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COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE

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_ March 5 - An officer was dispatched to Colby in reference to a pair of young girls wandering around outside without adult supervision. The officer was familiar with the situation, as the police had responded twice before to similar incidents involving the same children.

The officer met with a woman who had the two girls, ages 2 and 3, with her. The woman said she had been bartending when she saw the girls wandering into the street. She said this happens often, and she often lets the girls come inside the bar until their mother shows up looking for them. The bartender noted that the girls often seem happy when they are away from their mother, and when she shows up, they cling to her as if they don’t want to go with their mother. She said the girls are always dirty, wearing the same clothing and smell like urine. She was worried that they are being neglected. The officer asked the bartender to watch the girls while he went and spoke to their mother.

When the officer arrived at the mother’s apartment, the front door was wide open. The officer announced who he was, and after a few minutes, the mother emerged from a back bedroom and appeared to have been sleeping. The officer advised her that her children had been found wandering in the street. The mother said her children had figured out how to unlock the deadbolt on the door. The officer said it was her responsibility as their mother to make sure they don’t keep leaving the apartment unattended. The officer noticed the apartment did not appear fit for children to live in, with trash, food and clothing scattered around the kitchen and living room. He noted that it smelled like urine and fried food. Large amounts of garbage were piled next to the stove, and there were sharp knives within a child’s reach.

The officer escorted the two girls back to the apartment, and with their mother’s permission, he took pictures of the apartment to document the living conditions. While he was there, one of the girls picked up a beer can off the floor and attempted to drink from it before the mother told her not to. The other girl picked up an energy drink and started drinking it, and the mother didn’t say anything. The officer noted that the two girls clung to his legs while he was taking photographs.

When the officer asked the mother where her children slept, she said either on the couch or in bed with her. She said they did not have their own beds. While the officer was there, an adult male came out of the bedroom, and the mother identified him as her new boyfriend. She said he sleeps over sometimes. The officer asked her if the girls are in the same bed when he is there, and she didn’t respond.

The officer told the mother that he would contact social services to make them aware of the situation. He also said she was being referred to the district attorney for child neglect charges.

_ March 8 - An officer was dispatched to Colby in reference to an iPad found near the intersection of North Lieders Street and East Park Street. The iPad was enclosed in a black folding case with a grey and red stripe on it. The device was taken to the police department for safe keeping until the owner claims it.

_ March 8 - An Abbotsford woman came to the police station to report a theft. The complainant said she was at a local bar on Saturday night when her cell phone and its case were stolen. She believed she was pickpocketed when someone bumped into her. She didn’t think anything of it at that time, but then later noticed her phone and case were missing.

The complainant said she told the bar owner, who checked the security footage but didn’t see anything. She said the cell phone case had pockets that contained a credit card, debit card, Social Security card, driver’s license and $60 in cash.

The complainant was not able to describe the man who bumped into her. An officer advised her to contact her financial institutions and Social Security to report her cards stolen. The officer also tried calling the complainant’s cell phone, but no one answered.

_ March 8 - An officer was dispatched to a local grocery store in reference to a retail theft. The officer spoke to the manager, who said a male suspect had stolen a bottle of whiskey and a can of beer and was now sitting in a car in the parking lot. The manager said the theft was captured on the store’s security camera.

The officer approached the car identified by the manager, and he could see a man inside smoking a cigarette. As he made contact with the subject, the officer could see a bottle of whiskey in the back seat and an open can of beer in the center console. The officer told him that the theft had been caught on camera and asked for his identification. The man admitted to stealing the items because he didn’t have the money to pay for them.

The suspect handed over the bottle of whiskey, and the officer dumped the rest of the beer out. The suspect was informed that he would be cited for theft and would have to pay for the beer. The suspect’s girlfriend said they had the $2.50 needed to pay for the beer at their residence, so the officer followed them there, retrieved the money and turned it over to the store manager. The suspect was warned that the consequences would be more serious if he shoplifted again.

_ March 10 - Officers were dispatched to an Abbotsford business in reference to a fight in progress. An officer met with a man who said he had been working alongside his ex-mother-inlaw when she started yelling at him. He said she tried pushing him, so he backed away from her. He said their supervisor had to step in between them to keep her from coming at him.

