COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE

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_ May 9 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in response to a domestic abuse suspect violating a 72hour no-contact order. The man had been arrested the night before, but had returned to the residence and smashed a window.

When the officer arrived, the suspect was sitting on the front porch, yelling and sobbing. The officer informed him that he was in violation of the 72-hour no-contact order. While the offi cer was placing the suspect under arrest, he noticed that he had fresh cuts on his hand that were bleeding. The suspect declined any medical attention.

The officer spoke to the victim and her daughters. She said they arrived home and found the suspect sitting in the living room even though the house had been locked. The victim said she yelled at him, and he chased her around the yard until she was able to get back inside with her daughters.

The officer walked around the house and found a broken basement window, but it was too small for the suspect to fit through. He also noticed blood smeared on the back door, which had a worn-out door jam and several missing screws. It appeared to be where the suspect entered. Photos were taken of the damage, and the victim provided a cost estimate to fix it. The suspect was taken to jail.

_ May 10 - An officer was dispatched to the East Town Mall in reference to a suspicious vehicle with a man sleeping inside. The officer spoke to the man, who said he had just moved to the area for a job and had not yet found an apartment. He said he was sleeping in his vehicle until he could find a place to stay. The officer told him that the property owner did not want him sleeping there, so he needed to find a different place to park.

_ May 10 - An officer was dispatched to a local store in reference to a sexual harassment complaint. The officer met with a store employer who said a customer had slapped her on the butt, making her feel uncomfortable and nervous. She believed the man had been under the influence at the time. The store’s management told him to leave and not return.

That incident occurred on April 16, and the man in question had returned to the store on May 5. The complainant said she wanted someone to speak to the man about his behavior. The officer was able to track down where the suspect lived, and went to his house.

At first, the man said he had accidentally hit the complainant’s butt while trying to say hi. He acknowledged that he had been banned from the store and claimed he had not returned. The officer warned him about his behavior and said any further incidents could result in legal trouble for him.

_ May 10 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a theft complaint involving two roommates. He met with the complainant, who said he had confronted his roommate about using drugs at the residence, and after he returned from going out to breakfast, he discovered that someone had gone through his room and his safe was missing from the garage. The roommate and his female companion were gone.

The complainant wasn’t sure if anything else was missing, so the officer told him to call back after checking. He wanted his roommate arrested for theft, but the officer said he would have to do more investigating first.

_ May 11 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford business in reference to a stolen lawnmower complaint. The complainant showed the officer tracks in the grass where someone dragged the mower into the parking lot of a next-door apartment and then loaded it into a vehicle. She said it was taken sometime after 8 p.m. on May 10.

_ May 11 - An officer was dispatched to a local car dealership in reference to a vehicle that had been stolen using fraud. The manager said the vehicle was sold to a woman in Chicago, and the transaction was done over the internet and phone. He said the vehicle was delivered to the address on the woman’s driver’s license, and the woman who accepted the vehicle looked like the one on the license.

The manager said the bank that provided the loan had informed the dealership that the sale was fraudulent, and the vehicle was considered stolen. The officer researched the woman’s name, and found that the information on the driver’s license she provided was different than what was listed by the state of Illinois. Also, the signature on the driver’s license did not match the one on the sales paperwork. The officer planned on doing further investigation.

_ May 11 - An officer met with an Abbotsford resident in reference to a theft complaint. The complainant said some items had been taken from his vehicle on the night between March 18 and 19. He said he didn’t report it until now because the items were not worth much and he did not have a suspect in mind.

The complainant said his wallet had been in the vehicle at the time, but nothing had been taken from it. He said he discovered a fraudulent charge on his debit card, so he cancelled it. He said his bank had just notifi ed him that a man in Curtiss had just tried to use the card to buy shoes. He believed the person who stole from his car may have written down the numbers of his debit card. He also told the officer that a Bluetooth radio transmitter and two phone charging cords were taken.

