Friday, Aug. 6

Welfare check
Racetrack Road
Could hear a female yelling and then hang up. On callback she sounded like she was walking and advised her child had called 911 and immediately hung up/prior calls show domestics. Deputy knocked on door and windows with negative response.

Accident-property damage
Highway 180 – Continental Divide
Advised hit a deer/deer is dead/there is a puddle under the vehicle/front end is smashed/wrecker en route/TYFD requests assistance from Gila -- only one unit is available.

Unwanted subject
Mobile Drive
Caller advised a named male is back on her property/he is not wanting to leave/not causing issues/just wants him off the property. Deputy advised male left prior to arrival/set up frequent patrol for next two weeks.

Disturbance
Mobile Drive – 1:01 p.m.
Female is screaming. Deputy advised everything is okay/she was yelling at the goat/she will quit yelling at the goat.

Larceny
Chalcocite Court -- Tyrone
Caller advised last night he called in a prowler in the area and officers did respond/today he discovered the title to car was taken out of vehicle.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
2069 Cottage San Road – Silver Star
Advised that someone slashed her tire.

Domestic disturbance
Highway 90 – MM 39 (2 miles north of Tyrone)
Deputy advised en route to unknown address/verbal domestic only/parties separated/child was released to mother however they will be watched by brother and wife.

Welfare check
Century Drive – San Lorenzo
Someone is burning right behind the school. Deputy on scene.

Welfare check
Pheasant Drive
Man yelling. Deputy made contact/everyone is okay.

Unwanted subject
Artcher Road
Advised that a named female is throwing everything in her house and her son is inside and scared/she is leaving in a dark blue Nissan toward town.

Saturday, Aug. 7

Shoplifting
11820 Highway 180
Caller advised yesterday a customer stole two garbage bags full of cigarettes/advising they were open.

Welfare check
Mobile Drive – 9:17 a.m.
Caller advised a male is walking up and down the roadway cursing and throwing his hands up in the air and talking to himself. Deputy had negative contact.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
North Hurley Road
Caller is being harassed by a named male/she woke up this morning and she believes he was tampering with her vehicles. Unable to understand caller.

Harassment
Mobile Drive – 11:18 a.m.
Caller handed the phone and he states someone from the bottom of the hill is abusing him and his granddaughter/it is verbal abuse. Deputy made contact with male/will be driving male back to his residence.

Domestic disturbance
Emerald Drive
Caller advised his girlfriend won't give him the title to his vehicle and left speeding off/line was disconnected. Deputy made contact with female/issued her a CTW for an Emerald Street address.

Domestic disturbance
Grand Mesa Drive
Caller advised son called advising that the girlfriend has trashed the inside of the home and spit on the son/alcohol is involved.

Welfare check
Rio de Arenas Road
Caller advised a female across the street is screaming/a red truck stopped and she seems scared to get in the truck/she was picked up by the male and left toward Highway 180. Deputy made contact with female and male.

Harassment
Bear Creek Road – Pinos Altos
Caller advised a female's dog urinated on their stuff and the female was very hostile/caller sprayed her with Mace as she was coming toward her.

Disturbance
Mobile Drive – 6:45 p.m.
Caller is calling for his neighbor ref a disturbance/waiting for LE.

Harassment
Rio de Arenas Mobile Home Park
Caller advised a named male is harassing her and the "victim"/he was supposed to stay 100 yards away per their agreement/she wants him arrested now.

Domestic disturbance
Rio de Arenas Mobile Home Park
Advised he is trying to fight her brother. Deputy has contact.

Welfare check
Ridge Road @ James Hamilton
Caller advised a male is walking in the middle of the road trying to get vehicles to hit him. Deputy had negative contact.

Welfare check
Highway 180 – MM 108 (2 miles west of Truck Bypass junction)
Advised they passed a truck that pulled over and looked like a tire was on fire/white Dodge pulling a trailer. Deputy out with vehicle at MM 110/everything is okay/truck is not on fire/they have a tow truck en route for them/deputy will be transporting dog to hotel.

Welfare check
Highway 180 – Arenas Valley
Female caller advised she needed LE to respond then hung up the phone. Female came back on the line whispering this was a false alarm then hung up the phone again. Caller back on the line advising she can hear someone walking outside/doesn't know what the address is, but it's next to G&G Towing.

Sunday, Aug. 8

Domestic disturbance
Top Hill Drive – Hurley
Caller advised a named male is causing issues with her/she has kids in the home and he is not allowing them to sleep/he has been drinking. Bayard PD officer advised all units clear/male took off.

Domestic disturbance
Rio de Arenas Road
Caller advised her mother and her brother were arguing over whether he could drive/he pushed the mother and she hit the brother/he left on foot/negative on anyone needing medical attention.

Domestic disturbance
Hooker Loop – Gila
Caller advised his mother just slapped him/she was calling him names and kicked him out of the house/she grabbed him by the arm and cut his arm with her fingernails/he is outside by himself at this time/he does not need an ambulance/asking dispatch to call his father.

Unwanted subject
Old Mimbres Lodge – Upper Mimbres
Caller advised a named female with a small child is on her property/caller wants her removed or else she will shoot her/she was caught sleeping with caller's boyfriend of 13 years/he is trying to fight her.

Welfare check
Highway 61 – MM 18 (2 miles south of Royal John Mine Road junction)
Caller advised four subjects were walking north on the side of the road. Deputies had negative contact so far.

Domestic disturbance
Sanctuary Road – Pinos Altos
Both parties are yelling at each other/kids are crying/male left walking. Deputy advised everything is okay/was all verbal/unit clear.

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