Friday, Feb. 9

Unwanted subject
1313 E. 32nd Street
A named male is here causing issues. Officer requested GCSO assist and transport the male home/nothing physical at this time, only verbal. Deputy advised en route to Mimbres Yucca Street in Upper Mimbres.

Harassment
Fowler Avenue
A named male in a grey hoodie is following her to her job. Officer had negative contact.

Welfare check
3420 E. Highway 180 – 1:10 a.m.
A named female is at this location yelling. Officer advised contact with the female/she is leaving the property.

Welfare check
32nd Street and Highway 180 – 3 a.m.
A named female is in the middle of the highway. Officer advised out with the female in front of Ace/advised her to stay out of the road.

Suspicious vehicle
Kimberly Drive
Officer advised a vehicle here has its dome light on/advised vehicle was locked and secure.

Welfare check
2501 E. Highway 180 – 4:33 a.m.
A named female is screaming and trying to climb on top of cars.

Welfare check
Market Street and Big Ditch
A male is yelling. Officer advised out with male/he is gathering his belongings and will be moving along/will check again.

Shoplifting
1220 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised the manager has a shoplifter up front/store manager advised to cancel LE.

Welfare check
1060 E. Highway 180
Caller advised his 63-year-old wife got upset and checked into the Comfort Inn and they will not give him her room number/she has meds she could overdose on/she is an alcoholic. Officer made contact with the female/she is okay and will speak to her husband.

Criminal damage to property
205 W. Broadway
Male is spraying green paint on a gas meter on the side of the Murray Hotel on Texas Street. Officer advised out with subject/waiting on NM Gas/NM Gas on scene/does not want to pursue criminal . . .

Welfare check
111 S. Texas Street
Caller from Gospel Mission advised 19-year-old male possible overdose/in the kitchen/breathing hard from panic attack. Officer advised out with a named male/he will be transported.

Criminal trespass warning
520 N. Bullard Street
Caller advised a named female is there and violated CTW. Officer advised negative charges on the named female/just want female reminded of CTW.

Harassment
614 N. Bullard Street
Homeless subject is bothering streets(?). Officer advised the male is leaving now.

Welfare check
S. Bullard and San Vicente streets
Male is taking his clothes off right across the street/also yelling at people. Officer advised made contact with male/will wait while he packs his belongings.

Disturbance
111 S. Texas Street
Caller advised she lives across from Home Furniture and a male has his shirt off and pants down and is yelling at everyone.

Accident-property damage
N. Silver and E. Pine streets
Caller advised a male in a grey SUV backed up into an enclosed fence and then left headed west on Pine Street/male pointed to caller in an aggressive manner as he was leaving. Officer advised has contact on Swan Street side of the armory on Pine Street/out with a named male.

Loud music
614 N. Bullard Street – 5:10 p.m.
Officer advised caller of the noise ordinance. Caller advised her house is shaking. Officer advised nothing here.

Domestic disturbance
E. Alice Street – 5:49 p.m.
A named male is having a verbal only and is about to lock her out of the house. Officers advised Elmo Amador in custody at 6:03 p.m.

Shoplifting
2501 E. Highway 180
Caller states two females stole items and took off/has video footage/also one left her wallet with their identification behind.

Welfare check
N. Swan and E. 19th streets
Male lying down motionless. The named male is okay.

Harassment
Alabama Street
A named male is possibly making an AI copy of his voice and trying to use the info against him. Officer made contact with caller who provided the male's phone number but after talking did not want the officer to contact the male.

Saturday, Feb. 10

Criminal trespass warning
E. Market Street
A named male was outside screaming and yelling and tried to open his front door. Caller advised male may have crossed the bridge/does not hear him anymore.

Disturbance
610 N. Silver Street -- Seasonal Overnight Shelter
Male is cursing and stating he is being held prisoner there and needs LE. Caller called back on 911 advising they are treating him like a prisoner and not respecting his medical needs. Officers request ambulance for a 51-year-old male possibly having a heart attack/officers have Jackie Sills in custody.

Welfare check
N. Silver Street – 7:07 a.m.
Caller advised father left around 3 p.m./that four children who live there have been home alone/oldest child is 6-years-old/father drives a lime-green car/car has not been there since Thursday. Officer had negative contact with anyone/will check later today.

Vehicle burglary
Florida Street
Advised his vehicle was broken into last night/his door was unlocked.

Unwanted subject
306 E. 12th Street
Male is asleep in the lobby/they want him to leave. Officer out with the male.

Unwanted subject
1600 16th Street – Mountain View Senior Apartments
A named female is inside the building and she is not supposed to be there/she knocked on caller's door/he did not let her in. Officer had negative contact.

Breaking and entering
2 Arroyo Seco
Stated he just got to the apartment at the church and found two sets of footprints/one camera broken/he tracked the footprints to a shed on the property and disappear/a light is on in the kitchen and it is usually off.

Sunday, Feb. 11

Welfare check
1600 16th Street – MVSA
Caller advised a named male is "seeing him and listening to him" using a military device/he is caller's cousin. Officer advised everything is okay/mental patient.

Shoplifting
100 N. Rosedale Road
Female wearing all black took a bottle of Crown/in the ditch by Sonic/left about five minutes ago. Officer ATL for female/negative contact/return to Walgreen's.

Harassment
Florence Street
A named male keeps calling and texting saying he is going over there to hurt her. Officer called caller/set up frequent patrol for rest of the day.

Welfare check
Valley Vista
Caller can hear a child screaming help, help, help/it made the dogs bark. Officer spoke to neighbors/negative on yelling.

Arson
1600 16th Street – MVSA
Caller advised her car is parked on the back side and someone tried to light it on fire/she thinks it was her niece.

Unwanted subject
Plata Road
Caller advised her ex just showed up/he is not supposed to be there/he is banging on the door/he is trying to take the dog from the back yard/he is pending court on a domestic with her where a gun was involved/he has been showing up when she is not home.

Unwanted subject
100 N. Rosedale Road
Caller wants to issue a named female a CTW/she just stole makeup/she already left the store. Officer advised to issue ATL for Lycee Alvarado/if contact is made stop and issue indefinite CTW for Walgreen's.

Bomb threat
Courts/APO
Five men talking about blowing up the courthouse and probation office/all were dressed in black and have masks on/they were in a black Chrysler/caller stated they already had guns in a red duffle bag/her friend saw this as well.

Suicide threat
W. Alice Street
No report.

Negligent use of a firearm
E. 32nd Street
Neighbor went to his house saying a male shot himself/male is yelling/caller doesn't know who he is/advised he had broken into someone else's car, stole their gun and shot himself/appears to be above his knee/advised they are applying pressure/a nurse is on scene trying to tend to the wound. Caller advised no one knows where the gun is. Officer advised to clear for emergency traffic only. EMS 10 advised they are staging down the street/R1 and R2 advised staging 30th and Swan streets.

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