Española Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, State Police, and Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police responded to the following calls:
Pillhead Fakes Break-In
Monday, Sept. 22
• 6:23 p.m. — A North Orchard Drive caller said he wanted his drunk son to leave. The son left before police arrived.
• 8:47 p.m. — A Red’s Tavern employee said a drunk woman was bothering the bar’s customers, giving her problems and yelling at and pushing the security guards. She was escorted from the bar before police arrived.
• 11:14 p.m. — A Birch Lane caller said he arrived home to discover his home was broken into. Police determined he tried to stage a break-in to get more pills.
Llama on the Loose
Tuesday, Sept. 23
• 8 a.m. — Deputies assisted the state Highway Department in contacting livestock inspectors in relation to a llama in the middle of Highway 84.
• 11:28 a.m. — A caller said someone on a bicycle near El Paragua Restaurant appeared to be waiting for a contact person for drug trafficking. Police couldn’t find the bicyclist.
• 1 p.m. — A Chamita caller said a man was pulling wire from his phone box. The call was transferred to State Police.
• 7:04 p.m. — A Star Lane caller said her 14-year-old son’s 22-year-old female friend threw her out of the house. Police assisted while the unwanted woman got her belongings and was picked up by her sister.
• 7:15 p.m. — A caller said her mother-in-law, who was trying to take her children, blocked her car in at Sonic. The caller said her mother-in-law accused her of abusing the children because her boyfriend abuses her. The caller then said she has asthma, and no report was taken.
• 9:20 p.m. — A County Road 40 caller said some people were yelling and being very loud. She advised that if deputies parked at the morada, they would be able to hear them fighting and yelling obscene things. Deputies couldn’t find any incident matching that description.
• 9:45 p.m. — Law enforcement was advised to be on the lookout for a stolen maroon Ford with a sticker reading “Inn at the Snake Dance,” containing two dogs and a man with a tattoo of a wedding ring.
Dead Body a Bear
Wednesday, Sept. 24
• 12:40 a.m. — An East Jonathan Drive caller said a man tried to break into her house, but she hit him with a stroller. She said the same thing happened last week, but the man tried to break in through the back door. Police took a report for breaking and entering.
• 8:10 a.m. — An Española Hospital employee said a black man in a white Chevrolet was stealing scrap metal from the loading dock. The man was advised by security to not take the metal, and no report was taken.
• 10:12 a.m. — An out-of-state caller said she loaned her boyfriend a motorcycle to visit his sister in Dixon. She said he was supposed to make the trip and come back, and he has not returned. She was advised of how to report the vehicle stolen.
• 7:59 p.m. — A Tortilla Flats caller said she didn’t want her drunk husband at home. As dispatchers continued to talk to her, the caller said “if it’s going to take answering these questions, forget it,” then hung up. Officers caught up with the man after he left the apartments, and determined it was a verbal dispute — the man became irate when his wife got home and threw items on the coffee table. He was advised to stay away from her for the night.
• 9:59 p.m. — A caller said a decapitated body with no hands and no feet was off the side of 31-Mile Road. State Police found the headless body of a dead bear and contacted the state Game Fish and Game Department.
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Thursday, Sept. 25
• 8:07 a.m. — A State Road 76 caller said people in the area around her house were yelling, partying and throwing things every day. Officers couldn’t find them.
• 11:07 a.m. — A caller said a woman near the old Rio Grande Cafe tried to sell him pills and heroin. Police let her go because they couldn’t find anything on her.
• 11:45 a.m. — A caller said a piece of wood flew off a truck on State Road 68, and then a piece of carpet flew off and was blocking her windshield. She said she would file a report later.
• 1:24 p.m. — A Wal-Mart employee said a man was trying to steal some meat. He was escorted off the property.
• 9:54 p.m. — A caller said a drunk man walking on Paseo de Oñate could get hit by a car. Officers found he wasn’t drunk, just texting on a cell phone.
• 10:02 p.m. — A State Road 399 caller said her boyfriend turned off all the lights to her trailer after coming home drunk and throwing a crib through the window. She didn’t want to make a report.
Zip Code Question Suspicious
Friday, Sept. 26
• 12:12 a.m. — An East Pueblo Drive caller said some men threw a rock on top of his shed.
• 2:26 a.m. — A caller said her drunk friend didn’t want to get in the car with her. The friend was detoxed.
• 6:12 p.m. — A State Road 68 caller said someone lit a fire on his property, but it was extinguished. He said he is new to the area but if he did find a trespasser on his property he would take action.
• 6:39 p.m. — An East Jonathan Drive called said someone was setting off fireworks all day long. Officers determined no one was setting off fireworks.
• 6:59 p.m. — A Wal-Mart customer said a heavy set girl asked her what the zip code is in Española. The caller suspected the girl had a stolen credit card and was getting ready to use it. Police couldn’t find her.
• 10:42 p.m. — A caller said she paid a man in Hernandez to fix her Dodge Caravan, and it broke down at Taco Bell and left her stranded. Police referred her to the courts for the civil matter.
Stolen Crutch
Saturday, Sept. 27
• 4:08 p.m. — A caller said her friend’s son stole a Nintendo from her car. Police took a report.
• 6:36 p.m. — A Comfort Inn employee said some guests were harassing her by asking for more towels, and she didn’t have any. No criminal activity was located.
• 7:14 p.m. — A Lower Ranchitos Road caller said two people came to her house — a woman told her she better watch it, or they would beat her up or have someone else do it. The call was transferred to State Police.
• 7:25 p.m. — A caller said a lot of marijuana smoke was coming out of 420 Gear. The shop was closed when police arrived.
• 9:38 p.m. — A State Road 76 caller said someone took off in a blue car with his crutch. He said all he wanted was his crutch back, and was advised to get an order of protection against the person.
Bat-Wielding Maniac
Sunday, Sept. 28
• 12:24 a.m. — A shoe store employee said someone in a green Jeep was waving a bat and attempting to hit vehicles as they left the parking lot. Police couldn’t find him.
• 7:55 p.m. — A caller said a man was walking around outside Big Rock Casino holding an Allsup’s cup asking people to buy marijuana. He left before officers arrived.
• 8:28 p.m. — A Paseo de Oñate caller said he left his wife at a friend’s house the previous day, and when he came back to get her, she was extremely drunk. Officers couldn’t locate either party.