Friday, June 21, 2019
Welfare check
3514 Fowler Avenue
Male wearing slippers and a cane was walking slowly between 32nd and Care Center. Officer had negative contact.

Suspicious vehicle
N. Gold and E. Kelly streets
Officer had contact with a named female who advised she just got a new battery and it was installed incorrectly/she will move the vehicle when she gets off work.

Welfare check

W. Market Street
Caller advised that three males at a named female’s residence who are forcing her to have sex and caller doesn’t agree with her lifestyle, and wants to make sure she is having sex with them willingly. Officer was advised.

Disturbance
Highway 90 S Bridge
Caller stated that two males are high and not allowing a city worker to do his job. Officers out with two named individuals/everything is okay.

Fraud/embezzlement
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller lost her wallet at Walmart yesterday and someone tried to make a purchase of $386 at 4 a.m. today/card was declined and caller received notification. Officer out at Walmart.

Unwanted subject
1007 Pope Street
A named male is refusing to leave/he was smoking inside/they want him off the property. Officer had negative contact.

Harassment
Swimming pool
Caller advised she has a DVO against a named male, and his friend is there harassing her and taking pictures of her kids. Officer had contact with caller.

Accident-property damage
Fran Drive
EMS3 in the bay at GRMC/they need a report filed. Officer en route to Fran Drive to ATL other vehicle.

Welfare check
E. 12th Street
Male lying on the ground behind ice machine place. Officer had negative contact.

Battery
Newsham Street
A named male hit caller/refused to give any other information/disconnected. Officer put out ATL for the male.

Welfare check
1216 N. Bennett Street
Male lying on the ground on 12th Street. Officer requested ambulance for a male in his 40s who is breathing but not waking up.

Unwanted subject
407 N. Hudson Street
A female near the ditch is yelling at people/caller requests a CTW. Officer issued an indefinite CTW to Mary Rodriguez for Laundryland USA.

Unwanted subject
610 Silver Heights Blvd.
Someone in the store is refusing to leave/wants a CTW issued. Officer issued an indefinite CTW to Joe Morales.

Weapons fired
Penny Park
Two gunshots. Officer out at a 13th Street address advising negative contact with any shots fired/heard a pop of a firework west of location/clear.

Saturday, June 22

Unwanted subject
200 N. Bullard Street
Two subjects are no longer being served, as they are highly intoxicated.

Welfare check
Sunset Vista – 3650 N. Fowler Street
Caller advised she has not been able to speak with her sister today as she normally does every day. Caller advised she did call the director and she hung up on caller and did not tell her if her sister was okay or if anything happened to her.

Unattended death
1040 E. Highway 180
Caller advised he just woke up and found his 47-year-old brother dead/unknown what happened/he is stiff/he did have a beer. Officer advised to send OMI/OMI advised ETA 40 minutes.

Criminal trespass warning
312 N. Bullard Street
Caller advised a male outside is harassing two females. Officer had contact with male on 7th and Bullard streets.

Welfare check
18th Street
Male passed out near the Woman’s Club. Officer had contact advising to send ambulance for a 47-year-old male who is highly intoxicated and has body pain everywhere.

Harassment
Chicano Park – S. Corbin Street
A named male is making threats toward herself and her daughter.

Battery
2005 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that one of her female employees went into the restaurant kitchen and punched a male employee in the face several times. Officer had contact advising the female is on her way back to give her statement.

Intoxicated persons
1075 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that a very intoxicated male in the front is being “very verbally abusive” to customers.

Larceny
1735 E. 32nd Street
Noticed his guitar amp missing from the church. Officer set up heavy patrol for the weekend/heavy graveyard.

Reckless driver
Highway 180 – MM 110 (Truck Bypass junction)
Officer went traffic with vehicle at 180/Western Bank.

Sunday, June 23

Welfare check
Gough Park
Male walking around highly intoxicated/was driving recklessly and stopped and got out. Officer followed several leads but had negative contact.

Criminal trespass warning
1810 N. Swan Street
Frank Gomez was issued an indefinite CTW and a CTA.

Unwanted subject
N. Swan Street
Caller advised that a male is outside yelling and banging on doors/it’s been going on all night. Officer had contact advising everything is okay/he is going to sleep.

Welfare check
Penny Park
Caller advised a heavy-set female is walking in front of this address. She is trying to stop traffic. She is crying. Second caller advised a truck picked her up and left. Officer advised no contact so far/out on foot.

Domestic disturbance
Leslie Road
Caller advised that her boyfriend was throwing items at her and hurt her leg/female hung up. Officer advised one child abandoned in apartment/toddler child in unit en route to PD.

Welfare check
200 N. Bullard Street
Male lying on the ground behind the building. Officer had contact requesting ambulance for a male in his 30s-40s/unable to wake. Male is now waking.

Disturbance
Los Encinos
Caller advised his neighbors are arguing/caller was not very cooperative. Officer had contact advising all verbal/all units clear.

Welfare check
2501 E. Highway 180
Puppy going crazy in the van/windows are partially down. Officer had negative contact.

Disturbance
S. Cinc
Caller advised that a named female called her and was screaming for help/believes she was in a domestic with her female partner. Caller has been calling her back and she isn’t answering. Officer had contact with both subjects/one female in unit/out at Hillside Apartments.

Domestic disturbance
La Plata Middle School
Caller advised that her granddaughter called saying her mother and father are fighting. Officer had contact advising verbal only/clear.

Unwanted subject
809 N. Hudson Street
Intoxicated male causing problems/currently in the bathroom/subject left. Officer on scene.

Unwanted subject
610 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised that a named male who has a CTW is at CVS.

Welfare check
Fowler Avenue
Caller advised that the father of her kids is supposed to be moving out of the house/he has been drinking all day/she does not want problems/she is not at the house. Officer advised the house looks okay/negative on any broken windows.

Harassment
Gough Park
Female at the basketball court calling people racial slurs. Officer advised out of unit with a named female.

Harassment
Visitor Center Bridge
Female is threatening caller’s 14-year-old daughter/she is blocking the bridge. Officers have contact with some subjects down in the ditch.

Vehicle burglary
R&L Mechanic Shop
Caller advised someone stole his .25 automatic Beretta out of his Mercedes-Benz/vehicle was not damaged.

Burglary
Serinna Court
Two males are camped in Pinos Altos Creek. Officers out on foot.

Welfare check
W. Highway 180 and Little Walnut Road
Female in car was crying going toward Penny Park/asked cashier if she could take her/she got back in the car and left/saying “He took me” and did say she . . .

Welfare check
Tracy Circle
Advised subjects are laughing in his house and provoking him.

Harassment
910 Silver Heights Blvd.
Male is threatening to kill customers/now walking toward McDonald’s. Officer had contact with male on Highway 180/Domino’s.

Fight
N. Silver Street
Multiple males are fighting/they are armed. Female caller gave a name and disconnected. Officers out with multiple males and females.

Burglary
Silver Schools Warehouse
Male who broke in is back. Caller is inside the building and can hear the male outside pounding on the building trying to get in. Officers have one male running through the ditch/officers in the ditch.

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