COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE

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_ April 5 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a barking dog complaint. The caller said the dog was tied up outside and had been barking all day. When the officer arrived, he saw a dog tied to a tree that was barking at vehicles as they drove by.

The officer met with the dog owner and told her about the complaint. The owner said the dog is primarily an outdoor dog but she agreed to bring it inside. The officer warned her that any further complaints could result in a citation being issued.

_ April 6 - An officer responded to a traffic complaint in Colby. The party who called in the complaint said he had been following a vehicle from Dorchester, and it was all over road, crossing the center line multiple times. The caller said the vehicle had pulled into a drive-through restaurant.

The officer located the vehicle and followed it as it took a wide left turn onto STH 13 and began driving along the fog line. The vehicle drifted between the fog line and the center line as it continued south on STH 13. It signaled a right turn onto Adams Street and came to a complete stop at the intersection even though the light was green. The vehicle then took another wide turn, completely entering the turning lane for traffic heading north onto STH 13.

The officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver, who he recognized from previous contacts. The officer told her the reason for the stop, and she became upset that the offi cer was following her. The officer told her that someone reported her driving erratically since Dorchester, but she denied doing so. The officer noticed that the driver’s speech was slurred, and he asked her if she had been drinking.

The driver denied drinking and said she had previously been stopped in Spencer and passed a breath test. When asked where she was coming from, the driver at first said Marshfield, but then said she had also been in Medford. The officer noticed that the driver still had the vehicle in drive as they spoke, so he asked her to put it in park, which she did.

The officer contacted Spencer police and confirmed that the woman had previously been pulled over in Spencer that morning, several hours earlier. A Clark County deputy arrived on scene, and the driver was asked to step out of the vehicle for field sobriety tests. The driver stumbled as she got out of the vehicle and later fell over while trying to do the tests. The deputy also noted several other signs of intoxication.

The driver registered a .00 on a preliminary breath test, but she also said she was on multiple medications to treat anxiety and diabetes. The driver was transported to a hospital in Marshfield for a blood draw and was later cited for driving under the influence.

_ April 7 - An officer followed up on an illegal dumping complaint at the city of Abbotsford’s brush pile. The city provided photos of two male parties who had dumped lumber and building materials at the site. The vehicle’s license plate was also provided by the city.

The officer met with the vehicle owner at his home in Abbotsford, but he was not one of the individuals in the pictures. He said he lent his truck to a friend, but he was unsure of his full name. The friend later came to the police station and admitted that he dumped the lumber and building materials at the brush pile. He said he didn’t realize that it was illegal.

The officer told him there is a sign at the brush pile letting people know what materials can and cannot be left there. The offi cer told the man to remove the materials from the site and also informed him that he would cited for illegal dumping.

_ April 7 - An officer was asked to investigate possible ordinance violations at three different properties on North Fourth Street in Abbotsford.

At the first location, the officer saw several unsightly items in the yard, including a pair of boots, an unattached slide, toys piled inside a plastic pool, an overturned chair, a Christmas tree, branches, tires and other debris. There was also a vehicle with an expired registration on the property.

At the second address there were several bicycles, wood, a metal stand, a vehicle door, rims, tires and other debris. The third property contained buckets, wood, a ladder, a pet carrier, metal, tires, construction materials and other debris. There also appeared to be an appliance or furnace near the garage.

Photographs were taken of all the properties, and a warning letter was sent to the occupants, giving them 10 days to clean up the yards before followup inspections were done.

_ April 7 - An officer responded to an illegal dumping complaint at Abbotsford’s brush pile. The city provided him with pictures of a vehicle dumping a set of wooden stairs at the site. The officer used the vehicle’s license plate number to track down a man who admitted to dumping the stairs at the site. He said he didn’t know it was against the law, but the officer noted that there is a “brush only” sign at the pile. The offi cer told him to remove the stairs and informed him that he would be receiving a citation.

_ April 7 - An officer was informed of a man living in Abbotsford with two active warrants, including one for unpaid child support. The officer tracked the man down. He said he was able to post the bonds for both warrants, which totalled $2,045. He said he recently sold an ATV to someone, so he had the cash on hand.

The man was taken into custody and brought to the police station, where he was able to post the full bond amounts before being released.

_ April 7 - Officers were dispatched to Unity to help Marathon County deputies look for a suspect with active arrest warrants who had fled from his home when deputies arrived.

A perimeter was set up on the northeast side of Unity and K-9s were brought in to assist, but the suspect was not located. While on scene, one of the officers spoke to a female party who had previously been involved in a domestic disturbance with the suspect. The woman did not provide much information, besides her current phone number, which the officer turned over to deputies before leaving.

_ April 8 - An man and his adult daughter came to the police station to file a harassment complaint against two individuals in Dorchester. The two individuals are in a relationship, and the female party suspected the daughter of being interested in her boyfriend. The daughter said she had no interest in the woman’s boyfriend, and wanted them to have no further contact with her. The officer relayed this request to the couple in Dorchester.

