COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE

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_ Feb. 9 - An Abbotsford woman called to report suspicious phone calls her daughter had received. She said the unknown caller had said her daughter owned money for vape products and wanted to meet her at a park in Abbotsford to collect payment. The complainant said her daughter denied owing anyone money for vape products. An offi cer told the complainant that a member of the police department would patrol near the park when the caller said he would be there to collect the money.

_ Feb. 9 - An Abbotsford business owner called to report a vehicle that had been parked in front of the business since the previous Saturday, Feb. 6. The business owner said the parking lot is for customers only, and she believes the vehicle owner was a customer at a neighboring business. She also noted that the vehicle had two flat tires.

An officer went to the business and could see the vehicle parked directly in front of a no parking sign. The complainant said she constantly has problems with customers at the next-door business parking in her customers’ designated spots. The officer said the police would start writing citations to address the issue.

The officer identified the vehicle owner as a woman in Colby. No one was home at her residence, but he was able to speak with her over the phone. She said the flat tires were the reason her vehicle was still at the business, but she said she would try to get it moved that night. The officer warned her that she had parked in a customer-only spot, and she would be ticketed if she did it again. She said she understood.

_ Feb. 9 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence for a civil complaint. The officer met with a man who said he had recently broken up with his girlfriend, and she left with multiple bags of her belongings. He said she called him and told him that she was returning with a group of people to get the rest of her stuff, even though she doesn't have anything else there.

The complainant also expressed concerns about his exgirlfriend having drugs hidden somewhere in the residence. He said he was afraid for his safety if she was sending people to his house.

The officer called the ex-girlfriend and asked her what else she needed to get from the house. She said her friend had left a tent and a television at the complainant's house, but they can't prove the items belong to her friend. The officer told her that she would need to go through civil court to claim those items.

The ex-girlfriend said she still has a key to the complainant's house and has 30 days to return. She also talked about sending some friends to collect some stuff, but the officer strongly advised her to go through the civil court process so no one gets arrested in case of disturbance.

The complainant called the offi cer back later and played him a voicemail message from his exgirlfriend, in which she threatens his roommate if he takes anything from the house. He said he only wanted the message documented in case something happens. He also noted that his landlord had removed his exgirlfriend’s name from the lease.

_ Feb. 10 - An Abbotsford woman came to the police station to file a complaint regarding her PayPal account. The woman said she had used Pay Pal to sell what she thought was a purebred English Bulldog to someone last November. She said the man who bought the puppy came from Milwaukee to pick the puppy up, and the financial transaction was done entirely through PayPal.

About a week after the sale, she said she found that the puppy was not, in fact, a pure bred, so she contacted the man in Milwaukee to let him know. She said he was still fine with the purchase and kept the puppy. She said she has now received a message from PayPal stating that the man is disputing the transaction and wants his money back. She said she was fine with that if she got the puppy back.

The complainant said PayPal has reimbursed the buyer, but he never returned the puppy to her. She said she has tried contacting him several times, but he refuses to answer her calls or respond to her text messages. She said she contacted PayPal, who advised her to file a police report.

_ Feb. 12 - Officers were dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a domestic disturbance. They met with a woman who said her teenage son had hit her in the head with a wallet.

The complainant said she had found her son smoking marijuana with his friend in his bedroom. She said she started yelling at him, and he yelled back. She said he also grabbed her wallet and hit her in the head with it.

Officers met with the son in his bedroom, and they could still smell marijuana in the air. He denied smoking marijuana and also said he did not hit his mother with her wallet. An offi cer searched his room, but did not find any contraband.

The officer also contacted a social worker about the situation and informed her that he would be recommended a disorderly conduct charge against the teen. The teen’s grandmother showed up and agreed to take him for the night to avoid any further incidents with his mother. The officer told the complainant that someone from social services would follow up with her about the incident.