COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE

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_ March 15 - An officer met with an Abbotsford man regarding his son’s lost passport. The complainant said he helped his son obtain a Social Security card back in January, and as part of the process, he had to send in a form of ID, so he submitted the passport. He said his son’s other personal documents have since been sent back to him, but the passport was not among them.

The complainant said he contacted the Social Security office and the Abbotsford post office, but no one was able to find his son’s passport. He said he wanted to report it lost or stolen just in case someone tries to use it for identity theft.

_ March 16 - An officer responded to a report of a disturbance between two employees at an Abbotsford business. The officer was informed that one of the employees had been fired earlier that day, and on his way out of the building, he hit another employee.

The officer spoke to the employee who had been struck by the suspect. The employee said he and his co-worker had been friendly with each other at work, but that day, the co-worker came up behind him and hit him in the head for what seemed like no reason. The employee had a cut on his face that lined up with the hinge of his eyeglasses. He declined medical treatment.

The employee did say he had previously warned the suspect about leaving work early, which is one of the reasons he was let go. The employee said he did not want to press charges against the suspect.

The suspect was not at home when the officer went to interview him, but the officer was able to speak to him through his mother’s phone. The suspect said several of his co-workers, including the one he hit, had been teasing him and calling him names. He said these coworkers were trying to start a fight with him and they also got him fired. Because the co-worker did not want to press charges, the officer told the suspect that he would not be charged. However, he warned him that any further behavior like that could result in charges. The officer also told him that he was no longer welcome at the business.

_ March 17 - Officers were dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a domestic disturbance. They could hear a woman yelling inside as they approached. A woman came to the door wearing only a bra, and was very upset. She put on some clothes and then went and got a male subject from inside the house. One officer spoke the female party while the other spoke to the male party.

The female party said she got done with work around noon and started drinking as soon as she got home. When her boyfriend got home at 7 p.m., she said they started arguing about various things. She said she tends to get loud when she’s drinking, so she figures one of their neighbors called to complain. Both parties said that nothing physical happened during the argument. They were warned about keeping the noise down.

_ March 17 - An officer was dispatched to a Medford hospital in reference to an Abbotsford man who had come in with a stab wound to his hand. The man had received stitches, and his hand was covered in dried blood when the officer spoke to him.

The victim said the man who attacked him had asked him for a ride so he drove to the man’s house. While he was there, the man accused him of sleeping with his girlfriend. The victim denied doing so, but the suspect punched him twice in the face and then came at him with a kitchen knife. He said the suspect cut a hole in his pants and sliced his hand.

The officer learned that the attack had occurred at a house in Unity, so the officer contacted a Marathon County sheriff’s deputy and turned the investigation over to him.

_ March 18 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford restaurant in reference to a woman walking through traffic on STH 13. The woman’s significant other said she was acting unusual.

The officer met with the boyfriend, who said they had stopped to get something to drink when his girlfriend started walking across the highway without checking for traffic. He said he had to grab her and take her back to the parking lot. While the boyfriend was talking to the officer, his girlfriend was yelling to him about seeing lights on a building across the street and thinking that God was speaking to her.

The boyfriend said his girlfriend has been diagnosed with bipolar and split personality disorders, but hasn’t taken her medication in about six months. He said he’s a truck driver, and her meds are back at their home in Arkansas. The officer tried talking to the girlfriend, but it was difficult because she kept changing the subject and yellling. A mental health professional was contacted, and the woman agreed to check herself into a hospital for treatment.

_ March 18 - An officer was dispatched to a Colby residence in reference to a possible criminal damage complaint. The offi cer met with the complainant, whose car was surrounded by slices of pizza and cheese on the ground that he had cleaned off.

The complainant said someone had stuck cheese slices all over his car, and also stuffed pizza slices in his door handles, under the windshield wipers and on the hood of the vehicle. The complainant said he was able to clean most of if off, but it took a lot of scrubbing to remove some of the cheese. He was not sure if any damage had been caused.

The complainant said the vehicle was fine when he left it at around 9 p.m. that night, but when he returned to it around 10:45 p.m., he found it covered in food. There were several pizza boxes lying in the lawn, but the officer could not find any receipts. The complainant said he was not sure who did it, but he had heard about high school students doing similar pranks.

