The Taos News

POLICE BLOTTER

- – Compiled by John Miller

The following is a condensed version of Taos Police reports from July 1-5. For the full version of the blotter, visit taosnews.com.

JULY 1

11:35 a.m. Lost property, Smith’s – A caller said he lost his work phone in town on Sunday. When he called it, a woman answered and said she would ship it to him.

12:33 p.m. Welfare check, Nambé Outlet – A caller said a man who was driving a yellow Oldsmobile station wagon was walking around completely nude.

12:51 p.m.

– A caller said a highly intoxicate­d man was in the bathroom refusing to come out.

1:29 p.m. Suspicious circumstan­ce, Electric Sheep – A caller said a man had walked in with about 30 laptops that appeared to be suspicious, as if they belonged to a school.

4:31 p.m. Larceny, Read Lockhart Gallery – A caller said two petal bikes had been stolen, one dark blue and the other light blue.

5:08 p.m. Disorderly conduct, Smith’s – A caller said a man in the store was yelling and threatenin­g to kill someone.

8:14 p.m.

– A caller said three people inside a vehicle on the north side of the store appeared to be shooting up drugs.

8:14 p.m. Harassment, Lund Street – A caller said the renters of an Airbnb next to his home were harassing him.

JULY 2

1:33 a.m. Traffic stop, Taos County Chamber of Commerce – An officer issued a curfew warning.

1:39 a.m.

– An officer issued a curfew warning. 1:49 a.m. Traffic stop, Baskin Robbins – An officer issued a curfew warning.

2:04 a.m. Traffic stop, Chevron – An officer issued a curfew warning. 2:14 a.m. Shots fired, La Posta Road – A caller said she had heard four gunshots in the area.

8:58 a.m.

– A caller said a man selling newspapers was not wearing a mask. An officer gave him a copy of the public health order.

9:57 a.m.

– A caller said his neighbor’s dogs had bitten his grandchild­ren.

1:38 p.m.

– A caller said he wanted to know if it was OK to take his shirt off at the park. 1:59 p.m. Criminal damage, Quesnel Street – A caller said it looked like someone had knocked down a speed sign near his house.

JULY 3

1:09 a.m. Fireworks, Darrons Trailer Park – A caller said people were smoking pot and lighting off fireworks.

9:25 a.m. Kit Carson Park – A caller said a man walking his dog in the park wasn’t wearing a mask.

2:01 p.m. Assault, Smith’s – A caller said another woman, who wasn’t wearing a mask, had punched her in the face in the store. The caller said she had told the woman she was supposed to wear a mask.

2:10 p.m. Civil complaint, Smith’s – A caller said he has chronic obstructiv­e pulmonary disease and was concerned about the number of store employees not wearing masks. 4:34 p.m. Trespassin­g, Sonic Drivein – A caller said a man was harassing other customers.

8:16 p.m. Fraud-forgery, Pizza Hut – A caller said he ordered a pizza, but was told it had been paid for when he went to go pick it up. He thought it very suspicious.

JULY 4

9:45 a.m. Psychiatri­c behavioral, Hampton Inn – A caller said he has the mental capacity of a child and had escaped a mental institutio­n. 12:06 p.m. Civil complaint, Albertsons – A caller said a woman in the produce section wasn’t wearing a mask.

3:04 p.m. Animal abuse, Smith’s – A caller said he had seen a man in the parking lot beating a dog.

3:28 p.m.

– A caller said her neighbors were having a big party and it sounded like people were starting to fight.

9:56 p.m. Fireworks, Kit Carson Park – A caller said it sounded like people in the park were setting off fireworks.

10 p.m.

– A caller said people in the area were shooting off fireworks, which were landing in his yard. 10:35 p.m. Fireworks, Liebert Street – A caller said people were setting off fireworks.

11:02 p.m.

– A caller said there was a party going on with lots of kids drinking.

JULY 5

1:32 a.m. Larceny, Gusdorf Place – A caller said a male had stolen her car keys and $2,000.

4:44 a.m.

– A caller said she was supposed to stay the night with her friend, who kicked her out of his residence after she refused to have sex with him.

12:57 p.m.

– A caller said he had seen a male wearing an unbuttoned shirt and pink pants get out of a school bus, retrieve a handgun from the back of the bus and put it in his waistband. He was last seen walking toward D or C building.

8:45 p.m. Trespassin­g, Smith’s – A caller said a man was in the bathroom refusing to come out.

July 6

10:36 a.m.

– A caller said two men were fighting in the parking lot.

11:18 a.m. Harassment, Montoya Street – A caller said a man had been sending him threatenin­g emails. 2:17 p.m.

– A caller said a woman sitting in a vehicle was banging her head on the steering wheel and screaming.

8:13 p.m.

– A caller said a male was at the skate park.

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