WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14

• A deputy responded to a call to investigate a report of possible theft of farm equipment. A person had been seen in the vicinity around property for a period of several months, and was believed to have stolen items from the property in the past. The caller noticed that two large farm implements were missing, one of them weighing 3,000 pounds. The caller had observed drag marks in the ground where the equipment had been dragged away from the property, as well as tire tracks that appeared to be from a pickup truck. The only pickup that had been seen in the area belonged to the suspect, and traffic on this road was very limited due to its isolation. The deputy knew of prior contacts with the suspect, who was known to trespass on private land in order to take scrap metal, which he then sells for cash. The suspect had been previously found to live on property adjacent to the property that items were taken from. The deputy spoke with an employee at a local business, who was very familiar with the suspect and had conducted transactions with him for several years. The employee confirmed that the suspect had recently sold them a farm implement matching the description of the stolen one. The deputy advised employees at the business that nothing was to be done with the implement, which was still in their possession. The owner of the item went with the deputy to the business and identified the farm implement as his, and told the deputy that someone had been trespassing on his property and stealing from him for years. The deputy obtained a copy of the receipt that had been issued to the suspect for the cash paid to him for the implement. The property owner was able to identify an additional item at the business as his property that had also been brought in and sold by the suspect. The farm implement was valued at $1,250. The farm implement was seized as evidence, and a warrant was issued for the arrest of the suspect.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 19

• A deputy stopped a vehicle for a defective brake light at a gas station parking lot. The vehicle had four occupants in it, and when the driver was asked to exit the vehicle to see that the brake light wasn’t working, the deputy noticed the strong smell of burnt marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The driver admitted to smoking some that day, and admitted that he did not have a medical marijuana card. The deputy conducted a search of the vehicle and the other occupants based on probable cause. One of the occupants had a plastic bag with marijuana, a packet of rolling papers, and a small bindle with a usable amount of methamphetamine. The owner of these items told the deputy when asked that the bindle contained about four or five hits. He was issued a summons for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. No other illegal items were found on the occupants or in the vehicle.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 22

• A deputy was dispatched to the jail for an inmate with contraband. The female inmate had been arrested for two outstanding warrants and brought to the jail. When she was directed to change into the jail’s clothing, a small plastic bag with marijuana was found in the bra the inmate was wearing. The inmate was charged with a felony for introduction of contraband. The inmate was left in the care and custody of jail staff.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23

• Dispatch requested a deputy to contact a subject in reference to a fraud. The subject told the deputy that he had found a debit charge on his account in the amount of $313 to the website for a toy company. He had contacted the company in an attempt to get information on the charge, but the company would not give him any information other than the order number for the charge. The company would not tell him what address the package was being delivered to, but did tell him that it was not an address in Colorado or anywhere near Colorado. An investigation will follow.