FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
Dispatch advised an officer to respond to a residence in response to a child who had called 911, and then the phone had disconnected. A male answered the door and told the officer that his wife was on the warpath and that she was in a bedroom with her 8-year-old granddaughter. The woman yelled at the officer to get out from inside the bedroom, then opened the door and slammed it shut, all the while yelling and cursing. The husband opened the door and tried to speak with her. She raised her fist as if to hit him, and at one point raised her fist to the officer when he entered the bedroom. She was handcuffed, and the granddaughter began crying and ran out of the room. The husband said that she had not taken her medications and that she was upset because she had just found out she was diabetic. She had gotten angry because she wanted a cigarette, but they didnt have any because they had quit smoking. She began breaking drinking glasses in the kitchen while yelling and cursing. When the husband went in to try to calm her down, she punched him twice in the face. The child said that her grandmother was breaking glasses and throwing knives, and that she became scared when she almost cut her foot on the broken glass. The child called 911 when her grandmother began punching her grandfather, and her grandmother grabbed the phone from her and threw it, disconnecting the 911 call. She then took the child by the arm and took her into the bedroom, and would not let her out. The grandmother was placed under arrest and would not cooperate with officers; she had to be physically removed from the residence. She was charged with third-degree assault, obstruction of a telephone service, child abuse, criminal mischief, and domestic violence. The child and an older grandchild told officers that they did not feel safe with their grandmother, who is the guardian of the children, along with the grandfather.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
An officer was dispatched to a residence in reference to a disturbance between a male and female adult. Dispatch advised that there was an active restraining order against the male from contacting the female. There was another officer and a deputy already at the scene speaking to the woman, who at first would not allow authorities to search her residence for the male. After finally being given permission to search the residence, the officers located the male hiding under a childs bed in a bedroom. He told them that he did it because he wanted to see his kids. He was handcuffed and arrested for a restraining order violation. The officer noticed a very small child crawling around at the top of the stairs, and when the female was asked to come and get the child before the child fell down the stairs, she said that she didnt give a (expletive) about her kids, and that she didnt want them anyway. The females sister was at the residence and came to the top of the stairs to take custody of the child. As the male was being led to the patrol car, the female began yelling him, telling him that she didnt want him talking to his family and calling him several expletives. The female then turned toward a neighbor, yelling at her and calling her an expletive for calling the police, and then began approaching the neighbor in a threatening manner. The female was also handcuffed and taken into custody. The females sister took custody of the child.
Two officers were dispatched to a motel in reference to a disturbance; the caller said that he was having problems with his wife. One officer contacted a woman and four small children who appeared to be hiding in the parking lot; she told the officer that her husband was having a problem with her. She appeared to be intoxicated. She was in a motel room with her husband and four children, and another woman. She said that her husband and the other woman were taking sides against her, and she got upset and slapped her husband. The two woman had gone to a bar and the husband had gone to the casino, and when they got back to the room, the three had begun arguing, and the argument between the two women got somewhat physical. None of the parties wanted to press charges against each other, but they did want the wife to leave. The four children were escorted back into the motel room; two of them were awake when the altercation happened. The wife was taken into custody and charged with harassment and domestic violence.
An officer on patrol observed a group of people standing near the south end in a trailer park, and when the officer pulled into the park, the group split up and ran away. The officer radioed for assistance and attempted to contact one of them. He parked his vehicle and proceeded on foot when he heard a lot of laughing and yelling coming from the area where he first saw the group. He shined his flashlight on them and noted that they all appeared to be under the age of 21 and holding a bottle of what appeared to be alcohol. A female handed the bottle to a male, who attempted first to hide it, then dropped it on the ground. When the officer directed the male to come over, the male suddenly began to run away through the trailer park. The officer encountered him again 100 yards away, lying face down on the ground. The male refused all directions to give the officer his arms to be handcuffed, and shoved the officer and once again ran away. The officer pursued the male again, and Tased the male after warning him to stop. The male fell down, but got up and attempted to run two more times, and was Tased each time until he said,, OK, Im done and finally allowed himself to be handcuffed. He stated that he was just scared and didnt want to get into trouble. He claimed to be 27, but didnt know his birth date. The contact mom was called on his cell phone; his mother answered and told officers that he was 18 years old now and needed to live with the decisions he made. He will be charged with illegal consumption of alcohol by an underage person, resisting arrest, and obstructing a police officer.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 11
Two officers reported to a bar in reference to someone that was yelling in the middle of the highway. A large group of people were standing outside pointing at a male who was standing near the intersection of Broadway and Downey Street. The male, who is known from numerous contacts with police, and who appeared to be intoxicated, was contacted and stated that he was at the bar when a bunch of people jumped him. An employee at the bar stated that the male had been kicked out of the bar for causing a disturbance. While being escorted out, an unidentified male attempted to punch the suspect, and the suspect turned around and punched the employee attempting to escort him out. The suspect became more upset and began yelling at everyone at the bar, and ran back up to the employee and was punching him in the face. The employee fought back, and others in the bar were trying to get the suspect to leave. Once they were able to get him to leave, the suspect was standing in the middle of North Broadway and was almost hit by a passing semi truck. The suspect was placed under arrest.
MONDAY, SEPT. 12
An officer was dispatched to a residence for a report of a burglary, and spoke with three housemates who had arrived home at approximately 5 p.m. after being gone for four hours. Missing from the home was a silver I-Pod 2G MP3 player, an X-Box gaming system and several X-Box games, an Apple Macbook, an I-Pod Touch MP3 player, and an I-Pod Nano 8G MP3 player. Most of the items were in the living room area of the house. A possible entry point was identified, a window on the side of the house that had the screen popped off. The landlord of the property provided surveillance camera video footage of the area that will be reviewed.
