Monday, Feb. 3

Welfare check
1810 N. Swan Street
Male is passed out in the driver’s seat of a red car. Officers had contact advising male was sleeping due to working a lot/following home to address on Gold Street/unit clear.

Criminal trespass
1600 16th Street
Caller advised that a named male is there and she wants him issued a CTW/he is trying to live there by saying he is a caregiver for a male in another apartment. Officer issued Gilbert Gomez an indefinite CTW/will be back around 1:30 p.m. to gather the rest of his belongings.

Welfare check
Canal Street
Caller is a teacher at Sixth Street School advising that a 6-year-old male has missed 36 days of school/CYFD was called this morning. Officers had negative contact at addresses on Luck Street and Cobre Court. Caller called back . . .

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
A named female shoplifted a bag full of merchandise/she has a CTW/she left in a white Tacoma.

Reckless driver
3200 E. Highway 180/32nd Bypass
Deputies had contact with female driver @ Highway 180 and Arenas Valley Road/everything is okay.

Burglary
1875 E. Highway 180
Someone broke in through the back and stole merchandise along with belongings from the office.

Fraud/embezzlement
402 Silver Heights Blvd.
Someone made a payment of more than $2,000 over the phone with someone else’s credit card/his shipment is supposed to be in tomorrow.

Criminal trespass warning
2501 E. Highway 180
A named female just walked in on the produce side.

Welfare check
E. 8th Street
Caller requested welcheck on a 92-year-old named female. Officer had contact/female is going to call caller.

Unwanted subject
SW Adolescent Group – 505 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised several individuals are sleeping underneath their building.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
Walnut Drive
Caller advised someone egged his vehicle on Saturday and broke off his driver’s side mirror.

Accident-property damage
1075 E. Highway 180
Red Scion vs Silver Chevy.

Fight
711 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised of a fight by the Drifter. Officer advised all units clear/negative contact.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that a female just walked out of the store with a bag of merchandise/unknown what she took/an officer was just behind the pickup the female got into. Officer advised clear from Walmart/en route to another officer’s traffic stop.

Tuesday, Feb. 4

Criminal trespass warning
Plata Road
Walk-in wants a CTW issued to a named female. Officer put out ATL for a named female to issue an indefinite CTW for the address.

Breaking and entering
1605 W. Market Street
Caller advised she went to check on a trailer and it appears somebody was inside the house again. Officers have one male in investigative detention.

Harassment
W. 10th Street
Walk-in who is a counselor at Aldo Leopold School advised that a student received a message from a random account on Instagram yesterday with a nude picture of the student stating if she did not do sexual favors for them that they would send the picture around/student’s mother is aware but out of town.

Criminal trespass
Senior Citizen’s Center – 205 W. Victoria Street
Close at 3 p.m./a named male is in driveway/he is trying to open all the doors/caller is housekeeper. Officer advised the male left.

Welfare check
41st Street
Caller is receiving several alarms from his home, and his wife should be home and knows how to disarm them/caller is afraid something might be wrong. Officer had contact advising everything is okay/wife will call her husband.

Welfare check
1414 Little Walnut Road
Caller advised when she was on the phone with her sister she could hear a male yelling at her in the background. Officers advised to see if county can handle this call/verbal only.

Wednesday, Feb. 5

Unattended death
Ohio Street
Caller advised a 75-year-old male patient was discharged from GRMC this morning at 3 a.m./advised male is not breathing and is a DNR.

Burglary
910 E. 32nd Street
Storage was broken into/belongs to GRMC.

Welfare check
3514 Fowler Avenue
Caller advised that one of her employees seems to be under the influence and is trying to leave work in a white Dodge Ram. Officer has contact with a male who is waiting for a ride/standing by.

Disturbance
1075 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that a named female went up to caller’s vehicle and started cussing and yelling at her and then hit her/female is not letting caller get in her car. Officer advised both units clear.

Disturbance
Yucca Street
Caller advised that her daughter’s boyfriend pushed her grandson/parties are separated. Officer had contact with caller/units clear.

Criminal trespass
2501 E. Highway 180
A named male in a black hoodie in self-checkout on the grocery side has a CTW. Caller called back advising he left/unknown vehicle or direction.

Shoplifting
610 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised a named male just took a Snickers. Officer put out ATL for a named male to issue indefinite CTW.

Shoplifting
1956 E. Highway 180
Male in a blue hoodie is putting items into his jacket/he shoplifted last night as well. Caller called back advising male left the store. Officer had contact with a named male in back of Beall’s.

Larceny
E. Kelly Street
Caller advised that his father took his $20. Officer advised clear/en route to Food Basket to follow up with other party.

Counterfeit money
2005 E. Highway 180
No blotter narrative.

Larceny
3025 E. Highway 180
A female customer came in and stole an employee’s jacket and in the jacket were his car, house, and parents’ house keys/they have a pic of the female.

Breaking and entering
2711 Leslie Road
Caller advised the window to her daughter’s apartment is open and they think someone is in the apartment/the front door is locked and it was unlocked.

Suspicious vehicle
Senior Citizen Center – 205 W. Victoria Street
White Toyota without a hood in the parking lot. Officer has contact and is waiting for subject to find his keys/subject left on foot/he could not find his keys.

Welfare check
Hudson Street
Female sitting on the curb. Caller is a passerby.

Thursday, Feb. 6

Suspicious vehicle
2633 E. Highway 180
Officer advised the alarm on the vehicle did stop.

Welfare check
Raven Drive and Bluejay Lane
Elderly male with a cane does not seem well. Officer had negative contact with anything.

Accident-property damage
Georgia Street
Caller advised someone wrecked into her vehicle/when she went to look there was no one in the other vehicle. Officer advised to cancel wrecker/out at a nearby Georgia street address for follow-up/negative contact/send wrecker for vehicle.

Welfare check
Gough Park
Male lying by the restrooms/out with named male/clear.

Harassment
N. Bullard and W. 6th streets
Walk-in stated she was being harassed by a male cousin who has a history of mental issues.

Larceny
SCPD
Walk-in. Officer out at a Grant Street address.

Welfare check
1318 E. 32nd Street
Recording of panic alarm being activated at Tranquil Skies.

Shoplifting
1401 Silver Heights Blvd.
Male took a flashlight. Officer advised one male in investigative detention at this time/he was shoplifting at Family Dollar/in custody at this time.

Harassment
Glenda Circle
Caller advised a named male is threatening her. Officer had contact with Bryce Markovitch via telephone and issued him an indefinite CTW for the Glenda Circle address/advising he was very unhappy with the CTW and stated “**** you, bitch.” Then hung up the phone. No further information at this time.

Disturbance
Yucca and E. 20th streets
Caller advised she can hear multiple subjects arguing. Officer out with a named male.

Suspicious vehicle
1600 E. 32nd Street – 11:40 p.m.
Officer advised unit clear/it is an employee.

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