Friday, Aug. 11

Accident-property damage
E. Highway 180 and Madison Road
Caller advised she hit a deer and is off the side of the roadway/deer is in the roadway dead.

Welfare check
E. Highway 180 – Arenas Valley
A named female just came to his front porch/she is crying and will not tell him what is going on/cannot tell if she is injured or not. Can hear female yelling in the background. Deputy advised one female in custody.

Larceny
Mobile Drive
Someone stole four power saws and other items last night.

Harassment
Little Walnut Road
(Redacted) is harassing caller while she is trying to deliver the mail. Deputy has contact with caller/negative contact with (redacted).

Welfare check
A Avenue – Hachita
Caller from Luna County Dispatch advised a named male is missing/caller last spoke to him in May 2020. Caller says he has one blue and one green eye.

Accident-property damage
Vanadium Post Office
Caller advised she wrecked her vehicle trying to avoid an animal/she hit her head/refusing medical/she drove home/when she arrived home her vehicle began to smoke.

Mental health complaint
James Street – Santa Clara
Caller advised her husband is having some sort of mental issues/he walks with a walker/he is trying to leave to walk to Santa Rita/this has happened before/he is getting very agitated. Deputy requested ambulance for 89-year-old male/dementia is bad/clear/male will be transported by EMS.

Domestic disturbance
11793 Highway 180
Caller advised mother was upset and hit caller's grandmother/grandmother is bleeding from her arm.

Criminal trespass warning
Wayne Street
Advised a named male is on the property and she does not want him there/he is yelling and scaring the kids. Deputy advised caller stated she did allow him to stay there however she does not want him there anymore.

Saturday, Aug. 12

Vehicle burglary
Highway 180 – Grant County Airport
Caller advised he had a flat and left his truck at location and someone broke in and stole items/blue F350 Ford.

Welfare check
Bandoni Drive
Caller from Santa Fe PD stated she received a request for a welcheck/NCIC /showing address out of Silver City/male was making comments on Facebook.

Larceny
Camino de Viento
Advised when the female was removing her items from the house, she took some confidential papers in a filing cabinet. Deputy en route to residence to follow up.

Harassment
Hermana Street – Arenas Valley
Advising (redacted) is yelling and screaming at him. Deputy was advised.

Sunday, Aug. 13

No blotter entries.

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