Best of police blotter Our favorite cartoons from this year
FEB. 4
5:02 p.m. Information Report, Albright Street
— Caller said a woman told her that the woman and her boyfriend murdered someone and that they needed help. Caller clarified that the woman and the boyfriend were communicating with her via telepathy.
MAR. 11
9:36 a.m. Civil Complaint, Paseo del Pueblo Sur
— Caller said he ordered a sausage biscuit and it was hard as a rock. Caller said that when he asked for a new one, the employee yelled at him.
MAY 11 Suspicious Circumstances, Bertha Street
4:39 p.m.
— Caller said there were homeless individuals playing loud music, dancing and “meowing.” No contact was made with anyone playing loud music or meowing.
MAY 18 Unknown Problem, Taos
9:08 p.m.
Plaza — Caller said someone threw a water balloon at their car from a rooftop.
JUNE 1 Public confrontation, Camino de La Acequia Madre
1:45 p.m. — Caller said they saw a male in a yellow neon shirt and a woman in a white shirt fighting in a parking lot. A third individual involved pulled out an axe. A report was filed.
JULY 21 Disorderly Conduct, Martyrs Steakhouse—
6:21 p.m.
Caller reported that a man in a red jersey was inside the building swinging around a switch blade and demanding a napkin.
NOV. 6
Civil Standby, El Cerrito Apartments
1:18 a.m.
— Caller said a man stole the keys to her brother’s car and was drunk. The caller was drunk and the officer gave the keys to the caller’s daughter.
DEC. 10 Suspicious Circumstance, Apache Street
9:33 a.m.
— Caller said they found a stuffed gingerbread man with a knife in its eye. No report was filed.
We saw a transition in our cartoonist position here at the Taos News this year when Bill Baron decided to put away his pencil after more than 20 years drawing for our opinion pages. Before he left in mid-summer, he drew some of our favorite cartoons from his long tenure. Two are featured here, along with one of our other favorites from our interim cartoonist Rob Pudim.
Here’s to another fun year of visualizing the issues that matter most to our readers on the opinion pages.