Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:

Around 10 p.m. Jan. 16 an officer was called to a residence in the 700 block of Manana Street for a domestic dispute.

A woman told the officers her boyfriend had found a text message on her phone that he thought was from another man and kept trying to argue with her and wouldn’t let her sleep.

She said when the police were called, he began hitting himself in the face and told her he was going to tell the police she hit him.

The man said she threw the phone at him and jumped on him and started hitting him in the face.

The officer told the couple he would contact the district attorney’s office to see if any further action needed to be taken due to the conflicting statements and no signs of battery on either person.

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About 10 p.m. Jan. 16 an officer responded to a business in the 500 block of Brady for criminal damage to a vehicle.

A woman said as she turned onto Brady Avenue, she heard a what she thought was a gunshot and heard her window break.

The officer noted her window appeared to have been broken by a BB or pellet gun.

Officers canvassed the area but were unable to locate a suspect.

The window was valued around $500.

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Around 11 p.m. Jan. 16 an officer responded to a parking lot in the 3000 block of Seventh Street for a report of disorderly conduct.

A caller told dispatch there were cars parked in the lot and one of the occupants was urinating in public.

The officer made contact with the driver of a vehicle and noted a strong odor of marijuana.

The 19-year-old denied having any marijuana but after the officer asked repeatedly, the teen handed him a marijuana cigarette.

The officer issued him a citation for possession of marijuana.

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About 11 p.m. Jan. 16 an officer responded to a parking lot in the 2800 block of Prince Street for a vehicle theft report.

A teen said he parked his car outside the theater and went inside to watch a movie. When he came out, he said he couldn’t find his vehicle and later located it in a store parking lot across from the theater.

The 16-year-old said the vehicle smelled of smoke and there was an air freshener in it that wasn’t there before and some scratches on the door, but nothing else appeared wrong with it.

He said the only other person with keys to the vehicle was his father.


Police blotter is compiled by CNJ staff writer Sharna Johnson. She can be contacted at 763-6991 or by e-mail at:  sharna_johnson@link.freedom.com