COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE LOG
_ Sept. 7 - An officer ran the license plate of a vehicle on STH 13 in Abbotsford, and the registration came back for another vehicle. The officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver, who said the plates are still registered to his wife’s old vehicle, and he is unable to get it properly titled due to other pending legal issues. Dispatch reported that the driver had a revoked license due to numerous citations.
The K-9 came on scene, and the dog alerted the presence of drugs. A search of the vehicle uncovered a glass pipe with burnt residue. The driver said the pipe is really old and belongs to his brother, who uses it for smoking tobacco. Testing later confirmed that the burnt residue was marijuana. The driver was cited for driving with a revoked license and possession of drug paraphernalia.
_ Sept. 8 - An officer investigated ordinance violations on West Wausau Street and East Washington Street in Colby. At the Wausau Street address, the officer could see multiple household items stacked in a pile near the curb, including four mattresses, a recliner and wood cabinets. Longer grass was growing up around the pile. At the Washington Street address, the officer could see two couches, a fire pit and other junk near the end of the driveway.
Photographs were taken of both properties, and warning letters were sent to the owners.
_ Sept. 9 - A woman turned in an identification card she found lying on Galvin Street in Abbotsford. The officer contacted a woman who said she was the card owner’s step-mother. She said he is homeless and does not have a phone. She also mentioned that he had a warrant out for his arrest. The officer determined that it was for failure to appear in court on a charge of marijuana possession. The officer could find out no other information at the time.
_ Sept. 9 - An officer was informed of a man driving between 20 to 25 miles per hour in a parking lot of an Abbotsford apartment complex. He was also told that the man had been saying weird things to people and had not been taking his medications.
The driver was not at the apartment complex when the officer arrived. A Clark County deputy notified the officer that he had located the man’s vehicle parked in the middle of the road on Pine Street. While en route, deputies told the officer that the man had taken off running westbound on Pine Street.
The officer arrived and saw the man being chased by a deputy. The officer activated his emergency lights, exited his squad and yelled for the man to stop. The man continued running and tried to get around the officer before the officer and deputy were able to pull him to the ground and handcuff him. The man asked that the officers just kill him, and he also claimed to be the son of God. When questioned about speeding through the parking lot, the man said he was a racer but would not race anymore.
A witness told the officer that the man had been driving erratically in Colby and nearly caused an accident when he cut off a semi. A mental health commitment was arranged for him, and his vehicle was towed.
_ Sept. 10 - An officer made contact with a teenager in Abbotsford who was allegedly followed around a grocery store by a male subject who said something that made her feel uncomfortable. When asked what the subject said, the complainant said she couldn’t remember, but she did say he smiled at her. The officer told her there was no law against smiling at someone. The officer told her to contact law enforcement again if the male subject continues to bother her.
_ Sept. 10 - An officer responded to a report of three male subjects throwing something at a shed in Colby. The officer met with a teenage subject at the residence, and told her that someone had thrown eggs at her shed. She said it was not a big deal, as she and her friends had been throwing toilet paper in trees. She said she would clean up the mess. The offi cer got a phone number for the teen’s father, but when he called several times the next day, he did not get a response.
_ Sept. 10 - An officer was on patrol when he ran the license plate of a vehicle parked at an Abbotsford business. It came back as registered to someone with a suspended license. The officer waited for the vehicle to leave, and then he noticed a male party enter the vehicle. He recognized the man and ran his name through dispatch.
Dispatch reported that the man had a body-only warrant out of Taylor County, so the offi cer pulled the vehicle over as it pulled onto the STH 29 westbound ramp. The driver said he knew what the stop was about and claimed he was going to turn himself in the following week. The officer’s K-9 was deployed and alerted to the smell of narcotics, but a search of the vehicle uncovered no contraband. The driver was arrested and transferred to a deputy at the Taylor County line.
_ Sept. 10 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in response a suspicious activity call. Two witnesses said they observed three male juveniles on bikes in their yard. Two of the juveniles walked in between the garage and a parked vehicle in the driveway. The juveniles left the bikes in the yard and were picked up by a vehicle.
