Monday, Dec. 25

Welfare check
Gough Park
Kids possibly drinking in the parking lot. Officer had negative contact with any kids.

Burglary
2501 E. Highway 180
Two open doors at Walmart at the Garden Center. Caller advised he could hear noises earlier but had negative contact with anyone. Officers on scene/asked county to assist/found a broken window on the northeast side by the tires/clear the air.

Fraud/embezzlement
Memory Lane
Caller advised a named male took his father’s gray 2014 Toyota RAV4 this morning without permission. Officer advised to do an ATL for vehicle for now.

Tuesday, Dec. 26

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
Bosworth Drive
Neighbor broke a window to his Camry.

Suspicious vehicle
17th and Durango streets
Officer made contact with caller/clear with suspended driver’s license.

Disturbance
2501 E. Highway 180
Two white campers on the east side have people inside screaming and yelling. Officer made contact with female who advised she is not yelling and is okay.

Criminal trespass warning
N. Gold Street – 6:45 p.m.
Caller wants a male who left walking about 10 minutes ago issued a CTW.

Domestic disturbance
N. Gold Street – 7:15 p.m.
Caller advised a verbal is going on between two named relatives/negative on anyone drinking.

Suspicious vehicle
2020 Memory Lane
Caller advised that kids in a vehicle near the dumpsters are making out. Advised she has employees trying to leave and they can’t because the kids are making out. Advised it is a small car. Officer issued a male and a female indefinite CTWs.

Wednesday, Dec. 27

DV order violation
N. Silver Street
Caller had questions about how to handle violation/was referred to district court.

Fraud/embezzlement
SCPD
Walk-in advised her Walmart credit card was used for several transactions totaling $301. 16 in Las Vegas, NV.

Harassment
E. Spring Street
Caller advised that her 15-year-old daughter received a lewd snapchat video of a male masturbating and then the video disappeared.

Larceny
211 N. Bullard Street
Caller advised of a break-in that may have happened over a month ago/believes he knows who did it.

Welfare check
15th Street
A named male keeps texting her that someone is banging on his door. Caller thinks he is under the influence of drugs right now. Officer made contact advising one male in custody/he is now wanting to go to GRMC to be checked out.

Domestic disturbance
A Street
Caller advised that her fiancé just left on foot after an argument and was threatening suicide/a female told her she saw him by Light Hall. Officers made contact with caller and taking her to her residence.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
Pope Street
Rocks thrown at his car and caused paint damage.

Thursday, Dec. 28

Welfare check
Bosworth Drive
Caller advised that a male is trying to burn his house down and cut him/it is the male who stole the RV today. Officer advised caller wouldn’t open the door.

Welfare check
1313 E. 32nd Street
A male has been sitting at the Corre Caminos bus stop in front of the hospital/unknown how long he has been sitting there. Officer advised out with a named male/taking him to McDonalds.

Welfare check
2 Ridge Road
Deputies have prisoner in custody and a subject was trying to wave him down near the Ridge Road Chevron/out with an individual requesting a ride to Gateway Apartments/taking male to Sunrise Espresso.

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