COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE

D EPARTMENT

■ July 12 - An officer was dispatched to a health care facility in Colby in reference to a resistive patient. Upon arrival, the officer located the patient sitting in a wheelchair outside. The patient told the officer that they were not going to the hospital. The officer told the patient that they would not force them to go.

The officer then met with the staff inside. The staff informed the officer that the patient had made some suicidal comments over text. The officer returned to the patient and asked to see the texts they had sent. The patient had told the recipient that they were feeling suicidal. The officer asked if the patient had thoughts of killing themself. The patient denied wanting to kill themself. The officer informed the staff that the patient did not want to kill themself and the officer would not be contacting Northwest Connections at that time as the patient was already in the facility they were supposed to be at. The staff stated they understood.

The officer was later asked to return to the facility as EMTs wanted them to contact Northwest Connections. The officer contacted the facility and informed them of what the patient said. The officer said they did not believe the patient needed to go anywhere as they were already in a facility. The staff member at Northwest Connections agreed and did not think the patient met the criteria to be involuntarily detained.

The administrator told the officer that they were concerned about their staff being with the patient as they had attempted to commit suicide in the past. The officer said the patient had told them that they had not thought about committing suicide that day. The administrator informed the officer that the staff had taken all of the things out of the patient’s room that they could use to hurt themselves.

■ July 12 - An officer was dispatched to a Colby residence for a disturbance. The officer arrived and met with an individual who appeared to be very agitated. They said they had been punched in the face two times.

The complainant said an individual arrived at the residence and started to make some inappropriate comments about Hispanics. The individual also made a comment about the residents’ son, which led the complainant to push the individual off the property. The individual pushed the complainant back and began to swing their arm in an attempt to punch the complainant in the face. The complainant said they were struck on the side of the face twice with a closed fist. After the individual punched them in the face, the complainant said they pushed the individual to the ground.

The officer asked if the punches hurt. The complainant said they did and began to get agitated as the officer asked further questions regarding the incident. The complainant walked away, stating they did not want to tell the officer anything further. The complainant said several times that they did not trust law enforcement due to having bad interactions in the past. The officer did not observe any bruising or cuts to the complainant’s face.

The officer then met with the individual accused of hitting the complainant. The individual apologized for what happened and said the complainant had pushed them onto the road but it wasn’t a big deal. The individual said they had arrived at the residence and saw a young man with long hair. The individual said something about the man being a woman, and everyone at the residence got mad. The individual said the complainant pushed them toward the street. The individual then ended up on the ground. The individual denied hitting the complainant at all. The officer did not observe any bruising or cuts to the individual’s face.

The officer met with the residents, who said the individual had come to their residence and began making inappropriate statements about Hispanics. Their son, who has long hair, came outside and the individual asked him if he was a man or a woman. The residents took offense to the individual saying that about their son. The complainant began to yell at the individual to get off the property as the individual walked away. The residents did not see if either of the two punched each other, but they noticed the individual laying on the ground. The individual then walked towards the residents, saying the complainant had swung at them.

The complainant refused to provide a written statement.

■ July 13 - An officer responded to a disturbance at a Colby residence. Upon arrival, the officer observed a truck backing out of the driveway and a female pointing to the truck. The truck came to a stop in front of the officer and a male exited the driver’s seat.

The officer asked the male what was going on. The male said the female had come to his house the previous night and changed the locks so that he couldn’t get in. He left and went to a friend’s house to sleep. He came home around noon and found her inside of the house, putting his belongings in a suitcase and telling him to leave. The officer asked if the female lived there with him. The male said she had moved out and was staying with her mother. The officer asked if anything physical happened between them. He said there was no shoving or hitting. The officer asked if he was renting the house or if he owned it. He said both of them owned the house. While speaking with the male, the officer could smell alcohol on his breath.

The officer then spoke with the female. She said she changed the locks because all the male did was drink and party with his friends and she was tired of it. She said the male came to the back door of the house while she was inside with their child. She told him to move out and they started arguing. She said she tried to open the door, but he kept shutting it. She was able to get the door open, and as she was standing in the doorway, they were pushing off each other and she fell onto her stomach. She then called the police and the male got into his truck. That is when the officer arrived.

The officer asked if they both owned the house. She said the house was only in her name. The officer advised that since the male had lived there for awhile she could not just change the locks and tell him to leave. The officer advised that she needed to file for an eviction through the courts.

The officer observed another individual in the truck. The officer asked them if they had seen anything happen between the couple. The individual said they had not. While speaking with them, the officer could see half-empty beer cans in the center console. The officer asked if one of them belonged to the male. The individual said yes.

The officer then asked the male how many beers he had. He said about four. The officer asked if he would be willing to do some field sobriety tests since he had been observed driving the truck. He agreed to the field sobriety test, as well as a preliminary breath test, the result of which was 0.244.

The male had a prior drunk driving conviction, a suspended driver’s license and a 0.02 blood-alcohol restriction. The male was placed under arrest for operating while intoxicated (second) and disorderly conduct. He was issued citations for driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration and operating after suspension. The male was taken to the Marathon County Jail.

■ July 14 - An officer spoke with an Abbotsford resident regarding threats made against them. The complainant said their mother had been staying with them temporarily due to health concerns. They were unable to continue caring for her and were organizing alternative residency for her. The complainant’s cousin heard about their plans and was very upset.

The cousin threatened the complainant’s family through texts. The cousin told them that they would come and give them what they deserve for their treatment of the complainant’s mother. The complainant said they did not believe the threat was legitimate, but it caused their children to fear for their safety. The complainant said the cousin lived somewhere in Memphis, Tenn. The cousin was also known to have posted pictures of themselves with guns and face masks. The complainant said their mother was staying at an aunt’s house for the time being and they wanted the incident documented in case the cousin actually came to Abbotsford.

