MONDAY, JAN. 16
Dispatch requested that a deputy respond to a residence for a report of criminal mischief. The reporting party stated that someone had shot something through one of the panes of glass in her living room window, leaving a small hole. Approximately three weeks earlier, the same thing had happened, leaving a hole in another pane of glass in the same window. She did not report the first incident but since it had happened a second time, she commented that it just seems weird. She stated that there had been some animosity between she and her son and ex-husband who lives nearby, and some of the neighbors, and thought it could be a neighbor. The holes have the shape and size consistent with a pellet gun. Photos of the damage were submitted into evidence.
TUESDAY, JAN. 17
A deputy called to speak with a person who wanted to report the theft of a 500 gallon propane tank. The caller felt that it might have been a prior tenant who may have removed the tank. The tank was originally from Amerigas and has a serial number of 36963. The prior tenant is a woman who is believed to still reside in the Cortez area. The deputy will attempt to locate the prior tenant.
A deputy was requested to meet with a woman at the Sheriffs Office who wanted to make a report of a fraud. She advised that someone had attempted to remove funds from her bank account in the amounts of $9.20 and $1.54, but the bank had caught it and the funds did not go through. She had also received multiple phone calls that day from various dissimilar phone numbers. The caller told her that they were inquiring about more information regarding her application, and when she advised the caller that she had no application, they hung up. Additional calls were made to her but the caller would hang up immediately. She had her cards cancelled, and her bank is issuing new ones. The deputy attempted to contact someone at the three phone numbers and all three were disconnected.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18
A deputy was dispatched to the Second Chance Thrift Store in Dolores regarding a break-in. The reporting party showed the deputy the front entrance where a double-paned window had been shattered during the night, with the screen and glass left on the sidewalk. The window had been broken from the outside with a hammer which was left on the inside window sill. The hammer was logged into evidence. Inside the store, the deputy was shown where the drawers in the kitchen area and jewelry stand had been opened. A list of stolen items was provided, including a set of silverware and a tray valued at $10, four pieces of jewelry valued at $40, and a radio/CD player with two speakers valued at $4.
THURSDAY, JAN. 19
A deputy met with a reporting party who wanted to report a trash dumpster stolen from a county road location. The dumpsters lid was broken off, and its theft was not initially reported because the owner thought that it had been picked up by Waste Management in order to replace it. He learned that the company had not picked up the dumpster. He estimated its value to be at around $100. There are no suspects at this time.
A deputy was dispatched to a rural residence regarding a break in. The reporting party told the deputy that a shed on his property had been broken into and tools had been stolen. He advised that two people had come onto his property, broke the lock on his shed and stole a gray crate containing Snapon tools and air impacs. The value of the stolen tools was estimated at $1,000, and he provided information about the appearance of the tools, and that they had been stenciled with the letter R and four numerals. The last time the property owner had seen the lock on the shed, was two days earlier. He had names of two possible suspects that he believed were responsible for the break in, and provided the deputy with their phone numbers. The deputy observed two sets of tracks in the snow around the shed and followed them to determine how the two suspects had accessed the property.
