COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE LOG
_ June 5 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford in reference to a theft from vehicle complaint. The officer met with a man who said someone had taken multiple items from his truck sometime in the early morning hours. He said he had just purchased a variety of items from an auto parts store totaling about $35. He said his roommate had heard a loud bang like the tool box lid on his truck was closing, but he wasn’t sure what time that was.
_ June 14 - An officer was on patrol in Abbotsford when he ran the license plate of a vehicle on Birch Street. The vehicle came back as registered to someone with a revoked license. As the officer pulled behind the vehicle, it abruptly turned into the alley between North Second Street and STH 13. The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when the officer activated his emergency lights. The vehicle stopped and the driver immediately jumped out. The officer ordered the driver back into the vehicle, and he complied.
When asked why he had turned so abruptly through the alley, the driver made excuses about either going to the nearby store, which was closed, or to the gas station. He denied trying to elude the officer because of his license being revoked. The officer asked the driver about drugs or other contraband in the vehicle. The driver denied there was any in the vehicle, but he appeared nervous when talking. The officer noted that he previously found marijuana and paraphernalia during previous encounters with the driver.
Another officer arrived on the scene, and a K-9 search was done on the outside of the vehicle. The dog alerted to the presence of narcotics, so the vehicle was searched. No drugs were found inside the vehicle, but police did find a butterfly knife and pair of brass knuckles. The driver also admitted that his friend had recently smoked marijuana in the vehicle. When asked about the weapons, the driver said he needed them for self-defense.
The driver was cited for possession of dangerous weapon by a person under 18, driving with a revoke license due to an alcohol offense and driving without insurance. The weapons were confiscated.
_ June 14 - An officer took a harassment complaint from a man in New York who said a Colby man had been making threatening comments to him through an online game app. The complainant said he had met the Colby man through the app, but they had a falling out overawoman.Afterthat,hesaid the man would bully him on the chat room and even posted his home address there. He said the man also called his grandfather pretending to be the FBI and left harassing voicemails with his mother. He decided to contact the police when the man made a comment about flying to New York and shooting him.
The officer met with the Colby man to discuss the complaint. The man denied harassing the complainant, but admitted to threatening him after the complainant made lewd comments about his girlfriend’s daughter. The officer advised him to ignore the complainant and block any of his online communications.
The officer called the complainant, and he denied making any lewd comments. He also said his mother had received a threatening voicemail from the Colby man, but it was later found to be deleted. The complainant did send the officer some audio conversations from the online app, including one which mentioned a “12-guage pump to your head.” The offi cer advised the complainant to cease contact with the other party to avoid further problems. He said he was planning on erasing the app. The officer also told him to send him any further evidence of harassment.
_ June 15 - An officer was on patrol in Abbotsford when he ran the license plate of a car on STH 13. The registered owner came back as having an active warrant on Waukesha County, so the officer pulled the vehicle over. The officer informed the driver of the warrant, but the driver claimed that he had previously been told by another officer that the warrant was for someone else. The officer contacted Waukesha County to get a photo and more information regarding the warrant. The county noted that the suspect had a tattoo, and it matched one on the driver’s arm. The officer arrested the driver for the warrant and took him to the police station, where his son arrived and posted the $793.50 bond.
_ June 15 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford apartment building in reference to a missing guitar. He met with a man who said he had been playing his guitar in the community room the night before and he left in the case in the kitchen next to the community room. He said both the case and the guitar are now missing. The officer spoke to a tenant who said he had seen the guitar in the community room at 11:30 p.m. the night before. The officer also spoke to the landlord, but she was not aware of any other musicians in the building who may have taken the guitar by mistake. The officer did not believe it was intentionally stolen, but thought that someone may have thought it was community property and took it.
_ June 15 - An officer met with a man at a local hotel who said he had been stranded in Abbotsford and had no money for a place to stay. He said he couldn’t get a ride until that Friday, and he had been homeless before working for the carnival company that visited town. The offi cer offered to give him a ride to the Salvation Army shelter in Wausau, and the man accepted. The man also wanted to file a complaint against the carnival company regarding rider safety and other issues. A Clark County deputy took that complaint before he was taken to the shelter.
_ June 16 - An officer met with a man in Abbotsford who said he had recently been evicted and had no place to stay. The man had his significant other and small child in the backseat. The officer advised him to call around and see if he could find a place to stay. The man called back later and said he had not found anyone willing to take him in. The officer said he could offer him a one-night voucher to stay at a local hotel, but after that, he would have to find longterm arrangements.
