Law Enforcement

n May 14 - An officer made contact with a woman who said a note was left on her front door. The woman said she was gone over the weekend and came home to find a note on her door. The note read, “To: Stupid, inconsiderate neighbor, I’ve had it with your barking mongrel, want to talk to you. You are never home. Call me or come see me. 1st chance you get.” It then left the address and phone number for the person who had presumably left the note.

The woman said she was very offended by the note and it was uncalled for. The woman said while she was gone over the weekend she had left her two dogs outside in her fenced in side lawn. The woman said she gave her dogs plenty of food and water for being gone two days. The woman said her dogs do bark, but only when people are outside. The woman requested the officer to speak with the person who left the note.

The officer drove to the person who left the note’s residence to talk to the man who left the note. He admitted he left the note and said he had enough of the dogs’ barking and wanted to speak with his neighbor about the issue.

The officer advised the man that leaving a rude note was not acceptable and he needed to contact law enforcement if he wished to make a complaint. The man said the police have not done anything in the past about barking dog complaints.

The officer advised the man he would document the complaint made by him, so future complaints could be enforced. The man said he would not leave any more notes and would contact law enforcement for his future complaints.

n May 15 - An officer was dispatched to a residence in the city of Abbotsford for a barking dog complaint. The officer arrived and could see and hear two dogs in the fenced backyard, barking. The dogs would bark at any person or animal that walked past the residence. When no one was around, the animals stopped barking.

The officer tried to make contact with the owners of the dogs but no one was home. The officer returned later and spoke to a man who said he was the owner of the dogs. He said the large, black dog has a training collar that he is trying to use to stop the barking but since he was not home that day, he was not able to use the remote for the collar. The man said he will try to come up with a solution to stop the barking when they are at work. The man was warned about the barking but notified that if the issue continued, he could potentially be issued a citation.

n May 16 - An officer was advised that a vehicle was smashed and parked on the roadway in Abbotsford. The officer arrived on-scene and saw a truck that had registration that expired in 2022. The officer went to the registered owner’s residence to speak with the man. The man said he had hit a horse with the truck a couple of weeks ago. The officer asked what the plan for the truck was.

The man said he plans on taking it to the junk yard. The man said he could pull it to the other side of the street. The officer told the man that since the vehicle is broke down and not registered, it is considered a junk vehicle and needs to be removed. The man said he will get the truck to the junk yard by the weekend.

The officer said that if the truck is not removed by the weekend, the man could be cited for an Abbotsford City Ordinance pertaining to a junk vehicle. The man said he understood.

n May 17 - An officer was requested to make phone contact with a man to a possible animal neglect complaint. The officer made contact with the man who said his neighbor has a dog at his residence which he is neglecting. The man said his neighbor’s dog has very long nails, making it hard to walk. The complainant said the man refuses to take the dog into the vet or a professional to have the nails clipped. The complainant also said the man has attempted to clip the dog’s nails himself but the dog snaps at him when he does. To combat this, the man told other apartment residents that he places duct tape on the dog’s mouth to keep it from biting him. The complainant requested the officer make contact with the man and take a look at the dog.

The officer made contact with the man a couple of hours later. The officer advised the man of the complaint to which the man seemed surprised. The man said the dog’s nails have not been clipped in over a year. The man said that was too long for a dog living in a city apartment. The man said it would cost him $20 to have the dog’s nails clipped and he could not afford that. The man said he attempted to clip the dog’s nails himself, using duct tape around the dog’s mouth to help control it from thrashing and attempting to bite him.

The officer advised the man he should not be using duct tape as a muzzle. The officer said if he owned a dog he would have to make monetary purchases for it and purchase a muzzle. The man said his dog is his child and he would never do anything to hurt it. The officer advised the man he needs to take care of the dog the correct way if he treats it like his child. The man agreed and said he would get the dog’s nails clipped and not use duct tape as a muzzle.

The officer went with the man into a room where the dog was located. The officer observed the dog to be extremely overweight, causing it to have exaggerated steps. The officer observed the dog’s nails, which were long, but not causing the dog difficulty in walking. The dog was very friendly towards the officer and did not seem afraid of any of the officer’s movements.

n May 17 - Chief Bauer had the ordinance officer review a property in Abbotsford. The officer drove to the property on Wednesday morning. The officer observed multiple mobile homes with junk, garbage and debris around the homes and tall grass. The officer observed the vehicles to be inoperable as a car had tall grass around it and a pickup truck was on jacks. The mobile home on the west of the property has what appears to be a storage shed that is caved in and contains a significant amount of debris. The mobile home was in similar condition in 2022 and the property owner was contacted at that time and he was going to take care of the issue.

