Grant County Sheriff’s Office Blotter – Sept. 18 - Sept. 20, 2020

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Published: 21 September 2020 21 September 2020

Friday, Sept. 18

Game and Fish
Alamo Street – Arenas Valley – 1:53 a.m.
Caller advised he just saw a very large bear or mountain lion. Deputies did drive around/will frequent patrol.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
Dragonfly Trailhead
Caller advised a hole was drilled into the gas tank of her 2002 Subaru Forester/she has already taken it to be fixed. Deputy had negative contact with owner of shop/he will be back at 1:30 p.m.

Reckless driver
Highway 180 – Bayard
Caller out with vehicle on Empire Street. Deputies out at Virginia and Rogers streets.

Domestic disturbance
Mountain View Drive
Caller can hear a male and a female arguing/it has begun to quiet down/advised a male was carrying belongings to the other side of the road and dropping them there.

Suspicious vehicle
Chamisa Drive – Upper Mimbres
Advised a truck went down the road to the fish and game area/caller could hear a female screaming/truck left. Deputies out with a red Dodge 4-door.

Saturday, Sept. 19

Harassment
Mobile Drive
Caller can hear her female neighbor outside her trailer/she is under the influence of alcohol. Deputy out with two named individuals.

Accident-injuries
Highway 61 – Faywood
Advised 23-year-old son rolled his truck/he crawled to the house/cannot find the truck/gash on head/legs are numb/swerved to miss a deer/son is lying on the floor/short of breath. Caller advised his son’s clothing was wet/truck may be in the river.

Accident-injuries
Highway 90 and Separ Road
Caller advised a vehicle has flipped over/female is holding her neck/white Honda Civic. EMS advised to put Native Air on standby.

Weapons fired
Kirkland Road – Arenas Valley
Caller reported three shots. Deputy advised has contact with another deputy/everything is okay/the shots that were heard was the other deputy putting a deer down. Caller advised she wants to speak to shift commander because bullets were hitting her house.

Sunday, Sept. 20

Loud music
Maplewood Circle
Deputies had contact and advised to turn down the music.

Unattended death
Ocotillo Drive – Lower Mimbres
67-year-old husband passed during the night/was expected/prostate cancer. Deputy requested OMI/OMI on scene.

Harassment
Racetrack Road
Caller advised that the father of her kids is following them/advised that the boyfriend and the father have issues/there was supposed to be a child exchange but the father and boyfriend started to argue on the phone/all parties are arguing with the kids. Santa Clara PD officer out at New and Hutchinson with an individual.

Welfare check
Shields Canyon Road – Cliff
Caller advised that his mother has a named female who resides with her and the mother recently asked the female to leave/since then the female has gotten argumentative with his mother. Deputy made contact advising it is a civil matter/they will do an eviction tomorrow.

Welfare check
Highway 15 – MM 5 (2 miles below Pinos Altos) – 7:50 p.m.
Could hear a female screaming for help and males laughing/she is screaming, “Please don’t.” Out with vehicle on Wind Canyon/they did hear people yelling. Caller called back and said he heard a slamming door and a truck drive off and still heard a female yelling but it was muffled. Deputy had negative contact.

Suspicious vehicle
Highway 15 – MM 4 – 8:11 p.m.
One male and one female/out with one individual/made contact via motorist assistance/everything is okay.

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