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Greeley/Evans Crime Log

New Year’s Day

Sunday, Feb. 1

12:00 A.M. 12:00 A.M.: Greeley police responded to a report in the 200 block of 11th Avenue of a trespasser living in a resident’s attic. The caller, who sounded intoxicated, said he could hear someone crawling around and sawing things.

12:45 p.m.: Greeley police were asked to respond to a report of a cat in the 3700 block of 24th Street that was getting aggressive toward a woman and her grandson. The cat also had been leaving mice and rabbits on the porch.

Thursday, Jan. 29

5:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2800 block of 6th Street for a report of about a half-dozen kids starting a fire behind the Broadview Park bathrooms.

The caller said one of the kids was especially chunky.

5:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2400 block of 18th Street to help an 80-year-old woman set up her voicemail.

Friday, Jan. 30 8:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 6800 block of 20th Street for a harassment call. A man reportedly spray-painted profanities on the sidewalk in front of his ex-girlfriend’s business and then fled in his red Nissan pickup. The man previously had done the same in front of the woman’s house.

4:30 p.m.: A man called Greeley police to ask a supervisor if “Sons of silence can go against God?”

Saturday, Jan. 31 11 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 95th Avenue and 10th Street to assist a man who thought he was accidentally being shot at while goose hunting. The man reported several rounds whizzed by his head. He suspected someone was nearby having target practice and couldn’t see him, but the man also felt he was pinned down and couldn’t retrieve his decoys.

11:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 100 block of east 24th Street for a report of a man drinking in public and knocking on people’s doors.

The caller was not necessarily concerned about the man’s well-being but about the public drinking because, “We have rules against that.”

2:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 3000 block of 13th Street for a report of three kids on a residential roof throwing things at passersby.

2:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 47th Avenue and 26th Street for a report of a man in a red Ford pickup equipped with a siren and a loudspeaker commanding nearby motorists to get out of their cars with their hands up.

Monday, Feb. 2 2:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1900 block of 12th Avenue for a report of a goose on a resident’s roof. The woman said the goose tried to fly away when she returned from work, but it just fell off. It was last seen walking in the alley between 12th and 13th avenues.

3:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 200 block of E. 24th Street for a report of a resident who was experiencing buyer’s remorse after purchasing a car from someone she met on Facebook. The car did not pass emissions and the woman wanted police to get her money back.

Tuesday, Feb. 3 6 a.m.: A man called Greeley police demanding to speak to an Officer Hulsey or an on-duty sergeant. The man was adamant about only speaking to Hulsey or a sergeant because the rest of the police department is made up of terrorists.

7:45 a.m.: Greeley police were called to the 1400 block of 9th Avenue on a report of people feeding a raccoon known to be living in sewer drain pipe. The caller wanted the raccoon picked up immediately, but it returned to its home before animal control officers arrived at the scene.

Wednesday, Feb. 4 4:15 a.m.: A man in the 1100 block of 75th Avenue called Greeley police to complain about two officers who were stalking him. The man also said someone was putting drugs into the water, which caused his cousin to kill his grandfather. The man also said a lot of officers drive around town with snipers hanging out of their windows.

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Greeley/Evans Crime Log 8:45 a.m.: Greeley police were called to respond to

Sunday, Feb. 8

12th Street for a report of a 13-year-old boy who

3:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1800 block of 20th Avenue for a report of a heavyset woman who was knocking on doors in the neighborhood. One of several callers told dispatchers the woman appeared to be drunk because she said she was looking for a baby shower.

was refusing to go to school because he had nothing to wear. The woman was told officers would not get involved in a non-criminal, family issue.

7:45 p.m.: Evans police responded to Rock Point Drive for a report of a red car parked on a dirt road near a local farmer’s property. Police encountered a couple who were stargazing. They agreed to go elsewhere to stare at the stars.

Thursday, Feb. 5 9 a.m.: Greeley police responded to a fast-food restaurant in the 2400 block of 35th Avenue for a report of about 40 kids ditching school.

12:00 P.M.: Greeley police responded to the 4900 block of 9th Street for a report of a man who had left tacks in his neighbor’s driveway... again. The caller told police she has a pending stalking case against her neighbor, and said she would leave the tacks in the driveway if police wanted to respond to take photographs. The woman said any officer would be fine, except one, who she described as being “kind of a smartass.”

Saturday, Feb. 7 6:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2000 block of 6th Avenue for a report of a threat. The caller told dispatchers she bumped into an acquaintance who said she better not be going to the same house or else she’d “get the homies.”

Thursday, Feb. 5 4 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 12th Street for a report of a girl who the caller suspected of being on drugs because she was “walking with funny steps, like how the Germans used to walk.”

5 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 100 block of 9th Avenue for a report of a domestic disturbance.

The caller told dispatchers his girlfriend violated a restraining order because he found out she is a paid Greeley police informant. The man wanted police to throw his girlfriend in jail because he doesn’t hang around snitches.

10 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 1400 Glenmere Boulevard for a report of a squirrel in a chimney.

Friday, Feb. 13 12:00 A.M.: Evans police responded to Yucca Circle for a report of a woman who was supposed to check in for a 35-day stint in rehab for methamphetamine addiction, but decided to go to the liquor store and get drunk at home instead.

11:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1700 block of 12th Street for a report of a couple that was possibly stealing clothing from donation kiosks throughout town. The caller said the police recently broke up a professional shoplifting ring and that she started “keeping an eye on certain people.”

1:15 p.m.: Evans police responded to the intersection of 49th Street and 35th Avenue for a report of a dead calf on the side of the road. The calf had gone missing when officers responded about 20 minutes later.

4 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the intersection of 11th Avenue and 26th Street for a report of an Abe Lincoln-looking fellow who was possibly high on methamphetamine.

Saturday, Feb. 14 2:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2600 block of 6th Street for a report of two people in a car following a woman and her children near the park. The woman reported the two people, an older man and a younger woman, kept driving around in circles and switching seats. When police responded, they learned the man was teaching his girlfriend how to drive stick.

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Greeley/Evans Crime Log 5:30 p.m.: Evans police responded to the 800 block of 31st Street to check on a man who called dispatch but wasn’t making any sense. The caller told dispatchers his parents were teaching the angels to dance.

Emergency responders were called to take the man to North Colorado Medical Center 9:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 400 block of 21st Avenue for a report of a drunk man trying to get into a resident’s house. The caller said the man appeared to be Latino but said he also could be Asian because he kept putting his hands together and bowing. The caller did not know if the man was wearing pants.

Monday, Feb. 16 12:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2700 block of 11th Avenue for a report of a man causing a disturbance at a local liquor store. The owner of the liquor store refused to sell booze to the man because he was already too intoxicated. The man left the store and tried again by walking through the drive-thru.

9:30 p.m.: Evans police responded to Cove Way for a report of a dog chained up outside that wouldn’t stop barking. Officers responded to the area and found the dog. It didn’t make a sound in the 10 minutes officers were there.

10:45 p.m.: Dispatch received a call from a resident in the 1300 block of 4th Street complaining about a large dog that is always on the loose in the neighborhood.

The caller asked dispatch to make sure Greeley police and animal control officers would be on standby the following morning waiting for her to call about the latest escape.

Tuesday, Feb. 17 8:15 a.m.: Monday night’s caller from the 1300 block of 4th Street called dispatch as promised to report the large dog was on the loose again in the neighborhood.

Greeley police and animal control officers responded.

They encountered a couple walking their Boston terrier.

Wednesday, Feb. 18 7 p.m.: Evans police responded to Skyline Drive for a report of a dog that urinated on a woman.

