MONDAY, JAN. 30
A deputy was dispatched to a county address for a report of a possible burglary. He spoke with a female at the scene on arrival, and searched the residence with a K-9 to see if anyone was inside. The dog did not locate a suspect. As the deputy entered the front door, he noted that the doorknob was loose, and that there was mud on the carpet inside. He saw that wires were pulled out from behind a DVD player next to a television. Items had been scattered throughout the master bedroom, and in another bedroom, he noted a large pile of miscellaneous items on the floor. The resident told the deputy that she had left her residence at around 8 a.m. and had returned at lunchtime. She noticed that the front door was ajar and could see mud on the carpet just inside the door. She called someone who told her to get a dog and look inside the house. When she did, she noticed her computer was missing and called the police. The deputy did a walk-through to detail what was missing, and the resident stated that she was missing a Dell computer, a Nintendo Wii with several games, a flat screen television, a camcorder, and a jewelry box full of jewelry. She did not have an idea of who might have burglarized the home. The deputy took photos at the scene and placed them into evidence, and began a canvass for possible witnesses among the neighbors.
THURSDAY, FEB. 2
Two deputies traveling north on Hwy. 145 observed a van traveling south that was clocked on radar traveling at a speed of 70 mph in a 50 mph zone. The deputy driving turned the patrol car around in an attempt to stop the speeding vehicle, and observed it run off the roadway over the fog line twice, causing large clouds of dust to go airborne. The van pulled over, driving up onto the sidewalk and partly onto the bordering property, and came to an abrupt stop. When the driver was asked for his ID, the deputy observed an empty beer can on the floor next to an open twelve-pack of beer. The driver continually apologized for speeding and was unable to locate his ID documents from a stack of papers, and the deputy could smell a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath. When asked if he had been drinking, the driver admitted that he had had a few. He sat there looking at his lap and shaking his head, and then said (expletive), you might as well put the handcuffs on me now and take me in. After the driver failed roadside maneuvers, the deputy was informed by dispatch that his drivers license had been revoked for a prior alcohol related offense. When the driver was placed under arrest, he began to use foul language and adopted an aggressive demeanor, and kept making threats to the two deputies that he would find them when they were off-duty and cause physical harm to them. He also wanted them to take off their badges so he could engage them in a physical altercation. Once at the jail, he continued to call the deputies derogatory names and said I hope I run into your punk (expletive) at Walmart when youre not hiding behind that badge and gun. He was issued summons for several offenses, which he refused to sign. He was left in a holding cell in the care and custody of jail staff.
SATURDAY, FEB. 4
A deputy traveling on Hwy. 160 observed a car driving south in front of him weaving and crossing the fog line multiple times in less than a block. The deputy activated emergency equipment, but the car did not stop, and continued to swerve back and forth over the fog line. The car turned up a driveway and continued to disregard the deputies sirens and lights, traveling up the long driveway and came to a stop in front of some parked semi trucks. The female driver attempted to get out of the vehicle, placing her feet on the ground, then sat in the car looking at the deputy. He told her to stand up, and when she did so, she was so unsteady she nearly fell to the ground, grabbing the car door to catch herself. As she was escorted to the drivers side of the patrol vehicle, she kept saying I just needed to get my glasses and the deputy could smell the strong odor of alcohol on her breath. When asked why she did not stop when the deputy activated his emergency equipment, she said I was just coming here to get my glasses. She admitted to having two pitchers of beer at a local bar. She was issued a summons for DUI, for driving with a BAC of 0.08 or more, and for weaving, and was left in the care and custody of jail staff.
A deputy responded to a location on a county road for a report of a vehicle parked in the roadway and the driver was passed out with some kind of mask on his face. The deputy arrived to find a vehicle parked facing west in the eastbound lane of travel. The vehicles engine was still running, and there was a male subject slouched in the drivers seat who appeared to be sleeping. The deputy noticed empty beer bottles in the front passenger seat. There was a strong odor of alcohol coming from the open window. The deputy attempted to wake the driver several times, but he remained unresponsive, so the deputy reached in and turned off the ignition. The driver woke up when he was shaken, but was unable to put the vehicle in park when asked to, so the deputy leaned in to do so. When the driver exited the car, he could not keep his balance and nearly fell into the ditch. He admitted to having just a few drinks, and refused roadside maneuvers. He was medically cleared and served a summons for DUI. He was then left in the care and custody of jail staff.