Grant County Sheriff’s Office Blotter – July 19 - July 21, 2019

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Published: 22 July 2019 22 July 2019

Friday, July 19

Accident-property damage
Caller stated a pickup is parked on the side of the road with a deer stuck in its grille.

Suspicious vehicle
Ocotillo Drive – Lower Mimbres
Deputy spoke to owner of vehicle advising they were just visiting a friend.

Larceny
N. Swan Street
Caller advised her housekeeper took $9,000 and gardening tools.

Welfare check
Highway 180 – MM 78 (2 miles north of Buckhorn)
No report.

Criminal damage to property
Mobile Drive
Caller advised it looks like someone cut the chain link fence intentionally. Deputy advised there is a fence with the gate open on an old road/will close gate.

Welfare check
Highway 180 – MM 108 (2 miles south of Truck Bypass junction)
Female walking toward Silver. Deputy had contact at MM 108.

Suspicious vehicle
Little Walnut Road
Deputy had contact with vehicle/driver advised he was a pizza person using a flashlight to see addresses.

Saturday, July 20

Game and Fish
Burnham Street – Arenas Valley
Deer in middle of roadway near VFW building. BFD officer advised deer was moved to the median/get a hold of state hwy dept to pick up the deer.

Game and Fish
Cottage San and Artcher roads
Dead deer. Caller advised deer is in his backyard.

Larceny
Valle de Uvas – Upper Mimbres
Advised that a refrigerator was taken from the front porch/his son may have taken the items/he has a key to the residence.

Welfare check
North Hurley Road
Caller advised she hasn’t answered his or his brother’s calls. Spoke to caller and advised him to contact state police in reference to his mother.

Disturbance
Cottage San Road
Caller wants a named female removed from her home/she has been living with her since July 1 and caller is advised she has been stealing from her. Deputy advised will be giving female a ride to Gila Mountain.

Sunday, July 21

Loud party
Kirkland Road – Arenas Valley
Deputies had contact advising party to turn down music and disperse/party broke up and people left scene.

Suspicious vehicle
Kirkland Road @ Short Stop
Deputy had contact with driver using the phone.

Loud music
Whiskey Creek Airport Road – Arenas Valley
Deputy had negative contact with loud music, only heard a generator running.

Harassment
Red Rock Road – Mangas Valley
Caller advised her son who lives next door is calling and threatening her. Advised her son is upset since she sold ore cars.

Game and Fish
Cottage San Road and Jasper Drive
Dead deer on side of road.

Domestic disturbance
Agua Blanca – Hurley
Caller advised (redacted) just slapped caller’s 14-year-old cousin/(Redacted) is 14-year-old’s father.


Welfare check
Owens Road
Caller advised his 5 and 8-year-old daughters are with their mother and she hasn’t been answering. Deputy advised children are okay and are going to call caller.

Welfare check
Lost Spring Road – Upper Mimbres
Caller advised a named husband has been drinking for the past couple of days and he has fits of paranoia/he is with his wife and children. Advised when she spoke with the husband he told her that “someone was going to murder her and her children while she was in bed.”

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