Monday, June 29

Welfare check
711 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller is staying in Room 235 and doesn’t feel comfortable. Officer advised en route to GRMC/then en route to Holiday Inn Express.

Unwanted subject
Penny Park
Caller stated subjects are refusing to leave after being told to leave.

Domestic disturbance
1425 Georgia Street
Behind caller’s residence/there are children inside the residence/they are throwing things inside the residence/possibly physical. Officer advised out with a named male.

Criminal trespass
206 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised that a male is inside the store and is not wanted there. Officer advised the male was issued an indefinite CTW on May 4, 2020/Matthew Chavez was reissued CTW.

Unwanted subject
1221 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised a named male is there showing a badge and telling people he is a marshal with FBI since 1983/advised male was demanding caller give him $500/male advised he is at SCPD and wants to make a complaint on the bank. Officer advised negative contact with Richard Sockey at SCPD/will ATL the area.

Vehicle burglary
1881 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that someone broke into a vehicle and stole a radio and shift knob. Officer put out two ATLs for Enrique Espinosa and Jessica Bunyar to issue indefinite CTWs for Todd’s Axis Motors.

Shoplifting
206 N. Hudson Street
Advised someone took alcohol/male jumped into a red Cadillac headed toward Bullard from Broadway. Officer will be clear/will wait for asset protection.

Welfare check
2711 Leslie Road
Caller advising she can hear a female screaming. Officer had negative contact with anything.

Reckless driver
S. Highway 90 and Ridge Road
Officer advised clear/had contact with vehicle/negative on any reckless driving/everything is okay.

Welfare check
2711 Leslie Road
Caller advised a named female is throwing stuff at the wall they share. Officer advised will be clear/everything is okay.

Tuesday, June 30

Disturbance
1414 Little Walnut Road
Two males were arguing outside. Officer has contact with multiple people/when arrived on scene two subjects walked away who were advising they were not involved but there was an altercation/advised clear/negative contact with anyone else.

Unwanted subject
W. Broadway
Caller advised there is a named male in her yard/believes he is on narcotics/wants him issued a CTW/he is now at an address on Pinos Altos. Officer has Vincent Montano in investigative detention.

Unwanted subject
1007 Pope Street
Advised a homeless man in the patio spit everywhere and is cussing at everyone/he is now headed toward the ditch. Officer advised out with Freddy at HMS/he has a CTW issued May 14, 2020/everything is okay/spoke to Freddy.

Welfare check
Virginia Street
Caller advised it’s been a week since he has spoken to a 58-year-old male/they’ve been trying to deliver his meds/he hasn’t been answering the door or the phone. Officer advised check if male has been transported to GRMC/will call . . .

Welfare check
207 S. Bullard Street
Advised that a male is lying on the ground by the loading bay/caller hung up. Officer advised male is going to leave the area/he is intoxicated.

Welfare check
Ben Altamirano Sports Complex
Caller noticed a male on the floor/needs an ambulance. 60-year-old male/chest pain/stomach ache.

Reckless driver
Silver Heights Blvd. and E. 14th Street
Officer advised registration is out of Nevada/front windshield should . . .

Shoplifting
100 N. Rosedale Road
A short male with tattoos on right side of his face took some kind of liquor and left in an older model red Kia. Officer on scene.

Unwanted subject
703 Silver Heights Blvd.
Advised that a male is refusing to leave the property/sitting on the bench with a cast on left arm bothering some of the customers/wants a CTW issued.

DV order violation
E. 10th Street
A named male just tried to get caller to go to his house, which violated the DVO.

Welfare check
700 N. Bullard Street
Homeless male sleeping between caller’s building and Encore/caller doesn’t feel comfortable with the person there. Officer out with Britton Scott/he has warrant out of Judge Laney’s court for FTA, bond to be set. Male was told to leave and didn’t arrest on warrant/he was advised to take care of it in the morning.

Wednesday, July 1

Welfare check
2711 Leslie Road
Caller can hear a lot of screaming and banging. Officer advised a named male and his mom were having an argument/mom will be leaving for the night.

Loud music
N. Bennett Street
Officer had contact with a named male and he was asked to turn it down/officer noted it wasn’t loud at all.

Disturbance
Pine and N. Swan streets
Caller is having trouble getting a named individual to go home/they are in the middle of the street. Second caller advised people are yelling and cars are honking and a male is banging on a vehicle. Officer advised vehicle left running with no one around/out at the apartments at the corner of Swan and Pine/en route to address off Mann Drive with female juvi/spoke with grandma.

Welfare check
Tracy Circle
Caller advised he didn’t want to speak with officers/caller was having a hard time recalling events and speaking in complete sentences/seemed very confused and distraught.

Wednesday, July 1

Welfare check
2080 Memory Lane
Caller can hear tenant scream that she was raped/a black SUV that belongs to a male is outside the apartments.

