COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE LOG

_ June 28 - An officer was on patrol on STH 13 in Colby when he noticed a vehicle with two air fresheners hanging from the rear view mirror, obstructing the driver’s view. The officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver and his passenger. Dispatch reported that the driver had an active warrant out of Wood County.

A K-19 walk-around of the vehicle was done, and the dog alerted to the smell of narcotics. Nothing was found when the vehicle was searched, and neither the driver nor the passenger had any contraband on them.

The driver was arrested on the warrant and brought to the police station. While he was waiting on $7,500 bond to be posted, the officer looked up the case and found out that the driver was not supposed to have any contact with the passenger. The driver said he had not yet been to court and did not know he was prohibited from having contact with the passenger.

The driver was arrested for misdemeanor bail jumping and taken to Clark County Jail.

_ June 29 - An officer was informed of a man living in Abbotsford with a felony warrant out of Shawano County. The warrant was for failure to appear at an extradition hearing in Florida for aggravated battery of a pregnant female. The warrant was for $50,000 and had been signed by the governor.

Officers were sent to the suspect’s apartment, but no one answered the door. One of the officers contacted the landlord, who said he would be meeting with the suspect later that day to sign some lease paperwork. Shortly before the suspect was supposed to meet with the landlord, officers observed two men loading belongings into a vehicle.

The officer asked one of the men if the suspect was there, but he said no. The man gave police permission to check inside the residence. Officers entered the residence and announced their presence. They checked several areas before finding the suspect hiding in a closet. He was arrested and taken to Clark County Jail.

_ June 30 - An officer investigated possible ordinance violations at three Abbotsford residences, including two on North First Street, and two Colby residences.

At one of the First Street properties, the officer observed an SUV with no front license plate and grass growing around it. There was also a car left in the tall grass. The vehicle had been in the same spot the previous week. At the other First Street property, the officer saw an unregistered SUV with expired license plate stickers. The vehicle’s tire was flat. A piece of discarded furniture could also be seen nearby.

At a Sixth Street property, the officer saw a pile of tires and furniture next to the curb with a free sign attached. Vehicle parts were also leaning against a tree, along with a hood leaning against a travel trailer. The officer could also see a pickup truck in the back yard, but the front license plate was not visible.

The officer also investigated ordinance violations at a residence on North First Street in Colby. The officer could see debris and junk in the yard, including an appliance. There was also an older snowmobile without a current registration, which had been in the same spot for over a year.

At a Third Street property in Colby, the officer observed several pieces of junk and items normally stored inside a garage. The backyard also had a pile of branches and wood with tall grass and weeds growing around it. The officer also saw a vehicle that did not appear to have been moved in a while, but the plates were still current.

Photographs were taken at each property, and warning letters were sent to the owners.

_ June 30 - An officer responded to a report of a man sleeping in his vehicle on West Sycamore Street in Abbotsford. The officer had previously been approached by the man a few days earlier. He said he was living in his car and wanted to know what there was to do for fun in the area.

The officer knocked on the man’s window and woke him up. The officer told him he couldn’t sleep on the street overnight and he needed to go to a local convenience store and see if he could stay in their parking lot. He said he would do so.

_ July 1 - An officer responded to a request for a welfare check on a man in Abbotsford. The man’s girlfriend had called and said she was on vacation when she received a call from him. He told her that he had been beaten up outside their apartment, but when she checked with the police, no such incident had been reported.

When the officer arrived at the man’s residence, he was sitting outside and the officer could tell he had been consuming alcohol. The officer asked him what had happened, and the man said he wasn’t quite sure. He said he was focused on locking his door when someone attacked him from behind. He said the next he remembered he was laying on the sidewalk in front of the apartment, and his head was leaning against a screen door.

The man complained of pain on the right side of his head and in the rib area. He said he did not an ambulance. The officer saw some redness on the man’s face, but he thought it might be rosacea. The officer asked him if he knew anyone who may have attacked him, but he did not.

_ July 1 - An officer was flagged down by an Abbotsford resident who said two bicycles had been left in the retention pond off Swampbuck Drive. The officer was able to locate a tricycle among the cattails in the pond, but nothing else. He took the tricycle to the city’s recycling center for storage in case someone claimed it.

_ July 2 - An officer was dispatched to Red Arrow Park in response to a criminal damage complaint. The officer met with a city employee who said someone had smashed most of the light bulbs and covers at the park shelter. He said it occurred sometime late on July 1.

Eight of the ten light bulbs inside the shelter had been smashed, and there was glass all over the ground. Someone had also tried to gain entry into a secure building at the park and bent the door. There were smeared shoe prints covering the door. The city employee provided a damage estimate.