Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls:
Caller Wants
Loud Bird Locked Up
Monday, July 6
• 4:51 a.m. — A Tortilla Flats caller said a man was walking in her yard with a knife. He could not be found by police.
• 2:05 p.m. — A caller said her grandfather was refusing to give her her mail. Officers were advised.
• 3:35 p.m. — A La Joya Street caller said two men were standing next to an open window by a trash bin. Police determined they were playing video games through a window while waiting for pizza.
• 3:38 p.m. — A Canada Court caller said she wanted a loud bird at her neighbor’s house picked up. It couldn’t be found.
• 3:50 p.m. — A different Canada Court caller said her sister had a picture on her phone of her face with derogatory information about her. Police advised the caller to change her phone number.
Stolen Boat Beached
Tuesday, July 7
• 12:45 a.m. — An Allsup’s caller said a drunk woman was refusing to leave and threatening to jump over the counter and beat her up. She couldn’t be found.
• 4:21 a.m. — A Rio Arriba County Road 435 caller said he suspected a boat that was in an arroyo might have been stolen.
• 3:45 p.m. — A Corlett Road caller said she broke up with her boyfriend the previous day, and she wanted an officer to be present when he picked up his stuff. She said she told him he couldn’t get his stuff without an officer and he replied, “Watch me.”
• 11:13 p.m. — An Allsup’s employee said a woman came in and grabbed Alka-Seltzer. No report was made, as the items were returned.
Man Burns
Wife’s Clothes
Wednesday, July 8
• 12:51 a.m. — A caller said her stepfather was burning her mother’s clothes while she was at work. The caller wanted officers to patrol the area.
• 7:03 a.m. — A Shanghai Restaurant caller said someone stole the cash register. It was returned.
• 7:15 a.m. — A Socorros Restaurant caller said a drunk man had created a problem at the restaurant and was walking on Highway 84/285 with a German shepherd. He couldn’t be found.
• 10:31 a.m. — A caller said he was assaulted by his wife at Blake’s Lotaburger five minutes ago. He didn’t want a report; he was just seeking advice.
• 3:36 p.m. — A Calle Vigil caller said a man wearing only a towel was sleeping outside his house. He was detoxed.
• 6:04 p.m. — A Corlett Road caller said she wanted her father’s vehicle removed from her property. “The (woman) was pretty irate, she wanted everyone arrested for being on her property,” an officer noted in 911 dispatch logs. “I advised her to get restraining orders and she advised negative.”
• 8:02 p.m. — A Western Winds Motel caller said he was just released from the hospital and someone dragged him out of his vehicle and threatened to kill him. The call was canceled.
Unwelcome
Shower Buddies
Thursday, July 9
• 11:27 a.m. — A Santa Fe County Road 94 caller said he found his grandson and two men in his bathroom taking showers, and they were not allowed in the house.
• 5:26 p.m. — A caller said he and his brother had a fight in front of Angelina’s Restaurant, and his brother damaged his Chevy Trailblazer. They couldn’t be found.
• 8:59 p.m. — A Rio Arriba County Road 122 caller said her son’s girlfriend was yelling for him to come outside, and he wouldn’t because he was afraid of her. No report was taken.
Angry Divorcee
Friday, July 10
• 11:50 a.m. – A Santa Clara Apartments caller said there was a very bad smell coming from an apartment. Police couldn’t find the odor.
• 2:12 p.m. — An Española Abstract insurance caller said her daughter filed for divorce and her husband came into the office, took her cellphone and harassed her in front of a client. When police responded, the man also threatened the officer, saying he was going to be looking for him after he took off his badge. Police took a report for harassment and verbal assault on a police officer.
• 4:58 — A North Prince Drive caller said someone stole a table and a 24-inch fern from her porch.
• 7:13 p.m. — A Vista del Cerro caller said her husband, whom she had a restraining order against, was throwing beer bottles at her car.
• 10:21 p.m. — A Calle Adrian caller said his cleaning lady was making threats toward him and his new female friend.
Woman Claims Right To Drive in Yard
Saturday, July 11
• 2:31 a.m. — A caller said some people in a black car were putting barrels in the middle of the road near Dandy Burger in Española. Police couldn’t find a car meeting that description.
• 10:05 a.m. — An El Rito caller said his girlfriend was breaking down his back door.
• 11:39 a.m. — A State Road 74 caller said a woman drove recklessly into his yard a couple of times. When he asked her to leave she said, “I can enter any time I want to,” and ran over some of his trees as she left.
• 12:57 p.m. — A caller said a gray Chevy Astrovan stopped and reversed in the middle of Highway 84/285 in an attempt to hit him.
Food Fight
Sunday, July 12
• 12:23 p.m. — A caller said a man driving a low rider on the Valdez Bridge had a beer in his hand. He couldn’t be found.
• 12:58 p.m. — A Sunset Drive caller said someone was sending her grandmother pornographic pictures of a woman.
• 6:42 p.m. — A caller said someone draining something into the Rio Grande had five or six barrels in the back of their truck. They couldn’t be found.
• 6:50 p.m. — A County Road 41 caller said her husband was acting up by throwing household items on the floor. Police determined they were having a fight about food, and he agreed to stay at a neighbor’s home.