Young person reading book outside raises suspicion: On the record Feb. 16 to Feb. 18
Craig Police Department
Friday, Feb. 16
1:55 a.m. On the first block of West Victory Way, officers responded to reports of a window smashed out of a red Outback Subaru that was parked outside a business. Officers identified the man responsible for the damage, and he was cited for criminal mischief.
6:41 a.m. On the 1300 block of West Victory Way, officers responded to reports of a suspicious person.
8:24 a.m. Officers responded to reports of child abuse or neglect.
9:14 a.m. Near the intersection of West Victory Way and Yampa Avenue, officers removed a large chunk of ice from on the road.
10:41 a.m.In the 600 block of East Sixth Street, officers responded to reports that a trailer was broken into while the owner was out of state. It is not known if anything was taken.
11:38 a.m. On the 800 block of West First Street, officers responded to a man who was lured into sending nude photos of himself.
12:07 p.m. On the 700 block of East Victory Way, officers responded to a report that a male who had threatened an employee Monday was back in the store. Store staff requested he be asked to leave. The male was contacted and issued a trespass notice.
1:57 p.m. On the 400 block of Ranney Street, officers responded to report of an escape. A male walked away from the Correctional Alternative Placement Services.
2:41 p.m. On the 900 block of West First Street, officers responded reports that a woman had lost her birth certificate and driver’s license in the mail. Officers told the woman to contact the Post Office.
2:51 p.m. On the 400 block of School Street, officers responded to reports of an accident involving a Subaru and a Chrysler Town and Country minivan. No injuries were reported. One of the drivers was issued a citation.
3:23 p.m. On the 500 block of East Victory Way, officers responded to reports that an escapee from CAPS was in a room with two other adults and a young girl. Before officers arrived on the scene, the person was seen walking away with a female. Officers contacted with the parties in the room. The CAPS walk away was not in the room at the time of the visit.
5:34 p.m. On the 600 block of Wickes Avenue, officers responded to reports that a woman was missing her wallet that had been left in her locked car. The wallet has the woman’s Social Security number on the back. There was no sign of forced entry, and nothing else was taken from the vehicle.
Saturday, Feb. 17
2:07 a.m. Near the intersection of Colorado Street and East Sixth Street, officers responded to a report of shots fired. The reporting party heard two shots about two minutes apart. No other sounds were heard. Officers responding to the area didn’t hear anything. They checked some residences and were unable to locate the source of the sounds. Everything appeared secure.
7:28 a.m. Officers responded to reports of child abuse or neglect.
11:36 a.m. On the 1200 block of Barclay Street, officers responded to a report that a man was receiving harassing phone calls from a caller with an accent using the same number. Officers provided advice on how to handle the calls.
1:41 p.m. On the 600 block of Pershing Street, officers responded to reports of a suspicious person in a dark hooded sweatshirt walking up and down the side of the Sandrocks. Police contacted a party matching the description. He was reading a book.
1:49 p.m. On the 200 block of East Victory Way, officers were asked to help when a new license plate was found in a front yard. The owner of the plate was contacted and will collect his property.
4:04 p.m. On the 600 block of Tucker Street, officers responded to reports that a snowblower had been stolen. The machine was kept in the backyard behind a locked fence.
4:23 p.m. On the 400 block of East Fourth Street, officers responded to reports that a woman was being threatened by her sister-in-law and had requested help from an officer. The sister-in-law drove away, and officers were unable to serve her with a trespass notice.
5:12 p.m. On the 2000 block of Crockett Drive, officers responded to reports that a person in Craig had his or her credit card used twice in Aurora and once in San Antonio, Texas. The credit card company was contacted.
6:10 p.m. On the 2000 block of West Victory Way, officers responded to reports that a woman driving a small white car had hit something outside Walmart on Victory Way. She was not sure what she hit. There were no injuries. It is not known if there was any other damage.
10:51 p.m. On the 1000 block of West Victory Way, officers responded to reports that two boys were attempting to break into the building. Officers took the juveniles into custody.
11:53 p.m. On the 400 block of Yampa Avenue, officers responded to reports that two women had ordered drinks, then taken the drinks out the building without paying for them.
Sunday, Feb. 18
8:56 a.m. On the 1000 block of Lecuyer Drive, officers responded to a report that a bicyclist had opened the door of the reporting party’s vehicle when riding by. There didn’t appear to be any damage to the vehicle.
1:08 p.m. On the 400 block of Tucker Street, an officer was flagged down by an elderly female who said a taillight was out on his car. The officer checked. The light was working correctly.
2:08 p.m. On the 600 block of Green Street, officers responded to a report of a black backpack, covered by a jean jacket, and a lady’s bag laying in front of the door of the church. It appeared someone might have been sleeping there, and the reporting party wanted officers to check that nothing dangerous was in the backpack. Officers checked and left the items by the church.
3:42 p.m. On the 1100 block of West Sixth Street, officers responded to reports that a Chevy vehicle was hit during the night, leaving a large dent.
4:07 p.m. On the 400 block of Ranney Street, officers were called when someone found two backpacks behind one of his trailers.
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