_ May 11 - An officer was dispatched to Abbotsford High School in response to a motorcycle reportedly driving through the school lawn outside the gym. When the officer arrived, he did not see any motorcycles in the area, so he went to the complainant’s house. The complainant said he and his mother were working out at the school gym when they noticed a motorcycle go by on the sidewalk.

Thecomplainantwasnotsure if the motorcycle actually went on the grass, but he said it was not allowed on the sidewalk. He said it was going quite fast and he was worried about someone getting hit. The officer said he would check with the school to see if any security footage was available.

_ May 12 - An officer investigated possible ordinance violations at a residence on North Main Street in Colby. The offi cer could see a number of areas covered in unsightly debris, including several bags of garbage, branches and wood piles. The officer noted that previous ordinance violations had been spotted at the property. Photographs were taken, and a warning letter was sent to the owners.

_ May 12 - An officer investigated possible ordinance violations at a residence on South Second Street in Colby. The offi cer could see several vehicles on the property, including one with an expired registration. Photographs were taken, and a letter was sent to the owner.

_ May 12 - An officer investigated possible ordinance violations at a residence on South First Street in Colby. The officer could see a vehicle with expired license plates and a flat tire. A warning letter was sent to the property owner.

_ May 12 - An officer met with a woman regarding a child custody issue. The complainant said she does regular custody exchanges with her ex, and her lawyer has advised her to wait until he leaves due to past issues. During their latest custody exchange, the complainant said she noticed that the woman driving the vehicle with her ex in it had her phone held up and was possibly recording them. The complainant said she took a picture and a video as a proof.

The officer told her that it was not illegal to record someone in public. The complainant said her lawyer had advised her to report any issues to police.

_ May 12 - An officer was dispatched to the Abbotsford schools area after a motorist reported that a baseball hit her vehicle. The complainant said she was driving on North Fourth Avenue when her vehicle was struck by a foul ball from Red Arrow Park. The officer photographed a small dent on the roof near the driver’s side door.

_ May 12 - An officer was on patrol in Colby when he noticed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on STH 13. The officer’s radar showed the vehicle was going 40 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone. The vehicle increased its speed to 45 mph before the officer activated his lights and got behind it near Adams Street. The vehicle continued going north in the left lane of traffic, slowing to about 10 mph while merging into the right lane.

The vehicle crossed over into the left lane and then back into the right lane. The officer activated his siren briefly to get the driver’s attention, and the vehicle continued going about 10 mph before coming to a stop in the turn lane near the intersection with Hornet Drive.

As the officer approached the vehicle, it rolled backwards into the officer’s squad. The officer yelled at the driver, but he just held his hands up and seemed confused. The officer instructed him to put the car in park, but the front seat passenger had to do it for him. The officer could smell alcohol as the driver opened the door. He stumbled as he got out and put his hand on the car for balance. When asked how much he had to drink, he said he had about five beers.

Another officer arrived on scene, and the driver was asked to do field sobriety tests. The driver had difficulty complet­ing the tests, so the officer also attempted to get a preliminary breath test, but the driver did not provide adequate samples.

The driver was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence and taken to the police station. The passenger was given a ride home by the backup officer. At the station, the driver registered a .19 blood-alcohol content on the breathalyzer. When the officer asked the driver why he backed his car into the squad, the driver said he put it into reverse by mistake. The driver was cited for drunk driving, driving without a valid license, speeding and driving without insurance.

_ May 15 - An Abbotsford woman reported that her juvenile son had run away from home. She said he left home at 10 p.m. on that Thursday, didn’t show up for school on Friday and was still gone. She thought he was probably with his friends, but she wasn’t sure where. She noted that he is diabetic and does not have his medications with him.

Dispatch reported that the son had been involved in an underage drinking incident earlier that morning. The officer recognized the name of another youth who was involved in that incident. He went to the youth’s house, located the complainant’s son there and brought him home to his mother’s house.

_ May 15 - An officer responded to an alarm going off at an Abbotsford business. The back door was found wide open, but no one was inside. Nothing seemed to be out of order. The key holder was called, and she arrived to secure the building.