Bayard Police Department

Monday, Jan. 15

Welfare check
Virginia and Rogers streets
A 17-year-old named female student hasn't been seen at school since Dec. 15, 2023. Officer advised everything is okay/called principal back and let her know the info.

Welfare check
Alta Vista Drive
Caller advised her 14-year-old daughter just left angry/she left because mom told her to go to her room.

Tuesday, Jan. 16

Battery
Cobre High School
One male student hit another/no medical/both are in the office.

Welfare check
Maple Street
15-year-old male ran away last week. Officers advised out with (redacted) as well as (redacted)/one in custody.

Thursday, Jan. 18

Welfare check
Diamond Street
Attendance coach called advising students have been disenrolled from Snell Middle School and are supposed to be homeschooled by mother/one student has missed 18 days at Bayard Elementary/mother became irate and refused to have the children checked on. Officer advised everything is okay.

Disturbance
Copper and East streets
Advised six juvies are fighting each other on the basketball court. Officer has contact with juvies at the basketball court on East Street/everything is okay.

Accident-property damage
Tom Foy Blvd. and Taylor Street
Vehicle vs deer/deer took off.

Hurley Police Department

Monday, Jan. 15

Disturbance
Highway 180 @ Gateway Restaurant
Caller is in a van with a named male who has been drinking and is threatening to kill caller/they just pulled up to the Hurley Police Department and caller was shoved out of the van. Officer and deputy had negative contact with male.

Tuesday, Jan. 16

Welfare check
Lea Drive
States her son is getting angry/he hasn't had his injection. Deputy advised mother will be leaving.

Wednesday, Jan. 17

Welfare check
Monte Vista Street – North Hurley
Caller hasn't heard from her 88-year-old sister in 4-5 months.

Disturbance
Cottonwood Street
Advised that a named male is intoxicated and was causing issues at his mother's residence/he did leave. Deputy advised nothing happened/everything is okay.

Santa Clara Police Department

Monday, Jan. 15

Dog bite
Pine Street
Caller requested ambulance for husband who was bitten by a dog. Dispatch could not understand caller. Caller called back advising her dogs attacked him as they were fighting/he is bleeding from his calf/she was also bitten on her foot.

Unwanted subject
Stone Street
A named male looks around her porch and keeps coming back scaring her and her grandkids. Deputies and an officer are out at Prescott Apartments/negative contact/all units clear.

Suspicious vehicle
W. Cactus Street
Big white truck on the corner with hazards on/no one inside/has been there for a while. Officer advised tow truck has arrived.

Weapons fired
12055 Highway 180 – Grant County Shooting Range
Two different callers advised 10 shots fired in this area. Officer advised gates are closed to shooting range. Third caller advised behind Brown Derby or possibly coming from the Prescott area. Officer and deputy patrolled the area with negative contact.

Tuesday, Jan. 16

Overdose
Ft Bayard Street
No report.

Wednesday, Jan. 17

Battery
N. James Street
Report, no narrative.

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