Monday, Aug. 28

Criminal damage to property
N. Swan Street
Male yelling in the roadway/there is broken glass in the roadway/a named male broke caller's window. Officer out at 807 E. 13th Street/en route back to SPIN Shelter.

Disturbance
Silver High School
One juvi in custody/juvi released on a CTA.

Missing persons
1313 E. 32nd Street
A named male missing since Friday/last seen in reference to a fall/he was transported to GRMC from Lordsburg and hasn't returned.

Shoplifting
2642 E. Highway 180
Caller advised someone just stole from the store. Caller called back advising DeWalt drill was stolen/footage is being pulled up.

Domestic disturbance
Kimberly Drive
Caller advised her 25-year-old female is being disrespectful and very verbally abusive. Second caller advised his sister is making their mom want to commit suicide/sister does live in the home/dad and second caller's boyfriend are outside. Parties were advised to go outside and stay separated.

Harassment
214 Black Street – Magistrate Court
A named male keeps menacing. Officer made contact with caller and a named male.

Welfare check
Pope Street and W. College Avenue
Caller advised a male is walking north on Pope Street toward HMS holding his leg. Male advised he had a "Charlie horse." Officer advised male went into the ditch.

Bomb threat
200 N. Bullard Street
Caller advised there is 10 minutes until a pipe bomb he planted will go off/advising he is watching the building and no one is responding. Officer advising he is closing down Broadway/Bullard. Caller advising he can see LE arriving on scene/he can see LE entering bar/advising time is ticking/there is five minutes left. Officer advised blocking road at Texas/Broadway.

Stolen motor vehicle
409 N. Bullard Street
Caller's maroon 1998 GMC truck was just stolen/keys were left inside the vehicle. Officer advised of call/someone will respond when available.

Stolen motor vehicle
1007 Pope Street
Son parked his red 1988 Chevy truck in the parking lot/no keys in the vehicle.

Welfare check
1956 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a female employee is possibly under the influence of narcotics/she is not answering any questions or responding to the managers/she is by customer service. Officer requested ambulance for female in her 30s/altered mental status.

Tuesday, Aug. 29

Welfare check
Highway 180 and Virginia Street
Caller advised subject lying in the median. Officer en route to GRMC with one named female who cannot talk.

Accident-property damage
Caller was rear-ended in his grey Bronco Sport by a white Honda Accord/no injuries.

Unwanted subject
N. Swan Street
Caller advised a homeless man across the street from caller's address. Officers advised Ed Ludwig has a warrant out of California/will not extradite/both subjects left upon request.

Shoplifting
1220 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised two subjects, one male and one female, took some items from the store/they are still in the parking lot parked by the chile roaster. Officers out with a named male and a named female.

Larceny
E. Pine Street
Caller advised a male just ran through the backyard/the backyard camera is now gone/male ran east. Caller stated he has marijuana plants growing and he thinks the male was scoping them out.

Domestic disturbance
Bluejay Lane
Caller advising her stepson just came and began arguing with his father/everything was verbal/stepson slammed a water jug on the ground/he said "threatening words"/wants stepson issued a CTW/he left in a red Chevy pickup. Officer put out ATL for Austin Walsmith.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
1956 E. Highway 180
Caller advised someone tried to break into her vehicle. Officer did driver's license check.

Welfare check
Watts Hall
White Ford sedan driver is intoxicated and left the area about 10 minutes ago.

Domestic disturbance
W. Hester Street
Can see a male and a female arguing and the male is hitting the female. Officer out with a named female and a named male/both clear. Out at another W. Hester Street address/subject left.

Wednesday, Aug. 30

Unwanted subject
703 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised a homeless woman is sleeping on the front bench and refusing to leave/want her issued a CTW. Officer advised female has indefinite CTW issued March 28, 2023/re-issued Ashley Abreu the indefinite CTW/female left upon request.

Unwanted subject
111 S. Texas Street
Caller advised he just kicked a female out of the building/would like a CTW issued. Officer had contact with female and issued her an indefinite CTW for the location.

Disturbance
1201 Pope Street
Caller advised a named female is being disruptive and refusing to leave/would not like a CTW issued. Officer en route to DMV with female.

