Nov. 27 Police Blotter

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

About 10 p.m. Nov. 20 an officer responded to a residence in the 300 block of Tucker Avenue for a report of breaking and entering.

The resident said her home had been broken into and several things had been damaged.

She said she found two chairs positioned by the door and that her former boyfriend told her he would always leave the chairs like that so she would know he had been there.

She said he had broken into her home several times before.

The officer documented damage in the home including broken items and holes in the walls.

A check revealed the woman’s former boyfriend was already incarcerated, so the officer got a list of his associates from the woman.

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Around 9 p.m. Nov. 20 an officer responded to a residence in the 200 block of Ross Street for a report of a vicious dog.

Another officer said a black and brown dog had attacked a woman that was walking by the residence and he had attempted to help her by yelling and scaring the dog away.

The officer said the dog then went back into the yard.

The officer made contact with the resident, who admitted the dog was his.

He was given a citation for having a vicious dog running at large.

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About 1 a.m. Nov. 21 officers responded to a residence in the 500 block of Wrangler Way for a domestic dispute.

The officer found a woman and two children standing in the yard by the mailbox. The woman said her husband had been drinking and was inside with a loaded pistol. She said he had battered her mother and had threatened her with a gun so she threw the gun in the bushes but he got and loaded a second gun before she and the children ran from the home and hid.

She said her 64-year-old mother was still in the house, locked in her bedroom.

Officers found the mother and escorted her from the house, then located the resident’s husband asleep in a bedroom, lying on top of a loaded gun and arrested him.

Officers documented injuries to the woman’s mother’s nose and scratches on her face.

The woman, who said she relied on a walker for mobility, said the 38-year-old man had come into the bathroom while she was using it and had grabbed and twisted her nose until she could hear the bones and cartilage cracking.

The man was arrested for aggravated assault and aggravated battery on a household member.

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Around 7 p.m. Nov. 22 an officer responded to the area of Eighth and Sheldon streets for a report of robbery.

A teen told the officer he was riding his bicycle when a male ran up to him and forcibly took his bike and a backpack he was carrying from him.

The 18-year-old said the backpack contained a Playstation.

The officer took information about the bike and the contents of the backpack.

The suspect could not be located.

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