Law Enforcement

■ March 6 - An officer received a call from a complainant who stated that their fiancé was refusing to leave the house. The officer arrived at the residence and met with the complainant, who stated they had gotten into an argument with the fiancé after being informed by the school resource officer that their son had a bruise on his arm. The complainant then accused the fiancé of hitting the children. The complainant told the officer they no longer want the fiancé in the house.

The officer then spoke with the fiancé, who swore they had not touched the kid and said the bruise might have happened when the two kids were playing together. The fiancé agreed to leave and asked the officer if they could have police present when they came to pick up their other vehicle and ATV at a later time. The officer gave the fiancé the police department’s phone number to set up a time and date to do so.

The complainant asked the officer if they could get the house key back from the fiancé. The officer advised that, due to the fiancé’s established residency, they were allowed to come back and the complainant would need to go through the eviction process if they did not want the fiancé to stay.

■ March 8 - An officer was dispatched to the intersection of STH 13 and East Monroe Street in Colby in reference to a streetlight lying on the road. The officer observed the streetlight on the northbound lane of STH 13, along with debris from a vehicle’s bumper. The officer advised dispatch of the hit and run, and asked the dispatcher to contact the city of Colby to remove the streetlight.

The officer was able to locate cameras facing STH 13 near where the crash occurred. Upon viewing the footage, the officer was able to identify the vehicle and its driver. The officer then contacted the driver about the incident. The driver stated that they were heading northbound on STH 13 and were falling asleep when they hit the streetlight. They didn’t stop and call law enforcement because they believed they had just hit the curb. The driver admitted that they had been under the influence at the time and did not have insurance on the vehicle. The officer advised that they would be receiving three citations for driving without insurance, unsafe lane deviation, and hit-and-run on property adjacent to the highway.

■ March 8 - An officer received a complaint regarding an individual messaging and calling the complainant with threats of harm toward them and their family. The complainant stated there had been several phone calls from different numbers, which the complainant believed to be coming from the same individual. The complainant also stated that the individual had several social media accounts they used to contact and threaten them. The officer advised the complainant to not answer any calls or messages from unknown numbers and to block the numbers and social media accounts.

The officer went to the last address the individual had been staying at and met with the resident who said they had last seen the individual on March 3. The resident said they didn’t know where the individual was. The resident said they had heard the individual on the phone with the complainant while the individual was staying there, and they had been yelling back and forth at each other. The resident stated that both the complainant and individual lie all the time and you can’t believe anything either one of them says.

When the individual left, the resident said they said they would go away and the resident would never see them again. The resident was then told by the individual’s sister that the individual had committed suicide, which the resident did not believe. The resident had not seen the individual since.

The officer requested a welfare check be done on the individual. Dispatch advised that there was a call in Neillsville about the individual. The officer was also informed that the individual is no longer at their last address and no one knows where they are.

■ March 8 - While on patrol in Colby, an officer pulled over a vehicle traveling southbound on STH 13. Both registered owners of the vehicle had revoked licenses, and one of them had a warrant out of Clark County. The officer met with the driver and passenger and asked for their IDs and proof of insurance.

The driver said they did not have proof of insurance and did not have their ID due to being in a hurry. The passenger asked why the officer needed their ID as they were not driving. The officer advised that they needed to identify the passenger. The passenger then handed over their ID and it was confirmed that they had a body-only warrant out of Clark County for failure to appear in court.

The officer informed the passenger of their warrant and placed them under arrest. The officer advised the driver that they could not drive anymore but they were free to go. The passenger was transported to the Clark County Jail.

■ March 9 - An officer met with an individual in regards to a child custody complainant. The complainant explained that he had gone to pick up the children at their mother’s house for his weekend custody, but was unable to get in contact with her and it did not appear that anyone was at the residence. The complaint told the officer that the custody agreement stated that he is to have the children every other weekend and he is to pick them up after school on Friday. Due to him recently moving two hours away, he and the mother agreed that he would pick the children up on Saturday mornings to make it easier for the children. The complainant asked the officer to try to contact the mother to find out where he can pick up the kids as he believes she has his number blocked.

The officer contacted the mother who stated she was in Wausau and did not have time to wait around to see if the complainant would come pick up the kids as she worked all week and the weekends were the only time she had to run errands. The officer asked why she couldn’t text or call the complainant if she was concerned he wasn’t coming. She said the complainant had her blocked. The complainant showed the officer his phone, which did not have the mother’s contact blocked.

The officer advised the mother that she and the complainant needed to start communicating with each other better regarding the custodial agreement. The officer asked her if the complainant would be able to pick up the children that day. She stated if he wanted to wait around she may be home by noon. The complainant told the officer he would try calling her again and wait in town for the children.