Law Enforcement

n May 18 - An officer was dispatched to a local hotel for a theft complaint. The officer was told that staff wished to report a guest that had taken the TV satellite box from their room upon checking out. The officer arrived and spoke to the motel manager. The manager provided the officer with the information of the guest who he suspected took the box. The officer was told the guest had stayed at the hotel from May 10 - 13.

The manager said after the guest checked out, employees noticed the box to be missing from the room. The manager said he had since replaced the box but the officer was welcome to look in the room. The officer saw the new box to be a “Dish Wally” device which was painted black with a red stripe.

The officer took photos of the box and made sure the manager said nothing else was taken. The manager said he wished to pursue criminal charges if the guest did not bring the box back. The manager then said if she brought the box back, the manager would not pursue criminal charges. The officer advised the manager that he would make contact with the guest.

The officer conducted a records request of the suspect and observed an open felony case through Taylor County. The officer then made phone contact with the suspect. The suspect said she knew the reason for the phone call as she had already been contacted by the hotel manager. She said she took the box by accident but was going to return it.

The officer asked how the woman was able to take the box by accident as the box was connected by multiple wires, one which had to be screwed out of the box. The woman said the box was not plugged in by any wires.

The woman said she was informed by her friend to grab their electronics in the room while checking out. The woman said a laptop was on top of the TV box so she assumed the box was also part of their belongings. The woman said after they checked out, she noticed the box and questioned herself on how the item was in her possession.

The officer told the woman he did not believe she took the box by accident but told her no criminal charges would be pursued if she returned the box to the hotel. The woman said she would return the box to the hotel and the officer notified her he would be following up with the hotel manager to ensure the box was returned. Four days later, the officer was told the box had been returned to the hotel. n May 22 - An officer was dispatched to a residence in Colby in reference to a dog bite. The officer was advised that the victim was requesting an ambulance come and check out his arm and the owner with the dog were waiting outside.

The officer arrived and identified the victim who said that he had spoke with the woman and dog each day for the past few days when she would walk by. The man said that this day he reached down to pet the dog and it bit him in his left forearm. The man said he pulled his arm away from the dog while it had his arm and that caused the injury to worsen, needing stitches.

The man said he was not able to drive due to his age and with his one arm injured so he was taken to the Marshfield hospital by ambulance. The officer spoke to the woman holding the dog who said the dog’s owner was her son who was on vacation. The woman said she had been watching the dog for some time already and never had any issues with it being aggressive or biting anyone.

The woman said that she was walking the dog down the street and met with the man on the side of the street. The woman said he reached down to pet the dog and was bit. The woman said she had the dog leashed and was in her control during the bite.

The dog was an American Bulldog and the woman said she was positive that the dog had its rabies vaccine but because she was just watching the dog, she did not have the paperwork to prove it. The woman said she would speak with her son to confirm.

The officer went through the animal bite form with the woman and gave her a copy. The next steps required the dog to see a vet and needed a quarantine period. The officer said a follow-up would be needed after the vet inspection of the dog occurred.

n May 23 - An officer was dispatched to a residence for a disturbance. The officer was notified by dispatch that there were five males fighting in the parking lot. Upon arrival, the officer met with a man who said the people fighting fled on foot after he threatened to call police. A Clark County deputy patrolled the area and was unable to find anyone walking in the area.

The officer asked the man if he was involved in the fight and he said he was not. The man said he did not know any of the men that were fighting but he said there were four men fighting. He said he was inside cooking and noticed the four men talking outside. He said the conversation was friendly for approximately 20 minutes before the fight broke out. The man said he didn’t know why the fight happened.

The man hesitated but eventually invited the CAPD officer inside to speak with three other males in the residence.

The officer asked the complainant if those three males lived in the trailer with the complainant and he said they did not. One of the three men spoke up and gave the officers a false name. Due to previous law enforcement contacts, the officers were able to correctly identify the man. He later admitted to using a false name. The man who spoke up was asked if he had any involvement in the fight and the man said he was not involved and did not know any of the men involved in the fight.

The officer then made contact with the man who had called law enforcement. The man said a vehicle in the parking lot, near where the fight happened was not a resident of the trailer court and he believed it belonged to someone involved in the fight.

The officers did a records check of the vehicle and found that it had belonged to the man the officers spoke within the residence who had given officers a false name.

The officer asked the complainant if he had seen a man wearing an outfit that matched the man in the residence’s description and the complainant said he did not see anyone matching the description.

