Monday, Sept. 22

Request officer
Casa Linda Apartments
Caller advised a named individual is going crazy again. Officer made contact and no damage to apartment.

Panhandler
N. Bullard Street
Caller advised a male was asking people for money. Officer had negative contact.

Battery
3200 N. Silver Street
Caller advised a named female threw a quarter-sized rock at another named female and hit her on the back of the head and that there were witnesses. Officer made contact with caller.

Request officer
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised her 3-year-old nephew locked himself in the vehicle and she is standing outside the vehicle trying to get his attention. Advised he is sweating and looks like he is falling asleep. Caller further advised he does have the keys in the vehicle with him. Officer made contact and the child was taken out.

Welfare check
17th Street
Caller advised a named female is yelling and screaming in her apartment and caller doesn't know what she's doing or if anything is wrong. Officer made contact with named female who denied any yelling or banging. Officer advised her to keep it down as a courtesy to her neighbors.

Vehicle burglary
N. Hudson Street
Caller advised someone broke into her vehicle and her checkbook is missing. Advised they also damaged her window and she cannot roll it back up.

Welfare check
12th Street Bridge
Caller advised a group of kids are playing by the bridge by Culligan's and throwing things in the water.

Shoplifting
2005 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a named male earlier today took a bottle of Alize and a Corona.

Unwanted subject
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a male subject wearing camo is inside the store threatening customers. Advised he possibly has one leg.

Tuesday, Sept. 23

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised an employee took a movie but caller let him leave. Advised the employee came back to return the merchandise and he is now in the back office. Officer made contact and issued a CTA.

Fraud/embezzlement
Little Walnut Road
An individual is at the PD advising her cousin took her car seat and sold it for $188.

Welfare check
Valle Drive
Caller advised her friends and family haven't been able to contact a 60-year-old female for 3-4 days and she didn't show up at the Gospel Mission where she volunteers. Officer made contact with the female who advised she is okay, but doesn't have a working phone.

Welfare check
W. 13th Street
Caller advised a named male and a named female went hiking, possibly along the river near the Cliff Dwellings, but neither showed up at work today. Advised it's not like them and caller has not been able to contact them by phone.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a male ran out with a $300 Sharp vacuum toward a green, older model, sports car.

Assault
3400 N. Silver Street
Caller advised her 13-year-old son was assaulted this morning at school by a named male. Officer made contact with the mother and will be at the school tomorrow at 8 a.m.

Welfare check
Pinos Altos Road and E. Pine Street
Caller advised a male wearing pink PJs is walking on the center stripe toward McDonalds by the C&R Car Wash and Mi Casita. Officer had negative contact.

Shoplifting
2148 E. Highway 180
A female who seems out of it, with a child, is taking makeup. Advised the female is paying for the items.

Harassment
Cactus Street
Caller advised her 12-year-old son is being bullied by another 12-year-old named boy at school. Advised her son was pushed down the stairs and he hurt his leg and she wants medical treatment for him. Officer requested EMS for a 12-year-old boy with leg pain.

Criminal damage to property
San Vicente Street
Caller advised she heard a window break at a house next to her and saw subjects running down the hill.

Wednesday, Sept. 24

Welfare check
Valley Vista
Caller advised he can hear a female screaming and a baby crying possibly from the Valley Vista or Swan area.

Fraud/embezzlement
N. California Avenue
Caller advised someone got into her email and asked a bank in Texas for $1,000. Caller advised the Texas bank notified her on Tuesday that somebody tried taking $120,000 from her bank account, but the bank caught the incident. Caller further advised that whoever did this hacked into her email and took her name and Social Security number, however, no money was lost.

New Mexico Game and Fish Department
Fran Drive
Doe trying to walk around with a broken leg. NMG&F was notified.

Harassment
1422 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a young female student told the caller she was going to kill her. Caller then advised the student said she was not going to do it but was going to have someone do it for her. Further advised the student was suspended and sent home and her parents were advised as well.

Criminal trespass warning
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a named male who has a CTW for the store is near the back applying for a job. Officer was requested to issue an indefinite CTW.

Burglary
17 Ridge Road
Caller advised a hole was cut in the fence to their yard and some batteries taken.

Unwanted subject
Grant Street
Caller advised a named female is in their home doing drugs and caller does not want her there. Officer had negative contact as she had already left.

Welfare check
Newsham Street
Caller advised her mother called advising that the father may be trying to hurt himself. Officer advised the father left.

Welfare check
Superior
Caller advised a female is yelling by a brown Taurus. Officer had negative contact with female or vehicle.

Thursday, Sept. 25

Disturbance
S. Texas Street
Caller advised a male and a female are arguing and caller heard a lot of banging noises like it may have been physical. Female left walking and male left in a silver Dodge Charger. Officer had negative contact with vehicle.

Criminal trespass warning
S. Cooper Street
Caller requested a CTW for a named female. Officer spoke with the female and advised her that the officer heard the message that was left on caller's phone. Officer advised female that caller requested a CTW for her and she is to stay away from that address and female stated that she would. Female also admitted to leaving the voice mail.

Harassment
1219 E. 40th Street
Caller advised the administrator at HMS threatened him because caller was talking loudly. Caller advised he is deaf and can't help it.

 

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