THURSDAY, OCT. 27
An officer had been contacted by a female reporting party in regards to an aggressive pit bull type dog running at large, that had tried to attack her on Oct. 3 as she walked to work, barking and growling, and baring its teeth. The woman said she had screamed and struck at the dog with an object she was carrying. The owner of the dog came out and called it off. The woman knew who the dog belonged to, and did not want to press charges against him, but asked that he be warned. The dogs owner acknowledged ownership of the dog and said that he had slipped his collar. He was warned. The officer was again contacted by the reporting party on Oct. 27, who said that the dog was again running at large, and had confronted her on her own property when she was taking her trash out. Another neighbor verified the problems with the dog, saying that she feels like a prisoner in her own home because of the dog. When the officer went to contact the dogs owner, the dog, again running loose, charged at the officer and was pepper sprayed in the face. The officer contacted the owner on his front step, who was asking the dog What got ya? The owner was told what had just happened. He denied that his dog was a dangerous animal or that he had been involved in the incident that morning. The owner stated that his dog is a good judge of character. He was issued several citations. When the officer thanked him for behaving decently toward her, he stated that he was not mad at her for pepper spraying his dog if he deserved it, and that the meter reader had previously had to clock him on the head.
SATURDAY, OCT. 29
An officer observed a vehicle driving erratically and crossing the center line on East Main Street. The driver was contacted and found to have chewing tobacco on his face, shirt and pants, and it appeared that he had just put the tobacco in prior to the contact. The driver admitted to having had several beers, and after the tobacco was removed from his mouth, the officer could smell the alcohol on his breath. The driver failed voluntary roadside maneuvers and was arrested. As the officer was transporting him to the emergency room for medical clearance, he had to stop en route to allow the male suspect to get some fresh air. While continuing on to the ER, the suspect vomited several times in the back of the patrol vehicle. After his clearance at the ER, the officer again stopped to allow the suspect to throw up in the parking lot on his way to the jail.
SUNDAY, OCT. 30
Two officers responded to a mobile home park in response to a disturbance between two females. An officer was met at the scene by a woman who stated that she was bitten on her right ear by another woman, and the officer observed a tooth mark on her ear. The suspect had driven away from the scene. The altercation had been about the victim wanting to drive the suspect home because she had been drinking all day; the bite occurred when the suspect was pushing the victim out of her car. The officers contacted the suspect at her residence, and she eventually admitted the altercation. She was told to stay away from the mobile home park, and agreed, telling officers that she was going to bed. A short time later, dispatch advised that the suspect was back at the mobile home park causing another disturbance, and that they could hear a lot of yelling and screaming. When officers arrived again at the scene, they met with the reporting party and the assistant manager of the park, who had tried to help get the suspect to leave. The suspect had pushed and choked the reporting party, and was screaming and crying while refusing to leave. She was arrested and served a summons for disturbing the peace and for trespass, and was left in the care and custody of jail staff.
MONDAY, OCT. 31
An officer contacted a woman walking down East Montezuma Avenue who was known to have an active warrant for her arrest out of Durango. After she was taken into custody, her purse was searched and found to have a bag with methamphetamine hidden inside of the wallet that was in her purse. The woman waived her Miranda rights and stated that she was willing to speak with the officer. She stated that she had left her purse unattended at the Cortez library prior to being contacted by the officer. The officer asked her if she was stating that someone had placed the small plastic bag containing the meth in her wallet while her purse was unattended, and she stated I dont know. She then refused to speak further with the officer. The womans criminal history was checked and she was found to have a guilty finding on a schedule II felony drug charge on her record.
TUESDAY, NOV. 1
An officer contacted a woman concerning the theft of a camera while she was assisting at a Halloween party for local kids at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Sometime during the party, an unknown person took a black Sony Cyber Shot DSC-H20, 10.0 mega pixel digital camera that she had been using to take photos at the party. The camera had been set down on a table. The victim is very upset as the camera had photos of her recently deceased daughter on the memory card in the camera. She stated that she had recently sent a letter to the paper in hopes that someone will at least return the memory card that was in the camera.