Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls:
Pill-Snorting Boyfriend
Monday, July 13
• 8:32 a.m. — A Valley Drive caller said someone took cinder blocks off her wall and placed them on the other side of the fence. She said she thought it was very suspicious.
• 12:57 p.m. — A Rio Arriba County Road 1745 caller said his 21-year-old son stole $2,300 from him.
• 1:46 p.m. — A mentally handicapped woman was abandoned at the San Pedro Shell after she was dropped off to use the gas station’s bathroom, an employee reported. Eventually, the van returned for the woman and claimed they didn’t realize she got out of the van.
• 4:11 p.m. — A County Road 519 caller said some people were beating each other up. Police said the fight involved a bunch of drunk people. One man, who fell and scraped his forehead, wanted a ride home, police reported.
• 5:05 p.m. — A North McCurdy Road caller said he needed to get his clothes, drum set and 8-track from the kitchen.
• 6:23 p.m. — A North Riverside Drive caller said her boyfriend, who was on probation, started yelling at her and snorting pills in her house. She said he also stole her EBT card and cell phone.
Tire Heist Planned
Tuesday, July 14
• 1:08 a.m. — An officer checked on a man carrying a weed-eater on West Calle Celestino. The man told the officer he was looking for work, and the officer advised him that 1 a.m. was not an appropriate time to do so.
• 3:57 p.m. — A Fairview Pharmacy caller said he overheard two men talking about breaking into the Española Tire Factory. Officers on the graveyard shift were briefed on the tip.
Pedestrian Hit with Bottle
Wednesday, July 15
• 2:50 a.m. — A caller said he was walking on State Road 76 when a man in a blue Chevrolet hit him with a beer bottle and pulled a gun out on him. The gun-toting man couldn’t be found.
• 8:03 p.m. — A caller said a very drunk man was standing outside Burger King with a beer bottle in his hand. He was detoxed.
Teetotaling Electrician
Thursday, July 16
• 7:25 a.m. — A Calle Serrano caller said she awoke to discover someone had thrown a rock through her back window. Police took a report.
• 10:43 a.m. — A caller said he is an electrician who was sent home from work because his boss told him he could smell alcohol on him. He said he doesn’t drink. The call was transferred to State Police.
• 4:46 p.m. — A North Coronado Avenue caller said some suspicious people were fooling around outside the building even though they had been asked to leave. The caller said the group was squatted down by a gas meter and had a knife. They left before police arrived.
• 8:11 p.m. — A Las Vegas Street caller said a fat man was going from house to house selling air freshener. Police determined he was selling Kirby vacuum cleaners and had a permit.
Designated Breathalyzer Blower
Friday, July 17
• 1:13 a.m. — A County Road 80 caller said a woman, who was “not all there,” was talking to herself and lying in the middle of the road. She was transported to Santa Fe for a diagnosis.
• 3:59 a.m. — A Rock Christian Outreach caller said a man showed up who wasn’t supposed to be at the establishment. Police took a report for criminal damage to property, because the unwanted man broke a window. • 4:39 p.m. — A caller said the father of her child was drunk and hanging out with another man. They were harassing her and flipping her off.
• 8:21 p.m. — A Bonecutter Lane caller said a man asked him to blow on his car’s Breathalyzer in order to activate it. The caller said his girlfriend complied, and the man was highly intoxicated. He couldn’t be found.
• 10:00 p.m. — A Private Drive 1092A caller said her boyfriend stole her comforter. She said when she called him, he admitted to the theft and hung up.
Man’s Pants Down At Park
Saturday, July 18
• 2:05 a.m. — A Santa Clara Apartments caller said her friend was fighting with his girlfriend in front of the caller’s children, and she wanted them escorted off the property.
• 11:53 a.m. — A Canada Court caller said a man in a blue Malibu with tinted windows almost ran her over. Police discovered that the driver was intoxicated and violating his probation, and stunned him twice with a Taser. The second time he was stunned, he had been trying to remove contraband from his pocket. He was arrested for aggravated assault and resisting arrest.
• 7:31 p.m. — A caller said a man at the skate park had his pants down. Officers were advised.
Entire Family Drunk
Sunday, July 19
• 11:05 a.m. — An Ohkay Travel Center caller said some customers were harassing her over a receipt, and another customer witnessed the entire episode. They left before officers arrived.
• 11:11 a.m. — A Bonecutter Lane caller said she lost her driver’s license or else someone stole it. She said a man might have it under his car seat but was not answering her calls. She wanted police to track down the man at his house and ask him for it.
• 7:35 p.m. — Deputies were asked to go to Hopewell Lake to deal with a family that was drunk. The entire family was drunk and refusing to leave the area. Deputies contacted the family and told them to pack up; they advised they would leave.