At one point, the complainant said she put a high-pressure water hose up to his face and sprayed water into his eyes. The officer noticed that his eyes very bloodshot. The complainant said his vision was a little blurry but he didn’t need an ambulance. He said his ex-mother-inlaw had been rude to him every since he got divorced from her daughter. He said that his mother- in-law had lived with them at one time.

The officer spoke to the suspect, who admitted to spraying the complainant in the eyes because she was upset about things he had said about her daughter on Facebook. She also admitted that she tried pushing him multiple times. She was arrested for domestic disorderly conduct and taken to jail.

_ March 10 - An Abbotsford man came to the police station to file a garbage dumping complaint. The complainant said he found some building materials in a dumpster behind a building he owns on East Spruce Street. He had no idea who the materials belonged to, as he could not find a name or address on them. He said he checked with the neighbors, and no one knew who dumped the materials.

_ March 11 - An officer responded to a call about a pair of bicycles found on a man’s property on North Second Street in Abbotsford. The officer met with the homeowner, who showed him two boys bikes that were leaned up against a storage shed on his property. Both bikes showed signs of wear and tear, and the front tires were wobbly.

The complainant said he had no idea who left the bikes there. The officer took the two bikes, both BMXs, to the police station. They were put into evidence storage for safe keeping in case anyone claims them.

_ March 13 - An officer was dispatched to a Colby residence in reference to a domestic disturbance involving an intoxicated man attacking a mother and her child. The officer arrived and met with a woman holding a small child.

The complainant said her exboyfriend is the child’s father, and he’s constantly trying to take the child away from her and bring him to another state. She said the child has several medical issues and needs constant attention, but her ex-boyfriend doesn’t seem to care.

The complainant said her ex has come to her residence several times while intoxicated and tried to take their child. She said he did so yesterday, and when she tried to stop him, he slapped her in the face, hit her in the upper thigh and grabbed her by the hair. She said she was eventually able to convince him to leave without taking their child.

The officer noticed that the right side of the complainant’s face was red. She said her four-year-old daughter had witnessed the incident. The officer spoke to the daughter, who said she saw the ex-boyfriend hit her mother in the face. She said she was afraid of him when he was drunk.

The officer went to the ex-boyfriend’s apartment to speak with him about the incident. As they were talking, the officer said it seemed as if he was intoxicated. When asked about the argument with the complainant, he said it was only verbal and nothing physical happened. The officer told him that he needs to go to court if he wants custody of his son; he can’t just barge into the complainant’s apartment and try to take him.

The ex was arrested for domestic battery and disorderly conduct and taken to jail.

_ March 14 - An officer met with a woman in reference to a complaint against her ex-boyfriend. She had lent him a cell phone while they were dating, and now he won’t give it back. While they were dating she said he used the phone to record them having sex a few times. When she threatened to report him for past abuse, he threatened to post the videos online.

The officer advised her to block him on all social media platforms so that he cannot tag her in any videos. He also told her to contact the cell phone company to see if they could wipe the phone’s data remotely. She did so, but was told that she needed the email and password her ex-boyfriend was using.

The officer went to the exboyfriend’s residence, and he refused to give the phone back. The officer showed him a picture of a sales receipt provided by the complainant. The ex said he would return it to her after he got all his files off it first. The officer confronted him about the videos, but he denied threatening to post them.

The officer told him he could be charged for making threats or posting the videos. He eventually agreed to erase the videos, and showed the officer that he had also removed them from the phone’s trash file. The officer returned to the complainant and told her that he had watched her ex erase the videos. She was worried about him making copies, so the officer told her to call back if the threats continue. He said she would need to go to civil court to get the phone back.

_ March 15 - An officer was on patrol on Hiline Avenue when he noticed a vehicle in a field driveway with its lights off. The vehicle’s registration was expired and was not associated with any motor vehicle.

The officer stopped and made contact with the driver and his passenger, who were waiting for a friend to help them with a flat tire. Because of the registration issue, the officer asked if he could look at the vehicle’s VIN number. When the driver opened his door, the officer could see a glass pipe and rubber container near the driver’s feet. The officer recognized these items as drug paraphernalia, and they were confiscated and turned over to a Clark County deputy when he arrived.

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