Bayard Police Department

Friday, Apr. 5

Welfare check
Hurley and Central avenues
Male in the median throwing his arms up in the air/he has moved to the sidewalk.

Welfare check
Copper and Foy
Stated a male is standing in the intersection possibly arguing with someone. Officer advised male was talking to himself and is okay.

Saturday, Apr. 6

Welfare check
Bayard Post Office
Caller stating he can hear yelling and screaming between a male and a female/believes it is physical/caller is 8-years-old/they were walking by when they heard the yelling.

Sunday, Apr. 7

Breaking and entering
W. Cactus Street – Santa Clara
Advised two subjects were on his property. BPD officer can hear people running around inside.

Domestic disturbance
Dayhill Street
Advised her daughter has caller's vehicle loaded up with items and is refusing to give the mother's vehicle back. Officer ran license and registration.

Unwanted subject
Guinevan Street
Caller advised her son broke the lock to her front door/he is refusing to leave. Officer advised one male in unit/en route to Motel 6.

Welfare check
Budge Drive
Caller from CYFD requesting welcheck on 6- and 11-year-old children/report came in saying father of children went to the home and battered the mother/advising one of the children witnessed the incident and the mother already reported the incident to GCSO/another CYFD worker went to the scene earlier but had negative contact. Officer advised negative contact/window blinds up/residence is empty.

Suspicious vehicle
Vanadium and Central
Bus station across from Vanadium. Officer advised vehicle unoccupied/keys are in it/unsecure.

Hurley Police Department

Friday, Apr. 5

Mental health complaint
Santa Rita Avenue
Caller said she is with a named subject, and they are having mental health issues and going crazy/caller advised she is going crazy and wants to kill herself. BFD – no first responders at this time. XCFD – no response to page. BPD officer had negative contact with anyone at location.

Saturday, Apr. 6

Welfare check
B Street
Caller stated he was going to harm himself with a firearm/caller is a cousin and got this info from another family member in Las Cruces. Deputy advised clear/everything is okay for right now.

Sunday, Apr. 7

Unwanted subject
Pattie Avenue
Caller advised she let a male stay with her because he lost his job and got kicked out/she told him to leave, and he threw away her personal items/he left walking.

Santa Clara Police Department

Friday, Apr. 5

Welfare check
N. James and W. Oak streets
Male outside screaming and scaring her children. Officer advised male is okay. Caller called back advising male is worse. Dispatcher could hear him on the phone. Officer was advised.

Criminal trespass warning
N. Hutchinson and W. Cactus streets
Caller lives in Alaska/he owns this house/he went to check on this house today and found a staff member is parked outside and he shouldn't be there and is trespassing.

Saturday, Apr. 6

Domestic disturbance
N. Prescott Street
Caller advised a named male was hitting her mother with his hand/he drives a black Mitsubishi Outlander.

Sunday, Apr. 7

Unwanted subject
Alamo Street
Caller advised a named male is at her grandmother's house saying he lost his phone, and they took it/he just left. Officer advised everything is okay/left prior to arrival.

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