Friday, Feb. 20 11:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to Bittersweet Park for a report of a man who had urinated on the pavilion.

9:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 4500 block of 29th Street for a report of a woman who shattered a residential window with a bottle of booze. The man just wanted police to know it was his wife who broke their window, not him.

Saturday, Feb. 21 12:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 5300 block of 29th Street to check the welfare of a caller’s neighbor. The caller worried her neighbor was trying to send a distress signal because the lights in the house were flashing for 20 minutes.

8 a.m.: A man called Greeley police to inform a supervisor that he went to the doctor yesterday, is tired of the games all these Weld County people are playing and is angry about the girl they made him see who looks like she is 11 years old. The man wanted a supervisor to call him back, but refused to leave a number because he had given it “a thousand times before.”

Tuesday, Feb. 24 5:30 p.m.: Evans police responded to a home in Glendale Drive for a report of a 16-year-old boy who ran off with his girlfriend. The boy’s mother told police he had been acting difficult lately and refused to go live with his father. Police advised the mother that teenagers can be difficult and that if she wanted her son to live with his father, she should take the 16-yearold there herself.

Monday, Feb. 23 5:30 p.m.: Evans police responded to the railroad tracks along U.S. 85 near 42nd Street for a report of a man riding his bike with a remote control in his hand, but not using it to control anything.

Police responded and determined the suspicious remote controller was a fishing pole.

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Friday, Feb. 27

Monday, March 9

5 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 3500 block of

1:15 p.m.: Evans police responded to the 3200 block of 11th Avenue for a report of a woman who started yelling at her neighbors because she found a beer can on her property.

24th Street to talk to a man who sought advice about how to handle his soon-to-be ex-wife for selling his TV behind his back.

Saturday, Feb. 28 11 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1300 block of 11th Avenue for a report of a man who lost his debit

6:30 p.m.: Evans police were asked to speak to a woman in the police station parking lot who wanted to confess that she ran a red light while she was driving earlier that day.

card and needed it because he wanted to find God and donate to the church.

Sunday, March 1 9:15 p.m.: Greeley police received a call from a resident at a business in the 1300 block of 11th Avenue. The caller thought he left his debit card at the business earlier, but none of the employees admitted to seeing it. The caller asked for police contact by phone because he wanted to avoid “the social stigma of having a cop here.”

Monday, March 2 12:45 p.m.: Evans police responded to Carson Avenue

Tuesday, March 10 8:45 a.m.: Greeley police were asked to respond to the 1900 block of 76th Avenue to help a resident remove a squirrel that was outside climbing on the house and the deck. The caller was advised that animal control officers cannot assist with the removal of a squirrel from a residential yard.

10:30 a.m.: A caller apologized to the Greeley Police Department even though he said he was assaulted by an officer. The caller told dispatch he had already talked to the Weld District Attorney’s Office about filing charges, but wanted other officers to know they were still his friends.

for a report of mysterious food that had found its way into a resident’s fridge and clothes that were found in the guest room. The caller told police her landlord had allowed someone who looked like her daughter into the house. She still thought it was weird despite a note on the fridge from her daughter stating she brought the food and clothes into the house.

Tuesday, March 3

Wednesday, March 11 6:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 600 block of 8th Avenue for a report of two men not properly dressed for the weather entering an apartment building with stereo equipment and a bicycle. The caller identified himself as an attorney who had developed a sixth sense for suspicious activity.

4:45 p.m.: Evans police responded to the 1100 block of

Thursday, March 12

37th Street for a report of a man receiving harassing

the harassment “is happening on my phone.”

10:15 p.m.: Evans police responded to the 4000 block of Riverside Parkway on a report of a suspicious vehicle. Once on scene, police encountered three men fishing.

Sunday, March 8

Friday, March 13

9:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2400 block

11 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1300 block of 11th Avenue after a man reported to dispatch that another man was using magic against him to make his heart hurt.

text messages. The man initially refused to give police his address, questioning why they needed it because

of 15th Avenue for a report of a man trying to break into a car. Officers contacted the owner, who said he was outside washing the windows.

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Greeley/Evans Crime Log 12:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 500 block of 21st Street for a harassment report. A man’s parents posted an eviction notice on his bedroom door after they found out he was arrested the night before in Adams County for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Monday, March 16 5:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the intersection of 10th Avenue and 8th Street for a report of an intoxicated man pushing a stroller full of alcohol down the street.

St. Patrick’s Day 6:15 p.m.: A resident of Carson Avenue reported to Evans police there was an injured raccoon behind his dumpster. The caller wanted to know if he could “put it out of its misery.” The man was warned about discharging a firearm within city limits.

10:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2000 block of 31st Street for a report of a “farm pig the size of a motorcycle that had been squealing all morning.”

When officers arrived, the potbelly pig had been moved inside, but police did warn the owners that they could be cited for disturbing the peace if additional complaints are made.

1:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1600 block of 6th Avenue for a report of chickens running loose, two of which had already been run over by passing vehicles. The owners were advised to contain the chickens and to get rid of the rooster.

Thursday, March 26 7 a.m.: Evans police responded to Empire Street after a woman reported to dispatch that her husband had called and was screaming in agony about an unknown problem. Officers responded to the home and spoke with the husband. He was having a painful bowel movement.

Thursday, March 19 2:45 a.m.: Evans police responded to a motel in the 800 block of 31st Street for a report of a child screaming. Officers responded to the scene, but could not locate a screaming child. They did speak to a man in the parking lot who said he and his girlfriend had just done the deed and that she can be a screamer in the bedroom.

Friday, March 20 2:15 p.m.: Evans police responded to Antelope Way for a report of an elderly man wandering around on the street. Officers responded and learned the man had just received a new prosthetic and was just out getting exercise.

Saturday, March 21 2:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 25th Avenue and 15th Street for a report of a man yelling and getting into “fighting stances.” No one else was around.

Monday, March 23 10:30 p.m.: Evans police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 3200 block of 23rd Avenue.

The driver of the car told police he pulled over to talk with his significant other rather than text while driving.

Tuesday, March 24 2:15 a.m.: Evans police responded to an alley off of Idaho Street for a report of a man collecting scrap metal out of a Dumpster. Officers responded and watched the man rummage through the Dumpster for about five minutes. When confronted by police, the man denied pulling anything out of the garbage. He was warned not to collect scrap in Evans.

7:30 a.m.: Evans police responded to Valley View Avenue for a report of a green camper that habitually speeds through the neighborhood, sometimes putting kids in danger. The caller demanded a squad car to respond or else he would handle the driver “in another way.” Weld County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the complaint.

Sunday, March 29 12:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 3700 block of 24th Street for a report of a found hookah.

The caller wanted officers to respond to explain how it works and what it will do to someone.

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Greeley/Evans Crime Log 10:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 800 block of 12th Street for a report of an intoxicated man sleeping in another man’s bed.

Wednesday, April 1 12:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1600 block of Glenmere Boulevard for a report of a duck choking on something wrapped around its neck.

4:45 p.m.: Evans police responded to Mariposa Lane for a report of a skunk “trying to die between two houses.”

11:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 4300 block of 9th Street for a report of kids playing dingdong ditch and throwing toilet paper on local houses.

Friday, April 3 1:45 a.m.: A man called Evans police about turning himself in on a warrant. The man, who sounded intoxicated, did not have any active warrants. A friend agreed to watch him.

9 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2800 block of 13th Avenue for a report of a ghost. The caller told police her ex-boyfriend lives in the attic, comes down as a ghost and takes invisibility pills.

9:45 a.m.: Evans police responded to the 1100 block of 37th Street for a report of an unusually high amount of vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The caller told police he had recently been released from prison and that there is a lot more traffic now than there was when he went in.

10:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the intersection of 16th Street and 6th Avenue for a report of a man trespassing and doing push ups on the train tracks.

Monday, April 5 10:45 a.m.: Evans police responded to a restaurant in the 600 block of 31st Street after a manager threatened to fire an employee for not showing up for work. The employee told police she had a note from the doctor.

1:45 p.m.: Evans police responded to 37th Street and Riverside Parkway for a report of a man and a boy shooting off bottle rockets in the park. Evans police responded and determined the man and the boy were shooting off model rockets. However, because they were in a closed section of the park, officers did ask the “rocketeers” to move to a different location.

Tuesday, April 6 11 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 10th Street to assist an 18-year-old man search bus records for a missing juvenile. Officers quickly learned the missing juvenile was really the man’s 43-year-old mother. The man was upset his mother was “leaving.” Police told the man to suck it up and start acting like an adult.

Wednesday, April 7 6 a.m.: Dispatchers received a call from a woman in the 2400 block of 13th Avenue about a red flashing light in the sky. The caller just wanted to know if it was something she should be worried about.

7 a.m.: Evans police responded to a restaurant in the 600 block of 31st Street for a report of a dispute over a cell phone charger. The caller said a man tried to steal his charger and he “about punched his lights out.” The caller also was upset the restaurant manager didn’t do anything to help, saying the manager should have because he is a regular. The caller also noted he had never called 911 about anything in his life.

Dispatch records showed he called 911 about 38 times since the end of March, mostly for courtesy rides.

12:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 7000 block of 20th Street for a report of two teenagers wearing basketball shorts who were “frantically” digging a hole in the common area next to a gas station. The teens were replacing a broken sprinkler head.

6:30 p.m.: Evans police responded to a motel in the 3000 block of 8th Avenue for a suspicious vehicle report. Officers drove by and located a woman sitting in her Ford Taurus eating fast food.

Thursday, April 8 4:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 3100 block of 21st Avenue for a report of a large wild turkey on the loose. The caller told dispatch the turkey appeared lost and that his nephew would try to catch it until police arrived.

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Friday, April 9 6:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to Bittersweet Park for a report of a woman who walked her dog right through a city of Greeley soccer game. The woman’s dog pooped in the middle of the field. She didn’t bother to pick it up.

Saturday, April 11 11:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 10th Street at 50th Avenue for a report of adults encouraging children to race each other on their “mini crotch rockets.”

1:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1000 block of 14th Avenue for a report of a found orange iguana possibly carrying eggs.

Sunday, April 12 8:45 p.m.: Dispatchers received a call from an 18-yearold man who said he heard on his scanner Greeley police were looking for him. The man told dispatchers the police don’t need to be looking for him.

Tuesday, April 14 2 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 3600 block of 29th Street for a report of dogs running up and down the hall at a neighbors apartment. Officers asked the caller if the dogs barked or were otherwise excessively noisy, and they said they couldn’t do anything about animals moving around in another person’s condo.

Wednesday, April 15 4:15 p.m.: Evans police responded to 37th Street and 11th Avenue for a report of a child hitchhiking on the side of the road. Officers contacted the 10-year-old boy — who said he was walking home from school — and explained the perils of hitchhiking. The boy said he got the message.

Wednesday, April 15 11:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2700 block of 11th Avenue for a report of a white man who was loitering and harassing customers at a local liquor store. Police caught up with the man at a nearby coffee shop, where he had purchased a cup of coffee — possibly a vanilla latte — and was not causing a disturbance.

2:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 7100 block of 12th Street for a report of a snake. It was not threatening anyone.

Thursday, April 16 8:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 4th Street and 40th Avenue for a report of a car that was being driven regularly, but not parking in the same place on the street. The caller thought the movement was suspicious.

Saturday, April 18 11:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded — again — to the 1500 block of 31st Avenue for a report of a man receiving death threats from people inside his basement.

Monday, April 20 12:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 4300 block of 2nd Street for a report of a cat that gave birth to a litter of kittens on a resident’s porch and then left the scene.

12:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to F Street and 59th Avenue for a report of a black horse that looked like it was on the ground dead. Another horse was standing beside it not doing anything. Officers determined the horse on the ground was a sleeping colt. The standing horse was the colt’s mother.

5 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 11th Avenue and 19th Street for a report of a child standing on the sidewalk waving at cars.

Tuesday, April 21 4 p.m.: Evans police responded to the 3200 block of 11th Avenue for a report of a bag of Goldfish crackers left on a resident’s doorknob.

Sunday, April 12 8:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a gas station in the 4600 block of 20th Street for a report of a man “dancing with his butt in the air” and trying to pull the hose off of the pump.

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Wednesday, April 22

Friday, May 1

10 a.m.: Evans police responded to Larson Avenue to speak with a resident who had questions about how much outdoor space a couple of goats and a llama require.

2 a.m.: Evans police responded to 42nd Street for a report of a man running down the street wearing red shorts and a white bed sheet. The caller thought it was suspicious.

11 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 3900 block of 21st Street for a report of animal feces in the fireplace.

Saturday, May 2

12:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 14th Avenue for a report of a family of snakes living under a resident’s deck. The snakes were scaring the mailman.

5:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 1900 7th Street for a report of a squirrel foaming at the mouth.

Officers told the caller the squirrel would likely die in a few hours. They advised the resident to throw it in the trash when it did.

5:45 p.m.: Evans police responded to Paintbrush Drive for a report of three goats without tags eating grass.

8:30 p.m.: Evans police responded to Trinidad Street for a report of a man walking up and down the sidewalk who looked like, “he was ready to do something.”

8:45 p.m.: Evans police responded to the 600 block of 31st Street for a report of a marijuana grow in a trailer at an RV storage business. Once on scene, officers told the manager marijuana was legal now in Colorado.

The manager said he would just 86 the owners of the trailer.

Monday, April 27 7:45 p.m.: Evans police responded to Park View Drive for a report of a suspicious person washing the windows of every home on the block.

12:00 P.M.: Greeley police responded to the 1000 block of 14th Street for a report of an argument between a man and a woman over utility bills. The man was upset with the woman because she ran up the charges, but refused to pay a portion of the bills. The woman tried to claim harassment because the man was nagging her about it.

12:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1800 block of 2nd Avenue for a report of a strange sound coming from a person’s TV.

Sunday, May 3 1:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1400 block of 9th Street for a report of a stolen bag of grass clippings.

6:30 p.m.: Evans police responded to Cedar Lane for a report of an argument between a man and a woman.

The woman was upset because the man “half spent the night” with another woman.

11 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a liquor store in the 1100 block of 9th Street for a report of an intoxicated man practicing karate moves in the reflection of the store’s window. The man also urinated under the street light.

Monday, May 4

8:45 p.m.: Evans police responded to Abbey Road to talk with parents who reported they “found stuff” on their son’s cell phone that they didn’t agree with.

5 p.m.: Greeley police responded to C Street for a report of a 9-year-old kid who was being mean to a 6-year-old. The 6-year-old, who initiated the call, told dispatch he would say hi to the officer when he arrived and point out the mean kid, but added he didn’t want the 9-year-old to go to jail. He just wanted him to be nice.

Thursday, April 30

Tuesday, May 5

8:30 a.m.: A resident on 11th Avenue called Evans police about raccoons because he did not know what to do with them.

7:15 a.m.: Evans police responded to Cedar Park Drive and Dry Creek Road for a report of raw, cut up chicken on the side of the road.

Wednesday, April 29

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Greeley/Evans Crime Log 9:30 a.m.: Evans police responded to Denver Street for a report of an injured squirrel lying on its back.

