Monday, July 11

Welfare check
Valley Vista
Caller believes mother left his 4-year-old son with a 15-year-old. Officer advised will be clear/made contact with caller.

Unwanted subject
207 S. Bullard Street
Male sleeping on dock/would like him to move along/negative on a CTW. Officer out with male.

Harassment
3514 Fowler Avenue
Caller advised a named female keeps passing by her place of employment.

Welfare check
Market and Big Ditch
Caller advised a female is being aggressive with people passing by/she is sitting on a bench/a male who has his bike in the pathway appears to be sleeping.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised it occurred about 45 minutes ago/female is no longer in the store. Officer en route to station to review surveillance.

Domestic disturbance
Tracy Circle
Caller advised her sister won’t let go of her. Caller keeps yelling, ”Let go of me.” Caller advised she was able to get away from her sister/she did not need any medical attention.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Male took a flashlight/he is inside the vision center. Officer advised will be reviewing cameras.

Welfare check
Harris Road
Caller advised she has heard from people that nobody has seen the 3 and 4-year-old kids. Officers advised units clear.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
A male is stealing meat and some other items. Officers out with one named male and two named females.

Tuesday, July 12

Unwanted subject
22 Ridge Road
Caller requesting officer to tell a named male he cannot be staying on the property. Caller called back advising male left/no longer needed an officer.

Larceny
N. Silver Street
Caller advised a named male stole all his landscaping tools yesterday at about 5 p.m. Officer made contact with caller and asked him why he didn’t call LE when he was watching the male take his tools.

Disturbance
Canal Street
Caller advised her son is arguing with the neighbors over narcotics. Officers advised clear/everything is okay.

Criminal trespass warning
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised two people in the parking lot have CTWs. Officer advised female left prior to arrival/re-issued Manuel (no last name given) a CTW.

Harassment
1506 N. Silver Heights Blvd.
A named male keeps going to the store asking for an employee who is not there at this time/male is no longer there either/caller wants male issued a CTW. Officer advised will be clear/issue ATL for Chris Simpson and if contact is made issue him a CTW for Family Dollar.

Criminal trespass warning
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a named male is drinking on the property/he did leave. Officer spoke with the male and advised if they have to continue to respond for him he will be going to jail.

Welfare check
2080 Memory Lane – Valley View Apartments
Female has been banging on the roof of the apartment all day. Officer advised he was advised the female just left/everything is okay.

Criminal trespass warning
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a named male is by the GM door drinking vodka/he does have a CTW/wants him removed from the property. Male released on a CTA.

Unwanted subject
2711 Leslie Road – Lintero Apartments
Caller advised his son is intoxicated and will not leave/he is causing issues and standing in the living room. Officer advised male left prior to arrival.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
W. Alice Street
Caller advised someone broke the windshield to her vehicle and dumped garbage on it/happened about five minutes ago.

Unwanted subject
Grant Street
Caller advised a named male is at her house and she does not want him there. Officer advised out with the 49-year-old male near Wells Fargo.

Wednesday, July 13

Hot pursuit
N. Swan and 25th streets
South on Swan/headed east on Birch/north on Silver at a high rate of speed. Officers advised going toward Ursa Minor/Swan and 25th/vehicle almost had head-on with another vehicle/east on 32nd/south on Mann/contact was made on Swan and 25th.

Welfare check
1105 E. Highway 180
Caller advised her son has no money. Deputy advised son was dropped off at McDonald’s at 4:17 a.m. Officer advised will ATL/previously saw him on Swan/went to SOS shelter and they advised the son never showed up.

Harassment
E. 8th Street
A named male just drove by the residence and was yelling at caller/he hit caller’s trailer with a bat/there is damage to the trailer.

Burglary
Valley Vista
Advised her storage shed was broken into and TVs and other items were taken. Officer involved.

Domestic disturbance
Cardinal Lane
Caller advised a named male is on his way to pick her up and she doesn’t want to go with him/her sister is yelling at her and trying to “ruin” everything. There was yelling in the background. Officer out with two named females/giving one a ride to El Refugio.

Welfare check
E. College Avenue and N. Hudson Street
Male lying in the gutter on the east end of the bridge. Officer advised out with the male/he is okay/he is intoxicated.

Game and Fish
2065 Memory Lane
Dead deer in the backyard. Picked up deer.

