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Tri-City police department blotters – Aug. 4 through Aug. 6, 2023

Bayard Police Department

Friday, Aug. 4

Unattended death
500 East Street – Bayard Low Income Apartments
54-year-old male deceased/he is caller's cousin. EMS10 advised page in EMS2/BFD advised cancel EMS2/patient is deceased/officer advised OMI en route.

Unwanted subject
Rosemary Street
Advised her mom's boyfriend is at the home and he is not supposed to be there/does not know how he got there and does not have a description. Caller called back advising the male left. Officers advised negative contact with male/en route to a Central Avenue address to try and make contact/made contact with the male and advised him of the CTW to the Rosemary address.

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Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Aug. 4 through Aug. 6, 2023

Friday, Aug. 4

Criminal damage to property
Laguna del Oso – San Lorenzo
Caller advised neighbors are damaging her property. Deputy advised follow-up at this location.

Harassment
Mimbres Senior Citizen Center
Deputy made contact with male at the location/he advised a female was the instigator/will be talking to her/out of unit/citizen advised caller was the instigator.

Unwanted subject
Racetrack Road – Arenas Valley
Advised she wants her brother removed from her house/he is refusing to leave/does not live there. Deputy advised clear.

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Pick It Up – Toss No Mas Community Trash Cleanup

Pick It Up – Toss No Mas August Back-to-School Community Trash Cleanup on
Saturday, August 19th at 9 am – 12 pm at Grant County Community Foundation parking lot

Pick It Up-Toss No Mas invites the community to start the school year off right by joining us in a community-wide clean up on Saturday, August 19th, 2023 at the Grant County Community Foundation parking lot from 9 am - noon. The first 10 students to volunteer will receive a free Silver City Watershed Keepers backpack for the new school year! Help us keep our community and waterways free of litter as the school year begins!

Stop by our new location, the Grant County Community Foundation parking lot at 1106 North Pope Street, at 9 am on Saturday, August 19th and grab your supplies, including trash bags, gloves, trash pickers, snacks, and free t-shirts for new volunteers.

Don’t forget, once you’ve finished filling up your trash bags, return to the parking lot and drop off all trash and recyclables between 11am and noon. We’ll record your cleanup results which could qualify you for a prize!

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Silver City Police Department blotter – Aug. 4 through Aug. 6, 2023

Friday, Aug. 4

Injuring tampering with motor vehicle
N. Gold Street and College Avenue
Caller advised a cover was taken off the hood of a vehicle which is on the property caller takes care of.

Fraud/embezzlement
3514 Fowler Avenue
Caller from Silver City Care Center advising a female patient is accusing a CNA of taking a debit card and making unauthorized purchases/CNA advised caller she did take the card to make purchases for patient/patient advising not all purchases were authorized. Officer advised clear/will speak to the second party via phone/attempted to call multiple times/negative contact.

Breaking and entering
N. Corbin Street
Someone broke into her house while she was gone. Officers set up frequent patrol for next month.

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"Alternatives to War” - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

AnnaCaiteCapertonAugust 13, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "Alternatives to War”

Anna Caite Caperton will address the issue of war. “Is war obsolete as a means of solving International conflict? Can conflict be managed without violence?” she asks.

Drawing from "A Global Security System: An Alternative to War" and other sources, Caperton will present a case for how humanity just might be able to create a global Peace system and evidence that it may already be in the works.

Anna Caite Caperton is a resident of Silver City. She has taught creative drama all over the US to teens and younger kids for about 30 years and she also teaches public speaking. She is not associated with any military organizations, but she finds the subject of alternatives to war very compelling. She is an affiliate of the organization World Beyond War.

Childcare is available on second and fourth Sundays. Parents are invited to bring children 3-12 years old to play and participate in activities led by 10th grader Ivy Stephens-Etheridge.

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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Welcomes Children

UUFSC Welcomes Children 

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City received a Chalice Lighters grant from the Mountain Desert District last spring to grow the Fellowship’s biweekly children’s program. UUFSC was awarded a matching grant of $4,125 to offset costs associated with compensation for staff, educational and promotional materials, and supplies for lessons related to social justice and Unitarian Universalist principles.


After a break during the pandemic, UUFSC’s board of directors voted to resume their in-person Children’s Religious Education/Family Program in June 2022. They have since been working to grow the program to serve more children 3-12 years old and their families. Currently an average of 5 children regularly attends the program, which is offered twice monthly on the second and fourth Sundays from 10:00 am-11:00 am. Gay Hedges coordinates the program, and Ivy Stephens-Etheridge provides childcare. Ivy is a tenth grader and former UUFSC CRE participant. 


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Silver City Woodcarving Club - August 10

The Silver City Woodcarving Club will meet on August 10 from 1-3 pm at the Grant County Extension office.

Contact Keller at 575-313-1518 for more information. All interested in woodcarving or learning woodcarving are welcome.

Tri-City police department blotters – July 31 through Aug. 3, 2023

Bayard Police Department

Monday, July 31

Stolen motor vehicle
Oak Street
Caller advised he was letting a named female stay with him/when he woke up she was gone/she took caller's vehicle and debit card and left her 3-month-old baby/she left a note saying she was going to get her son who lives with his father in Alamogordo. Deputies advised have contact with one infant/transporting baby to GRMC.

Unwanted subject
Main Street
Caller wants her two teenage boys to leave the house/they are harassing caller and calling her bad words. Caller called back advising they are back and telling her stuff/she advised they were hiding.

Domestic disturbance
Orchard Street
Open 911/male in background cussing and yelling/there is now a female in background cussing and yelling. Officer advised both parties are going to be separated for the night/they got into an argument/nothing physical.

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