Bayard Police Department

Monday, Aug. 19

Welfare check
S. Franey Street
Caller advised her father is on hospice and his caregiver is not answering her phone.

Tuesday, Aug. 20

Welfare check
Grant Street
Caller advised a named female is having a mental breakdown. Officer had contact advising transporting female to ER, reference hallucinating and being combative.

Disturbance
Stewart Street
Caller can hear a male and female arguing/sounds physical. Second caller advised her husband broke into her residence, hit her, and stole her phone/she just wants her phone back and doesn’t want him to go back.

Wednesday, Aug. 21

Burglary
Maple Street
Caller advised a named female broke into her house/she has been swarming around her house.

Welfare check
Stewart Street
Luna County requesting unit to this address to attempt contact with a named male/advising he took his two daughters from Deming. Officer advised male is not there/made contact with a named female who advised the last time she heard from him was this morning/was there last night without the kids/stated he was going back to Deming.

Thursday, Aug. 22

Domestic disturbance
N. East Street
Caller advised her 11-year-old son is causing problems/he is on probation/can hear him yelling at her/he is kicking the new TV and destroying things. Caller advised she woke up this morning to get him ready for school and he started in on his twin brother and was hitting him.

Unwanted subject
1101 Tom Foy Blvd.
Male cussing out customers/caller wants a CTW placed on this male. Officer advised one adult male in custody en route to BPD, then GCDC.

Hurley Police Department

Tuesday, Aug. 20

Welfare check
Lea Drive
Officer checked on 6 and 11-year-old/everything is okay.

Thursday, Aug. 22

Suspicious vehicle
Elguea Street
Officer advised will be by alleyway/tow truck en route.

Disturbance
Cortez Avenue
Male and female arguing. Officer advised female if they have to go back they will charge her with criminal damage to property.

Santa Clara Police Department

Monday, Aug. 19

DV order violation
S. Prescott Street
Caller advised a named individual violated the DVO. Deputy advised NMSP will take care of the call.

Unwanted subject
W. Cactus Street
Female caller advised her ex is there and just broke the window, then disconnected.

Disturbance
N. James Street
Caller advised her sister called asking caller to call the cops as a named male was in the backyard.

Tuesday, Aug. 20

Welfare check
N. James Street
Caller was talking with 2-year-old daughter when she started to cry and the phone was disconnected. Officer had negative contact at the house or with caller on the phone.

Domestic disturbance
S. Cleveland and W. New streets
Caller advised a named male is slapping and hitting her/he does not want to get out of the blue 2017 Ford Explorer/he is now punching the car windows and yelling.

Wednesday, Aug. 21

Domestic disturbance
W. Cactus Street – 3:08 p.m.
He is trying to hit caller and threw a rock at her/she doesn’t need an ambulance/he just left back to his mom’s house.

Graffiti
W. Cactus Street – 6 p.m.
(Redacted) spray-painted her house. Second caller advised (redacted) was at his doorstep threatening him with a rock. Officer out at (redacted).

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