The caller did not know what to do with the squirrel.

Officers instructed him to leave it alone.

1 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2500 block of 16th Avenue for a report of an aggressive rooster.

Wednesday, May 6 7:15 p.m.: Evans police responded to State Farm Road for a report of a tenant who had his power turned off by his landlord. The tenant called Xcel and learned he was in good standing. The landlord denied turning off the power to officers, who informed him it would be illegal for him to do so.

Friday, May 8 10:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to a local convenience store for a report of a man who wanted to turn himself in for scratching a truck about nine months ago.

2 p.m.: A Greeley resident called dispatch asking if someone pierces a kitten’s ears if that qualifies as animal cruelty. The caller was referencing a photo she saw posted to Facebook. The girl who posted the photo lives in another country.

Sunday, May 10 12:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2400 block of 14th Avenue Court for a report of a suspicious person hiding out in the dumpsters taking photos of cars with a big camera. Turned out to be a college student working on a project.

8:45 p.m.: Greeley police spoke to a resident of 49th Avenue who wanted an officer to track down his stepfather because he was cheating on his mother with the cleaning lady. The caller wanted officers to ping his father’s cell phone to find him. Officer’s told the caller suspicions of cheating wasn’t enough to violate the father’s constitutional right to privacy. The caller responded, “Our president violates the Constitution all the time. I was hoping that would make it OK for you.”

The caller was more satisfied when officers suggested he hire a private investigator.

Monday, May 11 8 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 800 block of 36th Avenue for a report of a dead cat beneath a resident’s porch. The dead cat was really a black ball cap.

2 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1600 block of 33rd Avenue for a report of a bizarre bird that needed to be relocated because it didn’t look native. When asked to describe the bird, which turned out to be a Chucker, the caller said it looked like, “A pheasant mixed with a penguin.”

3:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a restaurant in the 3000 block of 23rd Avenue for a report of a man who was refusing to leave without a refund because the restaurant served his girlfriend stale noodles.

Tuesday, May 12 6 p.m.: Evans police responded to 49th Street and 35th Avenue for a report of a suspicious camper with people inside, “Watching the river. I don’t know what they are doing.”

Thursday, May 14 4:30 p.m.: Evans police responded to the 1100 block of 37th Street for a request by a parent to scare her children straight for not behaving. Officers told the woman they don’t scare children straight because police are their friends. They provided other suggestions on how to bring her kids in line.

Tuesday, May 12 3 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a business in the 2600 block of 11th Avenue for a report of a woman who was “scooting through the aisles” on her rear end.

Wednesday, May 13 12:30 p.m.: Evans police responded to 15th Avenue for a report of kids lying down in the road, cussing at adults and generally being little punks.

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Wednesday, May 13

Friday, May 22

10:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to a pawn shop in the 1500 block of 8th Avenue for a report of an intoxicated man having an unknown emergency. When police arrived, they learned the man needed a ride to a liquor store followed by a ride to a local hospital to sleep. He was told not to call 911 again unless he has a real emergency.

3:45 p.m.: An Evans resident called dispatch to report a suspicious vehicle on 31st Street and U.S. 85.

The suspicious vehicle was an Evans police cruiser occupied by an officer who was working traffic.

Friday, May 15 11:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 13th Street and 21st Avenue for a report of an altercation between a motorist and a bicyclist. The driver of the vehicle told police a man on a bike rear-ended him and then tried to instigate a fight. The driver said he wanted to find the bicyclist to “teach him the ways of the road.”

Sunday, May 17 6:15 a.m.: A Greeley resident called dispatchers to report that he would be suing his landlord for writing his name as “Albert Ugly” on his eviction notice.

8 p.m.: Evans police responded to Denver Street for a report of a man who couldn’t see or breathe because his neighbors were roasting peppers. The man said he felt like he had been pepper sprayed, which he believed qualified as an assault.

Tuesday, May 19 3:15 p.m.: Greeley police were informed about a body wrapped in a tarp that had been on the side of the road for two weeks near Weld County Road 54 and Colo. 257. Greeley police passed the message on to the Weld County Sheriff’s Office, because the area falls under its jurisdiction. Deputies responded to the area and determined it was just a tarp.

Thursday, May 21 3:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 400 block of 22nd Avenue for a report of a rooster stuck in a tree. The caller told dispatch the rooster’s legs seemed wobbly from being in the tree since 5 a.m., but appeared healthy otherwise. The rooster left the tree when police arrived and ran into a vacant lot. He was too fast and eluded police.

7:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 13th Street and 11th Avenue for a report of a man wearing a gas mask and riding around on a bicycle. When questioned by police, the man said he was recovering from a cold and didn’t want to get anyone else sick.

Saturday, May 23 7:30 p.m.: Evans police responded to a truck stop in the 600 block of 31st Street for a report of a man who took away an intoxicated woman’s car keys. The woman wanted police to respond to do something about it, which they did by impounding her vehicle.

Sunday, May 24 5:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2800 block of 27th Street Lane for a report of something big, bright and orange dropping out of the sky. The caller said the object was the size of the moon.

10:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2600 block of 47th Avenue for a report of two goats roaming around in the parking lot of a vehicle repair shop.

Monday, May 25 8:15 a.m. Greeley police responded to a church in the 7000 block of 28th Street for a report of a man who found drawings of male private parts in a bible his 3-year-old daughter was looking at during a Sunday service.

10:45 a.m.: Greeley police were asked to call a man who had questions about the legality of owning a slot machine.

Tuesday, May 26 8:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1200 block of 14th Avenue for a report of a baby owl standing in the street. The caller was worried about the owl’s well being. Cops were able to cajole the owl into flying to safety.

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Wednesday, May 27

Saturday, May 30

10 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 70th Avenue for

2:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 17th Street for a report of a firearm a resident wanted removed from her home. Once on scene, officers discovered the firearm was a BB gun that belonged to the caller’s daughter. The woman wanted police to destroy the toy, but officers refused saying they couldn’t get in the middle of a family squabble.

a report of a vehicle that had been egged. The caller told dispatchers there is a gang of skateboarding hooligans in the neighborhood whom he yelled at the day before. The caller thought his car had been egged as retaliation.

11:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 300 block of 9th Avenue for a report of a neighbor stealing another person’s landscaping rocks.

Thursday, May 28 1 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 21st Street for a report of a man who would not give clothes back to his girlfriend.

1:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 5500 block of 29th Street for a report of people screaming in a hot tub.

Wednesday, May 27 3 p.m.: Evans police responded to Magnolia Street for a report of two brothers who got into a fight over who got to chop firewood.

4 p.m.: Evans police responded to 15th Avenue for a report of stray cats antagonizing neighborhood dogs. Officers informed the caller cats are free range animals. They recommended the caller research ways to keep the cats out of his yard that did not involve poisoning them or shooting them with a BB gun.

Thursday, June 4 6:45 a.m.: Evans police responded to the 4400 block of Industrial Parkway for a report of a peacock running loose inside of a business. The caller said the peacock could not find the door to get out and didn’t know what to do with it because he didn’t have any food for it to eat. The caller said he was afraid of hurting the animal and requested police assistance in removing it from his business.

Friday, June 5

Thursday, May 28 3:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a supermarket in the 2700 block of 11th Avenue for a harassment report. The caller told dispatchers she saw a woman wearing a t-shirt that read “Gay or straight, we all masturbate.” The caller wanted to press charges against the woman for harassing the public.

Wednesday, June 3 10 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1100 block of 76th Avenue for a rabbits at large complaint.

