Friday, July 10

Welfare check
Highway 90 – MM 26
Female is walking south and staggering. Deputy has contact with female at MM 25/she is okay/she is walking to Lordsburg.

Welfare check
I-10 – MM 34
Female walking east in westbound lane/shirtless/braless/unknown pants. NMSP advised they received this call but do not have anyone to respond. NMSP called back advising a second caller with same information. Deputies made contact with female advising she is disoriented and has no ID/EMS has been called.

Criminal trespass warning
Highway 180 – weigh station
Caller advised that a gentleman was messing with the power box at the weigh station and wants a CTW placed against him. Deputy out with male just past the weigh station.

Accident-injuries
Highway 356 – MM 3
Caller advised there was a motorcycle accident between MM 3 and 4/the helmet came off his head/has cuts on his head/motorcycle out of the roadway/patient complaining of chest injury. Caller called back advising collarbone is broken/walking around/bleeding from hands. EMS2 advised to have Native Air on standby at base.

Suspicious vehicle
11787 Highway 180
Deputy made contact with an individual who was fixing his vehicle that was broken down/should have it done by tonight.

Welfare check
Highway 152 – Santa Rita
Welcheck on five children. Deputy advised upon arrival had an open door/made entry into the house/had no contact with anyone in the house/called caller back.

Saturday, July 11

Welfare check
Santa Rita Mine Road – Vanadium
Caller said unknown subjects were saying her name over and over. Deputy advised everything is okay/clear.

Welfare check
E. Highway 180 – Arenas Valley
Caller advised a camper trailer with a Cadillac out front is behind a locked fence across from the old radio station/she went to visit and could smell death/he is an elderly man about 68-years-old/spoke to him 2 to 3 weeks ago/she checked on him yesterday.

Reckless driver
Highway 180 – MM 138 (3 miles west of Highway 61 junction)
NMSP went traffic in front of Cobre High School.

Disturbance
2070 Cottage San Road
Caller advised that a male pushed her/she is in her vehicle/he is outside the vehicle kicking it/caller refusing to leave until deputies get there/caller wants him thrown in jail.

Criminal trespass warning
Sandalwood Avenue
Caller stated his mother hit him across the face with her hand 15 to 20 minutes ago after a verbal argument.

Welfare check
Racetrack Road – Arenas Valley
Caller advised that his niece called sounding in distress/he could hear her boyfriend yelling in the background. Caller advised his niece advised about a week or two ago the boyfriend hit her repeatedly and gave her two black eyes.

Welfare check
Highway 35 – MM 2
Advised that a pregnant female is walking toward Highway 152 from Highway 35. Caller stopped to help but she refused/gave her a bottle of water.

Stolen motor vehicle
70 Truck Bypass
A named individual took caller’s white 2003 Chevy Cavalier without her permission/she wants to report it stolen.

Welfare check
Mountain View Road
Caller advised she saw a named male earlier today at Food Basket and when she went over to visit him today the door was wide open and there were dogs outside but no one was answering. Deputy made contact/everything is okay.

Welfare check
Mountain View Drive and Ridge Road
Female with a backpack was in the middle of the roadway and almost fell in front of caller’s vehicle. SCPD officer requested GCSO assist as all units are tied up/had negative contact.

Sunday, July 12

Burglary
Western Drive
Caller advised his shed has been burglarized/appears to have been kicked open/caller is currently in Florida/info came from a friend who is cleaning the house/tools, an air compressor, and exercise bike, and several other items were taken.

Disturbance
Forest Drive – Lake Roberts
Caller advised that his brother-in-law just showed up to their property with a weapon in his hand asking caller why they were still at the residence. Caller advised that his mother recently passed away and since she has passed the brother-in-law has been really disconnected and not keeping in contact with family.
Welfare check
Rio de Arenas Road – Arenas Valley – 3 p.m.
Caller received some messages from sister this morning stating that some girls were going to kill her/caller hasn’t heard from her since. Deputy on scene advising open door/negative contact at either address.

Welfare check
Rio de Arenas Road – Arenas Valley – 5:24 p.m.
Caller advised that a named female is inside the house yelling/caller believes she is upset because caller had come visitors over/she may be having an anxiety attack. Deputy made contact with a male/female was screaming/made contact with the female/everything is okay.

Domestic disturbance
Rio de Arenas Road – Arenas Valley – 6:55 p.m.
Caller advised that a named female is at his residence destroying his things/she is outside without a T-shirt/she was in his face/line was disconnected. Caller called back advising she is in the middle of the road breaking things/she was his girlfriend/she is back in his face at the doorway.

Larceny
Comanche Street – Silver Acres
Caller advised that his two pedigreed boxers have been stolen and a lady on Facebook has located them. Deputy made contact with caller.

Domestic disturbance
Rio de Arenas Road – Arenas Valley – 8:50 p.m.
Caller advised that a named female is completely naked and breaking the steps with a pipe/she is claiming there are people around her but there aren’t/she is now inside the house. Deputy advised one female in unit en route to GRMC.

Unwanted subject
Fort Bayard Medical Center
Employee is becoming irate and caller thinks he is under the influence of alcohol. XCPD officer issued the male an indefinite CTW.

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