Harassment
505 N. Bullard Street
Caller advised he had a run-in with a named male who threatened to beat him up.

Welfare check
211 N. Bullard Street
Caller advised that a male is lying outside the Buffalo Bar/may be sleeping/wearing all black. Officer advised out with Adam Medina who left upon request.

Welfare check
1874 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that her daughter is trying to jump out of the vehicle/this is the fourth time she has called about the situation/daughter has a knife at this time but she is denying it/white Dodge van. Caller and daughter are disagreeing on what exactly happened and daughter is getting emotional.

Welfare check
W. 12th and Grant streets
Gentleman passed out on bridge. Officer advised contact with Adam Medina/dropped him off at his residence.

Fraud/embezzlement
1405 N. Hudson Street
Officer spoke with caller who advised he was receiving calls from people on the east coast asking if he was sending them money. He stated he was not and that it was a scam. He received a package from FEDEX that contained a check for $4,999.99 that he did not write from a bank account that did not belong to him. He wanted the . . .

Domestic disturbance
915 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised she is still causing problems/is yelling at caller/daughter is 23-years-old. Officer requested ambulance for 23-year-old female/sleepy/alert/breathing.

Disturbance
E. Highway 180 and Mountain View Road
Caller advised that two gentlemen in a white Ford Fusion possibly got into an altercation and one of them was struck with a beer bottle.

Welfare check
206 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised a male is having his child ask for money/child is about 3-years-old. Officer made contact with a male and a small child. The male was told to leave and he refused. The male was told he would go to jail if he did not leave. The male asked for a ride, however he wanted to buy a beer or have the officer buy it. Officer told him no and he got upset. I told him that I . . .

Domestic disturbance
2711 Leslie Road
Dispatcher advised a disturbance sounded physical/caller was crying advising a male was fighting with her and left. Officers advised units clear/female is okay and male left.

Suspicious vehicle
Penny Park – 9:22 p.m.
Officer advised that the subjects were told the park was closed and they left upon request.

Disturbance
2711 Leslie Road
Male from downstairs is banging on the door saying she is going to kick caller’s ass/she is intoxicated. Officer advised clear/other party left prior to arrival.

Thursday, July 2

Welfare check
W. Highway 180
Caller advised an individual was attempting to flag vehicles down. Officers made contact with a named male who was trying to get a ride, re: a coyote spooked him on Little Walnut.

Disturbance
Durango Street
Caller advised he can hear a male and female fighting/thinks it is physical and verbal/caller disconnected when trying to gather information. Officer out with both parties/negative on domestic.

Larceny
1600 E. 32nd Street
Caller advised a subject came in and stole a 5-gallon water jug they keep inside and ran off with it. Subject has done this more than once to them but this is the first time they have seen him do it.

Disturbance
502 Silver Heights Blvd.
Verbal/there is a white truck and a white car blocking the entrance to the business/caller asked them to move and they started cussing and yelling. Officer advised verbal only.

Welfare check
SCPD
Walk-in advised a male is passed out across the street. Officers requested EMS for Adam Medina/heavily intoxicated/suicidal/en route to hospital with one male/en route to SCPD to log evidence. Officers advised EMS checked on him and he refused to be transported but did agree to be transported by SCPD.

Larceny
W. 12th and West streets
Old KISS building. Caller advised $156.53 has been charged to a stolen debit card.

Littering
N. Silver Street
Officer notified NMSP.

Larceny
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller had her phone stolen at Walmart and when she called it a male answered asking her to meet him at a hotel to get it back. Officer made contact with caller advising her phone was returned and everything is okay.

Criminal trespass warning
2501 E. Highway 180
A named male is in the parking lot and he has a CTW to Walmart. Officer advised male shows a CTW issued Sept. 6. 2019/had negative contact.

Welfare check
1301 N. Swan Street
Caller advised a subject is sprawled out on the sidewalk. Officer out with Adam Medina, everything is okay/ Medina was issued a CTW for W&N Enterprises.

Burglary
Joe Ray Drive
Caller advised she was gone for a couple of hours and when she went inside noticed some of her things missing/no one is in the home.

DV order violation
Sheriff’s Posse Road
Caller advised damage has been done to her grandpa’s trailer/suspects it might be the aunt/aunt will possibly be very uncooperative if contacted.

Game and Fish
Hudson Street @ SCPD
Pickup hit a deer/it is still in the middle of the road.

Intoxicated persons
200 W. Broadway
Caller advised that a group of males are highly intoxicated with open containers and making a bunch of noise. Officer out with two subjects in front of the Murray Hotel and advised them to keep it quiet. Caller called back advising she didn’t know it was okay for people to drink in public just because they were firefighters thank you and disconnected. Officer advised subjects are packing it up and going back to . . .

Suspicious vehicle
Mill Road
Officer advised a named male advised his dad did not want him home tonight/he was sleeping here however he will be en route to Walmart and sleep there.

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