Monday, Feb. 3

Accident-property damage
Arenas Valley Road
Maroon Dodge Durango vs silver Dodge truck/caller refused medical. Deputy advised one vehicle is drivable and the other is going to make arrangements for it to get picked up.

Welfare check
Chukar Drive
Caller advised she received a text from her son this morning threatening suicide advising he didn’t want to live anymore and he needed help. Last heard from at 5:24 this morning.

Welfare check
North Hurley Road
Caller advised her 2-year-old son is with his father and the father has not been answering his phone all day re: a child exchange tomorrow. Deputy had contact with the father by phone advising they had gone fishing and would contact caller.

Tuesday, Feb. 4

Welfare check
Rio de Arenas Road – Arenas Valley
Caller advised that her 9-year-old student told the teacher he had an accident in his pants yesterday and that his mother’s boyfriend began to choke and poke him in his chest. Caller advised the mother has disenrolled the child and that the child has been having accidents a lot more lately.

Harassment
Camino Tolteca – Tyrone
Caller advised she keeps getting harassing calls from a named female and wants a deputy at her home.

Wednesday, Feb. 5

Domestic disturbance
E. Highway 180 – Arenas Valley
Male and female yelling at each other by the highway/may be physical. Deputies had negative contact with anyone or anything.

Welfare check
Bobwhite Drive
Received call from a named female stating she has a device in her head and she can hear people making threats. Sounds like mental issues. Deputy advised everything is okay/mental issues.

Harassment
Bornite Street – Tyrone
Caller advised her sister-in-law and mother-in-law have been harassing her and her husband/sending vulgar messages about their 8-month-old son. Deputy will blotter.

Harassment
Camino Tolteca -- Tyrone
Ongoing harassment from a named female.

Missing persons
Ridge Road and S. Highway 90
Female looking for her 12-year-old son. Deputies out at Mountain View Drive/made contact with female/out at Durango and Silver Heights/en route to GCSO/at GCSO/taking kid back to mom.

Thursday, Feb. 6

Accident-property damage
Highway 180 – MM 118 (Uncle Woody’s Flea Market)
No narrative.

Fraud/embezzlement
S. Highway 90
A named female reported she received an IRS form in the mail stating she had $117,824.97 in credit card amount from a company named Worldpay. She called informing Worldpay she has no account with them. No money has been taken from the female’s . . .

Harassment
2069 Cottage San Road
Caller stated her son received a message on Xbox from a 30-year-old male that was very vulgar. Deputy advised to see if they can block him or have her son remove him as a friend/clear.

Welfare check
Quartz Street
74-year-old relative who has Alzheimer’s and said he was tired of it all. Caller, who is brother-in-law, would like a call from a deputy after welcheck. Caller called back advising they spoke to relative and he is okay. Deputy did make contact and he is okay.

Harassment
Camino Tolteca – Tyrone
Caller advised that a named female keeps calling her and harassing her. Deputy had contact with caller advising deputy would attempt to call the female and tell her to stop.

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