Monday, Aug. 8

Domestic disturbance
Chihuahua Street
Officers advised all verbal/they are going to separate for the night.

Welfare check
Pine Street
Caller advised she has been hearing very loud bangs on the roof of the complex. Officer advised he found the source of the popping/did open the door to the water heater and there was a lot of gas coming from the water heater. E22 advised disconnected fuel line to the hot water . . .

Vehicle burglary
N. Silver Street
Caller advised three of the "Parks" vehicles were broken into over the weekend/possibly not locked up on Friday/multiple items were stolen out of each vehicle. Officers checked out a named male and a named female.

Graffiti
Skate Park
No report.

Game and Fish
Western Hills
Injured fawn/possible broken legs. Officer advised G&F en route/clear/one shot fired/picked up dead fawn/en route to landfill.

Game and Fish
N. Swan Street
Deer hit by a vehicle/car is no longer there/deer is alive/deer on side of roadway. Officer advised out with G&F.

Game and Fish
41st and Gold streets
Dead deer.

Domestic disturbance
N. Swan and E. Spring streets
Caller advised she saw a male hitting a female/caller kept walking/she can still hear the male yelling at the female. Officer out at the intersection of Corbin and Spring.

Criminal trespass warning
1220 N. Hudson Street
Advised they have had problems with him coming into the store and stealing/he is walking away.

Accident-property damage
Ridge Road and Fairway Drive
Caller advised she hit the lines coming down from the power pole/vehicle is out of the roadway. GCSO deputy advised she was able to drive off/no medical needed.

Stolen motor vehicle
4028 S. Highway 90
Caller advised a U-Haul has not been returned to them/it was due back Aug. 1. Officer advised to put out ATL for vehicle.

Shoplifting
610 Silver Heights Blvd.
Happened about 30 minutes ago/have video ready.

Unwanted subject
N. Swan Street
Caller advised a named female needs to be removed from the property/she has been asked several times to leave but she refuses. Officer issued Ashley Abreu an indefinite CTW for this address.

Harassment
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advising an ongoing harassment issue with some family members. Officer advised all parties are separated at this time.

Welfare check
E. 7th and N. Swan streets
Female hitting her head with her hands and the extension cord/male lying on the ground with a dog/neither moving. Officer out with the female on Swan and 10th/male advised he was just having a bad day.

Welfare check
Chitalpa Street
Caller from Silver Health Care advised a named female is not able to stop talking to take a breath/she is refusing to go the the ER or to the clinic/she sounds confused/caller was trying to do a medical follow-up. Officer on scene.

Welfare check
N. Corbin Street and E. Broadway – 8:12 p.m.
Caller advised a female is taking off all her clothes and rubbing dirt all over her face/appears to be under the influence. Officer out with the female/clear/everything is okay.

Shoplifting
2 Ridge Road
A female placed items into her purse.

Welfare check
N. Corbin Street and E Broadway – 9:26 p.m.
Caller advised a female is on the side of the road with her pants down. Officer advised out with the female/she is okay/clear.

Tuesday, Aug. 9

Welfare check
N. Corbin Street and E. Broadway – 1:50 a.m.
Caller advised a female is yelling for an ambulance. Second caller advised the same. Officer requested ambulance for 34-year-old female who needs to go to Mesilla Valley for behavioral health.

Identity theft
GCSO
GCSO called in walk-in/advising male is mental.

Forgery
330 W. Highway 180
Two checks were forged for customer by Short Company LLC.

Larceny
610 N. Silver Street – Seasonal Overnight Shelter
Caller advised his phone was stolen yesterday. Officer en route to SOS/could not make contact with caller at two different locations/clear.

Harassment
1001 Pope Street
Caller advised a male came into the store then went outside and yelled at some younger girls/he was asked to leave/male told male employee he was going to bring drugs and guns back/he was wearing all black/they have a copy of his ID.

Welfare check
Tabor Drive
Caller advising male has been getting cats and abandoning them. Officer advised knocked several times with negative contact.

Reckless driver
Mountain View Road and 10th Street
Northbound driver on moped all over the roadway. Officer had contact at a Mountain View Road address/everything is okay/will be clear/moped was having problems.

Stolen motor vehicle
Theodore Street
Caller advised her female friend gifted her a vehicle just before she passed away/the friend's daughter has taken the vehicle and is refusing to return it. Caller advised her name is on the title along with the friend's. Advising vehicle now impounded at Silverback. Officer advised female was uncooperative/will be clear.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
1060 E. Highway 180
Caller advised some kids spun out their tires and hit his vehicle causing damages/he is in a lime-colored Lexus and has the kids stopped. Officer on scene.

Wednesday, Aug. 10

Welfare check
Maple Street
Caller advised she can hear a male and a female yelling at each other. Officer out with a named male and a named female.

Unwanted subject
1220 N. Hudson Street
Male by the water machine causing a disturbance/he is yelling and cursing. Officer made contact with Greg Smith/negative on warrants and CTW for location/issued Greg Smith CTW and told to leave.

