Law Enforcement
_ May 23 - An officer was dispatched to a Colby residence in reference to a dog complaint. The complainant said he was walking with his kids and dogs when two dogs ran out from a residence and started lunging them. He said he started to yell at the dogs when a female party exited the residence and shouted at him not to yell at her dogs. The complainant said he tried explaining the situation to her when the woman’s husband came out and yelled at him not to yell at his wife. The complainant said no one was bitten or scratched during the incident.
The officer spoke with the dog-owners, who said their dogs had broken through their underground invisible fence. The husband said he heard his wife being yelled at, so he told the complainant not to talk to her that way. They said their dogs eventually calmed down, and nothing happened. The husband apologized for the dog breaking through the fence.
_ May 25 - An officer checked on four residential properties in Abbotsford in regards to possible ordinance violations. At a residence on East Oak Street, the officer could see a collapsed metal shed, metal, tires and other junk around the driveway and on the side of the mobile home. A pile of tires and other debris was also observed.
At a house on West Butternut Street, the officer could see wood and building materials, metal, junk and unsightly debris scattered around the property. At a house on North Second Street, the officer observed a couch that had been sitting on the curbside for several days. At a house on West Spruce Street, the officer observed a car and an ATV, both of which did not appear to have moved for several days. Grass was growing around the vehicles, and the car did not have a front license plate. Bags of garbage were left in the lawn and a trailer filled with junk was parked on the property. There was also metal, possibly fencing material, and other debris visible from the street.
Photographs were taken of all the properties, and warning letters were sent to the property owners.
_ May 25 - An officer was dispatched to a Colby residence in reference to a possible theft. He spoke to the homeowner, who said he heard a loud noise in breezeway at about 11 a.m. that Monday, May 23. He said a glove was left at the scene. Nothing was missing, he said, but in the past, he’s had tools disappear from the garage. He believes that someone his wife gave keys to is taking advantage of them. He also mentioned seeing dump truck tires on his property. The complainant said he planned on putting up cameras on his property. The officer said extra patrols of his property would be done.
_ May 26 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a theft complaint. The officer spoke to a man who said he had just purchased the property. He said he had taken a mailbox and its pole out of the ground because he planned on replacing it. He left the mailbox and the pole next to the driveway, and when he returned, it was gone. He estimated it would cost him $50 to replace.
_ May 27 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a criminal damage complaint. He spoke to a male party, who showed him an SUV with a broken rearview mirror. The complainant said he and his brother were at work that Monday, from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., and when came outside, that’s when he noticed the broken mirror. The officer went to the brothers’ place of employment and spoke with the brother about where the vehicle at been parked. The brother said he was not sure who would have broken the window or even if it was done on purpose. The offi cer went and spoke with someone in charge of security cameras at the company. She said she and four other co-workers had already checked through hours of footage already and did not see anything. She said she would call the police department if they saw something.
_ May 28 - An officer responded to a report of a found dog on South Division Street in Colby. He met with a man who said the black and white husky mix was found wandering in his yard. The officer and man tried catching the dog, but it would not let them get close. The man was eventually able to catch the dog in the breezeway of his house. The officer took the dog back to the police station and secured it in the garage. A couple hours later, a man in Colby called to say his dog had gotten loose from his house. He confirmed it was the one at the police station. When the owner came to claim his dog, the officer told him to get it registered with the city. The officer said they had just gotten the dog the day before and would get it registered ASAP.
_ May 28 - An officer responded to a noise complaint at a Colby residence. He met with a man who said he had been having ongoing problems for over a year with his neighbors across the street. He said they had been playing music loudly all day and were talking loudly around a campfire until 1 a.m. In response to him complaining, he believed his neighbors had called a relative to come over with his noisy truck. He said the truck came speeding down the alley behind his house and then revved its engine loudly for a few seconds before driving away quickly. The complainant identified where the owner of the truck lived.
The officer went and spoke to the truck owner, who said he had just picked his niece up so he could drop her off at work. He figured the complainant would call the police but claimed he didn’t do anything wrong. He had been warned in the past about having loud exhaust and said he was not finished modifying his muffler. He denied speeding in the alley or revving his engine. The officer warned him to be extra careful driving around his relatives’ house so as not to upset the neighbor.
_ May 28 - An responded to a complaint of a scam at a gas station in Abbotsford. The offi cer spoke to a worker at the store who said her husband had been there the previous evening when he was scammed out of $300. The complainant said her husband was walking out of the store when a black SUV pulled up next to him. The driver told her husband that he had lost his wallet and needed money for his family. The complainant said the husband and the driver spoke for awhile, and eventually, her husband gave the driver three $100 bills. She said the driver gave him a gold necklace, a bracelet and a ring. The driver told her husband the jewelry was real and that was all he had to repay him. The officer said the jewelry was most likely fake.
The officer watched surveillance footage of the gas station and saw a newer model SUV pull up next to the victim. The officer was able to get a license plate number as the SUV exited the parking lot. The officer also spoke to the complainant’s husband directly. He said the driver was either Hispanic or Middle Eastern. He said there was a woman sitting in the passenger seat and and two children in the back. He said the driver claimed they were on vacation from California and he needed money to buy food for his family. He said the driver pulled out a lighter and held a flame up to the jewelry to show it was real. The officer told him the story was likely part of a scam. Because he had willingly given the driver the money, the officer said the driver could do anything with it.
The officer ran the registration of the SUV and discovered it was registered in California to a rental company. The jewelry was returned to the victim.
_ May 30 - Officers went to an Abbotsford residence to locate a man who had a warrant out of Marathon County. They met with the man in question, who said he was aware of the warrant and had the money to post bond. He was arrested and taken to the police, where he posted the $250 bond and was released.
_ May 31 - An officer was on West Spruce Street in Abbotsford when he ran the license plate of the vehicle in front of him. It came back as expired, and the registered owner was shown as having a suspended driver’s license.
The officer pulled the vehicle over, and the driver identified herself as the owner of the vehicle. The driver said she realized her license was suspended, but she needed to get to work so she could pick up her paycheck. She also acknowledged not having any insurance on the vehicle.
Dispatch confirmed the suspended driving status and also reported that the driver had an open felony case out of Clark County for a fourth drunk driving. The conditions for that case stated that she was not to drive a vehicle without a valid license and insurance on the vehicle.
The driver said she was aware of the bond conditions, but repeated her need to pick up her paycheck. She was arrested for felony bail jumping and taken to Clark County Jail.
