Monday, Dec. 2

Larceny
Mountain View Apartments
Caller advised that someone stole a named male’s bike.

Unwanted subject
Leslie Road
Caller advised a named male just went into an apartment and caller would like him removed. Officer clear/will call caller.

Welfare check
S. Bennett Street
A named male advised caller that he wants to die/appears to be depressed/has syringes on the floor/caller is on scene/will be outside. Officer requested ambulance for a 65-year-old male/non-emergency.

Harassment
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised that his daughter’s ex is there wanting to fight him/he is wearing all black and has a pit bull with him. Officer had contact with caller and caller’s daughter.

Welfare check
E. 6th and N. Bullard streets
Male fell off a pedal bike. Officer advised male is okay/refused medical.

Accident-property damage
E. Highway 180 and Mountain View Road
2002 white Jeep and a red Ford Ranger. Ranger has a 31-year-old driver and airbags deployed. Officer had contact in front of Hatch Ford/in roadway still.

Welfare check
N. Cheyenne Street
Both doors are open to residence/dog was running loose/caller closed doors but didn’t lock them. Officer advised everything is okay.

Shoplifting
401 N. Bullard Street
Believes a female just stole a wedding ring. Officer had negative contact/out at jewelry store.

Unwanted subject
17th Street
Caller advised a male stops every day and harasses her dog/he is now at the CVS. Officer has contact with male at 16th and Swan/caller wants the male issued a CTW/officer issued James Cook a CTW for the residence.

Intoxicated persons
610 Silver Heights Blvd.
Male appears to be intoxicated/he is in store. Officer out with James Cook at 16th and Swan.

Harassment
E. Yankie and N. Bennett streets
Caller advised being harassed but refused to say who it was. Officer advised caller the area would be patrolled and stated another officer stayed stationary a few nights ago but did not observe anyone in the area.

Welfare check
Ridge Road
Caller is an online teacher who hasn’t heard from female student since Oct. 28. Deputy advised the home is vacant.

Suspicious vehicle
N. Bennett and E. Market streets
Officer had contact advising a named male is having car problems.

Shoplifting
123 W. 12th Street
Caller advised a male shoplifted liquor and is leaving on a bike up 12th Street toward the college. Officer had negative contact at a West Street address and from 12th to F and from College to 180 West.

Tuesday, Dec. 3

Loud party
2711 Leslie Road
Officer had contact advising they are going to turn it down.

Domestic disturbance
Little Walnut Road – 1:50 a.m.
Caller advised that her boyfriend is trying to take her truck. Officer advised verbal/both parties advised they would stay away from . . .

Domestic disturbance
Little Walnut Road – 3 a.m.
Subjects were yelling/male was screaming. Female advised that her 17-year-old son was having a panic attack and needed an ambulance. Male in background advised, “I am not having a panic attack.” Caller advised both parties are separated and that a named male did hit her son and he has a red mark on his head but does not need an ambulance. Caller advised her son became upset because . . .

Welfare check
855 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised someone was having a seizure/unable to give location of name. Caller appeared to be intoxicated or on narcotics. Officer had contact with a 34-year-old male underneath the bridge.

Larceny
Luck Street
Caller advised a male took a package from her porch/she was alerted by the doorbell detector.

Unwanted subject
3420 E. Highway 180
Caller wants two named males removed. Owner of the Gila Mountain Inn advised that a named male has been staying at the hotel for over a month and doesn’t pay for his room because he does maintenance on the property. Officer advised owner she needed to evict the male from the hotel.

Criminal trespass warning
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller advised a named male is in the store. Officer had contact with Billy Blackburn who was released off of citations.

Welfare check
2711 Leslie Road
Caller is advising a female in her apartment won’t stop bothering her/is saying they won’t let go of her and are trying to put trash bags on her.

Breaking and entering
Sheriff’s Posse Road
Caller advised his aunt broke into his residence/he caught her with her hands in his window. Officers advised one female in custody/clear from address.

Welfare check
2711 Leslie Road
Caller advised that people won’t get off of her.

Welfare check
2545 N. Silver Street
Caller advised that his girlfriend left with their child/does not know address of where they are but it is on Little Walnut and can direct officers. Officer had contact at a Little Walnut Road address/clear/will call caller back/child is fine.

Suicide threat
1040 E. Highway 180
No report.

Wednesday, Dec. 4

Suspicious vehicle
505 N. Hudson Street
Officer had contact advising a named female was just looking for boxes as she is moving.

Welfare check
4041 S. Highway 90
Caller advised she just woke up and the people she is staying with are gone and she is scared/caller is 82-years-old and she is visiting her granddaughter/negative on needing medical attention.

