Law Enforcement

■ April 1 - An officer was notified by a city of Abbotsford employee of empty beer cans and bottles that were left in the Abbotsford City Hall parking lot.

The employee said they watched video footage and could see an individual leave a bar near the city hall with a beer bottle at approximately 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 31. The employee took photos of the beer cans and bottles, picked them up and left them on the door step of the bar.

The officer called the phone number the department had for the owner of the bar. The officer spoke with a man who was the owner’s spouse. The officer explained to the man that beer cans and bottles were found littered in the city hall parking lot and told the man that an individual was seen on video leaving the bar with a beer. The officer asked the man if someone could go and make sure they get picked up. The man agreed to do so.

The officer told the man he would be issuing a citation for allowing a patron to leave the property with an opened container. The man asked the officer to mail the citation to his spouse to which the officer agreed.

■ ■ April 1 - An officer met with a man at the CAPD for a fraud complaint. The man said he has had three fraudulent transactions taken out of his banking account. The man said three checks written out to different people were taken out for a total of around $4,000. The man said he did not write the checks and does not know the names that appeared on the checks.

The man did not know how someone would have gotten access to his checkbook to make a copy of his checks. He provided documents from his bank to the officer and had a report completed.

■ ■ April 1 - An officer was on patrol when she observed a vehicle traveling on Hwy. 13 near Linden St. in Abbotsford. The officer knew that the registered owner of the vehicle had a body only warrant out of Taylor County. The officer ran the license plate through ETIME and found the registered owner to not have a valid driver’s license and had a warrant for failure to appear.

The officer activated her emergency lights and conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle. The officer made contact with the driver and recognized the driver as the registered owner. The warrant was confirmed through dispatch and the owner was placed under arrest for the warrant.

The woman’s two daughters were in the vehicle so the officer waited until someone arrived to pick them up. The woman was then transported to the county line where a Taylor County deputy took custody of the driver.

■ ■ April 2 - An officer was dispatched to a residence in Abbotsford for an open line 911 call. The officer arrived and saw a man standing in the front door of a business nearby. The man came outside and said he was the one who called. The man showed the officer his phone and said he needed to call his probation agent but his phone is not working and wanted to know if the officer could call the agent.

The man said he is now on probation through Marathon County. The officer called the Marathon County Probation Office and told the representative to tell the man that the purpose of his 911 call was not appropriate in this situation.

The representative spoke to the man who was warned to not call 911 unless it is an emergency. The woman said that the man was not aware of the difference between police and probation agents and thought 911 was for both. The officer provided the man with the representative’s phone number and the non-emergency number for the police department and left the scene.

■ ■ April 2 - An officer was dispatched to a store in Abbotsford in reference to a theft complaint. The officer arrived and met with an employee who said that on March 30, at approximately 4:36 p.m., a male had stolen a large bottle of an alcoholic drink. The employee showed the officer the video which showed a male wearing a dark colored sweatshirt walking directly to the liquor department. He then grabbed the bottle without stopping and walked to the end of the aisle where he put the bottle in his pants and walked out of the store.

The woman said if the male is identified, they would like him trespassed from the store. The photo of the male was sent to the local school resource officers and the male was identified as being a student at Colby High School.

Later that day, the officer met with the male who admitted to stealing the bottle. The male was notified that he would be mailed a citation for retail theft and is no longer allowed at the store.

Later in the evening, another officer met with the male’s mother, explaining the situation to her. She did not have any questions.

■ ■ April 5 - An officer was dispatched to a store in Abbotsford in reference to a dog found in the store. The officer arrived and met with store employees who had a white dog behind the service counter. The dog had wandered into the store and had no collar on. The officer took the dog to the Abbtosford city kennel.

■ ■ April 6 - An officer was dispatched to Division Street and East Adams Street in Colby for a pedestrian/golf cart incident. The officer was told that the accident occurred on the sidewalk.

The officer met with a male and female. The woman said she was walking north on Division Street on the sidewalk with her children and other family members. The woman said that she was in back of everyone and pushing a baby stroller with a baby in the stroller. The woman said that she was struck from behind by a golf cart and knocked to the ground. The golf cart drove halfway up her body as she was on the ground and she had scrapes to both knees. The woman said her right ankle was also hurting and said that the driver of the golf cart was blind.

EMS arrived and bandaged up the woman. She was not transported to a medical facility.

The officer then spoke to the driver of the golf cart who said he was driving his golf cart to a friend’s house just up the block from his house. The man said he thought the people walking moved over far enough. The officer asked the man how far he can see in front of him. The man said that his eyes are going and cannot see too far. The man said he has macular degeneration and glasses do not help.

The officer told the man he could not drive his golf cart on the sidewalk to his friend’s house any longer. The man said he usually goes through the field in back. The officer said if he has permission from the land owner, he can continue to drive in the field.

The woman requested that a report be filed for the incident.

