Law Enforcement
n November 4 - An officer was dispatched to North First Street in Abbotsford for a noise complaint. The officer met with the DJ of the event that was happening at the address. The man said he was in the process of setting up the music for the event that was going to take place the next day. The officer asked the man to turn the music down and he agreed to do so.
The DJ told the officers the owner of the building would be there the next night and the officers could speak to him about the noise. The next night, two officers went to meet with the owner. Upon arrival, they met with the DJ again who said the owner was not there. The DJ called a man who said he was the owner and talked to the officers over the phone. The owner was told that any noise complaints would be issued as citations instead of warnings from that point forward.
The officer was called back for a complaint at 6:46 p.m. The officer approached the property from the alleyway and did not hear any music so no action was taken.
At 7:53 p.m. the officer was called back to the area for a noise complaint. The officer was notified that there were people watching and waiting for the officer to drive past so they could notify the DJ to turn the music down. The officer sat in the northeast corner of the post office parking lot and could hear music coming from the building. The officer met with the DJ and gave him a citation for loud music.
At 8:32 p.m. the officer was called again as the establishment had turned the music up again. The officer notified the caller that he would be returning to issue another citation but that didn’t guarantee that the music would be turned off. The officer noticed a bar down the street had a live band and the front door was open to the bar. The officer drove down the alleyway between First and Second streets and could not hear music coming from the address that was complained about and did not issue a citation.
Ten minutes later, a different caller complained about the music. The officer drove down the alleyway and could hear the music at the establishment and spoke to the DJ to give him a citation. The DJ told the officer it did not matter how many citations he is issued because he will be making the people that rented his DJ service pay all his citations.
At 9:08 p.m. the officer was called back to the area because the music had been so loud that it was shaking nearby buildings. The officer met with a man outside who said he was the owner of the building. As the officer was speaking to the man, the officer noticed the music was so loud it was shaking the building. The officer said the music seemed to get louder as he was speaking to the man. The officer issued the man a citation.
At 10:48 p.m. the officer was again called to the building. The officer issued the owner of the building a citation for loud music. The man said he would be telling the DJ to shut down the party at midnight and if there were any other complaints, the officer would need to issue them to the DJ. The man said he had the location rented out through December but will have to figure something out to resolve the noise issues.
At 11:13 p.m., the officer was notified of another complaint but wanted to give the man and DJ time to wind down the party.
At 12:25 a.m., the officer was dispatched to the property an eighth time for loud music. The officer met with the DJ and issued him a citation. The DJ said the music was not excessively loud and the officer cleared from the scene.
n November 7 - An officer was dispatched for a vandalism report in the city of Colby. The officer met with a woman who showed him the rear hatch of her vehicle which had a scratch about five inches long.
The mark appeared to be done with a sharp object and looked intentional as it was a jagged line and deep into the metal.
The woman said she had not given anyone permission to damage her vehicle and said the only time the vehicle had been outside for any length of time was two days prior while at St. Mary's Church in Colby from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The woman said she had noticed the damage the day prior to the complaint and had contacted her insurance. The insurance company told her to file a police report to process the claim.
n November 12 - An officer was made aware of a complaint from a person who said he was walking down North First Street in Abbotsford. He said he saw his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend driving a truck accelerating in his direction. The complainant said he heard the truck accelerate and it looked like the man was trying to run him over. The man said the truck came past him about six feet away before speeding off. The complainant said he thought it was intentional.
The officer said he would review camera recordings and get back to the complainant.
n November 12 - An officer was made aware of a dog bite that had occurred earlier in the day.
The officer met with a woman who said she had been walking to the grocery store that morning when two white dogs started barking at her and ran across the street to where she was walking. One of the dogs bit her in the leg before running back to their home but she was not sure which dog had bit her.
The officer said he would need to speak with the dogs’ owner yet to find out more about vaccination statuses of the animals. The officer stopped at the residence three different times but was unable to reach anyone. Another officer made contact with the dogs’ owner who gave vaccination records and confirmed which dog had bit the woman.
The owner was informed she needed to bring the dog into the vet by the next business day to avoid further consequences. Due to a previous incident, the officer decided to follow up with the dog owner about a possible citation.
