COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE

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_ May 18 - An officer pulled over a vehicle on STH 13 in Colby after it failed to stop for a red light at the intersection with Spence Street. The officer could smell alcohol on the driver’s breath, and his eyes were bloodshot. An open bottle of beer was sitting in the center console. The officer dumped it out.

The driver did not speak English, so a translator was called to the scene. When asked how much alcohol he had consumed, the driver said he had “a couple” at his friend’s house. The officer noted that there was a six-pack of beer on the passenger’s side floor, and two of the bottles were empty. The driver showed signs of intoxication during field sobriety tests, and he also blew a .188 blood-alcohol content on a preliminary breath test.

The driver was arrested and taken to the police station, where he registered a .13 BAC on the breathalyzer. He was cited for drunk driving, having open intoxicants in a vehicle, failure to stop at a red light, and driving without a valid license or insurance.

_ May 18 - An officer was dispatched to a Colby residence in reference to a stolen lawnmower complaint. The officer met with a man who said he had a riding mower with two flat tires parked in front of his residence, and his son witnessed it being stolen. The son said two men wearing the same colored shirts pushed the mower out of the driveway.

On May 22, the police station received a phone call from a local business that had been asked to pick up a riding mower for repairs near where the complainant lived. Two workers from the business saw the mower with two flat tires and incorrectly assumed it was the one they needed to pick up. Once they realized their mistake, the mower was returned to the owner.

_ May 19 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a domestic disturbance. As the officer arrived in the area, he noticed a male party laying in a small section of woods. Another officer arrived on scene to assist.

One of the officers called out to the male party, advising him to walk towards the officers. The man was crying and very sweaty. He started yelling and repeatedly told the officers not to shoot him. He admitted to getting into an argument with his girlfriend and breaking a whiskey bottle against a wall.

The officers could smell alcohol on the man’s breath, and he had a hard time standing up. He repeatedly said he was sorry for what he did to his girlfriend, and initially asked if he could just go to jail, though he later changed his mind. Due his intoxicated and hysterical state, he was detained in a squad vehicle while an officer spoke to the man’s girlfriend.

The girlfriend said the male subject had been drinking throughout the day, and during an argument, he threw a whiskey bottle at her. She said it did not hit her, but shattered on the wall next to her. She said he had also punched a hole in the wall. She said her boyfriend has a drinking problem and often becomes violent and aggressive. She would not answer when asked if he ever physically hurt her. Officers did not see any marks indicating injuries. An officer also interviewed the girlfriend’s eight-year-old daughter, who witnessed all the suspect’s actions and said she was afraid for her and her mother’s safety.

The boyfriend was arrested for domestic disorderly conduct. He had to be told twice to stop banging his head on the squad car window, and because of all the saliva coming out of his mouth, a spit hood was put over his head. He was taken to Marathon County Jail.

_ May 19 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence for a noise complaint. The officer met with the reporting party, who had the officer listen out his screen window. The officer could hear moderately loud music with thumping bass. The caller said it was getting late and he wanted to be able to sleep with his window open.

The officer went to the house where the music was coming from, and met with a woman who led the officer to her daughter, who was listening to music while painting a doghouse in the yard. The officer said it was OK for her to listen to music, but she had to keep the volume down now that it was getting late. The mother apologized and had her daughter unplug her phone from the speaker.

_ May 19 - An officer was dispatched to North Second Street in Colby in reference to a minibike driving up and down the street, causing a disturbance. The officer met with the complainant, who said the driver of the minibike was revving the engine loudly and going up and down the street, creating more noise. The officer went and spoke to the driver, who said he was excited about getting the bike fixed and was probably making too much noise. The offi cer told him that any further complaints could result in a citation. He apologized and said it wouldn’t happen again.

_ May 21- An officer responded to a hit-and-run complaint in the parking lot of an Abbotsford store. He met with a woman who pointed out some scuff marks and scratches on the bumper of her vehicle. The woman said she had just washed her vehicle and did not notice the damage until she came out of the store.

The officer reviewed the store’s security video, but did not see anything hit or bump the complainant’s vehicle. He also noticed that the scuff marks on the bumper were there when the complainant first arrived. The officer contacted the complainant and advised her of his findings. She apologized and questioned herself on when the damage actually occurred. The officer advised her on how to self-report the accident damage.

_ May 21 - An officer was dispatched to a Colby residence in reference to a window being broken by a BB gun. The officer met with the homeowner, who said his wife was opening the curtains when she noticed the window was broken. The officer looked at the small hole in the outer pane of glass. It appeared to be slightly smaller than a BB, but it was perfectly round. He was unable to locate a BB or pellet near the broken window.

The complainant said their neighbors are mostly retired people, and there are no kids in the area. The officer also spoke to a neighbor across the street, but he did not any kids or suspicious people in the area.

_ May 21 - An officer responded to a Colby residence after a woman reported that her boyfriend’s car had been “egged.” The boyfriend had already taken the vehicle to work for the day, but the officer saw several eggshells scattered around. The complainant said she suspected a group of teenagers living nearby of throwing the eggs.

The complainant said the teens came to their house a few nights before and threatened to beat up her boyfriend. She said they mistakenly believed that he was physically abusing her. She acknowledged that she and her boyfriend argue, but she said he has never hit her.

The officer went and spoke to the teens. They all denied egging the vehicle. Their stepfather told the officer that he was home all night with them, and none of them left the house. The officer also asked them about threatening the complainant’s boyfriend. One of the teens admitted to doing so because he thought the boyfriend was abusing the complainant. The officer told him that the rumor was wrong and he should mind his own business. He also warned him about taking matters into his own hands and advised him to call the police in the future if he suspects something. The offi cer warned all three teens that they would be cited or arrested if they harassed the complainant or her boyfriend again.

