COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE

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_ March 1 - An officer went to an Abbotsford property on Birch Street to speak to the resident about junk in the yard. The officer noted that there were a couple of tires, some televisions and random car parts near the garage. A man at the resident agreed to remove the items by the end of the week. The officer checked back on March 5, and the items had been cleaned up.

_ March 3 - An officer met with an Abbotsford woman who had broken up with her live-in boyfriend and was trying to get him to move out of her apartment. When asked, the complainant said her ex-boyfriend has never physically assaulted her, but she said he does abuse her emotionally and has manipulated her. The officer explained the eviction process to her, and she said she would be staying with a friend until her ex moves out. She also said he has been sending her harassing text messages. The officer said someone from the police department would speak to him about not sending her anymore texts.

_ March 3 - Officers were dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a domestic disturbance between two teenage sisters. Dispatch said one of the sisters had been physically attacked by the other.

One of the officers spoke to the victim about what happened. She said she and her sister were playing video games when they started arguing. She said her sister slapped her, punched her and grabbed her hair before she was able to run away and call 911. The officer took pictures of a red mark on the victim’s face and some of her ripped out hair.

The officer also spoke to the sister, who admitted to attacking the victim and said it was because she called her names. The officer noted that the sister seemed angry and unremorseful about the attack.

The officer called social services and spoke to someone who said it would be OK for the two sisters to remain at the residence as long as their mother kept them under control. The mother told the officer that she could handle them for the night and they could stay. The officer said he would be referring the sister to social services for charges of disorderly conduct and misdemeanor battery.

Officers were dispatched back to the same residence that night after the mother reportedly pushed the victim to the ground and would not let her leave. An officer spoke to the victim, who said her mother had sided with her sister and was yelling at her. The victim said she wanted to leave the residence to take a break, but her mother got in her way and pushed her to the floor and slapped her a couple of times. Another officer spoke to the mother, who admitted to pushing and slapping the victim. The victim did not want to be at the residence anymore, so arrangements were made for her to stay at a relative’s house.

_ March 1 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a female party receiving unwanted messages. The officer met with the teen and her mother. The teen said she had been sexually assaulted by her father, who is now in jail. The complainant said she was told to contact the police if her father attempted to contact her.

The complainant said she had received messages through Facebook from a man whose name she did not recognize. She said the messages accused her of making lies up about her father and told her to “tell the truth.” The complainant and her mother suspected the Facebook account was a fake one, and thought the messages may be coming from the father’s family members. They provided the officer with a screenshot of the messages.

The officer advised them to call 911 right away if someone they don’t recognize shows up at their place. He also advised them to tighten their Facebook security settings so that unknown individuals can no longer send them messages. He also told them to report any further messages they received.

_ March 6 - An officer spoke to an Abbotsford resident about junk items outside at a property on North Fifth Street. The officer talked to the woman about two couches in the yard, and she agreed to get rid of them. By the following day, the officer noted that the couches had been removed from public view.

_ March 6 - An officer was on patrol in Abbotsford, near the intersection of East Birch Street and STH 13, when he noticed loud music coming from two blocks away. The officer was able to locate the source of the music, and as he approached the residence, he could see a stereo speaker in the open door of the porch.

The officer went inside and attempted to make contact with someone, but no one would come to the door, so he unplugged the stereo. He knocked on the door again, and this time, a male subject appeared. The officer told him that the music was too loud, and that is why he unplugged the stereo.

The resident noted that it was stilldaytimeandwonderedwhat hours he was allowed to play music. The officer noted that he could hear the music from two blocks away and said he needed to be mindful of his neighbors. The resident again questioned the officer about what hours he was allowed to play music. The officer explained to him that playing his music too loud was disturbing the peace and it didn’t make sense for him to be playing it that loud. The officer warned him that he would cited if it happened again.

_ March 7 - An officer was driving southbound on STH 13 in Abbotsford when he noticed a vehicle with a burnt-out headlight. The officer pulled the vehicle over in the parking lot of a nearby business.

The driver was exiting the vehicle as the officer approached his vehicle. The officer explained the reason for the stop, and as they were talking, he could see an open beer can in the vehicle’s cup holder, along with an empty beer bottle in an opened cooler on the passenger side floor. The officer also noticed that the driver had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech.

The driver admitted to drinking three or four bottles of beer at a bar in Abbotsford earlier that night before meeting a friend in Colby. He also admitted to striking a pole with the passenger’s side of his vehicle, but he wasn’t sure where it happened. The officer started to do field sobriety tests, but the driver was unable to complete them, so he took a preliminary breath sample. It showed a blood-alcohol content of .194.

The driver was arrested and taken to the police station, where he registered a .188 on the breathalyzer. He was cited for drunk driving, driving without a license and driving without insurance. He was also warned about having a headlight out before being released to a sober party.