■ ■ April 7 - Two officers, along with Clark County deputies were dispatched to a bar in Abbotsford for a fight in progress with approximately 10 people involved. All officers were at the CAPD when dispatched and drove to the bar. As a Clark County Deputy arrived, he announced over the radio that one of the subjects was fleeing on foot. The deputy pursued the male party on foot.

While turning onto the street the bar was on, a CAPD officer observed a medium-sized group standing near the front entrance of the bar. The officer did not observe any physical altercation but observed a separate CAPD officer approaching the group. The second CAPD officer drove in the east alleyway behind the bar and observed a physical altercation occurring near the entrance on the sidewalk. The officer drove to the bar and activated his air horn while pulling up to the curb in an attempt to separate the individuals.

While coming to a stop, the officer observed a male individual attempting to hit another male who was being restrained by others. The officer exited his patrol vehicle and immediately directed his taser at the individual who was attempting to hit the other male. After both men were backing out of the altercation and it appeared to subside, the officer lowered his taser and removed a 29-year-old man from the situation.

The officer turned his attention to the male who was still being restrained by several others and briefly directed his taser at the group as the officer did not know the group’s intentions holding onto the male. The officer commanded the male being restrained to calm down. The man said he did nothing wrong. The man remained restrained by the younger male individuals until he calmed down. The officer then escorted the 29-year-old male into his squad car, away from the others. The other CAPD officer stood by with the restrained male who told the officer to arrest him.

The man in the patrol squad said he was trying to calm the other man down. It was his brother who was being restrained. The guy said there were a group of men who were the ones who started the issues and pointed toward a different group of males standing on the sidewalk.

The officer walked toward a 31-year-old male and instructed him to go get his friends that had walked to the rear of the bar. The man walked to the rear parking lot and continued to walk east. The officer yelled at the man to come back and he said he was not involved. The officer yelled again and the man complied, standing by a 35-year-old male. The officer then met with the bar owner and a 34-year-old male who said it was bar close and the owner told everyone to leave but people were not leaving and there was a scuffle.

The officer asked the man if he was involved in it and the man asked the bar owner if he was involved. The officer advised the man that the bar owner was not involved and asked him again if he himself was involved. The man said he was not involved as he was trying to break it up. The man did not have any other information to provide and the officer noticed him to be very intoxicated.

The officer then spoke with the Clark County Deputy who had spoke with the 31 and 35-year-old males. The deputy said the 31-year-old male said he was trapped in the bar and there was an argument. The deputy noted this man was also not very helpful in answering questions as he was intoxicated.

The other officer interviewed the first group of men, one of whom, was a 24-year-old male. He said the 34-year-old male was saying things to them and the conversation got heated as they were exiting the bar. The man said this made him upset and his brothers tried to calm him down.

The 24-year-old man said the 31-year-old man threatened to beat him up and one of the man’s friends was pushing him. The officer told the 24-year-old that the best course of action would have been to remove himself quickly from the situation before it escalated. The man agreed but said the officer did not see what led up to the incident.

Five men were cited for disorderly conduct with one of the men being released without a citation.

■ ■ April 7 - Two officers were dispatched to a gas station in reference to a male that was found passed out in the bathroom and was now in the trucker’s lounge passed out.

The officer met with an employee who said they heard a male snoring in one of the bathroom stalls. They knocked on the door several times before the male woke up and they walked him into the trucker’s lounge where he fell asleep.

The officers went to the lounge and saw the male sleeping in a chair. The officers woke the man up and spoke to the man who said he was at a party with friends the previous night and they dropped him off at the gas station. The man said he lives in Marshfield and had no way to get home. He said he did not have a phone on him to call for a ride. The officer asked the man if he would like a ride home and the man said he would.

■ ■ April 7 - An officer met with a 27-year-old man who wanted to make a complaint about being assaulted. The man said it occurred at an address in Colby. The man said he went to a party at the address and had been drinking alcohol. He said he arrived and everything was calm. Then, around midnight, he said a 28-year-old man and himself started to argue. The complainant then said that his cousin calmed him down and that was when the 28-year-old man punched him on the side of his face with a closed fist at least three times.

Later that day, the officer made contact with the 28-yearold man, the 27-year-old man’s cousin and a separate witness. The cousin said he hosted a party and the complainant later became aggressive and was causing a disturbance in the residence. The other men asked the complainant to leave the residence but he did not leave the apartment building and continued to stand outside in the hallway.

The 28-year-old man said he lived in the same apartment building and said he was getting tired and wanted to go home. The man said when he walked out into the hallway, he believed the complainant had a knife in his hand and the complainant would not let the man leave. The 28-year-old man said he could not remember since he was intoxicated.

The witness and the 28-year-old man said he and the complainant started to shove, push and punch each other. The officer asked them to explain more about the altercation but they could not elaborate further.

The officer informed the 28-year old man that he would be receiving a disorderly conduct citation. The officer then called the complainant and said he would be receiving a disorderly conduct citation as well.