Friday, Nov. 22

Welfare check
S. Highway 90 and Tyrone Mine Road
Near the lookouts/White Signal/out with male who is dressed nice/he is disoriented. Caller advised a female is out with them now and she might know what is going on with him. Deputy had negative contact.

Larceny
Creek Road – Lake Roberts
Caller advised her mail has been stolen from her mailbox. Caller does not want a deputy going out to her/just a phone call is fine.

Assault
70 Truck Bypass
Caller advised the landlord swung a 2x4 at a male/did not hit him/landlord is tearing down the fence.

Saturday, Nov. 23

Welfare check
Little Walnut Road
Caller advised his mother has had a bladder infection for a few weeks now and will not allow anyone to take her to the doctor/she is not making sense and is getting worse/she lives alone/she is getting worse with the infection and the pain. Everything is okay/will call caller.

Welfare check
Highway 180 @Mis Amigos
Caller advised a male is standing in the middle of the highway trying to get hit by a vehicle/he has a dog with him/in the eastbound lanes. Second caller advised the same. Third caller advised the same. Deputy advised will be out with the male on Highway 180 and Racetrack Road/will be clear/male was walking on the . . .

Sunday, Nov. 24

Welfare check
Ironwood Lane
A named male who stated he is 90-years-old keeps calling saying his wife was taken to jail last night by a group of people after a disturbance at his house. We don’t have any log of a disturbance at this address and the jail doesn’t have his wife in their custody. Negative contact at the residence/dispatch advised that the caller was a resident at Silver Care Center and has dementia.

Unwanted subject
Pheasant Drive
Caller advised the boyfriend is drunk and wants him to leave/caller advised he just left on foot. Deputy spoke to caller and she advised the male lives there off and on and she now wants him to leave. Stated that he seems like he is willing to leave and will be collecting his belongings tomorrow. Advised that until he fully moves out and relinquishes residency, then the CTW can be issued.

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