The officer returned to the complainant and told her that he could not prove that the teens egged her boyfriend’s car. He urged to call the police if there is any further harassment.

_ May 21 - An officer responded to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a domestic disturbance between a woman and her adult son. When the officer arrived, the son was standing out in the street, and his mother and her boyfriend were in the yard. The parties were continuing to exchange words with each other, so he had the mother and her boyfriend go into the garage so he could speak to the son.

As the officer spoke to him, the son was pacing back and forth and speaking quickly. He said he had been living with his mom and her boyfriend for about a month, and they had been arguing about him helping out around the house. He admitted to pushing someone during the fight and said he also damaged his mom’s phone.

The officer next spoke to the mother, who said her son had been homeless in Milwaukee before they let him live with them. She said he was suffering from mental health problems and would not take his medications. She said she and her son had gotten into a fight over her phone, and he grabbed her wrist and thumb and pushed her in the chest. She said he also threw her phone on the pavement and then threw it onto the roof of a building across the street. The phone was later found on the ground, heavily damaged.

The mother said her son could no longer stay with them, but she didn’t want him charged with a crime, so she asked about an emergency mental health detention. The officer decided to arrest the son for domestic disorderly conduct, and he was taken to Clark County Jail.

_ May 22 - An officer was on patrol in Colby when he ran the license plate of a vehicle on STH 13. The plate came back as expired, so the officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver, who identified himself with a New York driver’s license. When asked for proof of insurance, the driver said he had just bought the vehicle and did not have insurance on it.

A K-9 officer arrived, and the dog alerted to the smell of drugs in the vehicle. The driver and his passenger were removed and searched, and a firearm was found on the passenger. He previously told the officers about the firearm and displayed his conceal carry permit. A search of the vehicle uncovered some marijuana in the center cupholder, and a Taurus G2c 9mm pistol in the center console, loaded with 12 rounds of ammo.

The driver claimed the pistol was there when he purchased the vehicle that day. The officer noted that he had previously encountered the driver, who told him the same thing about buying the vehicle that day. Dispatch reported that the driver had felony convictions in New York. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Clark County Jail would not admit him, so he was cited for non-registration of an automobile, driving without insurance and marijuana possession. A charge of felony possession of a firearm was referred to the district attorney.

_ May 24 - An officer was parked on Cedar Street in Abbotsford at 2:30 a.m. when he noticed a vehicle with unlit registration lights. The officer followed the vehicle onto STH 13 and tried to initiate a traffic stop, but the vehicle began accelerating away from the officer. The officer continued to follow the vehicle as it went north on STH 13 and eventually turned onto the shoulder of Boss Road. It accelerated again for a few hundred feet before coming to a stop along the side of the road.

The officer met with the driver and asked him why he didn’t stop right away when he saw the police lights. The driver said he did not stop because his vehicle wasn’t registered and he did not have a license. He also admitted he did not have insurance on the vehicle. The plates were also registered to a different vehicle. The driver said the person he bought it from must have had the wrong ones on the vehicle.

Dispatch indicated that the driver’s license was revoked due to a narcotics offense. The K-9 officer arrived, and the dog alerted to the smell of drugs. A search of the vehicle uncovered two glass pipes with methamphetamine residue, three bags with trace amounts of meth and a straw containing meth. The driver was on probation but because of COVID-19, he was not arrested. The officer cited him for driving without insurance, non-registration of an automobile, displaying unauthorized plates and driving after revocation. Charges of meth possession and drug paraphernalia possession were forwarded to the district attorney’s office.

_ May 24 - An officer was dispatched to a restaurant parking lot in Colby after a 911 caller said he witnessed a male subject chasing a woman and threatening to kill her. The witness said the woman first came into the parking lot, got out of her vehicle and looked around. A couple minutes later, a male party showed up in a minivan and blocked the woman’s vehicle in.

The witness said the male party got out and started yelling at the woman, and he could hear him threatening to kill her. The witness said the woman tried backing out of her parking space several times, but the driver of the minivan kept blocking her from leaving. He said the woman eventually got out of her car, ran across STH 13 and entered an apartment building. The van went in the same direction before the witness lost sight of it. A short time later, the woman exited the apartment building, got back into her car and went north on STH 13.

The witness had taken photos of both vehicles, and they were sent out to other police agencies. A Clark County deputy located the minivan at a nearby gas station and detained him after he became combative. The officer went to the scene and recognized the driver from previous domestic abuse incidents.

The officer spoke to the subject, who had alcohol on his breath. He admitted to getting into an argument with his girlfriend, but said nothing physical happened. The officer put the subject into his squad and they went to his residence in Colby, where they met his girlfriend.

When asked if anything physical happened during their argument, she said her boyfriend “destroyed” the inside of their apartment, but she did not want the officer to see it. She said she had tried hiding from her boyfriend in the restaurant parking lot and then eventually drove to her friend’s house. She said she left her car there and walked home so her boyfriend wouldn’t notice she was back. She said she was afraid of her boyfriend when he was drunk.

Dispatch reported that the boyfriend was on probation with the condition that he not consume alcohol. He refused to take a breath test and started resisting when he was placed under arrest for domestic disorderly conduct, false imprisonment and bail jumping. He repeatedly kicked the squad door open before the offi cer was able to get it shut. He was then taken to Marathon County Jail.