The officer spoke with the man in the trailer again and he continued to deny involvement in the fight. The man was educated on the severity of lying to police during an investigation and the officers cleared from the scene.

n May 31 - An officer was working in Abbotsford when he noticed a vehicle running with very loud exhaust. The officer observed the vehicle rev its engine and understood the truck to have an aftermarket or modified exhaust. The vehicle revved its engine five times in a short period of time.

The officer noted that there have been multiple occasions of this occurring while leaving the police department during the officer’s shifts in the past. On the previous occasion, the vehicle would rev its engine but was not enough to be disturbing.

The officer drove to the residence and made contact with a male standing near the truck. The male identified himself and said he was the person revving the engine. The officer asked the man why he felt the need to rev his truck, creating a loud and unnecessary noise.

The man said he was working on a new exhaust for the vehicle and wanted to see how loud the crack of the exhaust was when he revved it. The officer advised the man his truck was too loud when he revved it.

The officer returned to his squad and issued the man a citation for Abbotsford City Ordinance Loud and Unnecessary noise prohibited.

The officer gave the man the citation and advised him that any additional violations would result in additional citations.

n June 1 - An officer was notified that a resident of Colby wanted to report a theft. The officer went to the man’s residence and met with a man who said earlier that day, he went inside to eat lunch. He said he left his garage door open and a weed whip was leaning against the interior frame of the garage door. The man said he came outside approximately an hour later and the machine was gone.

The man said he looked for the item and could not find it. The man said he eventually found it in his driveway next to the garage door. The man said the pull start rope on the machine did not work and suspected someone took the machine while he was inside, realized it was not in working condition and then left it in the driveway. The man said he did not see anyone outside or see any vehicles.

The man said he has had people take items from his residence before, including the garage. The man advised the officer to keep a look out for a large, black van. The man said the occupants of the van have taken things from him in the past. The man requested the incident be documented and extra patrol be conducted.

The reporting man said he believed the complainant had misplaced the weed whip as he is somewhat forgetful but also acknowledged the man has had items taken from his garage in the past.

n June 1 - An officer came to the police department to report threats that had occurred in January of 2023. The man expressed his concerns that a man had informed the complainant and his brother what would happen to them when they returned to Mexico. The man said that in January, the suspect had informed them he would let his police officer buddies in Mexico either hurt or kill them if they returned to Mexico.

The suspect is a former police officer from Mexico. The complainant said he and his girlfriend had previously planned a trip to Mexico to visit family, but canceled due to the statements made by the suspect. The complainant made it clear to the officer that he does not have any issues with the suspect and that the issues stem from the suspect and the complainant’s brother.

The officer informed the man to stay away from the suspect and if he sees the man, to avoid him or contact law enforcement.

n June 3 - An officer was on routine patrol in Abbotsford when he noticed a vehicle parked at an apartment complex in Abbotsford. The officer noticed there was a person in the driver’s seat and ran the registration of the vehicle and then the registered owners’ information through the Wisconsin Department of Justice system. The owner of the vehicle came back as having an open warrant through Clark county.

The officer made contact with the man in the driver’s seat and the man said the vehicle was his. The man provided the officer with identification and the officer ran the man through dispatch. Dispatch confirmed that the man had an open warrant for failure to appear for adjourned initial appearance, operating while revoked.

The officer asked the man if he had a phone he wanted to take with him to the jail. The man said he did and went inside his residence to get his wallet and phone.

The officer then transported the man to the Clark County Jail without incident.

n June 3 - An officer received a phone call from a resident who said a truck had hit a residence he owns. The officer arrived at the residence and spoke to a pair of women. The first woman is a tenant at the property that was allegedly hit. The tenant said she did not think the truck had hit the residence and showed the officer what she claimed to be old damage to the corner siding of the residence.

The officer asked who was driving the truck and the second female party said she was. The woman said she was backing the truck up and thought she had cleared the corner of the house but said that she rubbed the siding.

The woman showed the officer a rub mark on the driver’s side of the truck and where she thought she rubbed the siding. The officer took a picture of the suspected damage.

The officer then called the owner of the property back and told him what he had observed and that there was very minimal damage and that the officer could not confirm if the damage was done that day or had happened previously. The officer told the man that he would complete a report for him. The man said no one should be moving anything out of the residence and that everything inside is his. The man told the officer to go back over to the residence and stop them and then hung up on the officer.

The officer went back to the residence and a third woman was there. The woman said that the man called her and said that he owns all the furniture in the residence and to stop them from taking it. The officer asked the woman if she knew what belonged to the owner versus what belonged to the tenants. The woman said she did not know. The tenant the officer spoke to previously said she is leaving all the furniture that belongs to the owner of the building. The woman called and spoke to the owner and said the situation was straightened out.