1:15 p.m.: A woman went to the Greeley Police Department to a report a man who was responding to “for sale” ads on Craigslist and inquiring if sellers would accept “special massages” as payment for certain items.

Saturday, June 6 9 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 28th Avenue and 22nd Street for a report of a large snapper turtle walking westbound on 22nd.

Sunday, June 7 8 p.m.: Evans police responded to a flooded area near 65th Avenue and 49th Street for a report of a snake in the middle of the road. The caller wanted police or city officials to respond and post signs warning residents about the snake.

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Monday, June 8

Friday, June 12

9:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1300 block of 17th Avenue for a report of a work release inmate “with no teeth” who was accusing her neighbors of stealing her car.

1:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 200 block of 35th Avenue for a report of a truck that had been vandalized by two girls armed with bologna and mustard.

6:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1500 block of 7th Avenue for a report of a woman who thought she was being spied on. The woman said she was injured in August and could not work. The woman believed her company was spying on her to make sure she was in fact injured. The woman told police she purchased special spy proof shoes.

6:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the Weld County Assessor’s Office for a report of a parked Plymouth Voyager that might have fake license plate tags. The caller told dispatchers there was a handwritten temporary tag taped to the rear window with an issue date of 2016.

Tuesday, June 9 6:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1000 block of 6th Street for a report of a suspicious person.

The caller was told by police to call back whenever her neighbors were “acting silly.” The caller said her neighbors were drunk, possibly high on marijuana and were definitely “putting on a show.”

Tuesday, June 9 8:30 a.m.: Evans police responded to 37th Street and 65th Avenue for a report of a man sitting on a box.

7:45 p.m.: Evans police responded to a playground on Milan Street for a report of two teenage boys playing with a girl’s bicycle.

Wednesday, June 10 4 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a fast food restaurant at 11th Avenue and 26th Street for a report of a “fully intoxicated” woman. Police contacted the woman’s husband who responded to the scene and told officers their daughter had just gotten married.

Something happened during the ceremony that made the woman want “to go get drunk,” the husband said.

Thursday, June 11 9:30 and 9:45 a.m.: Two Greeley residents called about suspicious construction activity on O Street and 35th Avenue. One caller was convinced oil field workers were pretending to be construction workers and was very upset she had to go through dispatchers to get a hold of Greeley police. Officers checked into it and were able to confirm the construction workers were legit and had proper permits.

7:15 p.m.: Evans police responded to the 3200 block of 23rd Avenue for a suspicious vehicle report. The vehicle turned out to be a Greeley police unmarked unit occupied by an officer conducting an undercover investigation.

Sunday, June 14 12:45 p.m.: Evans police responded to a motel in the 3000 block of 37th Street for a report of a man “possibly doing some illegal activity.”

7 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a bank in the 2700 block of 10th Street for a report of a man who had lifted the face plate of an ATM. The caller was concerned because the man was driving a beat up silver sedan from the 1980s, turned his hazard lights on while parked in the drive-thru and generally “didn’t appear to be a ATM repair man.”

Wednesday, June 17 1:15 a.m.: Evans police responded to a gas station in the 1100 block of 42nd Street for a report of a man who was trying to swim in the South Platte River. When asked by dispatchers to describe the man, the caller said he was wearing shorts and shoes. The man could be heard in the background giggling and shouted he also has an impressive bulge. Dispatchers were skeptical.

Saturday, July 4 4 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 3700 block of 25th Street for a report of an excessive amount of flies flying around an apartment complex.

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Greeley/Evans Crime Log 10:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a park in the 500 block of 14th Avenue for a report of an intoxicated man claiming to be the personal security guard for a well-to-do Greeley resident. The man had already been removed from the park earlier that day.

8:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1100 block of 18th Street for a report of a neighbor piling dog litter on a man’s porch. Police told the man it was not a police matter and advised him to talk to the dog owner about the issue.

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3:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 10th Street for a report of a kid who urinated on another child, as well as on the floor.

9:45 a.m.: Greeley police were called to respond to detox in the 1100 block of M Street because a woman complained a bed hurt her back. The woman claimed being forced to sleep on an uncomfortable mattress violated her civil rights.

2 p.m.: Greeley police were again called to respond to detox in the 1100 block of M Street. The caller, the same woman from earlier, complained this time that staff members were trying to kill her.

Monday, July 6 3 a.m.: Greeley police responded to a hospital in the 1800 block of 16th Street for a report of a stranded carnival worker.

Tuesday, July 7 8 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1600 block of 9th Avenue for a report of a man who performed work for another man for a fee of $10, but was never paid. The caller told police the other man asked for two weeks to come up with the money. Police told the caller that if the other man required two weeks to come up with $10, then he probably had been scammed.

Wednesday, July 8 9:30 p.m.: Evans police responded to Denver Street for an unknown problem. The caller was less than cooperative with Weld County dispatchers, saying simply, “Evans police will know what I am talking about.” Police did not know what the caller was talking about.

Thursday, July 9 7 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 4100 block of Centerplace Drive for a report of an unoccupied motorized wheelchair laying on its side on the sidewalk.

7:15 p.m.: A Greeley resident in the 2400 block of 8th Avenue called Weld County dispatch and demanded an officer call him back to direct him to the nearest bus stop.

7:30 p.m.: Weld County dispatchers took a call from a man who claimed someone had stolen his identity and was responsible for a traffic citation he had received.

“I know there is cameras everywhere, I’m not trying to run,” the man said. “When they got pulled over, they might be wearing the same thing as me, but it wasn’t me. Someone is playing mind games.” The man then suggested police should do a better job of identifying people. “When you guys pull over people, they should use the micro-gram fingerprinting thing — they sell them worldwide,” the man said. “I don’t know who’s doing this, but I’m not taking the fall.” Dispatchers quickly determined the man was calling from detox and learned from employees he wasn’t very happy about being there.

Friday, July 10 4:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the hospital in the 1800 block of 16th Street after the wife of a patient accused nurses of trying to kill her husband because they were “taking lots of blood from his body, but not putting it back.”

Saturday, Aug. 22 8:15 p.m.: Greeley police were called to respond to the 100 block of 21st Avenue for a report of a boy who broke another child’s Nerf bullet. The boys were playing with Nerf guns and shooting each other in the face, until one of the boys became upset and broke the other boy’s foam ammunition. The caller’s mother could be heard in the background saying someone needs to come down here and “teach that boy a lesson that he can’t break other people’s property.”

Dispatchers told the child to tell his mother officers would be getting right on that.

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Friday, Aug. 28

Monday, Aug. 31

3:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 8th Avenue and 17th Street for a report of a man carrying a 15foot wooden cross with an American flag flying from it. When dispatchers asked the caller to confirm the information, he said, “Yeah, it’s a 15-foot wooden cross with an American flag on it...kinda hard to miss.”

1:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to a possible theft of a pickup in the 6100 block of 15th Street.

The owner told dispatchers he saw two people acting suspiciously near his truck. Before he could get a good look at them, the two people were picked up by and driven away from the house in a silver Chevy Blazer.

While at the home, the Blazer returned to the area and dropped the two people off at the house. They were the man’s daughters who were trying to sneak out of the house.

Saturday, Aug. 29 4 a.m.: Greeley police responded to a convenience store in the 1400 block of 9th Street for a report of an unwanted customer. “If someone doesn’t get here soon, I am going to throw him out myself and it’s not going to be pleasant,” the caller told dispatchers.

Saturday, Aug. 29 8:45 a.m.: A resident in the 200 block of 19th Avenue Court called Weld County dispatchers to find out if there was a warrant for his arrest. The man told dispatchers Greeley police could swing by to pick him up if he was wanted.

