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Police Blotter

Jan. 20, 9:20 a.m.

Police responded to a call about a woman crawling into the upstairs window of a vacant house. She had a backpack and another bag with her. The real estate agent for the home was contacted to obtain entry to the property, but no one was found.

 

Jan. 20, 1:55 p.m.

Officers received a report of the theft of golf clubs valued at $3,000.

 

Jan. 20, 2 p.m.

Officers spoke with a woman who reported that she discovered her safe jammed and $12,000 missing. She suspected her boyfriend, who she had loaned $250,000 and purchased a truck for. She said they both knew the combination to the safe, and that she had called the man and he told her he took the money because he had nothing. She asked that the money and truck be returned and got no response.

 

Jan. 20, 5:54 p.m.

An elderly couple from Chicago said it appears that their van had been broken into but they couldn't check because the door handle was broken and they couldn't enter the vehicle.

 

Jan. 21, 1:51 a.m.

Officers received a report about a possible intoxicated driver with a 4-year-old child in the vehicle. The woman was interviewed and it was determined the allegations were false.

 

Jan. 21, 1:11 p.m.

Police receive a report of a woman and a man walking in the alley to look over fences into residents' yards. The man was wearing a striped shirt and gray jeans while the woman was dressed in all gray. No one matching their description was found.

 

Jan. 21, 3:24 p.m.

Officers received a call about a domestic dispute involving a woman who threw ice at a man. He said he was going to try to get a hotel room for a few days.

 

Jan. 22, 1:12 a.m.

Police received multiple calls in the area of Fire Agate Drive and Quartzite Road about possible gunshots or fireworks. Nothing was seen or heard when officers arrived in the area.

 

Jan. 22, 5:54 a.m.

Officers received a call about dogs barking in a neighbor's backyard. This has been going on since 5:35 a.m. and has been a problem for four years.

 

Jan. 22, 8:01 a.m.

A person was in the lobby to report that he was getting threatening calls from a terrorist group and wanted to be sure the phone in the lobby of the police station was secure.

 

Jan. 22, 11:03 a.m.

Police received a complaint about excessive noise coming from a car on Avenue K for 30 minutes. The owner of the car said he was working on the vehicle and would turn down the radio.

 

Jan. 23, 8:13 a.m.

Police received a call from a woman who said she had been kidnapped from her home and her kidnappers had threatened to kill her. She was now front of a residence on Mancha Lane in a blue Lincoln Town Car. She said her kidnappers left in a gold pickup truck and she let the air out of the tires in the Lincoln so they couldn't take her anywhere. Upon contacting the reported kidnapper, he told officers the woman was free to go and had been asked to leave several times.

 

Jan. 23, 1:13 p.m.

Golf clubs were reportedly stolen from the Boulder City Municipal Golf Course.

 

Jan. 23, 8:50 p.m.

Officers cited a driver for speeding, as he was traveling 100 mph in a 45 mph zone.

 

Jan. 24, 12:14 a.m.

Police received a call from a person who said his friend was threatening on social media and by text to commit suicide. The subject was contacted and said he was upset that his friends continued to cancel plans and he had no intention to harm himself or anyone else.

 

Jan. 24, 4:54 p.m.

A hotel owner called to report that one of the property's guests had backed into the building and that when asked about the accident the driver said it was there already when, in fact, evidence of the crash could be seen on the vehicle.

 

Jan. 25, 11:08 a.m.

Police received a call from a woman who said she has not been able to reach her father and his wife by telephone for several days. Officers met with the man, who said he will give his daughter a call.

 

Jan. 25, 1:11 p.m.

A woman contacted police about seeing something on Facebook advertising a "pot party" and that 1,000 people had said they were planning to attend. She wanted to know if there was any way to check if this was a real thing.

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Weekly statistics

Reporting Period Jan. 14-20

Animal Control 109

Adult Arrests 12

Juvenile Arrests 1

Traffic Stops 232

Incident Reports 42

Citations 105

 

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