One of the witnesses showed the officer a picture of one of the juveniles sitting on the curb, and he also showed him a picture of the vehicle’s license plate. Dispatch was unable to locate a phone number for the registered owners of the vehicle. The bicycles left behind were taken to the police station. As of Sept. 13, none of them had been reported stolen.
_ Sept. 11 - An officer was on patrol when he ran the license plate of a vehicle on West Pine Street in Abbotsford. The registered owner of the vehicle had a revoked license, so the officer caught up to the vehicle after it turned north on Hiline Avenue. The officer met with the driver, who had an open beer bottle in the arm rest cupholder. The offi cer also saw an open case of beer in the rear of the vehicle.
The officer could smell alcohol as he spoke to the driver, who was sweating and acting nervous. His eyes were glossy and bloodshot. The officer also spoke to a passenger, who said he was the 15-year-old nephew of the driver. He said he had been with his uncle at the bar. When asked about the beer in the cupholder, the passenger said it belonged to his uncle. The driver, however, claimed he had nothing to drink that night.
The officer started to do field sobriety tests, but due to a severe leg injury, the driver was not able to complete the tests. The officer took a preliminary breath test, which showed a .169 blood-alcohol content. He was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
The officer returned to the juvenile and advised him to call his father so he could be picked up. After the teen was done using his phone, the officer noticed that there was no longer a beer in the cupholder. When he asked the teen where the beer went, the teen said “what do you mean?” While checking the passenger’s side of the vehicle for the beer bottle, the officer found two baggies of cocaine on the ground outside the window.
When questioned about the drugs, the passenger said his uncle got them from a friend at the bar and then told him to throw them out the window when they were pulled over. A small amount of cocaine was also found folded inside a dollar bill inside the driver’s wallet.
The driver refused to answer any questions. He was transported to a hospital for a blood draws and then taken to Clark County Jail. The driver was charged with a drunk driving (third offense), with a passenger under 16. Charges of child neglect and cocaine possession were also recommended.
_ Sept. 11 - Officers were dispatched to an Abbotsford area in response to two teens yelling at each other. When the officers arrived, they met with two sisters who were arguing.
One of the parties said her sister had been walking in the road, so she told her nicely to get on the sidewalk so she wouldn’t get hit by a car. She admitted to pushing her sister to get her onto the sidewalk and then hitting her several times in the face. She said it was self-defense because her sister pushed her first, but the officer said that did not give her the right to punch her multiple times.
One of the officers asked the suspect where their mother was. The teen made a phone call and told the officer not to come near her. She started to walk away and the officer directed her to return. The officer went to detain her, and she started to resist, so officers grabbed her arms and directed her to the ground. An officer started to search her when she started to kick her legs. She was returned to a standing position, searched and placed in a squad. She continued to resist and had to be lifted into the vehicle. Once inside, she banged her arms against the inside of the cage.
One of the other officers spoke to the suspect’s sister, who confirmed the basic details of the story. The officer noticed that her eyeglasses were broken and she had a red mark near her right eye. The suspect was taken to a juvenile detention center on charges of battery and resisting arrest.
_ Sept. 11 -A woman called to report the theft of a men’s bike from the Colby High School bike rack during the Homecoming game on Friday night. The bike is a GT Aggressor Pro mountain bike, charcoal gray in color. An officer said he would check the school’s security footage.
_ Sept. 11 - An officer was northbound on STH 13 when he observed a vehicle traveling down the middle of the road. The officer turned around and got behind the vehicle, which deviated from its lane again. The officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver, who had watery, glassy eyes and was making slow movements. He also kept licking his lips. The driver said he had been at a birthday party and consumed a total of three beers.
The officer had the driver exit the vehicle for field sobriety tests. He had trouble maintaining his balance. He agreed to submit to a preliminary breath test, which showed a .183 bloodalcohol level. He was arrested and taken to the police, where he requested a blood draw. He was taken to a local hospital for the draw, and then cited for drunk driving and driving without a license.