12:00 P.M.: A high school student called Weld County dispatchers to find out if it would be illegal for her to videotape officers conducting a traffic stop for a school project.

12:15 p.m.: A high school student called Weld County dispatchers again asking that a Greeley police officer call her back because her report was due soon.

7:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1000 block of 13th Street to talk to a man about an eviction notice he received. Once on scene, the man handed the notice to police. Police told the man it was not a legitimate eviction notice because it was handwritten and his landlord was not seeking to evict him.

Sunday, Aug. 30 2:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 6th Street and 24th Avenue for a report of an intoxicated man throwing his bike at passing cars.

4:15 p.m.: A boy walking in the 600 block of 10th Avenue called police asking for help because he dropped his cell phone in a storm drain near the Greeley Recreation Center and he was worried he would lose all of his contacts. Weld County dispatchers told the boy to contact his parents for help.

6:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2200 block of 16th Street for a report of a live bat in the kitchen.

The caller asked for police to respond before the children woke up for breakfast. The bat was eventually caught and released about 8 a.m.

Friday, Sept. 4 12:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2000 block of 68th Avenue for a report of legs hanging from a shelf in a resident’s garage. The caller wasn’t sure if the legs were real or a Halloween decoration, but wanted police to check it out.

1 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a Mexican restaurant in the 2100 block of 9th Street for a report of a man who tried to pay a bill with a stolen credit card that had been expired for more than six years.

The caller told dispatchers the man was hiding in the restroom.

Saturday, Sept. 5 1:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1700 block of 7th Avenue for a report of a woman squirting lighter fluid on people’s lawns.

Sunday, Aug. 30 10:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to a store in the 2400 block of 8th Avenue for a report of an unwanted intoxicated man.

Employees were insistent police knew the man was not being aggressive. He was telling everyone he loved them.

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Greeley/Evans Crime Log 9:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1900 block of 24th Avenue for a report of a squirrel that was trying to make contact with people.

10:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a bar in the 800 block of 9th Street for a report of a man who was denied access because he had visible tattoos. The owners of the bar said police told them to block people with tattoos access because of all of the recent fights downtown.

Friday, Sept. 11 11:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to U.S. 85 and 16th Street for a report of motorists not obeying road signs.

Saturday, Sept. 12 8:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1700 block of 29th Avenue Court after a resident complained that his neighbors were constantly having garage sales.

8:45 p.m.: Greeley police received two reports about suspicious activity taking place in the sky. One caller described the phenomenon as a cluster of stars moving together. Another caller described them as weird, blinking, moving stars.

11:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 8th Avenue and 19th Street for a report of a hoard of people “just trying to party.”

Friday, Sept. 18 8:45 a.m.: Evans police responded to 37th Street for a report of a teenage boy who was spending too much time at his girlfriend’s house.

11:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to an apartment complex in the 2100 block of 30th Street for a report of an attempted arson. The caller reported finding some kind of a solution poured on the building and insulation near one of the walls. Police determined the substance was petroleum jelly placed there by playing children.

9:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 10th Avenue and 23rd Street for a report of a drunk man who could not find his way home. The man called police on himself.

7:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 10th Street and 26th Avenue for a report of children playing loud music, and cursing at drivers and throwing rocks at cars.

11:15 p.m.: A man went to Greeley police headquarters to ask if a person gives another person something and then takes it back is considered theft.

11:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1300 block of 11th Avenue for a report of kids asking adults to buy them beer.

Sunday, Sept. 20 5 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 8th Avenue and 17th Street for a report of a “plump” man stumbling in the parking lot.

2:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 21st Avenue after a child called dispatch saying his brother had killed him. The mother of the boys quickly got on the phone and explained her youngest son thinks he has to call the police every time he and his brother have an argument.

3:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1500 block of 8th Avenue for a report of an intoxicated man who had fallen on his face.

7 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1000 block of E. 25th Street Road for a report of children playing on a dirt hill.

Monday, Sept. 21 5:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 16th Street and 2nd Avenue after a woman asked officers to help her find her way back home. The woman was trying to walk to Fort Lupton.

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Friday, Sept. 25

3 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1900 block of 8th Avenue for a report of some rambunctious “fraternity tools.”

9:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 100 block of 21st Avenue for a report of a rabbit that looked like it died mid-stride.

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Sunday, Sept. 27

the intersection of 10th Street and 18th Avenue for a

12:00 P.M.: Greeley police responded to the 2100 block of 30th Street for a report of men huffing computer duster and selling drugs during a house party. The caller told police the house wouldn’t be hard to find because “they all have baggy pants with their boxers hanging out and they’re all wearing baggy Broncos jerseys.”

report of a man sleeping in the grass with his jeans pulled down to his knees.

1 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2300 block of 15th Street for a report of a man who had his marijuana spiked by his roommate and his roommate’s girlfriend. The caller said he went to North Colorado Medical Center and they detected THC and an undisclosed spice in his system. The caller wanted to talk to police about what he could do, even though the roommate and his girlfriend “were sorry that they did that to him.”

11:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the intersection of 14th Avenue and 4th Street for a report of a ruckus that sounded like construction.

Saturday, Sept. 26 4:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2200 block of 8th Street for a report of a girl who would not get off another girl’s porch. The caller said she found the girl in the middle of the street crying for her mom. The caller asked the girl if she needed help. The girl latched onto the caller’s arm and followed her home. Police later learned the girl had taken LSD.

Sunday, Sept. 27 7:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a senior housing complex in the 1700 block of 30th Street for a report of a resident using too much detergent in the washing machine, which forced other residents to pay more because they had to wash their clothes more than once.

Friday, Oct. 2 9:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2100 block of 30th Street for a report of a man “so messed up” he couldn’t get out of his Chrysler 200.

11:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2200 block of 12th Street for a report of a husband who didn’t really appreciate some of the things his ex-wife was doing and saying.

1 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1300 block of 4th Street for a report of a hoarder keeping multiple cats in crates and feeding them burritos. Police found no evidence of the caller’s claims.

6:15 p.m.: Greeley police were called to an unknown disturbance in the 7200 block of 21st Street. The caller demanded police respond before it got dark and said officers were already aware of the situation, adding she had previously spoken to Neighborhood Action Team members. “No, he will tell me the same thing. What good will that do?” the caller said when asked if she wanted to speak to a supervisor. “My husband said it would be a waste of time to contact you guys and it was. And you can put that in your report.”

Friday, Oct. 9 11:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 3100 block of 17th Avenue for a report of a dog tethered to an 8-inch rope. The caller thought the short length of rope constituted animal abuse. Police responded and discovered the rope was 15 feet long.

6:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1800 block of 19th Avenue for a report of a dog on top of a neighbor’s shed.

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Saturday, Oct. 10 2 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2100 block of 5th Street for a report of a girl who stuffed a pillow in a man’s face. The caller was extremely intoxicated when police arrived and said he would try to reconcile with his sister, rather than press charges.

9:30 p.m.: A local resident called dispatchers to see if her son who is on probation in California can travel home to Colorado for the holidays. Police ran a check on the woman’s son and determined that he did not have any probation hits. The woman told police she had already tried to contact law enforcement in California and that officials there “were not as nice as you guys in Colorado.”

6:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1200 block of 29th Street for a report of an intoxicated man

Friday, Oct. 30

marching in place and saluting passersby.

5:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2500 block of 15th Avenue for a report of a litter of puppies outside in the cold. The caller wanted police to give her permission to go into the yard and save them.

8:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1800 block of 11th Avenue for a report of a squirrel behind the refrigerator.

Friday, Oct. 23

6 p.m.: A resident called dispatchers asking to talk to a “good sergeant because the rest of them are going to get fired.”

8:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 200 block of 10th Street for a report of a man who found an

Saturday, Oct. 31

eyeball in his front yard. The man did not know if it was

2:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 6600 block of 10th Street for a report of a man who demanded a nurse supply him with marijuana or else he’d have flashbacks and “they’re not going to be good.”

a human eyeball or an animal eyeball, but he poked it with a stick and was certain it was an eyeball. The man told dispatchers he opted to poke the eyeball with a stick, so not to get his hands dirty. Officers responded to the scene and were able to determine the eyeball belonged to a goat. The man’s neighbor cooks goats, including the head.

12:00 P.M.: A man called Weld County Dispatch upset that Greeley police had not acted on his earlier tip about a pair of transients smoking meth at a motel in the 100 block of 8th Avenue. “You guys lost out on your little window,” the caller said, according to dispatch

Monday, Nov. 2 5:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 24th Street Road for a report of a stolen car. The caller told dispatchers he walked outside to get into his car to go to work, but it wasn’t in his driveway. Police helped the man locate his pickup, which was parked at his next door neighbor’s house.

Monday, Nov. 2

of the caller, so they could contact him.

10:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 20th Street Lane for a situation not unlike a scene from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” The caller reported a man was draining “fluids” from his recreational vehicle into the street. Officers responded and learned the owner was winterizing his RV. The fluid was water.

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Thursday, Nov. 5

records. “You guys haven’t acted on it, so now it’s going to be taken care of.” When asked what he meant by “taken care of,” the man replied, “Don’t worry about it, it’s done.” Police requested dispatch locate the name

5:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 4700 block of 10th Street for a report of a motorist flipping off a resident. The caller told dispatchers the other car pulled into a nearby brewery “probably to purchase booze.”

8:40 a.m.: Greeley police were called about a wild turkey making a mess in the 1800 block of 56th Avenue. Officers recommended the caller make the area unpleasant for the turkey to live. The caller replied that she lives on the second floor and can’t run outside to chase the turkey every time it shows up.

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Greeley/Evans Crime Log 12:00 P.M.: Greeley police responded to the 1100 block of 8th Street after a resident called to report they found an urn with ashes inside.

Friday, Nov. 13

12:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a business in the 900 block of 7th Street for a report of an unwanted man. The caller said the man, who appeared intoxicated, went into the lady’s restroom and urinated on the shoe of a woman using the adjacent stall.

aerosol cleaning supplies.

6:45 p.m.: Greeley police received a call from a resident asking where to purchase a vest for a German shepherd.

gun.

Friday, Nov. 6

of a suspicious man standing near a bike rack. The

10:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 500 block of 27th Avenue for a report of an injured goat. A meter reader called dispatch because he noticed the goat had a cut on its leg three months ago and it hadn’t healed.

Officers were unable to locate the goat, but made a note to return to the residence because owning a goat within the city is illegal.

Saturday, Nov. 8 10:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to a shopping center on 47th Avenue for a report of a women driving intoxicated with four children in her car. The woman submitted to a voluntary breath test, which registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.00. The woman suspected the caller was her ex-husband.

3:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1400 block of 16th Street for a report of neighbors dumping their trash in the caller’s bed of his pickup. All parties agreed to stop their feuding and the truck bed was cleaned.

Sunday, Nov. 9 8 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 5100 block of 29th Street for a harassment report. Once on scene, a woman told police she was not hired for two jobs because of Craigslist ads posted by her former employer. The ads document how the woman lost her job because she was caught having an affair with her boss. Police did not make any arrests for harassment.

2:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1300 block of 33rd Avenue for a report of a man trying to sell

Saturday, Nov. 14 9:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1000 block of 48th Avenue for a report of kids shooting a potato

11:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to an apartment complex in the 1700 block of 6th Avenue for a report caller said her bike was stolen a year earlier, and she thought the man was suspicious because she had never seen him before. Police responded to the area and talked to the man, who was hired by the apartment complex owners to shoot photos for marketing purposes.

1:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a hardware store in the 1700 block of 9th Street for a report of two homeless men who refused to leave the parking lot. Police responded and spoke to two men. They were both paying customers who decided to chat in the parking lot. They decided to take their conversation across the street.

11:30 p.m.: A resident called Greeley police wondering how long a car could be left running to warm up before the owner is required to get into it and start driving.

Saturday, Nov. 7 3 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 5th Street for a report of an 8-year-old boy emptying mailboxes. When the boy realized he’d been spotted by the caller, he fell to the ground and pretended to have a seizure.

The boy later stood up, smiled at the caller and ran away.

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Thursday, Nov. 19

8:45 a.m.: Greeley police were called to the 2600 block of 15th Avenue Court for a report of a fuzzy television.

Officers did not respond to the scene because they are not electricians.

9:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 10th Street and Promontory Circle for a report of a Colorado State Patrol cruiser parked on the lawn.

9:30 a.m.: Greeley police were called to respond to 2nd Street because a woman wanted to ensure she had created a safe environment for her son who “just got home last night.” When Weld County dispatchers asked why the son needed to be protected, the woman responded, “just have an officer call me because this is clearly not going anywhere.”

12:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1800 block of 74th Avenue Court for a report of a woman who received a phone call with an area code listed to “Palestinian territories.” The woman wanted to file a report considering what had happened in Paris.

4:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1800 block of 11th Avenue for a report of a landlord who believed a past tenant planted bacteria in her car and apartment because she recently contracted worms.

6:30 p.m.: Greeley police were called to 27th Avenue Court for a report of an 11-year-old girl who has an issue with theft. The girl’s parents wanted officers to respond to explain the consequences of stealing because therapy wasn’t working.

Tuesday, Nov. 17 10:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to a shipping store in the 3600 block of 10th Street for a report of an odor coming from a package. A store employee said a customer spent a lot of money to ship a stuffed animal and wondered if the odor was attempting to cover up something illegal inside.

1 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1900 block of 30th Street for a report of a man waving his hand. The caller thought the man might need medical attention.

Police searched the area before learning the caller saw the man the night before.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 8 p.m.: Greeley police were called to the 2400 block of Bearwood Avenue to settle a domestic dispute. A man and his wife were splitting up and deciding who got which possessions. The man wanted police to decide who should get the pickup.

4 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 7th Street and 9th Avenue for a report of a man and a woman doing inappropriate things to each other at the bus stop.

Officers responded and decided to inform the man and woman’s respective probation officers about their graphic public display of affection.

Friday, Nov. 20 8:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to an apartment complex in the 2000 block of 30th Street for a report of an intoxicated man singing in the parking lot.

Saturday, Nov. 21 3:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 4th Street and 42nd Avenue for a report of a man driving a tow truck that parked in the median to take a nap. The man told police he was there to repossess a vehicle and was trying to find the address on his smart phone. He said he parked in the median because he isn’t from Greeley and didn’t know where else to pull over.

11:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 900 block of 16th Street for a harassment report. Once on scene, the caller, who operates a dog grooming business, accused her upstairs neighbors of intentionally using all of the hot water so she can’t wash her dogs. Police told the woman using hot water was not a crime.

12:15 p.m.: A woman called Greeley police to find out if she needed to go to court for pulling another girl’s hair. The caller said she didn’t do it.

3:30 p.m.: A resident in the 600 block of 15th Avenue Court called Greeley police about “a sick cat that came on my property and died.” When told animal control might not respond for such a call, the man said he did not want to dig a hole in his backyard.

Sunday, Nov. 22 1 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 900 block of 50th Avenue for a report of a duck stuck in a fence post.

