Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Aug. 25 through Aug. 27, 2023

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Published: 28 August 2023 28 August 2023

Friday, Aug. 25

Suspicious vehicle
Little Walnut Picnic Ground
Deputy advised subject leaving in the morning.

DV order violation
Mud Puddle Road – Arenas Valley
A named male is harassing caller/he is violating the DVO/he is sending her boss emails with lies.

Welfare check
Burro Springs Road – Redrock
A male in his mid-70s was having chest pains two days ago/he was supposed to go to the hospital and he did not go. Officer made contact with male and saw the male working on a motor and he stated he was fine/that he went to the hospital yesterday but they did not do nothing to him/everything is okay.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
Pine Street – Santa Clara
Caller advised her neighbor has been throwing rocks all day/he hit her vehicle today. Deputy out at James Street.

Welfare check
Ocotillo Drive – lower Mimbres
Caller advised dog has been barking non-stop for a week/has not seen anyone coming or going from the house/dog seems to be in distress. Deputy advised everything is okay.

Game and Fish
11575 E. Highway 180
Deer has been hit and is still alive. SCPD officer advised one shot fired/two shots fired/deer moved out of the roadway.

Criminal sexual penetration
Camino de Vida – Upper Mimbres
Caller advised a female friend of her husband came in caller's house and touched her 7-year-old son/she is inside the house now.

Saturday, Aug. 26

Gomez Peak
Deputy made contact advising male is sleeping and is okay.

Welfare check
Cherry Creek Campground
Caller advised mom is possibly being abused by boyfriend/he drives a white Ford Taurus/mom told caller she was at a hotel two days ago/unknown which hotel. Deputy out with vehicle on Highway 15 – MM 2/spoke to (redacted)/will give caller a call.

Welfare check
Chaparral Trail – White Signal
(Redacted) slipped a note to urgent care specialist saying "elder abuse"/she lives with spouse. Deputy advised out of unit/walking up trail.

Missing persons
Morales Road – Arenas Valley
Father-in-law gone since this afternoon about 1 p.m./caller believes he went walking around the neighborhood/male is 74-years-old and is not from around here, he is just visiting. Deputy advised will ATL.

Welfare check
Hermana Street – Arenas Valley
A named female is yelling and screaming/caller advised she is tormenting her dog and threatening her dog.

Welfare check
Bumpy Road – Gila
Caller from Noon Light advised panic alarm activated from cell phone app/26-year-old female/attempted to contact subject on phone/negative contact. Deputy spoke to female who stated she tried to delete the app and it is not working/female is okay and staying with her parents.

Sunday, Aug. 27

Welfare check
Hermana Street – Arenas Valley
A named female is outside screaming again/she did this last night as well/she is back inside her house but still screaming.

Welfare check
Highway 180 – MM 108 (2 miles west of Truck Bypass junction)
Bloodied woman headed west/doesn't look good. Deputy made contact at MM 106/she stated she was okay/she was not bloodied/she was walking because she had an argument with her boyfriend/everything was verbal.

Domestic disturbance
Century Drive – San Lorenzo
Advised a male in a blue sports car is trying to run over a female. Deputy and NMSP officer made contact advising female stated she was okay, nothing happened.

Welfare check
Little Walnut Road
Caller advised that (redacted) is possibly being verbally aggressive with caller's grandmother and uncle.

Shooting
W. Encino Street – Santa Clara
Advised a vehicle was parked in the area/6-8 shots. Second caller advised 28-year-old brother was shot about seven times by a male in a yellow Jeep with a black top.

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