Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Jan. 24 through Jan. 26, 2025

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: Category: Local News Releases; 29 January 2025

Friday, Jan. 24

Hit and run
Prescott Street
Car just ran over a sign and left toward Central Elementary. Officer out at caller's house.

Suspicious persons
Spring Creek Road
Caller has been finding burn papers around his property for the past three weeks.

No classification
Kirkland Road – Arenas Valley
Caller stated a male was attempting to have her buy Visa cards and put money into them and send them to him/caller did not comply and no money was taken from her account.

No classification
11072 E. Highway 180
Caller – people are down in the ditch cutting down trees/can hear two chainsaws/been going on for 20 minutes. Deputy had contact with caller/clear/looks like the subjects are gone from the creek.

Fire-other
Cortez Avenue – Hurley
Caller advised she was driving by the empty lot and saw lot of garbage or something piled up and on fire/she did see flames. Deputy – fire has been put out.

No classification
2501 E. Highway 180
A named male is accusing caller of stealing a dog/got in her face at Walmart and spit at her face/trying to fight caller. Deputy made contact with caller.

Saturday, Jan. 25

Artcher Road
Caller advised she found a cell phone on Cottage San and Artcher/she will hold on to the phone until Monday to see if it is claimed.

Property damage
Highway
Vehicle vs deer. Caller is now home and is worried about the injured deer.

Harassment
McCauley Road – Cliff
Caller says he is not allowed to be around a named female who is harassing caller by trying to provoke him to get him to talk to her. Deputy had negative contact/clear.

Property damage
Highway 180
Vehicle vs deer/knocked deer off the road/vehicle off the road.

Reckless driver
Highway
Red Jeep Cherokee following caller. Deputy went traffic with a red Jeep/negative on whether it was the reckless driver vehicle.

Sunday, Jan.26

Harassment
Forest Road 147
Deputy – will ATL the area for subject/negative contact with vehicle/will be turning round.

Reckless driver
Highway 180 – MM 107 (3 miles west of Truck Bypass junction)
Deputy went traffic with vehicle.

Suspicious persons
Pine Street
Deputy – mobile home company was working inside the mobile home/negative contact x 3 with caller.

Fire
1895 Arrowhead – Deming – 12:27 p.m.
Luna County Dispatch called to ask if any fire units were available to go help with a fire at the power plant off Highway 180/advised there was an explosion at the power plant on the east side and is now on fire. SCFD advised call in the off shift/Code red was launched/Station 1 advised they are sending a truck to Deming.

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