COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE LOG
_ Aug. 3 - An officer responded to a report of two abandoned bicycles found in the tall grass near St. Bernard’s Church in Abbotsford. The officer retrieved the bikes from an area near the southeast corner of the church. They were both boys BMX bikes in fair to good condition. They were taken to the city’s former recycling center for storage in case their owners came to the police station to claim them.
_ Aug. 3 - An officer responded to a reported bicycle theft on West Hemlock Street in Abbotsford. The officer met with the owner, who said the bicycle had been in front of her residence at 10 p.m. the night before, but when she went outside the next morning, it was gone. Another bike of hers, which had flat tires, was leaned against a stop sign. The complainant described the bicycle as a woman’s mountain bike, blue/green in color. She did not recall the brand name of the bicycle.
_ Aug. 4 - An officer investigated possible ordinance violations at three addresses in Abbotsford. At a duplex on East Linden Street, the officer saw two vehicles with no visible license plates and taller grass growing around them. Photographs were taken, and a warning letter was sent to the property owner.
At two houses on North Second Street, the officer saw a large amount of grass that had been blown out onto the street. Letters were sent to the property owner telling them to clean up the grass and to stop blowing it onto the street, which is a violation of city ordinances.
_ Aug. 4 - An officer responded to a 4 a.m. complaint of suspicious activity at an Abbotsford residence. The caller said that her ex-boyfriend had shown up at her house unexpectedly and was banging on her door.
The officer met with the complainant, who said her ex had just left the property. The officer asked her if she had any contact with him that night. She said no and that she was sleeping when he showed up. She said he tries sending messages to her through Facebook, but she always blocks them.
While the officer was still speaking with the complainant, the boyfriend returned and pulled into the complainant’s driveway. The officer recognized him from previous contacts, but he refused to provide identification or write down his name and information. When asked what he was doing there, he said he was there to check on a friend after she posted something concerning. Dispatch reported that the ex-boyfriend had two body-only warrants out of Marathon County. The officer asked him to step out of his vehicle, but he refused to do so. The officer also noticed a baseball bat on the passenger’s seat. The suspect said it belongs to his nephew and it was laying outside, so he just threw it into car.
A Clark County deputy arrived, but the suspect still refused to identify himself or get out of his vehicle. The suspect said the police would need to pull him from his vehicle, so the officer and the deputy grabbed his arms and started pulling him. The suspect grabbed onto the steering wheel and braced his legs so he could not be pulled out. The officer told him that he would be tased if he did not exit the vehicle.
Two more deputies arrived on scene, and the suspect started yelling at the officer to “tase me.” The officer informed him that there were now four officers there, and he needed to get out of the vehicle. The suspect eventually calmed down and exited the vehicle. He was arrested and taken to Marathon County Jail, where he was given a preliminary breath test.
The suspect registered a .052 blood-alcohol level, which was a violation of his bond conditions. He was cited for felony bail jumping, misdemeanor bail jumping, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer.
_ Aug. 6 - An Abbotsford woman reported that someone had stolen her purse from her vehicle while it was parked in front of her residence. The complainant said she noticed the glove compartment was open when she got in the car at 5:30 a.m. that morning, and then realized her purse was missing. The purse contained her driver’s license, Social Security card, debit card and passport. The complainant said she contacted her bank to cancel her debit card. She thought the vehicle had been locked that night, but there were no signs of forced entry.
_ Aug. 6 - An officer was dispatched to the corner of North Second Street and East Pine Street in Abbotsford for a report of suspicious activity. The officer met with a witness who saw a female party who was unable to stand being dragged down the street by two male parties.
The officer met with the two male parties and the female party. He could smell alcohol on them, and they admitted to drinking vodka for several hours before that. One of the male parties said he did not know how much they had to drink, and he would not say where they had been drinking. He also claimed that he did not know who the female party was.
The female party laid down on the grass and was attempting to vomit, so the officer called EMTs to the scene. The two male parties, who were both underage, submitted to preliminary breath tests. One of them registered a .09 blood-alcohol level and the other was at .133. The officer was unable to get a breath sample from the female party. The officer contacted the female party’s mother and informed of her daughter’s condition. The mother said she knew both of the boys her daughter was with, and offered to call one of their parents.
The father of one of the male juveniles showed up, and the officer told him that his son would be cited for underage drinking and obstructing an offi cer. The officer gave the other male juvenile a ride to his home and informed his mother that he would be cited for underage drinking.
_ Aug. 6 - An officer responded to a report of bicycles thefts at an Abbotsford residence. He met with the complainant, who said he had gone to move some bikes that were leaning against the side of his garage when he noticed four of them were gone. He had last seen them there three weeks earlier. The stolen bikes included a dark pink woman’s Trek, a grey and red Hard Rock mountain bike, a grey and red Roadmaster mountain bike and a blue and black boys Trek.
_ Aug. 6 - An officer responded to a loud music complaint coming from an Abbotsford residence. The officer arrived at the location and saw a man sitting next to a fire listening to loud music coming from a speaker. The officer told him about the complaint, and he agreed to shut the music off. The officer thanked him and issued him a warning.
_ Aug. 7 - An officer was informed of a lost passport found at a gas station in Abbotsford. The cashier told the officer that someone had left the passport at the station either late on Aug. 6 or early Aug. 7. The officer used the name on the passport to locate the man’s address in Colby. He met with a woman who said the man was not there and she had not talked to him since Aug. 1. The officer told her to inform him that his passport was being kept at the police station.
_ Aug. 8 - An officer responded to a report of a juvenile runaway in Abbotsford. A woman had called and said her teenage daughter had left the house and was walking away on her own.
The officer met with the teen as she was walking down the road. The teen said she no longer wanted to be at home, partly because her mother’s boyfriend gave her “the creeps.” The teen was also upset because her mother had turned off her phone’s data plan and would not let her drive the car. The teen said she was walking to a co-worker’s house to see if she could spend the night there.
The officer made contact with the mother, who said her daughter had been acting out ever since she started hanging out with her former boyfriend again. The mother said she avoids inviting her boyfriend around when her daughter is also there, and they never cross paths because of their differing schedules. The officer asked the mother if it was OK if her daughter stayed with her coworker for the night. The mother had allowed this before, but she did not want it to become a daily occurrence, so she wanted her daughter to come home.
The daughter was taken back to her house, and she promised not to try leaving again. As the officer was talking to the mother, the teen’s brother said his sister had grabbed a thumb tack and locked herself in the bathroom. The officer went and spoke to the teen, asking her if she had thoughts of harming herself. She said no, and that she only grabbed the tack to hang a poster on her wall.
The mother and daughter both said they would try to avoid any further conflicts that night, so the officer left. About 15 minutes later, the officer was called back to the house after dispatch reported that the teen had hit and slapped her mother.
The officer arrived and spoke to the mother, who said she found her daughter in the bathroom with a shaving razor over her forearm. She said her daughter threw the razor at her and slapped her in the arm. She said her daughter also punched her in the face. The mother said she held her daughter down so she would stop fighting and then called 911.
The officer spoke to the teen, who admitted to slapping and hitting her mother. She also said she had thought about harming herself, but was not going to do it. She agreed to speak with a counselor over the phone. While the daughter was on the phone, the mother called her sister to come over. She said her sister has a good relationship with her daughter, and that she could take her for the night.
A safety plan was developed and the teen packed a bag so she could stay with her aunt. The officer contacted social services and also referred the daughter to juvenile court for a charge of disorderly conduct.