The overall condition of the mobile home community needs to be cleaned up. The officer documented the appearance with several photos and will be sending out a warning email to the owner of the property. A follow-up will be needed after 10 days.

n May 18 - An officer was dispatched to a residence in the City of Abbotsford for a civil complaint.

Upon arrival, the officer met with a woman who said she was coming back to her old apartment to gather some belongings. The officer noted that there was an extensive history of the landlord not getting along and working well with his ex-tenants. The woman requested the officer to call the landlord to advise him the woman was there to pick up her belongings. The officer called the landlord who said the woman had been evicted from the residence approximately two months ago and the building was in the process of being sold. The landlord advised he would meet with the officer and the woman in a few minutes.

While waiting for the landlord to arrive, a separate woman arrived on-scene. The officer understood the woman to be a previous tenant as well that lived in the lower apartment but was also evicted by the landlord and had trouble with him while moving out. The woman informed the initial complainant that the landlord had thrown her items in a roll-off dumpster and stated the landlord does allow them to gather their items.

The landlord showed up and spoke with the woman as the officer stood by. The woman said she believed she had an agreement with the landlord to gather her items. The man said the items inside the apartment were abandoned by the woman. The man also said the complainant owes him money from not paying rent and had to evict her to stay afloat.

The officer asked the landlord if the woman could enter the apartment to gather her items. The man said he did not have the key with him. The officer asked the man if he could arrange a time to meet with the complainant to perform a walk through of the apartment. The man agreed but the complainant said she was not leaving until she obtained her belongings. The officer informed the complainant that he could not force the man to open the apartment and take her items out.

The officer advised both parties that the issue was civil and the officer would document the incident.

n May 19 - An officer was dispatched to an apartment in Abbotsford for a possible probation violation. Dispatch advised that a man was possibly visiting that residence and per his probation conditions, he was not to be there due to being a sex offender and small children were residing at that residence.

The officer arrived and knocked on the door several times with no answer. Several neighbors told the officer that they knew who the man was and that he was inside the apartment. The officer yelled through the door at the man and told him to come out.

The man eventually opened the door and identified himself. The officer told the man he was under arrest for violating his probation and placed handcuffs onto his wrists. The man acted as if he didn’t know why he was being arrested. The officer told the man he was not allowed to be at the current residence due to being a sex offender and small children were living in the apartment. The man tried to give the officer several excuses but the officer could tell he was lying.

The officer contacted the man’s probation agent and confirmed that she wanted the man taken into custody. The agent confirmed that a warrant had been entered for the man violating his probation and he needed to be taken into custody. The agent said she just met with the man the previous day and told him he could not be at the apartment.

The officer notified the man of the probation officer’s request and that he would be taking the man to jail. The officer told the man he could not return to the apartment complex or he would be arrested again. The man said he understood.

n May 20 - An officer was on routine patrol in Abbotsford when he observed a vehicle on Hwy. 13 with no taillights on after dark. The officer initiated a traffic stop of the vehicle and made contact with the driver.

The officer could smell the strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. The officer asked the man how much marijuana was in the vehicle. The man grabbed an un-smoked blunt from the center console area of the vehicle. The man then grabbed a plastic bag that had a green, leafy substance in it from the driver’s side door compartment. The man then said that is all he had.

The officer asked the man to exit the vehicle as he would be doing a probable cause search of the vehicle. The officer found a partially smoked blunt with a burnt substance inside of it. The officer also located a clear, plastic bag which appeared to be a marijuana shake.

The man then found one more item inside of the car and placed all of the items into an evidence bag.

The officer was told by dispatch that the man did not have a valid driver’s license. The officer issued the man citations for operating without a valid driver’s license and possession of marijuana. While back at the police department, the officer tested the items for marijuana and received positive test results. The items totaled about 8.7 grams.

n May 21 - An officer was dispatched to a local gas station for a gas drive off complaint. The officer made contact with an employee of the gas station who told the officer a vehicle had arrived and an unidentified male had pumped gas with an unidentified female in the front seat.

The employee said the individual pumped $49.69 in fuel and then drove onto Hwy. 13 without paying for the fuel. The officer was unable to make contact with the registered owner of the vehicle and sent the owner a letter in the mail stating the man would have about a month to pay for the gas before a citation is mailed.