Monday, Apr. 24

Welfare check
Arrowhead Road
A named male is walking on foot/just walked out of the gate/said he needed to go downtown. While on the phone caller said male went back inside the house.

Welfare check
200 N. Bullard Street
Male yelling in the window of Little Toad Creek for over an hour. Officer out with a named male in front of the Toad/male stated he was okay and did not need any . . .

Welfare check
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a family that is panhandling at Walmart has their children begging and caller believes that is "exploitation of a minor." Officer advised will be clear/children have food and water. Caller was advised if the children were ever in distress they could make report to CYFD/caller advised she understood and was going back to her hotel.

Graffiti
1400 Pinos Altos Road
Officer made contact with male who stated someone spray-painted the west wall.

Criminal trespass warning
N. Gold Street
Caller wants officer to issue a named male and a named female CTWs/they're not there at this time/male is her father/she is not home. Officer advised clear from this call.

Larceny
E. 7th Street
Two kids just stole a weedeater/they went up Corbin from 7th Street/ Officer made contact with caller who stated two children had stolen a weedeater from her neighbor's residence.

Welfare check
Fox Field
Male is either sleeping or passed out/he is not a student. Officer advised will be clear/male is okay/looking at his phone.

Suspicious vehicle
915 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised this vehicle and its camper has been parked in the parking lot for over a week/believes someone is in the camper but does not come to the door/wants male to move along/advising he has until 2 p.m. tomorrow to move or they will have it towed.

Larceny
2140 E. Highway 180
Someone stole a license plate from one of the company vehicles/they bent the plates on two others.

Criminal trespass warning
206 N. Hudson Street
A named male is screaming and scaring customers/not aggressive but obnoxious/caller advised male has a CTW. Subject left upon request and Ricky Acosta was issued a CTW.

Suspicious vehicle
Silver High School
Officer on foot walking the campus/request another unit ref an open door on the 32nd Street side of the building/clear the air for emergency traffic.

Tuesday, Apr. 25

Suicide threat
1040 E. Highway 180
No report.

Burglary
N. Swan Street
Caller advised someone broke into his mom's house.

Welfare check
Burning Tree Lane
Caller's 78-year-old grandmother with dementia left in a white Dodge Caravan about 10 minutes ago/they have no way of contacting her as she has no cellphone. Caller advising his wife just called and she is following the grandmother on Hudson Street.

Welfare check
1105 E. Highway 180
Male in dark blue van with Mickey Mouse stickers in the back. Officer has contact with a named male/units clear/male is okay.

DV order violation
W. 19th Street
Caller advising a named male just violated their DVO and also pulled a gun out on her boyfriend/male already left.

Unwanted subject
1201 Pope Street
Male is approaching customers in the drive-thru asking for money/want him to be told not to come back to the bank. Officer had negative contact with the male.

Unwanted subject
Ridge Road
Male is trespassing at location/it is the same male that has been in the area all day/he was seen on cameras. Caller advised is on the way to location/was advised not to confront the male. GCSO deputy advised male left prior to arrival/clear.

Welfare check
1220 N. Hudson Street
Advised she is stranded and someone dropped her off. Caller is very hard to understand because she has slurred speech and is agitated. Caller disconnected the line when asked further questions/unknown where she is. Officer had negative contact.

Vehicle burglary
501 E. 13th Street
Caller advised while he was parked at the Commons a male stole his gun, a .45 Caltech, from his vehicle then got into a purple SUV.

Welfare check
418 Silver Heights Blvd.
Male in the middle of the roadway/standing in the median/waving at vehicles. Officer advised negative contact.

Unwanted subject
610 N. Silver Street – Seasonal Overnight Shelter
Caller advised two clients were trying to get in contact with Luna County/male and female/are arguing with other clients and refusing to leave/negative on CTWs just want them to leave. Officer on scene.

Wednesday, Apr. 26

Unwanted subject
703 Silver Heights Blvd.
Male at entrance cussing at customers. Officer issued Frederick Acosta a CTW for the property/units will be clear.

Welfare check
2080 Memory Lane – Valley View Apartments – 10:12 a.m.
A named male cut his monitor last night. While taking the call the male called caller/she is canceling call for now.

Unwanted subject
312 W. Broadway
Male sitting near the museum screaming and yelling. Officer advised will be clear/negative contact with male. Caller advised male is in the parking lot making "T-Rex" sounds/he's on the bench. Officer was advised.

