Kellogg Police Department Roll Call: May 5-12
• Disturbance at Kellogg Middle School. Student did not want to go to school and would not exit parents' vehicle. After speaking with all parties including school officials, arrangements were made for student to return home and come back during lunch. Public assist.
• Landline regarding questions on crash report (landline was from Department of Transportation with questions regarding location).
• Relayed a possible stolen plate found in Oregon belonging to a Kellogg resident. Cleared, investigation ongoing.
• Dispatched to a fight in progress on Bunker Avenue. Parties were separated, peace was restored, and a report was created. This took place at the local hotel parking lot. A couple parked and dented a vehicle next to them when exiting their rig. The couple in the other vehicle did not like this much and an argument ensued. Well, it was verbal until someone got called a crack head and the fight was on. Nothing super major occurred because they were separated very quick by others on scene. All parties involved were OK.
• DUI in the 10-block alley way between W. Mullan and W. Mission. Cleared, DUI arrest. No warning here.
• Suspicious person on the 1000 block of McKinley Avenue was contacted. Individual was going through Dave Smith's garbage bins at 2 in the morning. Individual was kicked off the property and given a verbal warning.
• Words from the Chief: "Need all April reports completed by Wednesday morning."
• Assisted county with pedestrian in roadway I-90 at milepost 45, it was reported subject was seated in the middle of the interstate. When county checked out with subject, he became agitated and calmed down upon seeing another officer. Agency assist.
• Traffic stop at McKinley and Hill Street for stop sign violation. Citation issued. Hmmm despite some comments in Rants and Raves, we do issue citations when needed.
• Dispatched to the 200 block of W. Mission Avenue for a verbal argument/disturbance. While conducting my investigation, K77 discovered no battery had occurred between the parties. Middle ground was established, and peace was restored between the two parties.
• Disturbance 400 block of W. Portland. Reported to be a verbal altercation between neighbors, canceled before making contact with anyone, as it was a dog that escaped a yard and the parties have had issues in the past. They did not want to make contact today; however, it was completed without incident.
• Landline regarding status of investigation, passed along to investigating officer's voicemail.
• Landline regarding a welfare check-Welfare check completed as well as landline back, everything was code 4.
• Handled a landline request regarding property rights shared between two parties. Individual was referred to the Courthouse.
• Disturbance 600 block Bunker Avenue, possible Domestic. Upon arrival, only verbal argument took place per both parties with exception being to the driving behavior in the gravel portion of the parking lot. Silver Mountain did not like this and all parties were trespassed from Silver Mountain.
• Tagged a vehicle for 48-hour removal on E. Market near the corner of Maple. Red Ford Ranger showing Idaho License, but not registered. No in-house contact info for titled owner.
• Called to Shoshone Medical Center for unruly patient. Cleared, assist.
• Took a trip up Magnet and Deadwood Gulches to check on a vehicle that can be seen in the mountains from the Golf Course. Unable to make our way to the vehicle on this day.
• Citizen contact in the park on theater road for questions regarding the trails above the park. Cleared, public assist.
• Checked on abandoned/tagged vehicle on Market and Maple, vehicle is gone.
• Landline regarding custody issues. Cleared, civil. Health and Welfare has been notified.
• 911 call on Alhambra and Market. This 911 call was weird. Apparently, the caller stated that he was kidnapped and had all of his stuff stolen by his girlfriend, or so he told dispatch. K79 found his stuff on Market Ave but he was nowhere to be found. K77 looked all around Kellogg for him but couldn't find him. Turns out he was not kidnapped and was just having a bad trip. Reason No. 83 not to do drugs. You might think you are kidnapped when you are not.
• Informed people that animals are not allowed in Kellogg City Park x2.
• Dispatched to a dog at large on the 100 block of Hill Street. K77 was unable to corral the dog but he did locate the owner on Beryl St. and had them catch it.
