Friday, Mar. 13

Unwanted subject
Grant Street
A named male is causing problems and caller isn’t going to put up with it. Officer advised male left prior to arrival/advised the female has been allowing the male to stay with her /CTW is void.

Welfare check
Alabama Street
Officer out with two named individuals.

Welfare check
Valley Vista
Out with CYFD.

Welfare check
La Plata Middle School
A named child was reported as missing last night and his mother’s boyfriend called advising the child is at school today at La Plata Middle School.

Welfare check
Pinos Altos Road
Officers have one juvie male in unit/en route to a Village Street address/en route to Swan Street Snappy Mart to turn the kid over to his mother.

Welfare check
N. Hudson Street and E. Broadway
A young girl is under the bridge on the east side. Officer advised on foot at this time/request ambulance for a 23-year-old female not making sense.

Larceny
1601 Virginia Street
Walk-in advised larceny of a package.

Domestic disturbance
Plata Road
Caller advised she was hearing some kind of domestic and fighting/unsure what trailer it is coming from. Clear and out at Ridge Road Chevron speaking to caller.

Driving while intoxicated
1007 Pope Street
While on the phone they were unable to take the keys away from a named female. The female had a driver take her and her dog home.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
WNMU
White Chevy truck with black rims was egged.

Suspicious vehicle
District Court – 100 Black Street
Officer advised subjects are leaving/unit clear.

Harassment
3514 Fowler Avenue
Caller advised their roommate was calling him names and accusing him of calling them names. Caller advised he did not call his roommate names. Officer had contact with a nurse who stated that the facility is on lockdown and no one can go inside the building. The officer asked what was going on with caller and she stated that she heard statements between . . .

Domestic disturbance
Longhorn and E. 32nd Street
Officers advised vehicles are in the roadway/en route to SCPD with a named male.

Criminal trespass warning
2501 E. Highway 180
Male in his 50s is in the sporting goods aisle. Officer reissued Richard Shockey a CTW and he left upon request.

Fight
101 E. College Avenue
Caller advised there is a fight at Mick 33’s. Officer spoke to owner and advised everything is okay.

Domestic disturbance
Amistad Street
Caller advised that her daughter is causing problems with her/she is in the home slamming doors and told her mother she is a bad mother. Officer advised both parties separated for the night/units clear.

Saturday, Mar. 14

Disturbance
2711 Leslie Road
Caller advised she can hear a male and female arguing in the back parking lot. Officers advised everything was verbal/subjects would not . . .

Shoplifting
1506 N. Silver Heights Blvd.
Male walking toward Sun Valley. Officer had contact with male behind Family Dollar/male was released/negative on any charges.

Accident-property damage
3510 E. Highway 180
Caller advised she hit a deer near Lowry’s RV Center.

Disturbance
121 W. 12th Street
Male yelling at people inside the Laundrymat. Officer advised male is leaving the laundry at this time.

Grafitti
Mississippi Street underpass
Officer advised he is aware.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that a woman refused to scan all her items/getting in a Dodge truck at this time. Officer advised he may have contact with the named male and the female.

Battery
1313 E. 32nd Street
Caller from psych ward advised that a female patient assaulted a named male and physically hit him three times/parties are separated at this time.

Welfare check
2333 Sheriff’s Posse Road
Male keeps coming in saying he needs to go to the hospital/he has a wristband from a hospital on his arm. 35-year-old named male requesting an ambulance/pain to his right arm/abscess at crease of elbow.

Battery
N. Corbin Street
Caller said a male pushed him at Food Basket about 10 minutes ago. Officer spoke to caller.

Battery
N. Silver Street
A named female and a named male/verbal only/they are intoxicated. Officers requested ambulance for a 27-year-old male with knee pain/other male in unit en route to a Mountain View address/clear.

Sunday, Mar. 15

Welfare check
SCPD
Two kids walking down the street in onesie PJs at Hudson and College/two males following them/kids look skittish. Officers have one male far behind and two females at Swag/two female juvi’s in unit en route to Pheasant Drive/one male juvi in unit en route to Swan Street.

Welfare check
200 W. Broadway
Out with two vehicles with their hazards on/Sun News employees.

Unwanted subject
N. Hudson Street and E. Broadway
Caller advised that a male is at the corner of Snappy begging people for gas. Officer advised Freddy Quesada is at the light/he was issued a CTW for an active ATL for HMS, north side only.

Harassment
Fran Drive
Caller advised he is having problems with his neighbor/there is an oil bottle that has been thrown into his driveway. An officer had contact with caller and the oil bottle covered with oil and motor oil on the ground. Officer then had contact with neighbor who began speaking to caller and the officer advised . . .

Accident-property damage
E. 12th Street
1999 red Pontiac vs black 2018 Ford.

Welfare check
Highway 15 and E. 32nd Street
Caller advised that her 22-year-old son was just released from GRMC and left walking toward Highway 15. Officer had contact with caller/everything is okay/clear.

Criminal trespass warning
123 W. 12th Street
Caller advised that a male has been loitering on and off at Snappy and wants him issued a CTW. Officers issued Jesse Hampton an indefinite CTW.

Panhandler
1220 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised a male on the north side of the building is asking for money and would like a CTW issued. Officer out with Richard Shockey and issued him a CTW.

Unwanted subject
2150 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that homeless people are camping in the area and making customers feel uncomfortable/would like subject removed from area. Officer had negative contact with anyone/received call advising people camping in the area and wants CTW issued. Officer spoke to caller on phone and caller stated he wanted . . .

Unwanted subject
1220 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised a male is too drunk to sell alcohol to and although he has been asked several times, he is refusing to leave. Officers advised a female is covering her face when they came on scene/everything is okay/person left upon request.

Welfare check
2 Ridge Road
Caller advised that a male wearing a gray hat is standing in the middle of the road. Officer had negative contact with anyone on Ridge Road or Highway 90.

Suspicious vehicle
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a male in an old light blue van is masturbating in the vehicle. Officer had contact with the vehicle’s owner who stated he was not doing that, but was bending down rolling a cigarette. Officer advised he did show to me the cigarette that he rolled and it was tobacco/he also stated that he did observe a female walking by his vehicle giving him a dirty look as . . .

Suspicious vehicle
Penny Park
Officer advised vehicle unattended/found them in the park and they left upon request.

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