Tuesday, Sept. 2

Welfare check
Hudson bridge
Caller advised when her car was under the Hudson bridge yesterday her car window got shot out.

Larceny
Bosworth Drive
Caller advised her security camera was taken.

Request officer
W. Broadway and N. Arizona Street
Caller advised a male ripped out the stop sign and threw it on the ground and is still there sitting on the ground. Officer made contact and determined it was a parking sign and subjects advised it was already down and they were just trying to put it back.

Larceny
2820 E. Highway 180
Some tires were stolen over the weekend.

Welfare check
N. F Street
Caller advised his water pressure was low. He was told to contact City Hall.

Criminal damage to property
1605 W. Market Street
Caller advised their shed was broken into but did not know if anything was taken.

Shoplifting
1956 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a female is being detained. Advised they are letting her pay for the items but want her off the property.

Panhandler
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a female wearing practically nothing is in the parking lot on grocery side. Officer made contact.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a male is attempting to leave with a shopping cart of items. Advised the male seems to have left the basket somewhere in the store and has left.

Request officer
N. Silver and Maple streets
Caller advised a group of kids are walking down the street with a street sign. Officer made contact with 5 subjects, but negative contact with sign.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised she has a male, who attempted to take beer, in the back not causing problems. 3 subjects were issued CTAs.

Battery
206 W. Highway 180
Caller advised a 13-year-old boy walked into Pizza Hut saying he was hit in the ear. Officer checked around the skate park and had negative contact with the described assailant. Officer advised the description given matches half the kids at the park.

Wednesday, Sept. 3

Larceny
1874 E. Highway 180
Caller advised he was doing inventory and he has a gun missing.

Welfare check
E. 20th Street
Caller from CYFD in Tucson requested a check on a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old to make sure they are okay and to give caller a call back when done. Officer made contact with both parents and both kids are in school. Officer advised caller.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a male not causing problems was taken to the back office. Officer released the male on a CTA and issued an indefinite CTW.

Battery
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised her husband who speaks only Spanish was beat up inside Walmart today at 11:30 a.m. by a first-named male. Officer will resume investigation and report on his next tour of duty.

Battery
E. 6th and N. Swan streets
Caller advised his son was attacked and is being threatened with a gun by a named male. Advised his son is in the house and the male is outside. Officer advised caller was uncooperative and did not want to press charges but only wanted a CTW issued.

Stolen motor vehicle
N. Juniper Street
An individual came to the police department advising a male stole a vehicle last night and almost hit her daughter with the vehicle.

Intoxicated driver
2005 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a vehicle driven by a female was headed west on 180. Advised she tried to buy alcohol but couldn't stand up. They refused to sell her alcohol.

Disturbance
Leslie Road – 6:45 p.m.
Caller advised a lot of subjects are outside fighting. Advised they have bats and bottles and heard someone say he had a gun and he was going to shoot them. Advised there are little kids outside. Caller advised she ran over his beer bottle and took off and did not feel safe. Officer out with multiple subjects

Welfare check
1936 Harris Road
Caller requested check on a 73-year-old female, advising they were her caretakers before she moved and they were told they needed to get someone to check on her because "something wasn't right."

Domestic disturbance
1600 Harris Road
A 17-year-old caller advised she and her mother got into a physical fight. Advised caller doesn't need an ambulance. Officer determined it was all verbal. Officer advised they were disciplining the female.

Fight
Leslie Road – 7:15 p.m.
Caller advised as soon as the officers left they started fighting near the playground. Officer advised to send ambulance for a 19-year-old that was hit in the back of the head with a bat.

Unwanted subject
1313 E. 32nd Street – 7:40 p.m.
Caller advised a group of subjects were outside the ER parking lot. Advised they showed up once that other male subject went into the ER. Advised there are 4 outside and 2 inside. Officer advised the subjects there are his friends.

Disturbance
15th and N. Gold streets
Caller advised a male pushing a mountain bike is yelling at people and trying to start fights with everyone outside. Officers made contact.

Intoxicated persons
Roadway Inn
Caller advised a highly intoxicated male is walking on the side of the road toward Arenas Valley and stumbling into the roadway. Officer made contact and is now enroute to Santa Clara.

Domestic disturbance
1313 E. 32nd Street
Caller advised a domestic is going on in front of the ER parking lot. Advised he could hear them yelling at each other. Officer had negative contact but did learn the male and female got into their vehicle and left.

Criminal damage to property
Leslie Road
Caller advised she heard arguing and then she heard something go through the window but did not know which apartment. Caller hung up. Officer out at north end of playground.

Welfare check
E 12th and Hudson streets
A hypoglycemic female was taking a walk and got confused. Officer made contact and was taking female to Motel 6 as she declined EMS services 5 times. She did take her medication.

Thursday, Sept. 4

Harassment
3400 N. Silver Street
Caller advised her daughter is being harassed at school by another student. Advised this is an ongoing issue and she has spoken to the principal and the SCPD and nothing is getting done.

Unwanted subject
1315 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised an ex-employee is in the Burger Time parking lot taking pictures. Officer had negative contact.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a male stole a baby monitor and took off running toward Bayard on 180.

Welfare check
17th Street
Caller concerned about her daughter who she has not heard from in over 2 days.

Criminal trespass warning
1220 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised a male with a CTW for the property is there and they just denied them alcohol. Advised they are in the parking lot asking people to buy for them.

Battery
W 6th Street
Caller advised a male tried to stab another male and cut the other male on the finger. Advised the victim left on foot and the male with the knife is still on scene. Officer out with a male. Officer advised ambulance for a 43-year-old male with a bloody nose.

Unwanted subject
N. Bennett Street
Caller advised a female was in her neighbor's yard trying to steal a cat. Caller advised he ran her off. Officer had negative contact.

Fraud/embezzlement
N. Texas Street
Caller advised a named female was forging some of his checks.

Criminal damage to property
12th and Bennett streets
Caller advised a group of kids are trying to get into the ice building. Caller advised she doesn't think they will be able to get in but they might damage it. Officer had negative contact.

Fight
Skate Park
Caller advised 2 juvis are fighting, one is African American the other is Hispanic. Officer issued CTWs for 3 months to both.

Unwanted subject
Glenda Circle
Caller advised 2 subjects are at her residence causing problems. The two are a mother and her 14-year-old daughter.

Domestic disturbance
Royall and Mann streets
Caller advised a man and woman were yelling in the alleyway and then a few gunshots were heard.

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