Friday, Aug. 21

Unwanted subject
Cardinal Lane
Caller’s daughter is acting out and caller wants her to leave/daughter is not intoxicated. Officers ATL daughter but had negative contact.

Welfare check
1901 N. Silver Street
Advised that her husband is not doing well and then disconnected the line before further information could be obtained. Officer advised ATL the area for the possible female/spoke with neighbors and no one knew of a female by that name who lives at the park.

Game and Fish
1414 Little Walnut Road
Caller advised a deer near the intersection of Silver Cliffs Apartments and Little Walnut Road is currently dying/looks like it was hit by a car. Officer advised one round fired/deer is dead/deer was moved into the brush by the Silver Cliffs sign.

Larceny
2709 Leslie Road
Stolen bike/last seen Thursday. Officer advised caller it would be a delayed response.

Accident-property damage
N. Swan Street and Silver Heights Blvd.
Green 4-door car vs white 4Runner. Caller advised that the driver of the green vehicle left south on Swan Street/at SPIN advised Eugene Lynn just pulled into . . .

Intoxicated persons
SPIN – 1307 N. Swan Street
Call related to above ‘accident-property damage’ call.

Welfare check
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that someone left their dog in their car with the windows barely cracked. Officer had contact with the owner.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
111 S. Texas Street
Caller advised it looks like someone took a hammer or a bat to his blue Kia Sportage/only damage is to his windshield.

Welfare check
N. Swan and 16th streets
Caller advised a gentleman is lying on the floor. 61-year-old male/low blood sugar. Officer has a named male and a named female in unit en route to Denny’s.

Reckless driver
Pope and W. 20th streets – 7:25 p.m.
Caller advised that a large group of 4-wheelers with loud exhausts are racing up and down Pope Street. Officer had contact with Danny Marquez and he was advised to stop for the night.

Welfare check
2040 Memory Lane
Caller advised that an elderly couple in their 90s live at the space and the male who has Alzheimer’s is wandering around outside and the wife who cares for him is not answering the door. Officers requested EMS for a 90-year-old male who is incoherent and has dementia.

Disturbance
1313 E. 32nd Street
EMS2 requested SCPD to respond re: a male patient causing problems. Caller from ER advised two officers responded on another call and a patient started acting out and the officers had to assist with the patient. Officer advised they are okay.

Saturday, Aug. 22

Unwanted subject
N. Swan and 29th streets
Officer advised they were waved down for an unwanted male/had negative contact/clear.

Disturbance
N. Bullard and W. 6th streets
Officer advised that upon arrival spoke with a named male who stated that another officer parked halfway in the zone the male needed to unload his merchandise. The male advised he told the other officer several times to just move . . .

Unwanted subject
Cardinal Lane – 9:48 a.m.
Caller stated her daughter was there but mid-way through the conversation caller advised daughter was in Bayard and husband was mistaken.

Unwanted subject
Cardinal Lane – 10:20 a.m.
A named female on front porch knocking on the door. Officer has contact with the female/issued Marcella Perry an indefinite CTW for the property.

Stolen motor vehicle
1414 Little Walnut Road
Caller advised his black Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle was stolen sometime between 12 noon yesterday and this morning/has no clue who took it. ATL given to all county units.

Accident-property damage
Hidden Way
Caller advised that someone hit the driveway block wall and damaged it. She needs a report so the owner does not blame her for it.

Welfare check
Penny Park
Caller advised a woman was hitting a child in the park/the child was screaming in pain/caller did not see it only heard it. Officer made contact with a named female who advised it was her and she had to discipline her child/everything is okay.

Disturbance
1313 E. 32nd Street
Officer made contact with Bradley Harp at GRMC due to him throwing things around the room. Officers attempted to de-escalate Harp but he continued to be irate and took a fighting stance toward the officers/Harp then turned around and punched the metal security door behind him. Officers then escorted Harp to the ground/placed him in cuffs and . . .

Battery
Visitor Center
Caller advised that three males are fighting and one is bleeding. Two males running toward Broadway/have contact with Anthony Alcorta/left side swelling to his face. Officers and deputy advised subjects are running toward Old Mill Road.

Disturbance
1313 E.32nd Street
A named male advised he was just pushed down by security/he scratched his arm and back and cut his neck. Officer spoke to ER personnel who advised male was escorted by GRMC and they will be in the parking lot.

Disturbance
1605 W. Market Street
Caller advised that her brother is causing problems and wants him escorted off her property. Officer advised the male shows a CTW for the address/all units clear/male left prior to arrival/everything is okay. Another officer made contact with caller.

Suspicious vehicle
Katheryne Circle
Gray or silver Chrysler 2-door parked near a vacant house. Officer made contact and noticed a few of the windows on the house were unlocked but closed/residence is full of items but everything appeared in place.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
407 N. Hudson Street
Male punched caller’s car at the carwash. Officer out with male/negative wants or warrants.

Game and Fish
Market Street
Caller advised that a fox got close to him and growled at him and took off. Officer had negative contact.

Sunday, Aug. 23

Reckless driver
Highway 180 @McDonald’s
Tan Toyota Camry swerving. Officers went traffic with vehicle at the Super Snappy/driver advised he does not have a driver’s license.

Suicide threat
Fox Field
No report

Welfare check
Virginia Street
Caller is at this address to check on a female in her late 50s who has been depressed/all the windows are open and she is not answering her door. Officer advised she is okay.

Domestic disturbance
2545 N. Silver Street
Caller advising the male in this apartment is breaking things/he is leaving in a red Nissan Altima/male is back in the apartment and he’s still breaking things. Officer had contact with the male.

Disturbance
2005 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a male customer attacked him/he is still on the property and trying to fight caller/he was trying to shoplift and caller was trying to stop him/male is now walking up 180 toward State Farm.

Harassment
Tracy Circle
Caller advised the named mechanic she hired to work on her vehicle is sending threatening messages about stealing more parts from her vehicle.

Disturbance
206 N. Hudson Street
Male is walking toward the ditch after trying to hit one of the customers/the male was very vulgar toward the customer. Officer out with John Elizalde.

Harassment
800 S. Robert Street
Male is being harassed by his girlfriend. Officer advised it’s happening in Cliff. One male in unit en route to Copper Manor. Officer advised county was advised/they took over the call.

Welfare check
Mississippi Street
Female yelling for help. Officer had negative contact with anyone in the area.

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