Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls:
Peeping Tom
Monday, Sept. 7
• 10:55 a.m. — A Day Lilly Drive caller said her neighbor was harassing her and her husband while he was tearing down an outhouse on their property. Police noted that when they went to investigate, “The gentleman who is doing the harassing locked himself inside his house.”
• 6:11 p.m. — A Monterey Lane caller said her neighbor had a Camcorder facing toward her house. No report was taken.
‘Don’t Make Me Rob You’
Tuesday, Sept. 8
• 5:59 p.m. — An Avenida Canada caller said a man outside a house that had been vacant for three years was loading things in a car. Police determined he was remodeling the house and was bringing items in, not out of the house.
• 6:04 p.m. — A Calle Loma caller said his neighbor saw someone break into his shed and remove something square and black.
• 6:42 p.m. — A Riverside Drive caller said his drunk wife was walking in the middle of the road. She was given a ride home.
• 7:49 p.m. — A Tortilla Flats caller said his neighbor said he was going to get him and threatened to get his gun. No report was taken.
• 9:54 p.m. — An Ohkay Travel clerk said a man came into the store, grabbed some beer, put it on the counter and asked if he could pay for it the following day. The caller said no, and the man replied, “Don’t make me rob you.” Police decided to make a report once the store made surveillance tapes available.
Yard Serves As Market’s Toilet
Wednesday, Sept. 9
• 12:43 p.m. — A State Road 68 caller said the lot next door is used for a public market and there are no bathrooms there, so the customers jump the fence and urinate in his yard. No report was taken.
• 4:54 p.m. — A Paseo de Oñate caller said her coworker caught someone trying to steal a spare tire from her truck. Officers were advised to be on the lookout for the thief.
• 6:41 p.m. — A caller said a man on a blue “crotch rocket” on State Road 68 was driving like an idiot. The motorcyclist was warned.
High-Steaks Heist
Thursday, Sept. 10
• 3:01 a.m. — An Española Hospital employee said an irate patient punched a nurse trying to insert an intravenous line into his body. Police stood by to ensure the patient’s compliance.
• 7:45 a.m. — A Private Drive 1040 caller said her son-in-law was breaking stuff in her yard.
• 2:33 p.m. — A caller said she saw a package of steaks fall out of a man’s shirt as he was walking out of Wal-Mart.
Roadside Tech Support
Friday, Sept. 11
• 12:58 a.m. — A State Road 399 caller said her daughter kept calling her and asking for money. 911 dispatchers told her that her daughter’s begging is not against the law, and advised her to keep her doors locked in case her daughter visited.
• 9:38 a.m. — A Pima Road caller said two red cars he had never seen before were driving around the area. Police determined the drivers of the cars were trying to fix a computer on the side of the road and advised them to leave the area.
• 1:29 p.m. — Española Valley High School staff reported they found a photocopy of a $20 bill.
• 8:02 p.m. — A caller said some cows were in the middle of Rio Arriba County Road 80, and one of them appeared to have an arrow sticking out of its body. Dispatchers contacted the livestock inspector.
Searching for ‘White’
Saturday, Sept. 12
• 10:12 a.m. — A Riverside Drive caller said her ex-husband, whom she has a restraining order against, called her twice. Police also discovered he was selling jewelry that he wasn’t supposed to be selling.
• 12:22 p.m. — An officer pulled over an elderly couple who were driving erratically on Highway 84 because they were falling asleep. He pulled them over later when they were all over the road again and told them to stop in Tierra Amarilla and get some rest.
• 7:31 p.m. — A Chama store employee said he was worried lightning might have hit someone. No victims of lightning strikes were found.
• 9:23 p.m. — A Santa Clara apartments caller said his aunt called and said someone was at their house threatening to stab the uncle. The suspect was asked to leave the home.
• 9:53 p.m. — A woman made an in-person complaint that a man called her asking for someone she didn’t know and then sent her a text message asking if she knew where to “get some white.” No report was taken.
Glowstick Warning
Sunday, Sept. 13
• 3:39 p.m. — A State Road 399 caller said there was a band playing loudly at a nearby church service, and she wanted to lie down and take a nap. She was advised the noise ordinance does not apply at that hour.
• 4:06 p.m. — A Private Drive 1547 caller said a woman was sending her text messages claiming she is better than the caller.
• 9:53 p.m. — A County Road 41A caller said six people were walking around carrying a piece of wood, a glowstick and other items.