Friday, Aug. 25

Welfare check
Bobwhite Drive
Caller from Crisis Hot Line advised they have a suicidal male on the phone who does not want LE or EMS help/he has no trust in anyone. Male advises then he gets hospitalized/it is just temporary help and it does not help him.

Accident-property damage
Highway 180 @Crosspoint church.
Caller in a green Grand Prix hit a deer. Deer is 10-07.

Domestic disturbance
Chalcocite Court—Tyrone
Caller advised that her husband was pushing her around this morning in front of her children/he is not there any longer.

Domestic disturbance
Lobo Drive – Cliff
A named male hit caller with a bar on her feet and slapped her four times/caller refused medical. Deputy advised clear/negative contact with anybody.

Unwanted subject
Chalcocite Court – Tyrone
A female is in his house and he doesn’t know her/she is wandering around. Caller advised he has PTSD and it is starting to kick in.

Domestic disturbance
Camino Tolteca
Female is hitting a male and throwing rocks at her windows, but none are broken. Deputy made contact and advised one female in custody/en route to station.

Welfare check
Peeler Street – Arenas Valley
Four juvie males with BB or pellet guns are shooting at the neighbor’s dog. Deputy made contact and advised the juvies not to be shooting at the dogs.

Suspicious vehicle
Bear Mountain Lodge
Caller called back advising to cancel/she found out it is a wedding going on.

Welfare check
Highway 180 @ MM 107 (3 miles west of Truck Bypass junction)
Female standing outside vehicle/no description/caller’s phone was cutting in and out.

Saturday, Aug. 26

Domestic disturbance
Tabor Avenue
Female caller advised that a male who has been drinking threw her down on the ground/complaining of neck injury.

Suspicious vehicle
Highway 180 – Arenas Valley – 11:25 a.m.
Deputy out with a named male who has been waiting since 8:30 a.m. for child to be brought down.

Larceny
Box Canyon Road – Cliff
License plate stolen off vehicle.

Criminal damage to property
Quail Canyon Road – Mangas Valley
Caller advised someone tried to pry open his garage door.

Request officer
Arenas Valley
A named male with self-inflicted gunshot wound to his leg/male has an outstanding warrant for FTA with bond amount of $200 cash/surety.

Welfare check
Fierro Road -- Fierro
Caller advised his 14-year-old sisters are endangered/they are around people who do narcotics in the residence. Deputy advised out at address with CYFD.

Accident with injuries
W. Highway 180 and Truck Bypass
Caller advised that a male is lying in the middle of the road/he is bleeding and bleeding from his ears/a female is trying to pull him off the roadway. Deputy went traffic with vehicle at Drifter.

Sunday, Aug. 27

Stolen motor vehicle
Cottonwood Road
Caller advised that her 17-year-old daughter took her vehicle without permission. Second caller advised that the daughter is at his house on Pheasant Drive with the vehicle. Deputy en route with first caller to take her to her vehicle on Pheasant.

Request officer
Morales Road – Arenas Valley
Caller advised that someone is flying drones and it is making the dogs bark. Deputy made contact and advised subject has mental issues/clear.

Welfare check
Delk Drive – Sunrise Estates
Caller has been trying to call his aunt and uncle who are disabled. Deputy made contact and everything is okay/they will be giving caller a call.

Welfare check
W. Highway 180 @ MM 104 (Halfway between Redrock Road and Truck Bypass junctions)
Caller advised that an elderly woman broke down in a green van and she does not have cell service. Deputy advised everything is okay/caller is out with the female and they have already called a towtruck.

Unwanted subject
De La O Road – Lower Mimbres
Three drunk people at the winery/one tried to hit caller/they are from Deming and driving a gray Mercury.

Unwanted subject
Truck Bypass
Caller advised he is at his girlfriend’s house and she is causing problems. Advised that a named male just broke the door down and went in and let the dog out.

Domestic disturbance
Cripple Creek Road
16-year-old caller advised that her dad is mad and throwing items at her and throwing her stuff outside/he just gained custody of her and brother. Advised that he does this a lot and the next day it starts all over again. Advised he is very verbally abusive. He just left to buy cigarettes.

Welfare check
Grant County
A named male who may be under the influence of alcohol keeps calling advising he is going to kill himself/he left the house/he does have weapons on him/he told caller he is going to shoot himself. He is possibly en route to Lake Roberts.

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