MONDAY, OCT. 3
A deputy was asked to assist a state trooper with a traffic stop of a female subject with a warrant. The deputy spoke with the male passenger, who emitted a strong odor of marijuana as he exited the car. The passenger denied having any illicit substances on his person or in the vehicle. As the deputy searched the vehicle, he observed the male reach into a pocket and throw a plastic bag containing a green, leafy substance underneath the vehicle. When the deputy retrieved the bag, the passenger admitted it was marijuana. He was issued a summons for possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana.
FRIDAY, OCT. 7
A deputy responded to a scene to speak with a landlord property owner in regards to a theft. The landlord was cleaning up the property after a former tenant had left. While cleaning up inside the house, he noticed some personal items that had been locked in a shed on the property that the tenant was not allowed to enter. The smaller attached shed that the tenant had access to had a window inside that led to the prohibited shed; the window was boarded up and a piece of sheet metal had been placed over it to block access. The deputy found that the sheet metal had been removed, and the board had been loosened to gain entry. Prior to the tenant moving in, the landlord had purchased two snowblowers. One of them was missing, as well as a saddle, and a welder/generator. All items were accounted for at the time the tenant moved in to the property. The tenant will be located and questioned in this matter.
Dispatch requested a deputy contact a property owner in regards to his neighbors dogs coming on his property and digging holes. The deputy had previously spoken to the neighbor with the dogs in September and advised her that if he received another complaint, that she would be issued a summons. The neighbor said she would take measures to fix the problem, and the property owner was satisfied with giving her some time to do so. Two weeks later, the dogs returned. The neighbor told the deputy that she had not been able to fix the fence in her yard yet, and that she had recently had a houseguest who she believed had let the dogs out, not knowing of the problems she had been having. The owner of the dogs was issued a summons for having dogs not under control.
SATURDAY, OCT. 8
A deputy was dispatched to a report of a cold burglary. A business owner and his son had gone to the business and discovered that several tools were missing from inside. Missing was a Craftsman 3/8-inch corded drill, two Maketa and Black and Decker brand screw guns, Porter Cable metal shears, Stanley 26 piece drill bit set, nine or eleven piece Evercraft ratchet wrench set, Dewalt 4-inch grinder, two 3/8-inch drills Milwaukee brand and Black and Decker brand, Stanley 6- by 12-inch square, and a 2-foot fluorescent green level. Each item stolen was etched with either the owners full name, his last name, or his initials. The property was completely fenced in and the area that the suspect accessed the property was identified. The suspect left the scene through the gate of the business. Evidence was collected at the scene, and a past employee was identified as a possible suspect due to being a drug user.
SUNDAY, OCT. 9
A deputy responded to a storage business concerning a possible theft. The reporting party spoke to the deputy and told him he had attended an auction at the storage business where he purchased some items. He hauled two loads of items that he purchased to his residence, and when he returned to pick up the third and final load, he observed that a bookcase was missing, described as brown, pine wood bookcase, approximately 5 to 6 feet long, 4 feet tall, and 12 to 18 inches deep, with multiple shelves. The reporting party said that he checked with some other people bidding at the auction as well as the manager of the business, and none of them saw what happened to the bookcase. The only person he felt might have taken the bookcase was the original owner of the items being auctioned off to pay the storage bill, who was at the auction also purchasing some of the items. The deputy contacted this person, who allowed him to search his home and property. The deputy did not find the missing bookcase. The original owner had also had an item missing from the items he purchased at the auction, a large gray metal bin, approximately 4 feet long and wide, and 2 feet tall, containing automotive paint supplies. He identified two other people who made purchases at the auction that had items taken. He said that the auction was very disorganized; no one was checking to see if items were being removed by the actual purchasers, and he believes that may be to blame for the missing items. The deputy concluded that there was no evidence that the original owner of the property had stolen the bookcase, and he was added as a separate victim of theft. It is unknown if the missing items were taken by mistake or stolen.
