Bayard Police Department

Friday, July 1, 2022

Welfare check
Maple Street
Caller advised he is going to Arizona in the morning and his kids are with his parents and they are not allowing the kids to go home/they are twins/he has been asking them all day to take the kids home. Officer advised clear/en route to a Maple Street address.

Breaking and entering
E. Elm Street
Caller advised the neighbor just called advising someone was jumping the fence and breaking in. Everything is okay/there is a backhoe nearby.

Request officer
Maple Street
Caller advised his son is at the grandparents' house again and is refusing to return home so they can leave to Arizona/ Officer on scene advising son will return home when they get back.

Saturday, July 2

Welfare check
Snell Middle School
Kids are walking in the middle of the road. Santa Clara PD officer and officer spoke with homeowner who advised they are having a get-together for his daughter. Homeowner was advised to keep everyone off the highway.

Criminal trespass warning
Copper Street
Caller advised her brother is on meth and requests options to keep him off.

Disturbance
Lusk Street
Caller advised she and her husband just stayed at a stranger's house and he pulled out a gun on them this morning and told them to get out/caller left without one of their bags/male just let them get their bag and they left/they don't need police, but there is a little boy in the house with drugs and alcohol.

Criminal trespass
Polomski
Caller advised her grandson was walking his dog when a male on the property approached him and words were exchanged. Officer advised on foot in creek walking the area.

Unwanted subject
400 Tom Foy Blvd.
Male threatened to fight employee/male left in a red car headed toward Santa Clara. Santa Clara PD officer had negative contact.

Domestic disturbance
N. Yucca Street
Caller advised his brother is irate and driving his white Chevy pickup in circles/brother pointed a gun at him.

Sunday, July 3

Welfare check
Poplar Street
Caller advised he was speaking to a named female on the phone when she and her boyfriend began arguing. Officer made contact with both parties/they are separated at this time, NMSP officer issued a named individual a CTW for a Poplar Street address.

Virginia Street
Domestic disturbance
Virginia Street
Caller advised her neighbors in a blue camping trailer are having a domestic. Deputy on scene advising units clear/was a misunderstanding between a mother and a foster parent.

Domestic disturbance
1101 Tom Foy Blvd.
Male and female arguing in a lifted SUV and a black sedan/male was punching female through the window/they left toward Santa Clara/SUV chasing the sedan. NMSP Tac26 went traffic with SUV at Highway 180 and Caddell Crossing/vehicle was traveling at 74 mph/two warrants.

Hurley Police Department

Friday, July 1

Burglary
Hurley Cemetery
Caller advised her daughter's grave was destroyed. Officer spoke to caller/this is possibly a burglary of a grave/caller is not in town/will be here on Tuesday.

Santa Clara Police Department

Friday, July 1

Fatal
Highway 180 and Ft Bayard Street
Black SUV and semi/both still in the roadway/a flight paramedic is on scene/caller advised SUV is under dump truck/advised an 8-year-old who is alert has a pain in his stomach. Deputy advised per EMS send Fire. EMS1 advised to launch Native Air/Native Air advised that no one is available.

Welfare check
Village Road
There is an open fire with no one around it. Deputy made contact with a male who was sitting next to the fire with a water hose under the rain.

Welfare check
Maple Street bridge
Kids playing under the bridge.

Harassment
S. Prescott Street
Caller advised her neighbor is calling her a tweaker and she does not do drugs/he lives in a trailer across from the apartments.

Sunday, July 3

Domestic disturbance
Aspen and Aurora streets
Caller advised a male in a brown Toyota 4dr was chasing a running female. Officer went traffic with vehicle on Racetrack Road.

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