Criminal damage to property
E. 19th Street
Caller advised her daughter told her someone had broken into her property at this location.

Welfare check
Mann Drive
Caller advising she has not heard from a named male or his wife in over a month. Officer made contact with resident who stated she was okay and nothing was wrong/will call caller.

Welfare check
1600 E. 32nd Street
Caller advising a named female provided front desk with a note stating "elder abuse" on Saturday/unknown if staff reported it that day. Officers clear from Silver Health Care/parties left 20 minutes before.

Fight
Silver High School
Student who was in fight and his parents are there. Officers have one juvi in custody/releasing juvi on a juvi citation.

Criminal trespass warning
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a named male who has a CTW is at the service desk. Officers advised have one in investigative detention/transporting to GRMC/indefinite CTW was reissued to Gilbert Hernandez.

Criminal damage to property
1307 N. Swan Street – SPIN (Support People in Need)
A named male broke two windows in her shop/this is in addition to the windows he broke earlier in the week. Owners want to press charges against Caleb Gary.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Happened about 20 minutes ago. Officer made contact with caller who advised the subject was wearing a mask and could not be identified.

Disturbance
1315 N. Hudson Street
Female is causing problems and caller wants her issued a CTW. Officer made contact with Ashley Abreu at 12th Street Snappy and issued her an indefinite CTW to Blake's Lotaburger.

Welfare check
1502 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised his wife received a call from a named male at Autozone, who stated another named male went into Autozone in retaliation to a fight their kids had at Silver High today/caller advised male is scared and is hiding in back. Officer set up frequent patrol for next couple of weeks.

Shoplifting
206 N. Hudson Street
Female walked out with cigarettes/went behind Visitor Center. Officer made contact with caller.

Larceny
N. Bennett Street
Stolen package.

Shoplifting
206 N. Hudson Street
Male stole Fireball and Jack Daniels. Officer made contact with caller.

School threat
Silver High School
Report, no narrative.

Thursday, Aug. 31

Criminal damage to property
1307 N. Swan Street – SPIN
Caller advised a named male broke a window to caller's house last night/he has already broken multiple windows prior to this incident.

Domestic disturbance
16th Street
Caller advised her 15-year-old daughter just kicked her twice because she would not let her friend come over after the daughter stayed home from school/she does not need medical attention.

Larceny
1260 E. 32nd Street
A male patient lost his cell phone or it was stolen. Officer out with patient.

Fraud/embezzlement
800 S. Robert Street
Caller from El Refugio advised funds were stolen from her bank account.

Welfare check
N. Gold Street
Caller advised her daughter was released from GCDC on Saturday/have not seen or heard from her since Monday. Officer had contact with homeowner/he advised she was . . .

Disturbance
123 W. 12th Street
Male is running around yelling he is going to kill everyone in Snappy Mart. Officers out with two named males.

Fight
W. College Avenue and N. Bullard Street – 11:33 a.m.
Officer advising two males are fighting in the roadway/vehicle is obstructing traffic/out with a named male who is being uncooperative and will not advise what happened.

Fight
Penny Park – 11:48 a.m.
Three males fighting/they are beating the one male very bad. Officers out with same subjects as earlier/all are being uncooperative/advising nothing happened.

Unwanted subject
111 S. Texas Street
Caller wants the named male who is on the property issued a CTW. Officer advised to put out ATL for Rafael Torres.

Disturbance
123 W. 12th Street
Male is yelling and cussing at customers. Officer advised out with Gregory Allen Smith at Hudson Snappy/issued him an indefinite CTW.

Fight
206 N. Hudson Street
Two males are fighting/one is lying on the floor. Officer requested ambulance for one male bleeding from side of the head. EMS1 advised EMS10 cancelled out/no patient contact.

Harassment
1313 E. 32nd Street
Caller from GRMC advised a male keeps calling looking for his mother-in-law/has been told multiple times she is not there/he keeps calling and will not stop/he is threatening to show up at the hospital.

Unwanted subject
W. 6th Street
Caller advised her ex-boyfriend's sister is at the house causing problems. Officer advised female left prior to arrival/going to stay on scene for a while.

Welfare check
1040 E. Highway 180
Parents of a child are smoking fentanyl in a room/requesting CTW for the whole premises. Officer advised subject left upon request.

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