Monday, Feb. 5

Unwanted subject
Gough Park
Female camping on west side. Parks administrator is on scene.

Welfare check
Pope Street
Panic alarm pushed at front desk advised to send law enforcement. Caller advised a homeless male is threatening a female/male just sat down near the park.

Welfare check
W. 19th Street
Caller advised that people are going into her back yard/no one is there right now but someone was there last night.

Welfare check
Gough Park/12th Street
Caller advised male is standing in the roadway ranting and waving his arms. Officer had contact advising female is slowly moving out of area/she has several items with her/will possibly get more calls on her/she was advised of city ordinances.

Welfare check
3445 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that her brother is drunk and trying to walk across the highway/he is suicidal/he is now walking toward Wendy’s. Officer made contact advising giving male a ride to the Mission.

Assault
La Plata Middle School
Principal advised a student made a verbal threat toward the school/student is in the principal’s office.

Shoplifting
2148 E. Highway 180
A named male is still in the store. Officers made contact and issued indefinite CTWs to all Family Dollars and for Beall’s.

Harassment
E. 11th Street
Caller advised she is supposed to testify against a named female in a trial and the female has been throwing things at her vehicle and going by caller’s mother’s residence cussing and yelling at her. Officer advised en route to female’s address.

Criminal trespass warning
Market Street
Caller advised subject threatened him with a gun/he was there to get vodka/caller put phone down. Dispatch can hear a second male in the background advising he is not leaving till someone gives him dope or money/could hear two males and one female arguing. Officer advised both units clear/everything is okay.

Stabbing
N. Silver Street
Male stabbed in arm/shoulder – he is bleeding a lot. Officer out with a named male and two named females behind the Exxon. EMS1 transporting/emergency traffic/assisting with blood cleanup.

Welfare check
S. Highway 90 by the big cross – 9:15 p.m.
Caller believes a child was in the median with a backpack and using a cellphone for a light. Officer out with a named individual/advised everything is okay.

Suspicious vehicle
Howell and Virginia streets
Officer out with a named male.

Tuesday, Feb. 6

Unwanted subject
1007 Pope Street
Male sleeping on sidewalk on south side of HMS/caller advised negative on a CTW/clear.

Unwanted subject
1075 E. Highway 180
Female locked herself in the women’s restroom/has been there for about an hour/she’s messing with the equipment. Officer issued the female an indefinite CTW for McDonald’s per management.

Domestic disturbance
1313 E. 32nd Street
Caller advised of a verbal domestic/parties left in a silver car west on 32nd.

Intoxicated driver
2334 Ranch Club Road
Caller advised a customer was in the business who appeared to be intoxicated/she is now sitting in the parking lot in a red Ford SUV/her eyes were bloodshot and she was slurring her speech. Officer advised giving the female a ride to her residence.

Unwanted subject
1106 Pope Street
Walk-in advised that subjects were going into the nonprofit businesses located in the office of sustainability. Officer advised complaint was in reference to incident that occurred yesterday.

Domestic disturbance
Pinos Altos Road
Caller advised that her boyfriend broke her nose/she is in the room with her father-in-law. Officer requested ambulance for female.

Shoplifting
1956 E. Highway 180
Male took beef jerky/left on foot running toward Family Dollar. Officer was advised.

Larceny
Silver High School
Caller advised her son’s cell phone was stolen out of the gym. Officer en route to SHS.

Accident-injuries
E. Highway 180 and Pinos Altos Road
Officer requested ambulance for a 17-year-old with back and neck pain.

Vehicle burglary
300 16th Street
Stolen wallet.

Shoplifting
100 N. Rosedale Road
Couple just stole earbuds and left in a vehicle.

Welfare check
Real West/Highway 180
Male in the middle of the road on the west side walking into traffic. Officer had contact/en route to Motel 6.

Reckless driver
S. Highway 90 @ Hudson Bridge
Officers went traffic @ Highway 90 and Victoria. Officers will standby until a named female gets on scene to pick up vehicle and animal – ETA about 10 minutes. Officer advised the vehicle was released to a named male.

