FRIDAY, JUNE 10
An officer observed a vehicle drive out of Walgreens parking lot and begin speeding east on Main Street going 47 mph in a 35 mph zone. The officer had previous information provided by other law enforcement that the driver had a revoked drivers license and was possibly armed with a handgun. After being pulled over, the driver was observed reaching under his front seat and had to be told numerous times to keep his hands on the steering wheel. He claimed he knew that his license was revoked, but drove because his wife was sick and he needed to get his grandmother. While the drivers side door was wide open and the interior of the car was in full view, an officer saw a stainless steel revolver under the drivers seat, where the suspect had been reaching. After placing the driver in handcuffs and securing him in the in back of the patrol vehicle, the officer removed a stainless steel Taurus Judge revolver from under the front seat which was loaded with four 410 shotgun shells. An inventory of the vehicle revealed the additional following items: Bersa Series 95 .380 caliber handgun with loaded magazine and holster, bolt cutters, two pry bars, pair of gloves, three empty ammo boxes, four glass smoking pipes, wallet containing several small bags, illegal switchblade knife, black zipper bag containing paraphernalia, small digital scale, numerous small zip lock bags, large retractable blade throwing star, a butane torch, two bags containing bullets, one empty shell casing, a small container of suspected cocaine, and a small bag containing 12 oxycodone pills. The driver said that he keeps the gun for protection, and said that he drove his vehicle while a female who was with him delivered and sold drugs. He said that the female ripped off the Mexican Mafia for an undisclosed amount of drugs and now they wanted to kill him and the female. He also admitted there were numerous methamphetamine smoking pipes and small zip lock bags inside the vehicle used for carrying drugs.
SATURDAY, JUNE 11
An officer was dispatched in reference to a cold assault to a residence on Elm Street. The officer spoke with a male at the scene, and noticed that he had swelling and bruising to one eye, and was holding his side and appeared to be in pain. He told the officer that his ex-fiancee had assaulted him earlier in the morning. He had been passed out in bed when the assault occurred. The officer observed a broken window and several broken picture frames in the yard and on the back porch. The male stated that his ex-fiancee used to share the residence with him, but had moved out and in with a new boyfriend. He stated that he had gone to the carnival and had gotten drunk and brought a female home with him. He believed that his ex-fiancee had seen the female in his bed through the blinds, and had gotten angry. He heard banging on the outside of the residence and believed that she broke a door to get in. The ex-fiancee drove the other female out of the residence and began hitting him. When she saw that the framed photos of she and the male were turned face-down, she broke them and threw them through the window. The officer asked to speak to the woman who had been with the man when the incident started; he stated that he would try to find her and have her call the officer. He was unsure of what her name was but believed it started with a D. When the male found out what charges of domestic violence entailed, he did not want the ex-fiancee to go to jail, and would not cooperate with filling out the paperwork. He stated that he just didnt want his landlord to hold him responsible for the damage to the residence, or to think he had done it himself. The officer contacted the ex-fiancee, who stated in her side of the story that she believed the woman in his bed to be possibly 18 or 19 years old, and that she did not want her ex-fiancee drinking with possibly underage females in her residence. She agreed with some details provided by the male, but showed the officer her own physical injuries caused by the breaking window, and said that it was the male who had broken the window and had kicked out the door. Due to conflicting stories, the officer referred the case to the district attorneys office for review.
An officer at the Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo Parade observed a white pit bull run onto Main Street and charge at and attempt to bite a horse in the ongoing parade, causing the horse to jump sideways toward a group of people on the sidewalk. The dog ran to the front of the horse and began barking and biting at the horses front legs. The horse began to rear up and struck the dog with a hoof, knocking the dog down. A male subject, later identified as the dogs owner, ran from the crowd toward the dog. The officer ran toward the dog with his Taser drawn, and the dog ran onto the sidewalk, into the crowd. The officer and a second one on scene were able to corner the dog so that the owner was able to capture his dog. The owner stated that the pit bull, which was not wearing a collar, had struggled loose and jumped out of his arms and charged the horse. The owner was issued a summons for dog running at large, and was ordered to remove the dog from the area.
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
An officer responded to a residence in reference to found property. A woman at the residence told the officer that her stepson had found a bicycle at the BMX track next to Empire Street. The stepson had driven past the track the previous day at about 8 a.m. and had seen the bicycle lying in a grassy area next to the track. When the stepson drove by later that day about 3 p.m., he saw the bicycle still lying in the same location. The stepson stopped and asked around the area if anyone knew who the bike belonged to, but no one at the track was claiming the bike. The stepson took the bike home and asked his stepmother to call and turn the bike in as found property. The officer asked the woman why her stepson took the bike home and she stated that he did so because the bike is a very expensive one and her stepson didnt want anyone to steal it. The officer collected the bike and began a records search on the serial number for the bike, and through Kokopelli Bike and Board to see if they had a record of selling the bike to anyone. No records have been found, and the bike was logged into property at the police department.
TUESDAY, JUNE 14
An officer was dispatched to a residence in reference to a neighbor throwing a skunk over a fence. The resident advised the officer that his neighbor across the alley had thrown a dead skunk into his yard. Upon being shown the skunk, the officer noted that the skunk was still alive. The resident said that he had been having trouble with the neighbor and had complained about the neighbors pit bulls. The resident did witness someone lift a box over the fence and dump the skunk out into his yard, then had seen the neighbor sneaking back into his own yard from the alley. There was no one else in the alley. When contacted by the officer, the neighbor claimed that he had caught the skunk in a box in his backyard, and let it go in the alley, where it ran over to the complainants fence and went under it where a hole was. When advised he had been seen in the alley, the neighbor denied putting the skunk in the complainants backyard. The neighbor was advised by the officer to call animal control the next time he had a skunk problem. The officer made a report on the incident, along with photos taken as evidence at the scene.
