Law Enforcement

■ March 24 - An officer took a scam complaint from a resident of Abbotsford. The complainant stated that they had received a seemingly legitimate email from their internet provider, which claimed they could lower their monthly payment by about $70. The complainant followed the email’s instructions and called the number provided. The complainant spoke with a man who claimed to be an employee of the company.

The man went through some legitimate sounding questions and the complainant provided their security information. The man told the complainant that in order to receive the lowered payment there would be a few steps. The man said he would apply for a cellphone through the company, which would be sent to the complainant’s address.

Shortly after the phone arrived, the complainant would also receive a shipping label.

The man told the complainant to put the phone in the mail using the shipping label to return it back to the company, and the payment would then be lowered. The complainant stated that they did as instructed and sent the phone out using the next day air packing slip given to them. It was received the next day, March 20.

The complainant said they called the number back after the weekend and spoke with someone entirely different than the first few calls. The complainant realized at that point that they had been scammed. The complainant contacted their banks and Social Security to have monitoring set up. The complainant then contacted the actual company and found that the scammers had ordered the phone through the complainant’s account and that the complainant was responsible for paying $1,166 for the phone. The complainant figured they were out the money and just wanted the incident documented for awareness and to see if the information given could be of any use in locating the scammers.

■ March 24 - An officer conducted a welfare check on a 15-year-old female who had sent their father a message stating that her mother was not letting her leave and blocking the doors. The officer understood that the parents were separated and in the process of divorce.

The officer arrived at the residence and was invited in by the mother, who said the daughter came home from school and became upset with her. She said the daughter wanted to leave the residence and started yelling outside. The mother informed the officer that the daughter was now locked in the bathroom and would not answer. She also told the officer about suicidal comments the daughter had made in the past.

The officer went to the bathroom and the daughter opened the door. She agreed to speak with the officer in her room. She was upset and said she did not want to live with her mother, as she did not feel safe. She said her mother was not being a parent and told the officer that the mother was always drinking, having men over, and leaving the kids home alone. The daughter said she gets in arguments with her mother about everything and believes her mother blames her for things that happened. She also claimed that her mother lies about everything. The daughter said her mother had told her not to come back to the house over the weekend. She brought most of her clothes to her father’s place and planned on not coming back, but was confused as to why her mother now wants her to stay.

The officer asked the daughter if she ever had suicidal thoughts. The daughter stated she did, but had not made any plans. She admitted to having self-harming habits, and said she had last harmed herself about two weeks prior. The officer asked how they could help her tonight. The daughter stated that she did not want to stay with her mother.

Based on her father’s bond conditions and custody agreement, the officer said she could not be at his house on that day. The mother offered for her daughter to stay with her uncle. The daughter said she didn’t have any clothes there and wanted to stay with her dad.

The daughter spoke with a counselor about her self-harm and suicidal thoughts. The counselor said they would set up a safety plan with the daughter. She was left in her room to gather her thoughts and consider spending the night with her uncle to separate herself from her mom.

The officer then spoke with the mother.

The mother stated that the daughter wants to spend time with her father at his residence because he was the “fun” dad, where anything goes. The mother has noticed a change in behavior after the children come back from their father’s house, and mentioned other issues that were going on that sparked arguments between her and her daughter.

The mother said the daughter is a good kid, but lies about things that happen in her life.

The mother said she wanted the daughter to stay at home and advised the officer on the custody agreement and bond conditions that the father currently has.

Under the father’s bond conditions, he is allowed to have contact with minor children by phone or text, and may have supervised contact with minor children through third parties. The custody agreement stated that unsupervised placement would start on Wednesdays after school and on Saturdays.

Exchanges are to be at a designated location in Abbotsford. Communication between parties is allowed through a co-parenting app.

The officer spoke with the mother about how difficult a divorce is for a family, especially children. The officer advised the mother to support her children through this difficult time.

■ March 26 - An officer received a complaint from a resident of Colby regarding criminal damage to two vehicles. The complainant said they received a text message while at work informing them that the complainant’s truck had been egged and keyed.

The eggs were thrown on the driver side of the truck and a derogatory tenn was keyed into the tailgate. The homeowner who sent the text did not see the vandalism happen, but talked to an electricity worker who had seen a black truck parked on the street just north of the house. Later, when the second vehicle was vandalized, the homeowner observed a female with short hair, a little heavy in size, and short, get into the front passenger side of the black truck and speed off south.