Welfare check
N. Silver Street
Caller advised a named female’s significant other may have taken the female’s phone and had an altercation with her. Officer advised everything is okay/unit clear.

Criminal damage to property
501 Silver Heights Blvd.
Caller advised the drop box is damaged.

Unwanted subject
N. Silver Street
Caller advised a named male was on his porch/is on a red bike headed south on Silver. Officer advised unit clear.

Harassment
2040 Memory Lane
Caller advised a named male and a named female are harassing her. Officer had negative contact with either.

Domestic disturbance
Pope Street and W. College Avenue
Caller advised his wife is having a breakdown/she attempted to swerve into oncoming traffic/she is parked in the middle of the road in a black car. Officer requested ambulance for a 30-year-old female.

Fight
Silver High School
Two male juvies inside the principal’s office/negative on medical attention.

Accident-property damage
Little Walnut Road and Ursa Minor
Two subjects rolled their vehicle/two subjects walking around the vehicle. Officer requested wrecker/vehicle is on its top/heavy damage/subjects are refusing medical.

Welfare check
3420 E. Highway 180
Caller from Cobre Schools Truancy/possible abuse of a child/child has not been in school for 10 days/child possibly with mother/mother has not returned phone calls/father is advising that the mother is abusing the child/caller was not provided with a room number.

Harassment
800 S. Robert Street – El Refugio
Caller advised she received a phone call this morning with a song, “I’ll Be Watching You,” Caller advised she has no idea who left the message or the phone number they called from.

Harassment
N. Silver Street
Caller advised that a named male is walking toward caller’s house with a pit bull. Officer advised central dispatch holds no hard copies of any protection order.

Shoplifting
1220 N. Hudson Street
Caught a named male stealing beer. Officer advised to ATL Richard Padilla and if located issue him an indefinite CTW for Food Basket.

Accident-property damage
3200 E. Highway 180 and 32nd Street Bypass
Two vehicles/dark blue Jeep Liberty and dark blue Honda. Officer advised moved to convention center parking lot.

Suspicious vehicle
1201 Pope Street
Officer advised clear/vehicle was just a tenant waiting for a landlord.

Welfare check
Amistad Street
A 22-year-old named male with an IV in arm/if contact is made have him return to the ER to remove IV. Officer made contact with male via telephone who advised they did remove the IV but never gave him the discharge papers/he is okay/GRMC was advised.

Thursday, Dec. 5

Criminal damage to property
2711 Leslie Road
Female broke window in apartment/she does not live in that apartment. Officer set up frequent patrol for nights for next week.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
N. Silver Street
Caller advised they thought they heard something just now and found the taillight of the blue Toyota Tundra broken. Officer had contact.

Burglary
Harrison Schmidt School
Caller advised windows are broken inside/is waiting outside until LE is on scene. Officers en route.

Criminal trespass warning
Unknown location
Negative on CTW for Denny’s for either subject.

Disturbance
N. Corbin Street
Caller advised that a named male is out on the sidewalk yelling inappropriate things. Officer checked registration.
Domestic disturbance
1060 E. Highway 180
No blotter report.

Harassment
1881 E. Highway 180
Walk-in advised officer that her former boss made a comment about her saying, “It would be easy if she died at work because we could load her up in a car.”

Accident-property damage
N. Hudson Street and E. College Avenue
Caller is in a red Camaro/other party white Ford truck/negative on being a traffic hazard.

Game and Fish
Hester and Alabama streets
Subject will take the deer/it was put down. One shot fired and subject is taking deer inside residence.

Harassment
2501 E. Highway 180
A named male in a red shirt keeps following her around/he flipped her off and started to threaten her. Officer had contact with caller and advising her how she could go about getting a restraining order if she kept having . . .

Criminal trespass warning
1810 N. Swan Street
Officer advised that Frank Gomez was issued a CTA and re-issued a CTW/clear.

Battery
Newsham Street
Caller advised that her sister’s boyfriend just showed up at her residence and hit her sister in the face with a belt. Caller advised the male already left and her sister does not want to pursue anything/she has a busted lip/negative on wanting medical attention/does not want the male back at her residence. Officer advised clear/male left on foot/will be headed toward . . .

Domestic disturbance
S. Cinc
Caller advised that she and her mother are arguing/the mother left. Officer advised clear/verbal domestic/everything is okay.

Breaking and entering
2711 Leslie Road
Caller advised that her husband went to her apartment to see their children/he was highly intoxicated/he broke one of the windows to the apartment/he was wearing a gray hoodie. Officer on scene ATL.

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