Larceny
910 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller’s vehicle was broken into in the parking lot.

Loud party
N. Swan Street
Officer advised they will turn down the music.

Criminal trespass warning
2501 E. Highway 180
Officer advised a named male was reissued the CTW and released on a CTA.

Wednesday, Feb. 7

Breaking and entering
W. 12th Street
Open door to a residence. Officer advised busted window/one in investigative detention/now arrested.

Welfare check
W. 19th Street
Caller advised that a 51-year-old has been suicidal the past couple of days. Officer made contact advising the female is okay.

Harassment
300 W. Market Street
Caller advised that a named male is constantly calling her work and harassing her.

Suspicious vehicle
2148 E. Highway 180
Officer made contact with white hatchback parked behind Family Dollar/everything is okay.

Reckless driver
Pinos Altos Road and E. 32nd Street
Vehicle pulled into McDonald’s parking lot. Officer out at McDonald’s.

Domestic disturbance
N. Bennett Street
53-year-old female possibly involved. A gash in her stomach and her mouth is busted. She does not know who did it, possibly three males/it happened on the porch in the backyard. EMS1 transporting.

Game and Fish
Pinos Altos Road
Caller advised across the street from her residence she saw something bigger than a dog, dark-colored, crawling/unknown if it is a bear. Officer advised out of unit/negative contact with anything.

Welfare check
N. Pinos Altos Street
Male on the phone unable to speak but is trying to say something/disconnected the line/upon callback no answer. Officers in area ATL/advised everything is okay/caller doesn’t remember why he called 911.

Welfare check
W. Highway 180 and Alabama Street
House on the corner has a campfire going/wants to make sure they are safe and have a permit. Officer advised it was just a little fire to make s’mores/water was nearby/everything is okay.

Suspicious vehicle
186 Bypass
Everything is okay/they are just securing the vehicle for the night.

Thursday, Feb. 8

Harassment
San Vicente Street
Caller got a threat from wife who sent guys over there to hurt him. Officer knocking at door/no one coming.

Welfare check
A Street
Caller has been drinking and yelling at girlfriend/having a nervous breakdown/not physical with girlfriend. Officer advised clear/caller is on the hotline.

Harassment
Silver High School
Caller advised that her nephew and niece are threatening her.

Harassment
855 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised a female threatened him after she tried to buy stuff with a card and the card was declined/she is still on scene.

Welfare check
3001 S. Highway 90
Male in church who is suicidal/has two bullets on him. Caller advised he did pass the bullets to the pastor. Caller advised he advised the male they will be calling LE and LE will be sent. Caller advised male is willing to go in/he did go in crying. Officer made contact advising everything is okay at this time/send EMS.

Burglary
N. Bullard Street
Caller advised that someone stole from his booth again and he possibly got the suspect on film.

Breaking and entering
S. Arizona Street
Caller advised that her neighbor just called saying two people are inside and trashing her house. Caller is at work. Officer out with a named male.

Unwanted subject
1001 Pope Street
Subjects are going inside the building and they are not supposed to be there. Officer had negative contact.

Intoxicated persons
3033 E. Highway 180 – 2:10 p.m.
Male causing problems. Officer made contact advising male left upon request.

Unwanted subject
3011 E. Highway 180
At the Conference Center a male went in with a rock to threaten him/male keeps going in and out of the conference room/male now leaving toward 32nd Street. Officer had contact with male by Baca’s

Harassment
1455 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that a named female was harassing her over the phone at her work.

Unwanted subject
3033 E. Highway 180 – 3:40 p.m.
Caller advised that the male was back on the property. CTA was issued/clear.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Adult male in the back office not causing problems.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
1510 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised that someone poured something other than gas into the gas tank of one of the U-Hauls.

Welfare check
Kiva Place
Caller has not heard from her 76-year-old mother since Sunday/she has leukemia. Officer advised no one is coming to the door/vehicle not in driveway/will attempt to contact later.

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