Law Enforcement

n June 6 - An officer was informed of a male subject in Abbotsford who had multiple warrants for his arrest, including one for a parole violation and another for failure to appear in court on a methamphetamine charge. The officer pulled the individual over on Hiline Avenue for having expired registration stickers, and he positively identified himself with a driver’s license. The officer was placing the subject under arrest for the warrants, and a body search turned up a plastic bag filled with methamphetamine. A search of his SUV uncovered a tool bag with multiple tools in the trunk, alongside a small combination safe.

The subject said he had been fixing the vehicle for someone else and did not know about the safe in the trunk. Another officer was able to open the safe, which contained a digital scale, a large amount of onedollar bills, two pocket-sized notebooks, a large plastic bag containing several smaller bags, and multiple bags containing methamphetamine. Officers looked through the notebooks and found ledgers with names, amounts and prices. The subject’s phone was seized for further investigation.

A female party arrived on the scene, and said the male subject had just purchased the vehicle he was driving. She confirmed the tools in the back were his and that he had to fix the vehicle before taking it home. While she was talking, a K9 officer had his dog do a walk-around sniff of her vehicle. The dog alerted to the presence of narcotics. The woman asked if she could take her purse out of the car before it was searched, and eventually she admitted that she had meth and needles inside her purse. She was handcuffed and detained in a squad vehicle.

A search of the woman’s purse uncovered two hypodermic needles, one of which appeared to be used. Also found was a bag with meth, a mirror with residue and a cut straw. There was also a vial with yellow powder that later tested positive for heroin. A prescription pill bottle containing several gabapentin pills was also found in the purse. The woman’s phone was also seized as evidence.

Both vehicles were towed from the scene, and both suspects were transported to Clark County Jail. The male subject was warned for nonregistration of a vehicle and displaying unauthorized registration plates. A total of 18 grams of methamphetamine was seized from the male subject, along with $87 in one-dollar bills, and a single folded-up dollar bill containing three alprazolam pills, a schedule four drug used to treat anxiety. A total of 15 gabapentin pills, .06 grams of meth and 6.5 grams of heroin were confiscated from the female party.

n June 6 - An officer responded to a Colby residence in response to a complaint from a homeowner about her neighbor. The complainant showed the officer video of the neighbor walking on what she said is private property. She said the neighbor is just being nosey and trying to annoy her family.

The officer spoke to the neighbor, who said he was only walking on city of Colby property. He said he was walking to someone’s place to pick up a lawnmower and was not trying to annoy the complainant. The officer asked him to refrain from walking in the area to avoid causing problems with his neighbors. He said he would try to avoid walking in that area, but he said he was told that he could walk there.

n June 7 - An officer spoke to an Abbotsford woman who said she was planning to move away from her boyfriend, who she said is abusive. The two of them have a child together, and she was thinking about leaving the area with the child. She said her family was helping her by purchasing a plane ticket. The officer advised her that her boyfriend had the same parental rights as she did, so she could not just take the child without his permission. He recommended that she approach the courts about establishing a child custody arrangement and possibly a restraining order against her boyfriend. The officer said she had to do what was best for her and her son, but if not done the proper way, there could be consequences.

n June 7 - An officer was on patrol in Abbotsford when he was waved down by a woman who was concerned that her daughter was going to run away. The mother said her daughter had been using her phone to call her boyfriend, and she tried taking it away. She said she found messages between them indicating they wanted to have children in the future. She said her daughter threatened to start walking away from their apartment.

The officer spoke to the daughter separately. She said she has been having a hard time in recent years, and talking to her boyfriend calms her down. She said she was not planning on running away, but wanted to take a walk to cool off. The officer talked to both the mother and daughter about establishing rules if the daughter is going to be dating. He said they also need to talk about other house rules and privileges. The mother said she would wait until the following day to have those conversations, giving her daughter time to calm down.

n June 8 - An officer was driving on STH 13 in Abbotsford when he noticed a vehicle without any headlights on after dark. The officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver and her passenger. He ran their names through dispatch, and the passenger came back as having three contempt of court warrants for failure to stop for a bus, failure to report an accident and driving without a valid license. The total bond amount for the three warrants was $776. The driver was warned about driving without headlights on and the passenger was taken into custody on the warrants. He was taken to the police station, where he posted the $776 bond and was released.

n June 8 - An officer was on STH 13 when he noticed a vehicle with a damaged windshield obstructing the driver’s view. The officer attempted to pull the vehicle over near Hornet Drive, and it turned around and pulled into a nearby gas station. The driver identified herself verbally, but said she did not have photo identification with her. The officer could not find the woman’s name through dispatch, so he asked for her name again. She gave the same information.

A K9 sniff of her vehicle was done, and the dog alerted to the smell of narcotics. A search of the vehicle uncovered a wallet on the front passenger seat. Inside was a driver’s license with a photo matching the driver, but with a different name. The officer asked her once again what her real name was. She again repeated the name she first provided. The officer was about to scan her fingerprints when she admitted to lying. She said she lied because her license is revoked due to an alcohol offense, and she didn’t want to go to jail. She said she is also on probation for a narcotics offense.

