Friday, Jan. 4

Welfare check
Tracy Circle
A named male is brandishing a gun in his yard/appears to be under the influence. NMSP and SCPD officers going inside residence/everything is okay.

Accident-injuries
E. Highway 180/32nd Street Bypass
Two vehicles in roadway. Deputy requested ambulance for 28-year-old male with neck injury.

Disturbance
E. Yankie Street
Both parties are on scene/verbal/male advised his mother threatened to kill him. Officer had contact with two females one of which did not desire to pursue charges against the male for hiding her phone.

Accident-property damage
Highway 180/Pizza Hut
Two vehicles in roadway/Dodge Durango and white Jeep.

Fraud/embezzlement
SCPD
Walk-in advised she lost her credit card and did not realize it until she received her statement.

Welfare check
Swan and 25th streets
Intoxicated male on the steps of the church. Officer had contact/en route to parent’s house.

Vehicle burglary
N. Bennett Street
Caller stated someone stole tools from her vehicle.

Domestic disturbance
Mann Drive
Caller advised she can hear a lot of yelling/received a call from her nephew/advised her 16- year-old niece and mother are arguing/parties are separated. Officer advised everything is okay.

Saturday, Jan. 5

Welfare check
Little Walnut Road
Officer can hear a female yelling in the apartment complex/negative contact with anyone/clear.

Criminal trespass warning
Visitor Center
A named male just shoved something down the water fountain trying to break it. Officer went to the water fountain and observed a file . . .

Harassment
505 N. Hudson Street
A named male was harassing caller at his place of business/wants a CTW issued to the male.

Criminal damage to property
109 N. Bullard Street
A named male in the middle of the street being a big nuisance.

Larceny
3514 Fowler Avenue
Caller stated that $772 is missing from her desk/the money belongs to the Care Center.

Harassment
2320 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that her son’s girlfriend’s dad is there yelling at her because he caught his daughter and her son hugging/male is leaving east on 180 in a white car. Officer had negative contact.

Shoplifting
1956 E. Highway 180
Female in a black hoodie in cosmetics/did not see her take anything. Officers had contact/checked for indefinite CTW for Albertson’s/female was released on a CTA.

Welfare check
N. F Street
Caller advised a male is riding a motorized scooter who might be impaired/male just wrecked/male got up and continued driving circles around the park. Officer had contact with male/requested tow truck/tow truck took scooter.

Sunday, Jan. 6

Welfare check
Leslie Road
Caller advised they received a phone call from a named male advising he had a loaded gun to his head and ‘had lived his purpose here on earth’ then disconnected the line. Caller advised the male did say he had been drinking. Officer advised with one male en route to GRMC/clear/he was admitted.

Welfare check
Robert Street
Caller advised she has not been able to get hold of her sister since August.

Domestic disturbance
Yucca Street
Advised her 5-year-old foster daughter is beating up her 9-year-old foster daughter and trying to burn her face.

Domestic disturbance
31st Street
Caller advised his girlfriend is getting violent with him and throwing things at him.

Battery
N. Corbin Street
Caller advised a named male locked her in her room and was hitting her/she just got away/he put shaving cream in her mouth/her phone is full of shaving cream as well.

Larceny
1800 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that someone is stealing firewood/he has a cart with him. Officers out with male on Highway 180 and Hilltop/set up a frequent patrol for a few weeks for A Better Chimney.

Battery
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that a named female attacked her at a residence and scratched her face and pulled her hair/does not need medical attention.

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