Friday, Nov. 9

Shoplifting
3025 E. Highway 180
Has video ready. Officer waiting for film.

Criminal trespass
520 N. Bullard Street
A named male was threatening staff/is not currently on property/would like CTW issued. Officers out with caller/ATL male.

Welfare check
Gough Park
A male is possibly passed out. Officer had contact requesting ambulance for a named male who is highly intoxicated/no lights and sirens.

Shoplifting
3025 E. Highway 180
Male tried to run out of the store with a weed trimmer/was chased by employees and the weed trimmer was recovered in the parking lot. Officer out on Bosworth with vehicle/issued two males indefinite CTWs to ACE Hardware.

Criminal trespass
Pinos Altos Road
Caller stated the mother of his child is at his residence and she has a CTW for the address. Officers on scene advising female left prior to arrival.

Harassment
2148 E. Highway 180
Male outside harassing customers. Officer handling an accident at Beall’s was advised.

Harassment
407 N. Hudson Street
Male harassing employees. Officer had contact issuing indefinite CTW to a named male for this location.

Welfare check
W. Alice Street
Caller advised she just dropped her 7-year-old daughter with a named male and he was yelling at her daughter. Officer had contact advising clear/daughter was okay/father was still upset/negative contact with caller.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
206 W. Highway 180
Caller reported the window to his pickup has been broken.

Saturday, Nov. 10

Disturbance
2800 Pinos Altos Road
Caller advised that a named male is causing problems. Caller advised the males left and she does not need units to respond.

Welfare check
1814 N. Swan Street
Silver Honda with male inside possibly passed out.

Accident-injuries
32nd Street/fire station
Male is bleeding from his hand/his vehicle is parked sideways.

Domestic disturbance
La Plata Middle School
Caller advised a domestic is going on in the street/some subjects are out of the vehicle walking and being followed by a dark-colored Chevy Blazer. Officer advised negative contact.

Larceny
Little Walnut Road
Caller advised his neighbor’s grill just got stolen/neighbor is chasing the subject who stole his grill. Officer had contact with a little girl who advised they got the grill back and are not chasing the suspect anymore.

Suspicious vehicle
Sheriff’s Posse Road
Officer out with two named males/negative wants.

Larceny
1814 N. Swan Street
Caller advised his phone was taken from the Snappy as he was re-filling his coffee/employees have video of who took the phone. Officer had contact advising ATL for a named male.

Fight
Mustang Village
It’s getting pretty bad/subjects are possibly intoxicated. Second caller advised the fight is in Room 202.

Sunday, Nov. 11

Welfare check
Plata Road
Vehicle has its interior light on.

Fight
1075 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a fight is in the lobby. Three names are listed who have valid driver’s licenses and negative wants.

Harassments
N. Swan Street
Caller advised he is getting death threats from a named female/does not know who the female is.

Domestic disturbance
1313 E. 32nd Street
Male and female in a brown van in the parking lot having a verbal argument. Officer advised verbal only/negative contact with female.

Harassment
520 N. Bullard Street – 11:35 a.m.
Officer out with a named female/indefinite CTW issued to the female for this location/out at Co-op speaking with caller.

Welfare check
121 W. 12th Street
Gray car with subject slumped over on the driver’s side. Officer had contact advising driver is okay/negative on intoxication/will stand by for a driver.

Criminal trespass
520 N. Bullard Street – 1:48 p.m.
The named female was just there but has left again. Officer had negative contact with female.

Criminal sexual penetration
W. College Avenue
Sister says she was raped last night at an apartment.

Welfare check
E. 8th Street
Caller advised they cannot get hold of her 91-year-old aunt who lives alone. Officer attempted to make contact with the aunt at her residence/unable to make contact with her/observed her front door, mailbox, and gate to be . . .

Harassment
Ridge Road and Partridge Drive
Caller advised he might have to defend his life as some Southsiders are trying to mess with him/he is walking home.

Unattended death
Suntanner Road
64-year-old female found deceased/advising she was having heart problems.

Welfare check
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a male came up to her with a baby in a pink blanket asking for a ride to Las Cruces/when asked whose baby it was he said some lady’s. Caller advised she gave him $20 and he started to cry and took off in a white car to the gas station/this was about 30 minutes ago. Officer had negative contact in Walmart parking lot or gas station/will ATL at Wendy’s.

Content on the Beat

WARNING: All articles and photos with a byline or photo credit are copyrighted to the author or photographer. You may not use any information found within the articles without asking permission AND giving attribution to the source. Photos can be requested and may incur a nominal fee for use personally or commercially.

Disclaimer: If you find errors in articles not written by the Beat team but sent to us from other content providers, please contact the writer, not the Beat. For example, obituaries are always provided by the funeral home or a family member. We can fix errors, but please give details on where the error is so we can find it. News releases from government and non-profit entities are posted generally without change, except for legal notices, which incur a small charge.

NOTE: If an article does not have a byline, it was written by someone not affiliated with the Beat and then sent to the Beat for posting.

Images: We have received complaints about large images blocking parts of other articles. If you encounter this problem, click on the title of the article you want to read and it will take you to that article's page, which shows only that article without any intruders. 

New Columnists: The Beat continues to bring you new columnists. And check out the old faithfuls who continue to provide content.

Newsletter: If you opt in to the Join GCB Three Times Weekly Updates option above this to the right, you will be subscribed to email notifications with links to recently posted articles.

Submitting to the Beat

Those new to providing news releases to the Beat are asked to please check out submission guidelines at https://www.grantcountybeat.com/about/submissions. They are for your information to make life easier on the readers, as well as for the editor.

Advertising: Don't forget to tell advertisers that you saw their ads on the Beat.

Classifieds: We have changed Classifieds to a simpler option. Check periodically to see if any new ones have popped up. Send your information to editor@grantcountybeat.com and we will post it as soon as we can. Instructions and prices are on the page.

Editor's Notes

It has come to this editor's attention that people are sending information to the Grant County Beat Facebook page. Please be aware that the editor does not regularly monitor the page. If you have items you want to send to the editor, please send them to editor@grantcountybeat.com. Thanks!

Here for YOU: Consider the Beat your DAILY newspaper for up-to-date information about Grant County. It's at your fingertips! One Click to Local News. Thanks for your support for and your readership of Grant County's online news source—www.grantcountybeat.com

Feel free to notify editor@grantcountybeat.com if you notice any technical problems on the site. Your convenience is my desire for the Beat.  The Beat totally appreciates its readers and subscribers!  

Compliance: Because you are an esteemed member of The Grant County Beat readership, be assured that we at the Beat continue to do everything we can to be in full compliance with GDPR and pertinent US law, so that the information you have chosen to give to us cannot be compromised.