Welfare check
Silver City
Caller advised his brother was in Silver City for Trail Days and caller hasn't heard from him since Saturday. Officer spoke with caller who advised his brother was going to take a Continental Divide trail and go north, but unknown which trail.

Welfare check
2080 Memory Lane – Valley View Apartments – 4:35 p.m.
Caller advising she was told the named male left the apartment yesterday and he was making homicidal comments. Caller wants another male checked on. Officer advised clear/negative contact/not hearing any type of movement in the apartment.

Unwanted subject
2707 E. Highway 180 – 5:01 p.m.
Customer in the store "getting out of hand."/they want him removed/customer is upset because store cannot issue cash back for a return/male is being very aggressive with caller. Officer advised Jesse Miller was issued an indefinite CTW for Tractor Supply.

Welfare check
E and W. Market streets
Caller advised a 78-year-old male with undiagnosed dementia is having an episode/he is on North Cooper now speeding/he is very upset because he broke his key in the ignition of another vehicle.

Unwanted subject
610 N. Silver Street – SOS
A named female in a red Jeep is refusing to leave. Officer advised clear/they need to check with management about issuing a CTW.

Criminal damage to property
Mountain View Road – 10:19 p.m.
Advised he just returned home and there is glass shattered all over his floor and his couch/nothing was taken and no entry was made inside the home. Advised he did have a disagreement with a customer at Tractor Supply earlier and this customer threatened him, but unknown if the customer knows where caller lives.

Thursday, Apr. 27

Battery
520 N. Bullard Street
Caller's employee just got slapped on the back by a named male and he tried to talk to her/he left toward the ditch. Officer had contact with victim who advised she was walking south on Bullard Street and a male in . . .

Accident-injuries
520 N. Bullard Street
Caller advised she was hit by a truck on her right side/she went home and is refusing medical but realized she was hurting when she got home. Officer had contact with caller.

Criminal trespass warning
1810 N. Swan Street
A named female is threatening employees and customers. Officer had contact with Nicole Vannatter at 19th and Silver/she was issued a CTW to the Super Snappy.

School threat
Silver High School
No report.

Game and Fish
N. Swan Street
Dead skunk in front yard.

Shoplifting
1220 N. Hudson Street
In progress/female wearing black hoodie/she is going toward Dairy Queen/bottle of liquor is "Crystal Palace."

Fight
Gough Park
Officer made contact with a named male who the officer advised he knew as Damien Gomez/Gomez stated, according to the officer, that he just arrived at Gough Park to talk to his grandfather when a male attempted to start a fight with him. Gomez had an active ATL to issue CTW for an Aguila Street address in Santa Clara/he was issued a CTW for that address.

Loud music
Vicky Place
Male advised someone is playing loud music at this address and they do not reside there/if LE doesn't take care of it he will "take care" of it himself. Officer out with a named female.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Female has taken multiple items from the store/did leave some behind/left walking on foot behind Dollar Tree. Officer made contact with caller.

Criminal trespass warning
610 N. Silver Street – SOS
Caller advised a named male is on the property outside and has a CTW. Officers were advised/male left.

Bomb threat
Rosedale Road
Advised a kid was making bomb threats on a gaming system/made contact with the kid who advised it was a joke and did not know it was going to get him in trouble that much/kid showed officers the messages he sent himself and how he did it/the kid then advised it was a joke and was not going to do it . . . Officers contacted JPO who advised that the kid did not . . .

Welfare check
Debby Drive
Caller advised his 5 and 6-year-old children are with their grandmother this weekend and she is not answering her phone/he does have a case open with CYFD regarding her drinking. Officer made contact with grandmother who advised subject had her watch/phone is charging/will call children's father.

Shoplifting
206 N. Hudson Street
Two named females stole a 12-pack of Budweiser and a bottle of liquor/left running on Broadway/one wearing blue hoodie/other wearing black hoodie/both wearing medical masks.

Battery
SCPD
Male that caller had picked up at the Snappy Mar appears to be intoxicated/took him to SCPD/does have blood on his face. Officer requested ambulance for 60-year-old male with broken nose/lacerations to lips/negative on lights and sirens. GRMC called advising male is now wanting to report he was battered at a friend's house.

Larceny
S. Texas Street
Caller advised the brother of the male she has been staying with was going through her stuff and throwing it out of the house/there has been ongoing issues with her staying there.

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