The officer issued her citations for driving with a revoked license and having a cracked or damaged windshield. She was warned about driving without insurance and told that charges of obstructing an officer will be forwarded to the district attorney. The officer also reported the incident to the driver’s probation officer.

n June 8 - An officer investigated possible ordinance violations at a house on West Spruce Street in Abbotsford. The officer could see a storage shed with a collapsed roof, along with windows leaning against the side of the shed. Debris was located near the house and around the yard. The officer also saw a truck parked on the property with tall grass growing around it. The registration on the vehicle expires in January 2023. Photographs were taken, and a warning letter was sent to the homeowners.

n June 9 - An officer was traveling on STH 13 in Abbotsford when he ran the license plate of the vehicle in front of him. The registration came back as suspended due to a damage judgment, so the officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver, who said he was taking the vehicle to a mechanic to be fixed. As the officer was speaking to the driver, he could smell the strong odor of marijauna coming from inside the vehicle. The driver admitted there was “a little bit” of marijuana in the vehicle. The officer ran the driver’s name through dispatch, and he came back as having a warrant for failure to appear in court on traffic offenses.

Another officer arrived on scene, and a search of the vehicle uncovered a blunt and a vape device with THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. On the floor of the passenger seat was a jar of marijuana, and in the driver’s door compartment was a glass pipe commonly used to smoke methamphetamine and a glass pipe commonly used to smoke marijuana. There was also a small baggie containing meth. In the lining of the roof was a small baggie with marijuana.

The driver was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. The driver was then taken to Marathon County Jail.

A total of 11.3 grams of marijuana was taken as evidence, along with .8 grams of methamphetamine.

n June 9 - An officer ran the license plate of a vehicle on Pine Street in Abbotsford, and it came back as registered to a different vehicle. The officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver, who said he recently purchased the vehicle. Dispatch reported that the driver did not have a valid license and had a warrant out for failure to appear in court on traffic offenses. The driver was arrested on the warrant and taken to the police station, where he posted the $250 bond amount. The driver was cited for driving without a valid license and having an unregistered vehicle.

n June 10 - An officer spotted an ATV driving south on STH 13 near Oak Street in Colby. The officer pulled the ATV and met with the driver, who admitted to having active warrants. The driver was asked to get off the ATV. He was frisked, and a knife was taken for safe-keeping. Dispatch confirmed that he had warrants for failure to appear in court on a registry violation and theft charge, along with a body-only warrant for multiple charges. The driver called someone to pick up his ATV, and he was taken into custody and transported to Marathon County Jail.

n June 10 - An officer responded to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a criminal damage report. The complainant showed the officer where someone had thrown eggs at her siding, roof and windows. She said it happened the night before and showed the officers video footage of the eggs being thrown. The suspects could not be clearly seen in the video. The officer asked about the complainant’s daughter, who had previously been involved in an egging incident. The complainant said her daughter was inside sleeping when the egging happened.

The following day, the officer met with the daughter to see if she had any idea who may have thrown eggs at her house. She had a suspect in mind based on the clothing one of the suspects was wearing in the video footage. She said her group of friends had egged his house, and he probably egged hers out of revenge.

The officer made contact with the suspect, but he denied any involvement. He said he was at home that night and his mother confirmed it. He said he also received a text message from a female party, asking if he had “any eggs left.” He said he did not know what the messages were referring to. The officer noted that the suspect did not appear nervous and was very respectful. The officer did not feel he had enough evidence to establish the suspect as a perpetrator.

n June 11 - An officer met with an Abbotsford woman who had found a stray dog in her yard. She said the dog was there for several minutes before she put a leash on it and tried to find the owner in her neighborhood. She said the dog did not appear to belong to any of her neighbors. The officer took custody of the dog and did not notice any tags on its collar. The dog was mostly white with black and gray on its head and back. The breed appeared to be a cairn terrier. The dog remained at the police station for the night and then was taken to the kennel at the municipal storage building.

n June 11 - An officer met with an Abbotsford business owner in reference to a suspicious person. He said one of his customers was shopping around and then started acting strangely, talking about unicorns and other mythological creatures. The customer attempted to use three pre-paid gift cards to paid for items, but they were all declined. One of the cards had $300 on it, but it must have been flagged as fraudulent, because it would not allow the transactions to go through.

The complainant said the man began to get agitated and was making everyone uneasy based on what he was saying. He started talking about his mother and how needed help finding her. The owner and his employees said they couldn’t help him, as they didn’t know anything about him or his mother. The man started to cry and eventually left without buying anything.

The owner was able to write down the man’s license plate number. The officer said police have had run-ins with this man before, but none of them were violent. The officer advised the store owner to call the police right away if the man returns and makes him uneasy. The owner said he would let the man know he is no longer welcome in the store.

n June 12 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a 911 hangup. The officer met with a woman who said another woman had attacked her and she wanted her to leave. The complainant said the woman had shown up there, accusing the complainant of sleeping with her man. The complainant said she doesn’t know the woman or who her “man” is.

She said the woman picked up a children’s bike and threw it at her, causing a minor scratch to her head. The complainant said she did not want to press charges, but wanted the incident documented in case the woman returns again.

n June 12 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in response to a woman who was having trouble controlling her teenage daughter. The mother said her daughter got upset when she told her she couldn’t drive her to work the following day. She said her daughter started acting out by turning music up loud and arguing with her. She said both she and her daughter left the residence for awhile, and when they returned, her daughter locked herself in the basement.

The officer spoke to the daughter and tried to suggest resolutions to her problems, but she was not open to hearing them. The officer went back to speaking with her mother, who brought up bringing in a social worker. This made the daughter upset and she started blaming her mother for all their problems. The officer admonished the daughter, telling her that her mother was in charge of making the decisions while she was still a teenager. The officer advised the mother to reach out to counselors for help and said he would provide her with possible resources to help.

n June 12 - An officer responded to a complaint of damage being done to a chain link fence. The complainant said his fence borders a U-Haul rental facility, and the drivers keep backing into his fence, damaging it. He asked that an officer speak to the owner of the U-Haul business about the problem.