Bayard Police Department

Friday, Feb. 2

Welfare check
801 Tom Foy Blvd.
Male in the store is slurring his words. 55-year-old male/shoulder hurts/really cold. EMS10 direct with page/will have unit en route shortly/BFD no response. Male has one warrant out of Alamogordo for failure to pay/bond pending.

Suicide threat
Stewart Street
No report.

Domestic disturbance
S. Franey Street
Advised son is intoxicated and acting up/all verbal/want him out of the house. Officer made contact with son and father/both agreed to stay in separate rooms/clear/everything is okay.

Saturday, Feb. 3

Welfare check
Budge Drive and N. Yucca Street
Female walking down Yucca yelling at herself/she was lying down on the ground. Officer made contact with female at Budge and Yucca/she has a warrant for failure to comply with probation and criminal trespass.

Sunday, Feb. 4

Criminal trespass warning
1101 Tom Foy Blvd.
A named female is in the store not causing problems.

Hot Pursuit
Vanadium and Orchard streets
XCPD officer advised will try to set up stick on 356 or 152/Dodge Ram westbound on Empire/65 mph-light traffic-weather clear/70-75 mph-light traffic/MM 4 65-70 mph/BPD officer advised cancelling pursuit/XCPD officer advised continued north on Fierro/NMSP officer advised en route to Fierro ATL.

Hurley Police Department

Friday, Feb. 2

Welfare check
Lea Drive
Stated her son was possibly punching the wall/would like someone to talk to him and calm him down. Deputy advised male is calmed down with oatmeal and wants the officer to leave. Caller called back advising she needs them back/after they left she heard him talking to Lucifer.

Santa Clara Police Department

Domestic disturbance
S. Prescott Street
Caller advised an argument between his pregnant sister and a male/only verbal/male left. Officer advised clear/everything is okay.

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