Accident-injuries
N. Silver Street and Silver Heights Blvd.
Vehicle vs bicycle. Caller advised a black Ford lifted truck hit her/female was wearing a helmet. GCSO out at a Chukar Drive address now/all vehicles off roadway. EMS1 advised put Native on standby/Native will call back.

Criminal trespass warning
Visitor Center
Male using the restroom inside/he has a wagon with him/he also tried to start a fight with another homeless couple/he has a CTW. Officer out with the male/clear.

Criminal trespass warning
2045 E. Highway 180
A named male is there and he is not supposed to be there/he sexually harasses them/they have asked him to leave and he refuses. Officer made contact with Anthony Alcorta at Wrangler's and issued him a CTW for the Shell property and placed him under arrest for CTW and warrant.

Harassment
2501 E. Highway 180
Advised she is being harassed by a named female in the store/female was cursing and degrading caller inside the store. Officer made contact with caller.

Criminal trespass warning
1506 N. Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised a named female who has a CTW is inside the store. Officer advised female does have a CTW issued in 2015/Ashley Ortega was re-issued the CTW and is leaving the store.

Welfare check
Little Walnut Road
Advised the father of her child refused to do the child exchange on Sunday and she wants to make sure her son Is okay. Officer had negative contact with father/he is not home.

Welfare check
1313 E. 32nd Street
Male was yelling and cussing at the bus stop/seemed like he needed help. Officer had contact with the male/will be clear/male left the area.

Panhandler
2260 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a male that has a tent on the corner between Arby's and Harbor Freight came up to his vehicle asking for money. Officer out with the male who does have an indefinite CTW issued in 2021 for Arby's/also out with a named female.

Domestic disturbance
N. Bullard Street and W. Broadway
Caller advised a male and a female are arguing/they are near Jalisco's/he is on crutches. Out at Gospel Mission with subjects.

Welfare check
123 W. 12th Street
Caller advised someone threw a male in a bush by Wells Fargo. Officer advised male stated he was taking a nap and that he was okay/units clear.

Unwanted subject
2005 E. Highway 180 – 8:18 p.m.
Caller advised an intoxicated male was refusing to leave the property/they did get him to leave but had to lock the doors on him/he is not allowing other customers in. Officer made contact with male.

Criminal trespass warning
1220 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised a male who was issued a CTW stole some meat/he is going toward the RV park.

Unwanted subject
2005 E. Highway 180 – 8:56 p.m.
Caller advised the male from earlier returned to the liquor store. Officer advised male was released on a CTA.

Suspicious vehicle
Boston Hill Trailhead – Cooper Street – 11:43 p.m.
Officer advised observed a white Dodge pickup in front of the trailhead/made contact with the vehicle/identified the male as Anthony Torres/Central Dispatch advised the officer Torres had an active warrant for his arrest/Torres was placed under arrest and transported to GCDC.

Thursday, Aug. 11

Welfare check
1220 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised she can hear a female yelling. Officer advised out with the female at Taste of Vegas/she is waiting for Food Basket to open.

Unwanted subject
111 S. Texas Street
Caller advised a male client is verbally harassing other clients and using aggressive language/male left/request call be cancelled.

Welfare check
W. 8th Street
Caller from California advised her elderly male neighbor lives alone with dementia hasn't been seen, but people were parking in his driveway/caller last saw him two weeks ago. Officer out with male at the address.

Criminal trespass warning
1956 E. Highway 180
Male shoplifter just ran out the back headed toward the bus stop/he put the items back. Officer issued Justin Casey a CTW to Albertson's.

Criminal trespass warning
Little Walnut Road
Caller advised her female tenant needs protection from three people.

Welfare check
513 W. 12th Street – Child Development Center – WNMU
Female requested campus police/gave address then put the phone down/unable to reach campus police via radio.

Request officer
Ursa Minor
Advised a father and son are shooting with arrows. Officer had negative contact.

Larceny
W. 6th Street
Advised someone took an Amazon package from his residence.

Welfare check
2260 E. Highway 180
Female that has her underwear down/advised he just gave her a shot in her butt and threw the needle in their dumpster. Officer out with the female/no warrants or CTWs to Arby's/everything is okay/subjects will be leaving the property.

Reckless driver
Highway 15 and E. 32nd Street
White SUV went off the roadway multiple times/going into Los Cerros Apartments. Officer has contact with vehicle/female driver has warrant out of Judge Laney's court for FTA without bond or $345 cash only.

Intoxicated persons
2711 Leslie Road – Lintero Apartments
Officer out with 43-year-old named male/intoxicated/fell and hit the back of his head/male refused medical treatment.

Welfare check
W. 8th Street
Caller advised he can hear a small child saying help me/she has been crying for a while.

Unwanted subject
206 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised a female has been asked to leave several times/wants subjects to leave. Officer advised subjects left prior to arrival.

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