• Assisted county with a Burglary alarm, Wallace. Cleared, other agency assist.
• Open 911-line 300 block of W. Mullan. Cleared, occupants of the home were Code 4.
• Dispatched to a suspicious person 400 block Bunker Avenue. Cleared, NAT.
• Dispatched to an animal complaint 600 block Bunker Avenue. Cleared, unfounded.
• Assist K78 with possible drug violations in the 400 block of Bunker Avenue, subject was trying to sell marijuana to other persons. Unfounded for this activity taking place.
• Dispatched to the 100 block of E. Portland Avenue for a battery. Upon arrival, K77 was able to make contact with one party, however the other party took off before my arrival and K77 was unable to locate. Report was taken and investigation is on-going.
• Hit and run from over the weekend. White dodge pickup with latter racks and WA plates. Cleared, report taken. As seen on Rants and Raves.
• Threats call 700 block of Bunker. RP receiving mail with no return address saying not-so-nice things. Nothing that constitutes a crime at this time. Gave ideas of how to proceed as well as advised to keep and document. Should these letters keep coming, we could then look into stalking.
• Dog bite that took place earlier in the morning, was able to make contact with reporting party and gather information. Made contact with owner of dog and report will be completed for documentation purposes. Report taken.
• Dispatched to the 600 block of W. Cameron Avenue for an unwanted subject. Individual left the property after politely asked to leave. The individual was the gentleman that K79 actually bought a room for the other night and the one who has been wondering around town for a few weeks now. Apparently, he had used up his welcome at the Silver Inn and they refused to give him a room again. Lenin was upset with me, as well as our department, because according to the drifter, we as a department have failed to get him into a permanent residence. The drifter told K77 it is our responsibility to take care of him. Yea…swell guy.
• Landline request about harassment. Subject doing the harassment no longer lives in Kellogg.
• Abandoned vehicle up for tow 100 block E. Riverside, vehicle was towed and report created.
• Dog found running at large in the 10 block of E. Cameron, small Shi-tzu was taken to the pound. Finder of said dog went all around the neighborhood and could not locate owner (they had time as K74 was in the process of towing the aforementioned vehicle).
• Reports.
• Welfare check at Flume and W. Idaho area. Male subject possibly intoxicated. RP is a neighbor and was able to get him in the vehicle to take him home. Public assist.
• Suspicious person at Railroad Ave near the basketball courts, described as a female walking around in socks. Unable to locate.
• Suspicious activity at 200 block E. Idaho, possible drug use taking place. Contacted persons in front of suspected residence and nothing nefarious detected. Paint mixing taking place to paint a vehicle…and the dogs were not even at large.
• Released dog from pound.
• Dispatched to the 400 block of W. Brown Avenue regarding stalking. Report was taken and investigation is on-going.
• Welfare check on Presley Avenue. Person was code 4, just not wanting to speak with family at this time. Also gave the person a ride to the store and back as she had lost her keys to her car.
• School patrol Bunker Avenue.
• Harassment at 500 block N. Division. After gathering information, this was regarding Facebook posts. Inspected the post and there was nothing criminal about it. Advised to contact Facebook to flag the post or block the post to no longer see it. Unfounded.
• Traffic stop on I-90 near milepost 49. Verbal warning for cell phone use (location of incident: W. Cameron and Bunker).
• Disturb the peace on 700 block Bunker. Person in a vehicle parked in the roadway was yelling disturbing the peace. Vehicle in the middle of the road, traffic stop conducted, and driver contacted. Verbal warning for disturb the peace, as well as traffic violation.
• Business alarm at Hill Street Conoco. Employee accidentally set off alarm while closing shop, building checked/secured.
• A repeat customer of KPD wanted a ride to the jail so he could check himself in (he had done nothing wrong and did NOT have a warrant) because he didn't want to go home. K79 told him that the jail does not work that way.
Be happy, be safe, the snow is still on Alhambra — don’t plant that garden yet.