■ Nov. 23 – ….

■ Nov. 23 - An officer met with a complainant outside of their residence in Abbotsford. The complainant stated that approximately 30 minutes prior to the officer’s arrival, they were inside the house when they heard a loud crash against the residence. Upon investigating the sound, several plastic juice barrels were located on the ground near the side of the house. The complainant said the same incident had occurred about one month prior, and they did not know who would have thrown the juice at the house. The officer advised the complainant that an extra patrol would be conducted around the residence.

On Dec. 3, the officer received a similar complaint from another Abbotsford resident. The second complainant stated that for the last couple months, on random weekends, their residence would be hit with plastic juice barrels late in the evening or in the early morning. A few days ago, the residence was hit again, but this time raw eggs were also thrown at the front side of the house and on their vehicle.

The complainant showed the officer a screenshot of a picture from a social media profile. The photo was dated Nov. 1, and had three younger males posing with juice barrels in their hands. The photo stated “hug juice bandits.” The complainant had asked their daughter if she had any issues with anyone at school that would have provoked the incident, but the daughter stated she had no idea why the house was targeted.

The officer provided the photo to the school resource officer, who identified two of the three individuals. The suspects will be spoken with at the school.

■ ■ Dec. 2 - An officer took a complaint from a Colby resident who stated their purse had been stolen sometime that afternoon. The complainant said they had the purse in their car which had been unlocked and unattended for a couple of hours. The officer checked the immediate area of the complainant’s residence and did not locate any cameras facing their car. The complainant told the officer they would speak with their neighbors to see if they had witnessed anything suspicious around that time and would call again if anything ended up being found or returned.

On Dec. 4, the complainant informed the officer that they had found the purse. A neighbor had recovered it outside and returned it.

■ Dec. 3 - An officer responded to a found dog report in Colby. The caller stated the dog had come to their house and they did not know who the owner was. The officer took possession of the small brown/black dog. A neighbor advised the officer that they had been walking earlier and had observed the dog follow them from a house a block away. The officer drove to the given address and met with the owner, who confirmed that the dog was theirs. The officer released the dog into their custody and warned them for permitting an animal to run at large.

■ ■ Dec. 7 - An officer was dispatched to a Colby residence for a disturbance involving an individual with special needs in emotional distress and throwing things. The officer met with the individual’s guardian who told the officer that they did not know what to do with the individual, who was experiencing a meltdown. The guardian stated that the individual had not been going to their community outreach work program and had been suspended for a week. A meeting had been set up for Dec. 6, but before the meeting, the individual told the guardian to call the outreach program and tell them not to come because they were sick.

The guardian advised that the individual has not been diagnosed, but had been told by multiple nurses that they suspected the individual has autism. The guardian then stated that the individual had been in a meltdown for nearly two hours and had gotten worse when their TV was taken away. The officer attempted to speak with the individual. The individual stated they did not want to go to jail and did not want to talk with the officer.

The officer observed that the individual’s brother aggravated the individual's emotional distress by telling them that they were going to jail. This happened multiple times throughout the visit. The officer advised the brother each time to stop telling the individual this because they would not be taken to jail, and saying that was only making the situation worse.

The officer attempted to speak with the individual again. The individual did not want to talk and told the guardian that they wanted the officer to leave. The officer let the guardian know that they would be documenting the incident and advised them to call if anything happened again. The individual had calmed down by the time the officer left.

■ ■ Dec. 7 - An officer took a suspicious activity complaint from the owner of a property in Abbotsford. The complainant said an unknown individual was taking items from their property. The officer was familiar with the owner and was working with the tenant to clean up junk around the yard, which the owner had stated was the tenant’s responsibility as part of their rental agreement.

The officer met with the owner and the reported individual. The individual stated they were helping the tenant move out of the property. The tenant was working, but told the individual they could go to the property and remove some of the items as the owner had previously claimed they were not theirs. The owner was upset and stated that the tenant had moved out Dec.1, and no one was allowed on the property.

The officer told the individual that they may be working with the tenant, but due to the tenant having moved out and not being present, they would need to leave the property. The individual left and the owner requested extra patrol around the property. The officer later met with the tenant who apologized for the situation and explained that they had moved out due to the condition of the property being deemed unfit for living by a state inspector they hired to come in. The tenant said that they have copies of rent payments for the month of December and would be officially moving out in January.

The officer advised the tenant to be present when removing their items to avoid further problems. The tenant told the officer they were working with the owner to get some items out of the property and then they would be done moving.

■ ■ Dec. 8 - An officer observed a vehicle’s left tires drive over the center dotted line multiple times while traveling northbound on STH 13 in Colby. The officer activated their emergency lights to conduct a traffic stop. The driver continued going the same speed, struggling to keep to the center of their lane. The officer activated their siren. Shortly after, the vehicle began slowing down and attempted to turn into the driveway leading into a parking lot. The officer observed the vehicle go slightly past the driveway and jump the curb to drive into the parking lot. The vehicle then parked at an angle in between two straight parking spaces.

The officer approached the driver and noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle. The officer asked where the driver was coming from. The driver told the officer they had come from an establishment in Colby. The officer asked if they had been drinking, and the driver said no. The officer then asked what the driver had been doing at the establishment if they hadn’t been drinking. The driver then stated they had one beer while at the establishment.

The officer ran the driver’s information through dispatch and learned that their license was revoked due to an alcohol-related offense. They were also required to have an ignition interlock device (IID) installed on their vehicle to maintain a blood-alcohol level of .02 or below. The driver agreed to do field sobriety tests, as well as a preliminary breath test, the result of which was .045. The driver was then placed under arrest and taken to the police department. They received citations for operating while under the influence (2nd), deviation from designated lane, operating while revoked (criminal), failing to install an IID, and operating with prohibited alcohol level (2nd).

■ ■ Dec. 8 - An officer was dispatched to a residence for a disturbance. The officer was advised that an individual was playing loud music, and when asked to turn it down, the individual told the complainant to call the cops or the individual would kill themself. Upon arrival, the officer met with the individual who stated they were not thinking about self-harm or having suicidal thoughts. The officer asked the individual if they could turn the music off. The individual stated they could not as they believed that they had been hacked and they could not control the radio. The individual showed the officer the radio and the officer turned the speaker off.

After the officer had turned the music off, the complainant requested to speak with the officer. The complainant told the officer that the individual was “not right” and needed to speak with a mental health crisis worker. The officer called Northwest Connections and informed them of the incident as well as some of the individual’s past incidents with law enforcement. The individual agreed to speak with a representative and an evaluation was completed. The representative also spoke with the individual’s mother about the concerns she had. The officer was then informed that the individual did not meet the criteria for an emergency detention. A safety plan was then set up for the individual.