Monday, May 9

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that his car has been keyed.

Welfare check
2340 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that a named female was involved in a domestic over the weekend – see if she will share anything. Officer spoke with female and observed a bruise under her right eye and a scratch with a . . .

Criminal trespass warning
Unknown location
Officer issued indefinite CTW to a named male for Smokey Joe’s.

Unwanted subject
Bosworth Drive
Caller advised that a named male was supposed to be watching caller’s daughter and now has been told to leave and won’t/he just left.

Unwanted subject
Durango Street
Caller advised that she wants a named male who lives there removed from the residence. Officer advised verbal argument only/clear.

Reckless driver
Maroon Ford Focus that cannot maintain lane/turned into Rosedale Shopping Center. Officer advised that contact with the vehicle was made at Dollar General.

Intoxicated persons
Visitor Center
Caller advised that a drunk male cannot get up. Officer requested EMS for a highly intoxicated male not able to get up/breathing normal/late 30s.

Shoplifting
1506 N. Silver Heights Blvd.
Male still in store/last week he was stealing Tide pods. Officer issued CTW for both Family Dollar stores.

Welfare check
N. Corbin Street
Male yelling profanity at a female. Officer had negative contact.

Welfare check
E. 12th and N. Swan streets – 8:50 p.m.
Male with crutches/looks to be intoxicated. Officer made contact and advised he is okay, just walking home.

Domestic disturbance
N. Gold Street – 9 p.m.
Caller advised that her boyfriend is intoxicated and turned the power off to her trailer. Advised that he did not hit her but she has locked him out of the house/he is on crutches.

Tuesday, May 10

Suspicious vehicle
Ridge Road Chevron
Stopped to talk on the phone.

Game & Fish
Ridge Road and Highway 90
Injured deer in the northbound lane.

Welfare check
711 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised that her son hasn’t been heard from since the end of last month and he didn’t call on Mother’s Day. Advised that he may look like he’s homeless but he isn’t. He is living at one of the motels but caller forgot which one. Advised son has had suicidal tendencies in the past.

Injuring tampering with motor vehicle.
N. Swan Street
Caller advised that it appears that a tire rolled down the hill and struck her car.

Criminal trespass warning
1120 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that a female was confronted about being on the property and she advised she was waiting for family. Caller believes she was only there to use Wi-fi/he has had to tell this person to leave in the past/subject has now left after repeated warnings.

Larceny
Santa Rita Street
Caller advised that a motion sensor and a dog repellant sensor were stolen from his fence last night.

Domestic disturbance
1960 E. Highway 180
Male and female involved in a verbal dispute in the store. Caller was able to separate them. Male left, female stayed in the store.

Welfare check
Virginia Street Park
Caller advised that an adult with a toddler has been asleep under a blanket for about five hours. Officer advised that they are out having a picnic/everything is OK.

Reckless driver
1768 Pine Street
Black truck spinning the tires in one of the stalls. Officer out with two males who advised they were revving the engine but not spinning the tires.

Harassment
N. Cooper Street
Caller advised a named female keeps calling the cops on him. Officer had contact with neighbor.

Welfare check
Leslie Road
Caller advised that a 20-year-old female, who is pregnant, is in pain from her wisdom teeth/line was disconnected. Officer advised she will be going to the hospital/she is waiting for a second party to watch her kid/everything is OK.

Shoplifting
1956 E. Highway 180
Male and female with a kid are trying to steal shampoo items in the female’s purse. Officer issued female a CTA.

Welfare check
1060 E. Highway 180
A seemingly intoxicated male is walking through the back parking lot. Officer looked through the hotels and lobbies with negative contact.

Criminal damage to property
304 N. Bullard Street
First caller advised a named male slammed the restroom door. Second caller advised that it sounds like a fight is happening. Officers out with the male on Hudson/Broadway.

Wednesday, May 11

Intoxicated persons
1401 Silver Heights Blvd.
Middle aged male appears to be intoxicated and will not move out of the way for traffic.

Battery
La Plata Middle School
Caller advised that a girl at the school cut her daughter’s hair without permission. Advised she believes her daughter was influenced by other girls who have been harassing her daughter. Officer made contact with parents.

Shoplifting
123 W. 12th Street
Caller advised that a female stole a lighter and refused to stop. Officer out at 12th Street Snappy, ATL female.

Shoplifting
Ridge Road Chevron
Caller advised that a female tried to take sunglasses then left on foot. Officer had contact on Highway 90 and Victoria/one in investigative detention en route to Ridge Road Chevron.

Harassment
Grant Street
Caller advised that her neighbor is leaving letters in caller’s mailbox saying she took pictures of caller’s 2-year-old daughter in the yard by herself. Officer issued both parties CTWs for each other’s residences.

Criminal trespass
N. Gold Street
Caller advised that the dog catcher took her dogs from her porch. Officer made contact with caller and her husband.

Larceny
La Plata Middle School
Caller advised that her daughter’s phone was stolen from school. Officer and dispatch tried calling back several times with no success.

Domestic disturbance
1075 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that a male is fighting with a female and a small child is yelling. Officer made contact with a named female outside her vehicle at McDonalds.

Disturbance
Vicky Place
Caller advised that she can hear a lot of yelling and screaming. Officer made contact and advised it was a verbal argument/everything is OK.

Domestic disturbance
2320 E. Highway 180
Couple arguing with each other. Officers made contact and were advised that it was all verbal.

Welfare check
Sheriff’s Posse Road
Male seems to be passed out in a silver Dodge pickup/he has been there about four hours with the blinker on. Officer advised that he said he was tired/did not appear . . .

Thursday, May 12

Suspicious vehicle
1040 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that a blue pickup is in the back parking lot. Officer made contact and advised that were just hanging out for the night and are going home now.

Unwanted subject
316 N. Bullard Street
Caller advised that two males and a female have been asked to move from in front of the business door and they refuse advising they are waiting for the bus. Officer made contact.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Black male stole a surround sound system.

Unwanted subject
Cactus Street
Caller advised that they are having an ongoing issue with a named male who shows up at their residence to pick up belongings he says are there.

Welfare check
Leslie Road
Named female keeps banging on walls and yelling. Officer made contact and advised that the mother is supposed to come at 8 p.m. to stay with female. Female refused medical attention.

Harassment
Hudson Bridge
Caller advised that two vehicles are chasing her and she has her kids with her.
 

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