MONDAY, FEB. 20
A deputy was requested to contact a property owner in reference to a bad check complaint. A former tenant had written him two checks for rent totaling $1,486.19 that had both had come back as insufficient funds after being run through the bank twice. The property owner had attempted to contact the tenant several times and was only able to leave messages, with no return call from the tenant. Later, the property owner learned that the tenant had placed a stop payment on each of the checks. The deputy also left several messages for the tenant to contact him, which he did one week later. The tenant admitted to putting stop payments on the checks because the property owner had come onto the property and entered the residence without knocking and scared his wife and son, and was verbally abusive to his wife. The tenant was asked what was said to his wife, and said that he could not remember. The deputy attempted to help the two parties resolve the issue, and initially told the tenant that it was still a civil matter since he had put stop payments on the checks. When they tenant finally returned the calls from the deputy, he reminded the deputy that he had said it was a only civil matter. He was informed by the deputy that since the tenant had initially written the two checks that came back as insufficient funds, the fact that he had placed a stop payment on the checks was beside the point. The matter is still pending.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22
A man was arrested at his residence for failure to register as a sex offender at the Sheriffs office as required by law, and for failing to provide proof of residency and current employment information. A previous employer informed the Sheriffs Department that the man had not been employed at his business for over two months. The man failed to notify the Sheriffs Department of his employment change and provide proof of residency.
TUESDAY, FEB. 28
A deputy was notified by a records manager that a registered sex offender had been out of the state and did not notify their office that he was leaving the state as required by law. During the time he had been out of the state, he was arrested by State Patrol in Nevada and served jail time there. This is the mans second time he had left the state without notifying authorities. He had previously pled guilty to 3rd degree sexual assault no victim consent. A warrant is being sought for his arrest for failure to register as a sex offender.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1
A deputy traveling on a county road observed a car partially off the roadway obstructing the eastbound lane. The deputy pulled over, and as he got out of his patrol vehicle, he was approached by a male and a female from the car. The male stated that he and his girlfriend were on their way home when he saw a large mule deer buck and attempted to turn around to look at the deer. He said that he backed up too far and ran off the roadway. While speaking to the male, the deputy noted signs of intoxication. The male denied that he had been drinking, and was told to go wait in his car with the female to stay warm. He was observed lighting up a cigarette. After the deputy asked him to step outside of the vehicle and asked if he had been drinking, the male denied doing so a second time, and when told that the deputy could smell alcohol coming from his breath, he admitted he had been drinking around noon. The male did not successfully complete voluntary roadside maneuvers, and was placed under arrest for further investigation of driving under the influence. A tow truck was called to come and pull the car from the ditch. The male was charged with DUI.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
A deputy traveling south on Mildred Avenue observed an SUV in front of him meander over the fog line multiple times, almost striking the curb. The SUV slammed on its brakes at the intersection and then turned onto Empire and came to an abrupt stop on the side of the roadway. When the deputy contacted the female driver, and asked her to roll her window down, smoke from burnt marijuana emerged from inside the SUV, and the female had ash on her chest and in her lap. She also coughed a few times. The woman exhibited several signs of being under the influence of marijuana, and was shaking while she was thumbing through paperwork looking for ID. The deputy asked her if she had used any illegal drugs lately, and the woman stopped looking for the documents and sat there looking at the steering wheel. The woman admitted to having been smoking a roach and said that she had just left her house and was driving around. She directed the deputy to the plastic bag with pot inside of it that she had attempted to throw out of sight on the passenger floorboard. The woman continually asked the deputy to have mercy on her and let her go home because she was just getting off probation for a child neglect charge. The woman did not perform voluntary roadside maneuvers satisfactorily and was charged with DUI drugs, weaving, and possession of marijuana under two ounces. Deputies additionally found four burnt and partially smoked marijuana cigarettes also on the floor with the bag of pot and some rolling papers.
SATURDAY, MARCH 3
A deputy patrolling on a county road observed a car that was traveling west come to an abrupt stop on the shoulder of the road and a female driver quickly exited the vehicle. The deputy contacted the woman for a motorist assist and asked her if everything was all right. The woman claimed that her transmission is acting up so she decided to pull over. The deputy checked her license status with dispatch, who informed him that the womans drivers license was revoked in Colorado for an alcohol-related offense. The woman was placed into custody and charged with driving when her license was under restraint. Her car was released to a licensed driver.