_ April 8 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a theft complaint. The officer met with a woman who said someone had stolen her wallet from her unlocked vehicle while it was parked at her residence. The complainant said the wallet contained a credit card, two debit cards and $35 in cash.

The complainant also said her credit card company notifi ed her of fraudulent activity on her card. She said someone had made two unauthorized purchases. She did not have any suspects in mind.

_ April 8 - An officer was asked to help locate a vehicle involved in a domestic abuse incident in Spencer. The officer located the vehicle as it was coming out of a gas station in Colby, and he followed it onto STH 13. At the request of Marathon County, he stopped the vehicle and detained the driver until a deputy arrived. After the deputy arrived and interviewed him, he was released.

_ April 9 - An officer was dispatched to a Colby residence in reference to an empty package that arrived at a man’s house. The complainant said he had ordered a wheelchair, but when the box arrived, it was empty. The box was still sealed and did not appear to have been tampered with in any way. The officer advised the complainant to check with the company to make sure they didn’t forget to ship the item he ordered.

_ April 9 - Officers were dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a vehicle break-in. The caller said he had found two people inside his garage, including one who had entered his vehicle. He said they took off running on STH 13.

The complainant said he first became aware that two male parties were in his garage when he heard a loud noise. He said he chased them off, but he thought that $800 in cash may have been taken from the center console of his vehicle. The complainant checked, but nothing was missing. Officers checked the area, but did not locate the suspects.

_ April 9 - An officer was on patrol in Abbotsford when he noticed a driver on STH 13 fail to use his turn signal while changing lanes. The vehicle also crossed the center line, so the officer activated his emergency lights to pull it over as it turned onto Elm Street. The vehicle initially came to a stop, but then continued east on Elm. The officer activated his siren, and the vehicle eventually pulled over near the intersection with South Seventh Street.

The officer met with the driver, who seemed upset and nervous. His hands were shaking and he kept asking why the officer had pulled him over even after the officer explained it to him. When asked why he kept driving after the officer activated his lights, the driver claimed he didn’t know the officer was trying to pull him over.

The officer noticed that the driver kept reaching his hand toward his right side. The officer asked what he was reaching for, and he said nothing. When asked if he had any weapons in the vehicle, the driver said he had a loaded handgun in the center console. He admitted that he did not have permit to carry a concealed weapon. The officer had the driver exit, and he was placed in handcuffs while the officer retrieved the handgun.

The officer found a 9mm Hi-Point C9 with seven live rounds. He ejected the magazine and cleared a live round out of the chamber before securing the gun in an evidence bag. The driver said he was not aware that he needed a permit for the gun. The officer told him that he needed to familiarize himself with the law before carrying a weapon. He was informed that a charge of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit would be recommended.

A K-9 officer also came to the scene, and his dog alerted to the smell of narcotics. No drugs were found inside the vehicle, but the driver admitted to smoking marijuana sometimes. The handgun was seized, and the driver was released.

_ April 10 - An officer responded to an attempted theft of a catalytic converter at an Abbotsford residence. The offi cer met with a man who said his wife started their car the previous morning and it sounded very loud. He looked underneath the vehicle and noticed the catalytic converter had nearly been cut off. The vehicle had been in an unlocked garage when the damage was done.

The complainant said they didn’t hear anything the night before, but he thinks their dogs may have scared off whoever was trying to steal the converter. He said he would check with his neighbors to see if their doorbell camera caught anything. The cost to repair the damage was estimated at $900.

_ April 10 - An officer responded to a Colby business in reference to a counterfeit bill complaint. The officer met with a cashier who had received a fake $20 bill and knew right away that it was counterfeit. When she told the customers that she wouldn’t accept the bill, they left their merchandise behind and ran out of the store.

The cashier said her co-worker ran after the suspects, but they drove off in a small blue car with front-end damage. The employees were unable to get a make, model or license plate number. The cashier said the female suspect appeared to be on drugs. The cashier said the couple had been in the store earlier that morning, and she discovered that the $10 bill they provided was also fake. On the back of the bill were the words “This is a replica.”

The officer spoke to a Clark County deputy who had responded to a pair of similar counterfeit bill complaints from discount grocery stores. Those complaints involved the same “replica” bills and the same suspects. The officer checked the area, but did not locate the suspects’ vehicle.

_ April 10 - An officer responded to a complaint of a car traveling at a high rate of speed on STH 13 in Abbotsford. The offi cer located the vehicle at a gas station in Colby and met with the driver, who denied doing anything wrong and accused the officer of harassing him. The officer ran the man’s name through dispatch, and he came back as having an active arrest warrant. He was arrested and taken to Clark County Jail.

_ April 11 - An officer responded to an Abbotsford gas station in response to a gas drive-off. The officer spoke to a cashier, who said a male party had come into the gas station and purchased items, but said he did not pump any fuel. Another cashier realized that a female party in the same vehicle had, in fact, pumped about $35 worth of gas, so they wrote down the vehicle’s license plate number. The officer used the number to find a phone number for the vehicle’s registered owner. He left a message asking the owner to contact him about the drive-off.