Welfare check
S. Texas Street
Caller from Blue Cross-Blue Shield advised a named female called customer service making homicidal statements/she lives with her son. Caller transferred female to dispatch. Female disconnected the line/no answer on call back. Officer made contact with female at a Bennett Street address/she is okay.

Game and Fish
1874 E. Highway 180
Advised a deer is alive in the median/caller just hit the deer/there wasn’t any damage and the deer is still alive. Officer advised the deer was given to a named male.

Welfare check
Silver City Post Office
Advised she found a male lying on the floor possibly intoxicated. Officer advised the male was highly intoxicated and given a ride to SOS.

Domestic disturbance
Bullard and Yankie
Officer advised he was traveling north on Bullard Street when he was waved down by a female who advised her and her boyfriend were arguing because he took her keys and did not want to give them back. Officer advised all verbal/clear.

Intoxicated persons
1506 N. Silver Heights Blvd.
Officer had contact with two named females and one named male.

Thursday, July 14

Domestic disturbance
Yucca Street – 1:57 a.m.
Caller advised her son hit her with his vehicle and then her husband got physical with her/they have all been drinking and smoking weed/she does have bruising on her right leg and upper arm and face/her shoes are outside on the sidewalk where she got hit by the vehicle.

Domestic disturbance
Yucca Street – 3:24 a.m.
Caller advised his wife has not stopped fighting with him/she has been physical with him/she is now slamming doors. A named female called advising she was trying to go to sleep in her bedroom and her son pushed her. Officer advised enroute to GRMC.

Unwanted subject
1956 E. Highway 180
Homeless male asleep by the soda machines/a customer advised the male is “exposing” himself. Officer out with thee male/he is not asleep/he is sitting there/will be clear/male is okay.

Game and Fish
N. Gold Street
A large bear was just in her backyard/it chased after her dog but then ran the other way/she believes the bear is still in the trees. Officer advised they have contact with the bear/it is on the ground/contact G&F to get a trap to location/all city units clear/G&F has the bear.

Welfare check
Family Dollar – Silver Heights Blvd.
Male and female passed out in their vehicle/vehicle is running/been there for about 30 minutes. Officer advised out with pair.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
1600 16th Street – Mountain View Senior Apartments
Caller advised her tire was slashed last night.

DV order violation
Raven Drive
Caller advised her security camera caught what looks like her ex on video/it’s not a clear picture. Officer observed the footage and saw a male wearing an electric company shirt walk behind the house, look at the meter on the pole, then walk off the property.

Welfare check
Gomez Peak – Trail 6
Advised she is going to fall off the edge/she is 54-years-old/possibly having a heat stroke/sitting down at this time/will be about a mile up the trail/she has blown her whistle.

Criminal damage to property
Florence Street
Caller advised it looks like someone tried to get into her house/there is a ladder next to her window/yesterday someone damaged her door. Officer made contact with caller and observed the ladder. Female advised nobody has got into the apartment.

Domestic disturbance
Gordon and Virginia streets
Officer advised clear/negative contact with anyone in the area.

Suspicious vehicle
307 N. Texas Street
Caller advised vehicle has a flat tire. Officer had contact with owner/she will be taking care of the vehicle.

Accident-property damage
306 E. 12th Street
Caller advised he was rear-ended in drive-thru by a blue Ram truck/caller is in a green van.

Harassment
1016 N. Silver Street
Caller received a voicemail stating they were going to smoke crack on her front porch. Officer made contact with caller and her husband/officer heard message played back to him.

Criminal damage to property
1304 N. Bennett Street
Caller advised a lady driving a Chevy pickup backed into the fence and damaged it/she drove off as he was waving her down.

Welfare check
3514 Fowler Avenue
Caller advised her 84-year-old mother is staying at the Care Center/she is wheelchair bound and was hit in the head by a male today.

Shoplifting
1220 N. Hudson Street
Advised a female left on foot/male and female were shoplifting/male almost fought with security guard.

Burglary
2711 Leslie Road – Lintero Apartments
Caller advised someone took a tire off her vehicle/they left the vehicle on a rock.

Welfare check
17th Street
A panic light is going off at the house/caller can hear whistling and a dog barking. Officer made contact with caller who advised the homeowner arrived and stated her children were home and everything was okay.

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