■ July 14 - An officer was contacted by an individual regarding missing property. The complainant said they were moving out of their residence in Colby and had most of their belongings out. They had locked the doors until they could retrieve the last few items. They had gone back to the residence a few days after locking it up and found different locks on the doors, along with postings from their mortgage company. They were able to gain access to retrieve the last of their things.

The complainant had purchased beef that was left behind in their freezer. They had checked the freezer and found that it had been emptied out. It also appeared that someone had attempted to remove their washer and dryer, but were unable to fit them through the doorway of the laundry room.

The complainant had not received any communication from the mortgage company that someone was coming to clean out the residence. They called the company and learned that it had contacted a third-party company to clean out the residence as they had been informed that the complainant had moved out. The complainant informed the company about the missing meat as they were unable to make contact with the third party company. The mortgage company advised them to send a copy of a police report so that they could possibly be compensated. The complainant provided the officer with the receipt for the purchase of meat in the amount of $243.20, along with a picture of it being placed in the freezer. The complainant also noted that there had been some other miscellaneous belongings in the residence that belonged to their children. The complainant said their main concern was getting back the expensive quantity of meat.

■ July 16 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to an individual in the house who was not supposed to be there. The officer was advised that the individual left after the complainant called. The officer met with the complainant, who said there had been two individuals in their room today. The complainant said they did not know who the individuals were.

The complainant said they believed the landlord did not like them and was giving them a hard time because of it. They said the landlord threatens and scares them. They said the landlord’s wife came over with three other people who were blocking the doors. The complainant said another officer came and told them not to take it personally, but they believed the cop was corrupt and the landlord paid them to do favors. The complainant believed it would stop now because a report was being done.

The complainant claimed the landlord hired people to scare them, and the landlord stayed invisible and kept their hands clean. When asked if the landlord spoke to them in a threatening manner, the complainant said no. The officer provided the complainant with their number and advised them to call if something similar happened again.

■ July 18 - An officer was alerted to a fight that occurred in the crowd watching the band playing at Colby Cheese Days The officer was told that one of the individuals involved was bleeding from the nose. The officer located the individual in a city gazebo. The individual was not sure what had happened, but thought they may have been punched in the face. The individual did not know why they would have been punched and did not know what the person looked like. They did not wish to press charges.

The officer noted that the individual appeared to be very intoxicated. They asked again if the individual knew who had punched them. An unidentified female in the gazebo said she believed the person was a friend of the individual. The officer said if they did not want to press charges, a disorderly conduct citation could still be issued, and the friend would be asked to leave the festival grounds. The individual agreed.

The individual’s brother then arrived, also very intoxicated. The brother said he was going to find the friend and beat them up. Other people in the group attempted to calm the brother down, but he stayed angry and went looking for the friend. Officers followed him to prevent another fight from happening.

Another shoving incident started in the crowd after the brother found the friend. Officers separated the parties before anything escalated. The individual’s mother was seen screaming at the friend and getting in their face. An officer escorted the mother away from the crowd.

The officer then spoke with the friend about what had occurred. The friend said they were watching the band when someone spilled a drink on the individual. The friend got in between them in an attempt to calm the individual down and stop a fight from happening. The individual got upset and tried to tackle the friend. The friend grabbed the individual around the waist and was able to spin out of the hold. They both went to the ground, and the individual hit their face on the road. They continued to wrestle for a little bit before they were broken up.

While the officer was talking with the friend, the individual’s father showed up and started calling the friend names. He said he would fight the friend behind the bar when the cops left. The friend said they did not want to fight anyone. They were adamant that they had not punched anyone, only wrestled briefly.

Officers escorted the friend away from the festival for their safety. The officer advised that they could try clearing up what had happened once everyone was sober. The friend left without further incident.

■ July 19 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to someone refusing to leave. Upon arrival, the officer observed several individuals standing near the curb. The individual who had been asked to leave was escorted from the group by another officer. The officer spoke with the complainant, who said the individual had arrived to talk to her regarding the child she was pregnant with. The individual had told her a few weeks ago that he did not want to be in their child’s life and wanted to break up. She said he had come today because he wanted to talk to her about raising their child and being in the child’s life. She said the conversation had been civil.

The officer asked if he had ever gotten physical with her in the past. She said he had punched her two or three months ago while she was at his residence in Curtiss. She said she did not want the individual around her anymore. The officer said she would need to get a restraining order against him and make arrangements regarding the child.

The owner of the residence said they feared the individual might do something to one of their kids or the complainant since she was living with them. The owner wanted to keep the individual from coming to the property. The officer advised that they would issue a trespassing warning to the individual.

The individual gave the officers a similar statement regarding the incident. Due to a strong odor of alcohol coming from the individual, the officers transported him to the police station, where he was issued the trespassing warning. The individual said they understood and was taken to their residence.

■ July 20 - An officer received a complaint of a neighbor’s dog running into the complainant’s yard in Colby. The officer knew from previous contacts that this was an ongoing issue between the neighbors. The complainant showed the officer a video of the complainant’s son going up to the dog. The neighbor’s son quickly grabs the dog and carries it off the complainant’s property.

The officer met with the neighbor and asked if their wired fence was working. The neighbor believed it was, but was unsure. The officer advised the neighbor that there was video of their dog in the neighbor’s yard. The officer advised the dog owner that they would be receiving a citation for permitting an animal to run at large.