Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Apr. 1 through Apr. 4, 2024

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Published: 05 April 2024 05 April 2024

Monday, Apr. 1

Accident-property damage
McCauley/Black Mountain Road
Advised she wrecked her car/she is on the side of the roadway/she slid on the road with mud/negative on injuries/silver Jeep Compass. Caller called back advising her 8-year-old sister is complaining of shoulder pain down to her fingers. Caller advised her dad is there now. GEMS – no responders.

Accident-property damage
Saddlerock Canyon/Mangas Valley
Elderly male wrecked his grey Jeep yesterday/male is out of vehicle and the right front tire is severely damaged/male fell down and collapsed/unknown injuries. Caller was not involved in the accident/had to drive to get service to call in/the patient was just cold advising he had been out ther . . .

Criminal trespass
McKnight Road – Upper Mimbres
Walk-in to GCSO. Deputy ATL for two named subjects.

Vehicle accident with injuries
Highway 180 – MM 80-81 (3-4 miles west of Cliff)
Report, no narrative.

Tuesday, Apr. 2

Larceny
Fleming Tank Road
Walk-in.

Welfare check
Highway 356 – Hanover
Caller advised it has been 30 days with no contact with a 14-year-old. Deputy spoke to dad via phone/en route to public library.

Domestic disturbance
Radio Tower Road
Male and female are fighting by the shipping containers/female is screaming. Deputy out on foot.

Harassment
Highway 15 – Pinos Altos
Caller is being harassed by a named female.

Welfare check
Dragonfly Trail – 14:46 p.m.
Advised of an elderly female who has been at the location since 11 a.m./no water/by herself. FBFD has contact with female/will meet GCSO at Service Corral/female is okay/negative on ambulance.

Accident-property damage
Brushy Mountain Road—Mule Creek
2006 Grand Cherokee/caller advised he ran into the front of the Mule Creek Post Office/his foot got stuck on the accelerator/no injuries/significant damage to post office as well as car.

Welfare check
Highway 180 and Morales Road
Sister jumped out of vehicle attempting to hurt herself/are in area looking for her. Deputy made contact with caller and female/female is going to be going with her mom for the night/vehicle was pulled over when she got out/didn't jump out.

Wednesday, Apr. 3

Missing persons
XYZ Ranch Road – Arenas Valley – 10:08 a.m.
Advised his 38-year-old son walked off yesterday around 1 p.m. and hasn't returned.

Welfare check
Separ Road – White Signal
Caller from HMS advised they were contacted by (redacted) to drop off medical equipment for an 80-year-old male/male declined delivery due to him, "Not living much longer." Deputy made contact with male and will be having a conversation with him.

Criminal trespass
Wide Canyon Trail – Pinos Altos
Advised trash and broken glass is all over the place/a female was on the property a few days ago bothering his tenants/wants to make a report for trespassing. Deputy had contact with three subjects.

Welfare check
11575 E. Highway 180
Male jumping in front of traffic/walking on the westbound side/looks disoriented. Another caller advised male tried to jump in front of a semi. SCPD officer advised male is in front of Highway 180 and Arenas Valley Road.

Welfare check
Mountain View Road
Caller advised she got a call from her ex-boyfriend, who she has a restraining order on, advising a female and a male have been trying to break into his home. Caller advised the ex-boyfriend also stated he has been firing shots inside his home to protect himself from the people. Caller advised she is not concerned about the restraining order as she lives in Arizona but is concerned about his mental and physical health as he does now have a weapon . . .

Welfare check
Highway 15 – MM 2 – 9:02 p.m.
Male hitchhiking in dark clothing. Deputy had contact with male between MM 2 and 3/he has one warrant/male advised the deputy that SCPD was out with him earlier and advised him to take care of the warrant.

Thursday, Apr. 4

Vehicle accident-no injuries
Highway 152 – MM 14 (Highway 35 junction)
Report, no narrative.

Unattended death
Peterson Drive
71-year-old female passed sometime last night/it's caller's wife and she had Parkinson's for 20 years.
Deputy requested OMI/OMI en route.

Game and Fish
W. Highway 180 and Camino de Viento
Dead deer in trash bag on the side of the road. Deputy advised bag is off the roadway and shoulder/gave call to G&F.

Welfare check
Hideaway Lane
Caller from HMS advised she went to check on her patient and she isn't answering the door/caller can see her legs and feet on the ground/she appears to be face down/she doesn't see any movement/caller is her social worker/she did have a bad fall last week/she has an alcohol problem. Deputy advised patient is breathing but unconscious. EMS10 requested to send out a page for anyone available.

Welfare check
Rio de Arenas Road
A named male has not been out of his house or gone to work in four days/he is not answering his phone.

Welfare check
2069 Cottage San Road – Silver Star Trailer Park
Caller requests officer and mentioned something about a dog attacking him but can't confirm/male speaks Arabic and is hard for him to translate over the phone/49-year-old male with upper right thigh/negative on bleeding. Deputy out at trailer to speak with owners of the dog/PAFD – no responders.

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