SUNDAY, NOV. 27
A deputy was dispatched to a local motel in reference to a trespass. The deputy on scene told him that a male was refusing to leave a room in the motel, and the checkout time was at noon. The motel employee thought that the male sounded intoxicated, and that they did not want to press charges, but wanted him off the premises. The deputies contacted the male, who was standing just inside his room holding the door open, and when told to step outside because he was trespassing, did not respond. When told again to step outside, the male stepped back inside and attempted to shut the door on the deputy, so the deputy took him to the ground and handcuffed him. Several piles of empty or open beer cans and bottles were observed in the room. The male was charged with obstructing a peace officer, and was given a verbal warning for trespassing at the motel.
TUESDAY, NOV. 29
A deputy was requested to contact an employee of a business in regards to a theft. He reported that theyd had approximately 1,688 feet of used copper on a wooden spool in the yard of the business, and whoever had taken the copper had removed it from the spool. Also taken were tools for a Aerial air compressor. It appears that the theft took place sometime during the Thanksgiving holiday, between Saturday, Nov. 19 and Friday, Nov. 25. A local business that purchases copper was contacted and alerted to the theft in case someone brings them copper wire that matches what was taken.
FRIDAY, DEC. 2
A deputy pulled over a sport utility vehicle with no operational license plate light and displaying expired registration. The female driver did not have her license, and could not provide proof of current registration. Dispatch advised that the womans drivers license was cancelled/denied, and confirmed that the cars tabs had expired. The male passenger, the womans husband, stated that he did not have his identification on him. Dispatch advised that his drivers license also came back as revoked. The deputy noticed three adolescent children in the SUV and asked the woman to call someone to come give them a ride home since there was no licensed driver in the vehicle. She agreed, and told deputies twice that she had called someone. When she was told that the vehicle was going to be towed, she stated Well, nobody is coming to get us. She was asked several times to call someone, but refused, saying that they would just walk home. The husband became very upset and began throwing things out of the SUV, and ordered the children out. Both deputies advised that due to it being around 30 degrees out, and the children not being dressed for the snowy weather, they could not made the children walk the approximately 1.5 miles home. None of the children had hats, gloves or winter coats, and one child was wearing shorts. The husband continued to throw items from the car and stated that they had no right to tell him what he could and could not do with his children. While a deputy tried to reason with the couple, one of the children asked the husband to stop so he wouldnt get in trouble. The woman told the deputy that he couldnt tell her what the (expletive) she could do with her kids. They were advised that if they walked the kids home that CPS would be notified.
SATURDAY, DEC. 3
A deputy observed a vehicle driving down North Dolores Road come to an abrupt stop in the middle of the road just off the highway. The time was just before midnight. The deputy pulled in behind the vehicle to conduct a welfare check, and the female driver stated that she was fine but was upset because she had just gotten into an argument with her teenage children. The deputy could smell a strong odor of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle. When the woman was asked to exit the vehicle, the deputy observed that she was wearing a long white robe and slippers. The woman failed to complete roadside maneuvers satisfactorily. The woman was taken into custody and charged with DUI, and for driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 or more.
SUNDAY, DEC. 4
A deputy pulled over a pickup truck for driving erratically on U.S. Highway 160. When the driver, a 58-year-old female, was told why she had been pulled over, while she was digging through her wallet, she stated that she was not weaving and didnt think the deputy had any reason to stop her. The deputy noticed several bags inside her wallet tucked behind a large amount of cash. The deputy could see that the bags were coated in a white powdery substance which he believed to be illegal narcotics. When asked what was in the bags, the woman said What baggies? as she moved the money in an attempt at hiding them. The deputy told her he was talking about the bags behind the money and she stated that there werent any bags. She handed her wallet to the deputy when told to, and the deputy removed three bags with the white powdery substance in them, and one had small crystals in it consistent with methamphetamine. When asked if she had any more narcotics inside her vehicle, she said there was and directed the deputy to some marijuana inside her purse, where he located several containers of it. She stated that she had a medical marijuana card and showed it to him. The deputy also located a small wallet that contained four syringes, one of them containing a small amount of liquid. Two small pink containers were also in the wallet, one with white residue, and the other with liquid with small crystals and a small cotton ball covered in liquid. The woman admitted that it was methamphetamine. The deputy also located an elastic band that he believed to be used in injecting narcotics into veins.