Racetrack Road
Caller reports a deer was hit and is injured. Game and Fish has no one in town at this time.

060214

Welfare check
Highway 15
Caller reports a utility crew is in the area and some of the workers are smoking. Caller believes they shouldn't be smoking with the fire restrictions and being around a bunch of dry grass. Supervisor of crew said none of his guys smoke, but if anyone does, he will make sure they dispose properly.

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