Bayard Police Department

Weapons fired
N. Yucca and Stewart streets
Caller advised heard two shots/sounded like a shotgun. Officer advised it was fireworks/he saw them.

Welfare check
Runnels Drive
Child is screaming for help near the office/sounds like they are being whipped or something. NMSP officer advised 10-15 kids were playing on a trampoline/everything okay.

Welfare check
Budge Drive
Female caller advised another female is threatening suicide. Dispatcher could hear a lot of yelling and asked if everything was okay at the residence. Caller stated to just send LE then hung up.

Saturday, June 20

Shoplifting
400 Tom Foy Blvd.
Caller advised that a kid came into the store and ate a bag of Taki’s in the bathroom and left the trash/male just left out the front door/18 or 19-years-old/wants a CTW issued.

Sunday, June 21

Disturbance
Watson Street
A named male is outside the gate screaming/caller wants a CTW issued.

Reckless driver
Orchard Street – 11:25 p.m.
ATVs are racing up and down the street and in the trailer park/caller advised it’s getting late and he’s tired of the noise. Officer had contact with one 4-wheeler/they were told they are not street legal and they will put them up.

Hurley Police Department

Saturday, June 20

Noise complaint x 3
Romero Avenue and 3rd streets, C Street, and Elguea and 2nd streets
No reports.

Welfare check
Lea Drive
There is a large group of people and a lot of yelling at the house across from her. Officer advised clear/few kids and parents playing games.

Loud music
Romero Avenue and 3rd Street – 11:05 p.m.
Officer en route/advised when he went to speak with them again for the second call on this they did move the equipment inside and they did lower the music.

Noise complaint
4th and B streets
No report.

Sunday, June 21

Domestic disturbance
B Street
Between a named female and her boyfriend/caller advised both have been drinking and showed caller what they destroyed. Officer advised one female in unit en route to Dollar General in Santa Clara/waiting for son to pick her up/son is on scene and female left with him.

Santa Clara Police Department

Friday, June 19

Unwanted subject
S. James Street
Female caller advised that someone is on her property and she wants him gone/male is trying to hit her wife and broke her phone/he is in an old orange and white Chevy truck headed to Mimbres.

Fight
N. Prescott and W. Cottonwood streets
Caller advised there were some subjects fighting/he then heard two gunshots go off/a blue 4-door car just left. Deputy advised he does have a blue 2-door car that just came out of Santa Clara. Other deputy advised negative contact with any fight/two juvies in area said negative on anything and made contact with other subjects who advised negative on gunshots.

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