Monday, Apr. 30

Welfare check
Highway 180 @ old armory
Male walking west on highway looking cold. Deputy had contact with male at MM 119 (1 mile east of Uncle Woody’s).

Missing persons
Highway 152 – Santa Rita
An autistic 21-year-old male left the residence sometime last night from his window/he is mostly nonverbal/might say his name but doesn’t know his name/laughs and giggles hysterically. Deputy had contact on Highway 180 and Arenas Valley Road.

Domestic disturbance
Fairway and Ridge Road
Possible domestic/female in a black car following male on foot. Deputies had contact advising out with male on Ridge Road/male is on probation/clear.

Aggravated assault
Fort Bayard
Caller advised an older male and a younger male were following him around and pulled a knife on him/in the area of the gazebo.

Burglary
Flury Lane – Arenas Valley
Walk-in advised someone stole mail from her mailbox and took and cashed her checks.

Welfare check
Racetrack and Crum roads
Possible accident/two subjects talking in the middle of the road. Deputy had contact advising they advised they saw a cow loose.

Tuesday, May 1

Game and Fish
Highway 180 @ Shasta Street
Deer was moved off the roadway/clear.

Welfare check
Highways 180 and 78
South of Moon Ranch a male is “looking bad”/has been there since last night. Deputy had negative contact.

Fraud/embezzlement
Mimbres Yucca Drive – Upper Mimbres
Caller advised that his son’s partner stole his gray Ford Ranger pickup/she is possibly in Silver City somewhere/she does not have a job.

Reckless driver
Tyrone Townsite
Officers went traffic with vehicle at Hudson Plaza/driver is okay.

Unattended death
Airport Road – Hurley
Caller advised a named female in her 60s has not shown up for her hair appointment and is not answering her phone/she is special needs. Deputy on scene advising going to make entry into the residence. Advised to call animal control to get the two dogs. Deputy requested OMI.

Welfare check
Little Walnut Picnic Ground
Male is lying on the ground saying he is hurt and needs help but doesn’t want an ambulance/he is driving a blue Escape and has stuff going out of his mouth. Deputy out with first responders/intoxicated named male is getting checked out by EMS.

Domestic disturbance
Highway 180 and Racetrack Road
Caller advised that her schizophrenic 43-year-old daughter does not want to get back into the car/she grabbed caller by the hair and tried to pull her out of the vehicle. Caller called back advising the daughter got back in the car and they are headed home. Deputy had contact advising it was not physical/caller just needed assistance getting her back inside her residence/everything is okay.

DV order violation
Fairway
Caller advised a named female has a DVO against a named male and he keeps passing by her residence in a white van. Deputies went traffic with vehicle.

Wednesday, May 2

Reckless driver
Highway 90 – MM 17
NMSP had contact at MM 29 advising he had no signs of impairment.

Thursday, May 3

Unwanted subject
Truck Bypass
Caller stated a male on foot is refusing to leave her property/unknown who it is/he is wearing all black. Deputy advised negative contact/no one is coming to the door.

Accident-property damage
6 Rio de Arenas Road
Truck rolled from Rio de Arenas Snappy and hit their tanks/no injuries.

Larceny
Morales Road – Arenas Valley
Caller stated a named male took a high lift jack from his residence this morning.

Suspicious vehicle
Camino del Sol – Fort Bayard
Deputy advised everything is okay/they were lost.

DV order violation
Highway 35
Caller advised that a named male was served a 3-day eviction last week and served with a DVO and he went on the property today and took items.

Welfare check
11820 Highway 180
Caller advised a female driver and two younger males are drinking in a white car. Deputies on scene advising about six white vehicles in parking lot/all unoccupied, and others are at the pump/everything is okay/negative contact.

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