_ June 17 - An officer spoke with an Abbotsford woman about a dispute she was having with her upstairs neighbor. The complainant said she had recently opened a business on the main floor of the building, and she was following all of the rules set by her landlord. She said the upstairs neighbor still harrasses her and started stomping on the floor one night even though she was working within her allowed hours. The complainant said she tried talking to the neighbor about the issues, but her neighbor and son just started yelling at her. She said she has informed her landlord of the issues, who advised her to contact the police just in case it escalates.
The officer told the complainant that she wasn’t doing anything criminally wrong, but he advised her to avoid contact with the neighbor if possible. The officer also went and spoke to the neighbor, who said she had no real issues with the complainant, except for an incident when the complainant’s son yelled at her. The officer advised her to avoid conflicts with the complainant.
_ June 17 - An officer responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle on West Linden Street in Abbotsford. He spoke to the tenant of a local apartment who said she and others have noticed a vehicle driving slowly past the apartment for the past couple of weeks. She said the vehicle parks in the lot sometimes, but the driver never gets out, and he drives away when tenants come around.
The vehicle was currently in the parking lot but was unoccupied. The officer ran the license plate, and it came back as registered to a man living nearby. The officer went and met with the man, who gave no explanation for why his car was parked at the apartment. He admitted that he doesn’t know anyone at the apartment and sometimes just goes there for no reason. The manwasslurringhiswords,and he had alcohol on his breath. He said he had just been out for a walk and was not driving. The officer told him that he was not welcome at the apartment, and he would cited for trespassing if he returned. Since the man had been drinking, the officer told him to retrieve the car the following morning.
_ June 19 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford gas station in response to a theft report. He met with a woman who said her sister had left her purse in the bathroom, and when they returned to get it, $1,624 was missing from inside. The officer also spoke to the cashier, who said the forgotten purse was turned in by another woman who came out of the bathroom and handed it to him. He did not recognize the woman who turned in the purse.
_ June 19 - An officer was on patrol in Abbotsford when he noticed a vehicle on Spruce Street with a partially broken taillight that was weaving in and out of its lane of traffic.The driver’s side wheels were riding along the center line, so the officer pulled the vehicle. As the offi cer approached the vehicle, it started to roll forward, so the offi cer yelled to the driver to stop. The vehicle came to a stop but the driver did not understand when the officer told him to turn the engine off, so the officer reached in through the window and turned ignition off.
The officer could smell alcohol on the driver’s breath as he spoke, and he could see beer cans in the center counsel and throughout the back of the vehicle. The driver denied drinking at first, and said it was his who was drinking before he dropped him off. He then admitted that he maybe had three beers of his own. Dispatch reported that the driver’s license was revoked, and he was limited to a .02 bloodalcohol content with an ignition interlock requirement.
When the officer returned from his squad, the driver had fallen asleep behind the wheel. The officer tapped him on the shoulder to wake him up, and he was asked to do field sobriety tests. He showed signs of intoxication and was arrested and taken to the police station, where he registered a .18 blood-alcohol content on the breathalyzer. He was for a second-offense drunk driving, driving with a revoked license and failure to install an ignition interlock device. He was released to a sober party.
_ June 20 - An officer was on patrol in Abbotsford when he ran the license plate of a vehicle traveling on Spruce Street. The registered owner came back has having a revoked license, so he pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver. The officer could smell alcohol coming from the vehicle and he could see about 30 cans of beer scattered across the floor of the back seat. At first, the driver denied having anything to drink, but then said he had two beers.
Another officer arrived on scene and noticed that a rear seat passenger was trying to cover something with his arm. The passenger was asked what he was hiding, and eventually he handed the officer a grinder with marijuana residue inside.
The driver and his two passengers were asked to exit the vehicle so it could be searched. The search revealed a small bag of cocaine and tinfoil pipe with marijuana residue.
Field sobriety tests were conducted on the driver, and he showed signs of intoxication. He also registered a .213 blood-alcohol content on a preliminary test. He was arrested and taken to the police station, where he was cited for drunk driving, driving without a valid license and possession of open intoxicants in a motor vehicle. He was also told that charges of cocaine possession and drug paraphernalia would also be recommended. The two passengers were under 18. They were cited for underage drinking and having open intoxicants in a motor vehicle.