The homeowner’s significant other washed the truck before the egg damaged the paint. After the complainant got home from work, they dropped the vandalized truck off at a friend’s house. While they were dropping the truck off, they received a call from the homeowner informing them of the second vehicle being vandalized. The second vehicle had orange paint spread on the front passenger side door. The complainant was able to remove the paint and take pictures.

The complainant said they did not know who might have done this, as they had only been living at the address for a week and did not know anyone in the area. The officer said they would check the neighborhood to see if anyone had cameras that could have caught the incident or suspect on video.

On March 27, the officer met with the complainant, who said they had made a racial comment a couple weeks ago that was not towards anyone specific, and one of their co-workers overheard and got upset. The complainant believed it was possible that the co-worker was responsible for the vandalism. The complainant stated that they didn’t want anything to be done due to the vandalism being a childish act. They had been able to fix up the paint on the truck’s tailgate and all other damage was washed off before damage could occur.

■ March 28 - An officer met with a deputy from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and an individual in distress. The complainant said a woman had grabbed their rifle. The officer recognized the complainant from previous police contacts and asked if the woman was in the complainant’s house. The individual stated she was. The officer advised the individual that they would head to the residence and check the area for the woman.

Before leaving, the deputy advised that the individual had walked in front of their squad car while the deputy was heading southbound on STH 13.

The officer noted that the complainant had reported someone being in the house, and two officers checked the residence. No one was located and it appeared that the complainant was the only one present in the house. The officer did locate a loaded rifle with a magazine inserted at the top of the stairs facing the window at the south side of the residence, as well as a scope near the window. There was also a multicolored glass pipe and a bag with a green leafy substance inside, which was laying in plain sight next to the window. The pipe and bag were confiscated and later tested. Both came back positive for marijuana and a citation for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was mailed to the complainant.

The officer arrived at the complainant’s residence. The complainant had walked back to their residence on foot, but then walked across STH 13 and started to yell. A deputy went to speak with the complainant, while the officer contacted a counseling center.

While speaking with a counselor, the deputy advised that there was a rifle on top of the complainant’s vehicle. The officer located the rifle on top of the vehicle, which was unloaded and secured in their squad.

The officer advised the counselor of the complainant’s current state, as well as tire night prior’s incident. The counselor also spoke with the complainant, and after they spoke, the counselor informed the officer they would be placing an emergency detention on the individual. The complainant was placed into custody and transported to Marshfield Medical Center for medical clearance. The complainant was then transported to a healthcare center in Neenah.

■ March 28 - An officer spoke with staff at an Abbotsford business in regards to an exemployee causing a scene by yelling and swearing at their former co-workers. The officer was informed that the ex-employee had been fired about six months ago. The ex-employee was described as yelling very loudly and swearing, primarily at a female staff member, for “messing up his life” and using demeaning language toward her. While yelling and swearing, the ex-employee’s hands were in their coat pockets. They appeared to be digging for something, but never took their hands out of their pockets.

Staff members advised that the ex-employee had been working in a similar position in Chippewa Falls, but was recently fired, and had made a similar scene there.

The staff said the ex-employee had been fired for being hard to work with and rude to coworkers. They described the ex-employee as being always angry, and were worried for their safety during the confrontation. They thought the ex-employee would jump over the counter to harm them.

The officer viewed footage of the incident.

The ex-employee entered the business and stood at a distance for a few seconds before approaching the counter and yelling. The camera had no audio, but the officer observed other workers nearby take notice of the disturbance. The officer observed the exemployee to have their hands in the pockets of their jacket as the staff had described.

After a short moment, the ex-employee left and got into a black SUV with no front license plate. The officer was unable to read the rear license plate in the footage, but was told by staff that it had Michigan plates. The ex-employee drove the vehicle out of the parking lot at approximately 10:56 a.m.

The officer ran a records check on the exemployee and observed them to be on probation. The rules of probation included “No threatening statements or behavior directed at anyone.” The officer patrolled the area to look for the ex-employee’s vehicle, but did not locate it. The officer was unable to get in contact with the probation agent and left a message explaining the incident. A citation for disorderly conduct will be mailed to tire ex-employee.