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Thursday, Nov. 26

9:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 900 block of 16th Street for a report of harassment. The caller, who lives above a dog grooming business, accused the owner or turning off her power and water.

1:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2200

10 a.m.: Greeley police responded to a restaurant in the 800 block of 17th Street for a report of a man who spit on the front door.

Friday, Nov. 27

Tuesday, Nov. 24

service dog that looked ill. The caller said the man was

7:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 27th Street and 25th Avenue for a suspicious person report. The caller said a man without any shoes on walked up to her car from the middle of the street and tried to get in. When the woman asked the man if he was OK, he mumbled something about the Civil War and then walked away.

block of 9th Avenue for a report of two men in a white “kidnapper” van scoping out houses.

1 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 900 block of 7th Street for a report of a homeless man walking a drinking. She didn’t think the man needed the dog if he was capable of getting drunk. Officers spoke to the man who said the caller is just a “mean” person.

Tuesday, Dec. 1 3 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1400 block of 6th Street for a report of a Dodge pickup “full of stuff.”

Tuesday, Nov. 24 8:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 31st Avenue for a report of a boy who was truant and wouldn’t listen to his sister, who was trying to get him to go to school.

3:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a mall for a

Wednesday, Nov. 25

39th Avenue for a report of a “discombobulated”

12:45 a.m.: Greeley police responded to Ash Avenue for a report of a boy who snuck his female friend into the house.

man who almost got hit by a car after falling off the

7:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1800 block of 13th Street to check on a woman “dressed nicely.”

The caller told Weld County dispatchers the woman asked to use her cellphone to call her husband. When the caller declined, the woman walked away.

report of an intoxicated man yelling at a pile of snow.

4 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 10th Street and

sidewalk.

Saturday, Dec. 5 3 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 600 block of 15th Street for a report of a woman who refused to move out of her mother-in-law’s house. Weld County dispatchers told the caller to initiate the eviction process with the courts, but the caller insisted police

Sunday, Dec. 6 1 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2800 block of 40th Avenue Court for a report of a burglary. The caller said he could hear people in the attic, and suggested police meet him there for a surprise attack by rappelling through a hole in the roof.

respond because “there are other things” that officers needed to know about.

3:15 p.m.: A Virginia Beach resident called Greeley police asking for advice on how to deal with his ex-girlfriend in Greeley who claimed she was pregnant with his kid.

9 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 7th Avenue and 8th Street for a report of an intoxicated 60-year-old man who was hanging on a stop sign to keep from falling down into traffic.

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Sunday, Dec. 6

Thursday, Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve

1 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 400 block of 11th Street for a noise complaint. The caller asked if his neighbors, who were hosting a traditional Mexican dance event with costumes, had a permit. He didn’t want to file a noise complaint against them, but he also couldn’t hear the football game on TV.

8:30 a.m.: A resident in the 7300 block of 20th Street Lane called Greeley police to find out if it is legal for his son to ride his electric scooter on the sidewalk.

4 p.m.: Greeley police responded to 30th Avenue and 4th Street for a report of a dog off of its leash. The dog wasn’t acting aggressive, and it was with its owner, but the caller wanted police to be informed about the infraction.

Monday, Dec. 7 8:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2400 block of 1st Avenue for a report of an adult driving a gold toy car.

12:00 P.M.: Greeley police responded to the 7600 block of Poudre River Road for a harassment complaint.

The caller told police a man came to his house and pounded on the door, demanding money. The man was the owner of a roofing company trying to collect.

10:45 p.m.: A man living in an apartment in the 2400 block of 1st Avenue called dispatchers asking to be connected to the Greeley police sergeant or lieutenant in charge of the big drug bust at a warehouse in town. The caller said he was in on the bust — working undercover from a nearby van with no windows — and was willing to cooperate with police to get his “stuff” back.

Tuesday, Dec. 8 9 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 700 block of 7th Street for a report of a man who dug a hole under the building’s loading dock and was sleeping there.

5 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1200 block of 28th Avenue for a harassment report. The caller told police an ex-coworker texted her husband saying she was cheating on him, and now the husband was mad at her.

Wednesday, Dec. 9 7:30 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 800 block of 17th Street for a report of a man walking down the street with shoes on the wrong feet.

1 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 500 block of 28th Street Road for a report of a dog urinating in a man’s yard.

3:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 900 block of 12th Street for a report of a man who lent his blazer to Mary, but hadn’t received it back yet.

4:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a fast-food restaurant in the 2300 block of 8th Avenue for a homeless woman the caller wanted to have sent to New York City. The caller told Weld County dispatchers she spoke to a Greeley officer several years ago about a program that sends homeless people to other cities.

The caller wanted to send the homeless woman to New York to be with her only living relative.

Saturday, Dec. 26 7:40 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2900 block of D Street for a report of a car break-in. The caller told dispatchers the culprit made off with less than $1 in change.

3 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1900 block of 8th Avenue for a report of two roommates planning to throw a New Year’s Eve party. The caller was concerned because one of the roommates was under age.

8:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a parking lot near 35th Avenue and 22nd Street for a report of teenagers “burning cookies” in a gray four-wheel drive vehicle.

Sunday, Dec. 27 2 a.m.: Greeley police responded to a convenience store in the 100 block of East 18th Street for a report of a man wearing a Denver Broncos sweater who was swearing and being rude.

4:15 p.m.: A resident stopped by the Greeley Police Department to report that a Japanese woman recorded an intimate Skype conversation and was now threatening to post it online if he didn’t pay her $5,000. Police advised the man not to pay, and to probably not engage in X-rated activity online.

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Wednesday, Dec. 30

10:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to 23rd Avenue and U.S. 34 bypass for a report of a man who “looks like he is walking without a purpose.”

8 a.m.: Greeley police spoke to a woman at the department who wanted advice about how to let her roommate down easy. The woman told police she had been intimate with her roommate on two occasions, but was no longer interested in his cuddling.

Tuesday, Dec. 29 4:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the Weld County Jail for a report of a man who was standing outside “for a very long time,” but never received any help from anyone inside. Deputies at the booking desk said they never noticed the man outside, and that he never tried to call them on the speaker box next to the front door. There is a sign that reads, “If you need help, press this button.”

1:15 p.m.: Greeley police responded to a furniture store in the 2800 block of 35th Avenue for a report of a man standing outside with a sign warning potential customers to “read the fine print.” The caller, a store employee, wanted to know if the man could legally stand outside with his sign.

1:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 1400 block of 102nd Avenue for an animal complaint. The caller told police a neighbor has two dogs; one that always is inside and the other that always is outside. The caller dialed 911 after she witnessed the inside dog push the outside dog through the doggie door, as it was attempting to come in from the cold.

Thursday, Dec. 31 9:15 a.m.: Greeley police responded to the 2000 block of 46th Avenue for a report of two human bodies buried under a resident’s deck. The caller took a picture, and the image looked like a skeleton. Police responded and determined there weren’t any bodies buried on the caller’s property.

7 p.m.: Greeley police responded to an apartment building in the 600 block of 8th Avenue for a report of an intoxicated man who refused to leave the elevator.

11:45 p.m.: Greeley police responded to the 5800 block of 16th Street Lane for a report of a suspicious person knocking on the garage. The caller didn’t know if the person was still outside and asked police to respond, but requested they do so quietly and not “wake up the entire neighborhood.”

9:30 a.m.: Greeley police received a report of a man on 9th Avenue carrying bolt cutters. The caller thought he looked suspicious and might be searching for something to break into. •

5:30 p.m.: Greeley police responded to an animal hospital in the 8200 block of 20th Street for a report of someone who had urinated a pentagram and 666 in the snow.

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