_ March 19 - Officers were dispatched to a Colby business in reference to a pair of children who were found wandering the streets. The same two children had previously been found wandering around outside without adult supervision.

One of the children started clinging to one of the officers as he was speaking to the mother. The mother was told that charges of child neglect were being recommended and that she had been reported to social services. The mother confirmed that social services had contacted her and had visited her apartment. When one of the officers asked the mother if she wanted her children to be taken from her, she did not respond.

As the mother and her children were being escorted back to the apartment, one of the children grabbed an officer’s hand and would not let go. The child was reluctant to let go as they entered the apartment. The officer noticed dirty dishes in the sink, along with a package of chicken on top of the dishes. An officer contacted social services again and left a message.

_ March 19 - Officers were notified of a male subject sleeping on the sidewalk in front of an Abbotsford business. When they arrived, the man was lying on the sidewalk next to a bottle of whiskey that was about twothirds empty. The man’s eyes were closed and he was lightly foaming at the mouth. Officers also noticed scrapes on his knees and face. EMTs were called to the scene.

The officers were able to wake him up, but he was not fully conscious. He displayed signs of being intoxicated, including heavily slurred speech and swaying back and forth when trying to stand. He was checked for drugrelated contraband, but nothing was found. One of the officers contacted a crisis worker, who said the subject would have to be medically cleared before he was assessed.

The subject agreed to be transported by ambulance to the emergency room in Marshfi eld, but one of the EMTs was concerned about taking him in his condition. The officer agreed to follow behind the ambulance in case something happened. When they arrived at the hospital, the officer spoke to a security guard there about the situation before leaving.

_ March 20 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a trespassing complaint. The officer met with a couple who said a female party had come knocking at their door at about 1:50 a.m. The woman then went into the backyard and sat on the grass.

The husband went to check on her when he noticed that she had her pants down to her ankles and appeared to be urinating on the grass. The woman than ran into their neighbors’ backyard.

Officers were able to locate the woman in a nearby backyard. She said she had been drinking with some friends when they dropped her off at a gas station and left her there. The woman said she did not know where she was, so she just started walking northbound from the gas station. The officers noted that she appeared to be very intoxicated.

The woman called a friend who agreed to pick her up. An offi cer transported her to a gas station in Colby so she could wait there for her ride. The woman’s purse was later found outside by a woman who was out walking. Her driver’s license was inside, so police were able to return it to her. She said nothing appeared to be missing.

_ March 20 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a possible car theft. He met with a woman who said she had gone to a friend’s house the night before with her boyfriend. When she arrived back home at 4 a.m. that morning, she noticed her car was not there. The complainant was not sure if someone had stolen her vehicle or if her boyfriend had parked it somewhere else. She said they were both intoxicated the night before, and her boyfriend could have left the vehicle some place else. The officer met with the boyfriend, who said he did not know where the vehicle was or who may have taken it.

The officer located the woman’s vehicle on North First Street. He did not see any damage. He notified the complainant and walked with her to get the vehicle. She said her boyfriend must have parked it there without telling her.

_ March 21 - An officer was patrolling on South Fifth Street in Abbotsford when he heard loud music coming from a nearby house. He pulled into the driveway of the residence and could see a male subject with his car radio playing. The officer told him to turn it down. The man turned the radio off, but questioned why he couldn’t play his music in the middle of the day. The offi cer explained to him that his music was loud enough to be considered a nuisance. The officer said he could still play his music, but it shouldn’t be loud enough to hear a block away. The man said he understood.

_ March 21 - An officer responded to a Colby residence in reference to a suspicious activity complaint. The officer spoke to a woman who said a man had come to her front door, but did not knock or ring the doorbell. She said he just stood there looking around, so she got nervous and hit the panic alarm on her car, which caused the man to leave. The complainant showed the officer footage from her doorbell camera. The man in the video had a slightly heavier build and was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses. The officer was not able to make out the make and model of his white car.

The complainant also informed the officer that she had recently started online dating and met a man who said he lived in Wisconsin Rapids. She said she broke off contact with him and blocked him on all of her social media platforms. She said the man who came to her house looked like the pictures she had seen on Facebook, and she was worried he had come to find her. The officer told her to call the police right away if the man showed up again.