Friday, Feb. 2

Larceny
N. Silver Street
Caller advised her purse was stolen.

Harassment
Visitor Center
A named male just there but has left cursing at her headed north. Officer advised found a set of keys in the parking lot.

Larceny
Kentucky Street
Caller advised her meds were stolen. Caller called back to cancel/she just found two of her meds and is looking for the third.

Stolen motor vehicle
N. Silver Street
Caller advised that a named individual took his red 2014 Hyundai Elantra and caller wants it back. Advised she walked into caller’s residence and took the keys while he was asleep. Officer out with vehicle on Virginia/W. Highway 180.

Welfare check
N. Bayard Street
Caller advised he hasn’t heard from his 58-year-old mother since yesterday at about 2 p.m./she has MS and is not answering her phone. Officer had contact advising she is going to call.

Welfare check
301 W. College Avenue
Adult wearing a clown hat and makeup with a child in the courtyard/child appears upset with the man. Officer had contact advising everything is okay

Welfare check
Kentucky Street
A named female is claiming to want to commit suicide/advised she was called by the female saying she is very suicidal at this time. Caller is in Las Cruces and will not be responding but wants officers to take her to the hospital to get evaluated. Officer had negative contact with the female at her location/said she hadn’t been there in two days.

Welfare Check
Mountain View Road
Call from Yellow Arrow/Fraser area. Officer had negative contact with subject.

Game and Fish
Leslie Road
Caller wants to show someone some mountain lion tracks by the Lintero Apartments. Referred to F&G who is en route from Luna.

Welfare check
N. Texas and W. 6th streets
Male sitting on the side of the roadway/has a shaved head and is possibly drunk. Received third call from Diane’s Restaurant. Fourth call from Forrest Pizza advising male is harassing customers. Officer had contact advising taking him to the hospital/he is shaking and disoriented/advised GRMC of all the calls we have been getting.

Criminal damage to property
Kimberly Drive
Daughter damaged his home. Officer had contact and caller advised he does not want any charges filed, but does want indefinite CTWs issued to his daughter and another named individual.

Domestic disturbance
N. Gold Street
Caller advised she was dropping her husband off when he started hitting her.

Domestic disturbance
S. Arizona Street
Caller said that BF broke her TV and he won’t leave the house. Officer advised subject left prior to arrival.

Unwanted subject
1120 E. Highway 180
Caller advised some upset customers are at the front desk and she wants them removed. Officer had contact advising spoke with both parties/this will be a civil matter. Manager allowed the men to stay since they had already paid for the night if they did not create any more problems. The men stated they wanted to sleep and then leave in the morning.

Domestic disturbance
2005 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that a couple is fighting. Officer on scene advising everything is okay/everything was verbal/parties are going to be separated for the rest of the night.

Saturday, Feb. 3

Suspicious vehicle
2441 E. Highway 180
Officer advised clear/female is waiting for someone.

Fight
Leslie Road
Caller advised that a named male is fighting with others outside by the park.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Occurred last night/customer went through the self-check but only paid for two items. Officer viewed video of an unknown suspect paying for two items and then leaving with a shopping cart full of items.

Unwanted subject
1500 N. Hudson Street
Homeless male sleeping at the door.

Domestic disturbance
N. Bullard and W. 6th streets
Caller advised a named male hit her downtown and is at the hospital. Advised she is scared for her life. Caller hung up/Officer called back three times with negative contact.

Shoplifting
2707 E. Highway 180
Caller stated a male and a female took a foot-long box/unknown what was inside/left headed west on 180 in a white Buick LeSabre.

Accident-injuries
2400 E. Highway 180 and Rosedale Road
In the roadway at the traffic light.

Harassment
Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller stated that a male from Infinity Hair is yelling at one of her clients. Officer on scene.

Welfare check
2501 E. Highway 180 – Row 7
White Chevy Silverado with three small kids left unattended. Officer has contact with parents.

Welfare check
2501 E. Highway 180 – Row 10
Male hitting someone in the back seat of a small white Ford pickup.

Criminal trespass warning
2150 E. Highway 180
Caller is requesting a CTW be issued to a male who is in Family Dollar at this time. Officer determined male has two outstanding warrants out of Judge Laney’s court.

Welfare check
N. Bayard Street
Caller advised a male in a pickup is parked partially in the roadway at the stop sign. Advising he’s blacked out at this time and caller believes he’s in “trouble”/he’s slumped over in the driver seat. Caller called back advising he is leaving and they are helping him move his vehicle.

Welfare check
703 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised her son’s friend texted him saying he is stranded at Denny’s with nowhere to go/he is from Hobbs/about 18-19-years-old.

Fight
Kimberly Drive
Caller advised that a group of kids are fighting in the street/both males and females/now they are getting into vehicles and leaving headed toward Serinna Court. Officers went traffic at La Montana Medical Plaza.

Suspicious vehicle
2200 Pinos Altos Road
Vehicle was dropped off by a named male due to coolant leaking and his uncle is going to fix it.

Sunday, Feb. 4

Domestic disturbance
Little Walnut Road
Caller advised some type of domestic is going on in the apartment above/she can hear a female screaming. Officer had contact advising subject was tazed/send ambulance to location to get subject checked out.

Vehicle burglary
Alabama Street
Caller advised she left her vehicle unlocked and her purse is gone.

Breaking and entering
1115 Grant Street
Caller advised one of the windows is broken and one of the screen doors was pulled off and the other screen door was tampered with.

Welfare check
W. Market Street
Caller advised that a male is lying on his front porch/the male may be intoxicated. Officer had contact advising male is okay and leaving.

Welfare check
W. Market Street
Caller advised her sister is possibly on meth and caller has not heard from her in about five days. Officer advised checked with GRMC with negative contact/will call caller.

Larceny
Virginia Street
Caller advised someone stole the flag and pole from his front porch.

Welfare check
1956 E. Highway 180
Child has been in a green Dodge Ram 1500 for 30 minutes now/child looks about 9-10 years old/child was asleep when caller went into the store, but now is awake.

Welfare check
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that a male is jumping in front of vehicles near the stoplight.

Welfare check
2501 E. Highway 180
Two to three kids about 2-3 years old are in a blue Kia Soul in the handicapped zone.

Welfare check
SCPD
Walk-in advised her friend has not answered the phone in two days now. Caller advised she went to check on the friend and found her windows to the camper broken and the dogs are going crazy. Officers on scene.

Domestic disturbance
N. Pinos Altos Street
38-year-old female having a seizure/unconscious/breathing/no history. Caller advised that her brother and dad were fighting and she possibly got hit which possibly caused the seizure. Advised she is coming to.

Domestic disturbance
W. 12th Street
Across the street a male and female are screaming and doors are being slammed. Officer asked county to ATL a female wearing a white shirt around 19th/Pope Street. County not able to assist. NMSP officer en route to ATL.

Domestic disturbance
Kiva Place
Male and female are pushing each other around on the side of the road. Officer had negative contact with anything.

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