Police reports

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approximately 50 prank phone calls to the facility. The last call came at 11:30 p.m. on April 19. The callers would say they are coming to visit a resident. They would say they were waiting outside and ask staff to bring a wheelchair. Staff would bring the wheelchair outside and no one would be there. Then, while the staff member was waiting outside, the callers would call back and say they were coming later. Some of the calls were just heavy breathing and moaning. When asked about the calls, the resident in question said they did not have any grandsons.

The facility was able to provide one of the caller IDs to the officer, as well as the other number that had been calling. The officer was provided with contact information for the father of the caller and left a voicemail about the incident. The officer then called the other phone number. The owner of the phone number stated that their brother and his friend had been using their cell phone to make prank calls to the facility. The owner of the cell phone had told them to stop and called the facility to let the staff know it had been prank calls.

The officer spoke with the mother of the prank caller and explained that her son and his friend had called the facility about 50 times and had disrupted the staff with their pranks. Due to the number of calls and staff disruptions, the officer said a referral for unlawful use of a telephone would be sent to the Clark County Juvenile Court.

■ April 20 - A traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle observed to be traveling 50 mph in a posted 30 mph zone in Colby. While following the vehicle, the officer observed it deviating from its lane and almost hitting a light pole as the passenger side of the vehicle went onto the grass. The officer recognized the driver from prior law enforcement contacts. The officer could smell a strong odor of alcohol coming from the driver. The driver told the officer that they had consumed three beers that night. The driver’s information came back with a revoked driver’s license and a warrant for their arrest.

The driver was willing to do field sobriety tests but was unwilling to do a preliminary breath test. The officer informed the driver that they would be placed under arrest for operating while under the influence (2nd) and for the warrant. The driver was transported to the police station and submitted to a chemical test of their breath. The driver was issued citations for operating while under the influence (2nd), operating with a prohibited alcohol content (2nd), operating while revoked, unsafe lane deviation, and speeding on city highway (20-24 mph over). The driver was then taken to the Marathon County Jail.

■ April 20 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in regards to a vehicle hitting a house. The complainant said they had left on April 17 and came back that day. When they arrived back at the residence, they noticed damage to the gutters on the residence. The complainant said this has happened before, and the last time someone hit the residence, it was with a Uhaul truck. The complainant said there had been no damage when they left, but they did not know when the accident had occurred.

■ April 20 - A traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle after it failed to yield the right of way at a traffic light in Colby. While the officer was waiting for a red light on Spence Street, the other vehicle had its left turn signal on. When the light turned green and the officer started to drive forward, the other vehicle failed to yield the right of way and turned in front of the officer’s squad. The officer then turned to follow the vehicle due to the violation. The vehicle deviated from its lane, crossing the dotted line.

The officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver, who said they were coming from a party in Colby and going home to their house in Abbotsford. The officer observed the driver had red, glossy eyes and could detect the odor of alcohol. The officer asked the driver if they had been drinking alcohol. The driver stated he did not. The officer told the driver they could smell alcohol. The driver admitted to drinking two drinks.

The officer asked the driver to perform field sobriety tests. The driver performed the test, and there were no signs of impairment. The officer asked the driver if he was willing to take a preliminary breath test. The driver agreed and the result was a .03 blood-alcohol level.

The driver was issued a citation for operating without a valid drivers license and underage drinking. He was told that he would need to call someone to pick him up.