COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE LOG

_ April 9 - The owner of an Abbotsford car wash reported that someone had discarded two containers of used motor oil at his business. He provided pictures of the male subject who left them, along with the license plate number of his vehicle.

_ April 12 - An officer responded to a report of a purse being stolen out of a woman’s vehicle. The complainant said the purse was taken sometime between 9 p.m. on April 8 and 6:30 p.m. on April 9, while her vehicle was parked in her driveway. She said the vehicle had been unlocked and the purse was lying on the front seat. She said her purse contained $500 in cash, along with various I.D. cards and her passport. When asked why she waited a couple days to report the theft, she said she needed to file a police report so she could get another ID card at her work.

_ April 13 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford address in reference to the theft of a catalytic converter. The officer met with a woman who said her car’s engine had died on March 29, and she had it towed to her friend’s house in Abbotsford because it would have been too expensive to get it towed to her home in Marshfield.

The complainant said she had spoken to a male subject about selling him the car for $500. She said he agreed to pay $100 upfront and receive the rest once she provided him with the title. She said the deal was called off after she got into an argument with the male subject on Facebook. She was going to have the car towed again that day when she noticed the catalytic converter had been sawed off.

The officer questioned the complainant’s friend who had been storing the vehicle at his residence. He denied stealing the catalytic converter, and said he just wanted the vehicle off his property. He also didn’t think the male subject who offered to buy the vehicle had taken it either. He said he thinks someone must have stolen it while he was gone.

_ April 13 - An officer was on patrol in Abbotsford at about 11:30 p.m. when he noticed a car parked at Shortner Park with all of its lights turned off. He met with a male subject and asked him what he was doing there. The subject said he was just sitting there and wasn’t doing anything wrong. The officer informed him that the park closed at 10 p.m.

The officer asked for the man’s name, and he questioned why he had to provide it. He eventually gave his full name and date of birth, and when the officer ran it through dispatch, he came back as having a probation warrant. The offi cer noticed that the male subject appeared nervous and kept reaching for things as he looked back at the squad vehicle.

The officer requested backup from a Clark County deputy. The officer noticed the male subject open his car and then close it again. He then turned his vehicle on, and the officer called for the deputy to expedite his arrival in case the subject fled. The subject put his vehicle into drive and drove toward the officer’s squad. The officer yelled at him to back up and put his vehicle in park. The subject stopped his vehicle so it was side-by-side with the squad. The officer yelled at him again to back his vehicle away.

The deputy arrived at this point, and the subject backed up his vehicle. The officer yelled at the subject to show his hands as he and the deputy approached. The subject turned off his vehicle and exited. He was handcuffed and told he was under arrest for the warrant.

A pocketknife was found in the subject’s front pocket, along with $2,800 in cash. The subject said he was trying to buy a car, and that’s why he had so much cash on him. The officer transported the subject to Marathon County Jail, but the jail staff would not accept him based on just the probation warrant. The officer contacted the probation office and was told to bring the subject to Clark County Jail instead. On the way to Neillsville, the subject argued that he was being arrested illegally because his probation was in Marathon County. The subject was booked at Clark County Jail.

The next day, another officer discovered that the license plates on the man’s car had been stolen from a woman in Medford. The vehicle identification number did not come back on file. The plates were removed and the vehicle was towed.

_ April 14 - An officer was on patrol in Abbotsford when he ran the license plate number of a vehicle traveling on Oak Street. The plates were expired, so the officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver, who was nervous and shaky as he spoke. The officer noticed several signs of methamphetamine use, including constant scratching and scabs on his face. The driver said he was broke and could not afford to register the truck.

Dispatch indicated that the driver’s license was suspended due to unpaid citations, and his plates had been expired since 2015. The K-9 officer on scene, and the dog alerted to the presence of narcotics. A search of the vehicle uncovered several bags of marijuana and meth, along with pipes and razor blades with white residue. Several of the items were found in a safe inside the vehicle. The driver provided officers with the combination, but he would not answer any further questions. He was issued citations for driving while suspended, driving without insurance and nonregistration of an automobile. He was told that drug charges would be referred to the district attorney.

_ April 15 - An officer was on patrol in Abbotsford when he ran the license plate of a vehicle on South First Street. Dispatch reported that the owner of the vehicle did not have a license and was wanted for a warrant. The officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver. The warrant was confirmed, and the officer also learned the driver was out on bond with the condition that he not drive a vehicle without a license.

The driver was placed under arrest, and a search of his pockets uncovered a glass pipe used for marijuana. A second pipe was found inside the vehicle. The driver was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and driving without a license (third offense) and then transported to Clark County Jail.

_ April 16 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to an issue with a juvenile. He met with a woman who said one of her daughters had been causing problems since being picked from school. She said the daughter had turned up the thermostat several times so it was too hot in their apartment. Then she got into an argument with her sister, so the mother took her cell phone. In response, the mother said her daughter got up into her face.

The mother said she slapped her daughter while attempting to control her. The daughter then left the apartment without saying where she was going.

About an hour later, the officer met with up with the mother on the street as she was trying to take her daughter home. The officer yelled at the daughter to stop walking, but she wouldn’t listen. The officer got into his squad car, and the daughter ran off. The officer found her a short time later, but she still refused to listen and swore at the officer. The officer grabbed her arm, but she pulled away. Another offi cer arrived on scene, and they directed her to the ground. She was handcuffed and asked if she would cooperate.

The teen continued to swear at the officers as she was helped to her feet and placed in a squad. She was transported back to her home, and social services was contacted. The teen swore at the officers after her handcuffs were removed, and she then threatened to beat up her sister. She had to be physically separated from her sister, directed onto a couch and handcuffed a second time. She was taken back to the squad, and social services was contacted again.

The officer was informed that the teen would not qualify for the juvenile detention based on expected charges of disorderly conduct, making threats and resisting arrest. The teen was returned to her mother, who was told to call the police if things got out of control again.

_ April 17 - An officer followed up on a complaint of a loose pitbull outside at a Colby residence. The officer had previously cited the owner for allowing the dog to run at large and had told her that pitbulls were not allowed in the city. The owner said she was planning to move out of the city at the end of the month. The officer had warned her that she could face further citations if anymore complaints were filed.

A second complaint was filed, so the officer went to the owner’s residence. She wasn’t there, but her mother said she was aware of the situation with the dog. Based on the most recent complaint, the officer decided to issue the owner a citation for keeping a pitbull in the city.

_ April 18 - An officer was on patrol in Abbotsford when he was flagged down by a woman who had captured a dog running loose. Both the officer and the woman recognized the dog as one that previously been caught running at large. The dog was taken to the local kennel, and the owner came later to claim her pet. She was cited for allowing the dog to run at large.

_ April 18 - An officer was on STH 13 in Colby when he noticed a vehicle with a headlight out. The officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver. As they spoke, the officer noticed an open beer can in a cup holder. When asked if he had been drinking that night, the driver said he had one beer with friends. The officer had the driver exit the vehicle, and he agreed to do a preliminary breath test, which showed a blood-alcohol content of .113.

The driver was underage, so he was transported to the police station for a breathalyzer test, which showed a .09 BAC. He was cited violating the absolute sobriety law and driving without insurance. He was then released to his mother.