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Berthoud Man Indicted For Child Porn

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Berthoud police took Harmon into custody and recovered the stolen vehicle (photo) as reported in the April 26 Recorder “Police Beat.”

Berthoud Man Indicted For Child Porn Tried To Fake Own Death

BERTHOUD, Colo. (CBS4)- A Federal Grand Jury has indicted a man from Berthoud for child pornography. Investigators claim he tried to fake his own death after learning he was under investigation.

The investigation into Rayburn Harmon included Berthoud, Loveland, Laramie, Wyo. and Johnstown.

Investigators began their case about a year ago when police in Berthoud joined the FBI to serve a search warrant at a home. That joint effort eventually led to the discovery of a large marijuana grow, child pornography and an attempted faked death.

According to the indictment Harmon, 22, tried to fake his death and have his wife collect $500,000 insurance policy. In April Harmon allegedly took a Cadillac Escalade for a test drive from a GMC dealer in Loveland. He then called 911 and said he was in Carter Lake west of Berthoud. Read More

Berthoud Police Beat, May 2011

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Berthoud Police Beat — May, 2011

Sunday, May 1

In a case of mischief, yard lights were broken in the area of Kansas Avenue and Greenwood Drive. Report at 3:26 a.m.

A mailbox was knocked off of its post and damaged in the 300 block of South Eighth Street. Reported at 3:48 a.m.

More mischief in Hillsdale Subdivision when a resident in the 500 bock of South Ninth Street reported that someone had dumped trash on her vehicle.

A resident in the 100 block of E Michigan Avenue found catsup on the front door.

Police found the barking dogs on Munson Court and issued a written warning to the owners.

Boxes in the street on Mountain Avenue constituted a road hazard and were removed by police.

Monday, May 2

A calf was reported to be on the road at Spartan Avenue and County Road 17 at 4:22 p.m. The calf is listed as a road hazard and the situation was handled by the officer.

Tuesday, May 3

A South Ninth Street resident reported a door-to-door salesman. However, he was not selling anything.

Police investigated a report of illegal parking on Longview Avenue. They found a truck legally parked and having current license.

A caller from Lake Avenue reported hearing an air gun being shot.

A solicitor selling vacuums door to door on East Colorado Avenue was gone when police arrived.

Police found no criminal violation by a dozen Juveniles playing football in Bein Park at 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4

Harassment on Lake Avenue is related to “neighbor problems.”

A Fourth Street resident was issued a written warning for burning trash.

Several middle school age juveniles climbing on the roof of the Wayside Inn. Police intervened and citations were issued to five 14-year-old juvenile males and one 13-year-old juvenile male. Two of the boys were from Weld County, two from Longmont and two from Berthoud. They were charged with trespass.

It was hit and run accident of sorts in the 1700 block of Wales Drive. The vehicle was driving down a bike path when the driver went off the path and damaged a fence. He ran away on foot, but was captured. The driver. Geoffery Hogan, a 31-year-old transient was arrested and charged with driving while license under restraint, careless driving and obstructing a police officer. The vehicle was towed and he went to jail.

Thursday, May 5

The suspicious group at the water tower was chamber members having their photograph taken.

A 16-year-old Loveland resident was charged with careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident without giving information following a motor vehicle accident in the 800 block of Spartan Avenue.

A juvenile was issued a summons at the high school for having an exceedingly loud radio playing in his car.

Police assisted Berthoud fire at the scene of a grass fire on County Road 15 next to the railroad tracks. Witnesses said a passing train caused the fire.

A resident in the 800 block of Greenwood Avenue reported damage to solar powered lights. The case is being classified as criminal mischief.

Friday, May 6

Police made several early morning (before 4 a.m.) traffic stops.

Police investigated a hit-and-run accident at the high school.

At 11 p.m. police received a report of an unlocked vehicle with the key in the ignition at 290 Mountain Avenue. An officer investigated

Saturday, May 7

A barking dog reported at First Street and Mountain Avenue had ceased barking by the time police arrived at the location.

A dog-at-large in the 1700 block of Exeter Street went to the high school to avoid capture.

Loud music in the 1200 block of Elm Drive prompted a visit by police who advised the resident to “turn it down.”

Someone thought it suspicious that a person in dark clothing was running around in the 1000 block of First Street after 10 p.m. Police were unable to locate a suspect.

More reported suspicious circumstances were reported in the 500 block of Fourth Street just before midnight. Police found a person sitting in their vehicle, not a criminal violation.

A traffic stop in the 400 block of Third Street resulted in issuance of a summons to Steven K Johnston, a 28-year-old Berthoud resident, charging Failed to Yield Right of Way to Slow Moving Vehicle, Drove while License Revoked as a Habitual Offender and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Sunday, May 8

Police made four traffic stops between midnight and 2 a.m. and another just before 6 a.m.

Loose dogs on East Colorado Avenue were gone when police arrived.

A Berthoud officer intervened in a case of road-rage at Sixth Street and Massachusetts Avenue.

Sherry L. Henry, a 23-year-old Berthoud resident was arrested in the 1500 block of Fourth Street, charged with Harassment (Domestic Violence).

Police finished off the day with two barking dog complaints. In the first case on Indiana Avenue, the officer spoke to the owner. In the second incident, in the 300 block of Seventh Street, the dog was in the back yard and being quiet when the officer arrived.

Monday, May 9

A brown and tan dog was reported running loose near Turner Middle School. It was gone when police arrived.

Then there were two dogs-at-large in the 100 block of Third Street. These animals ended up at the Larimer County Humane Society and the owner received a summons.

A few minutes later, a complaint came from the 800 block of Longview about more barking dogs. The owner received a verbal warning.

A Fifth Street resident discovered that her purse was missing after she returned home from a shopping trip in downtown Berthoud. Personnel of the Parks and Recreation Department recovered the purse. The valuable items had been taken. The case is under investigation.

Police were able to locate the “run” car from Friday’s hit and run at the high school

Unsecured construction material blew off a truck on Highway 56 at U.S 287 and hit another vehicle, causing damage.

Tuesday, May 10

Police responded to a motor vehicle accident at the high school. A vehicle hit a parked car.

While at the school, police dealt with an out of control juvenile in the high school office.

Police went to the 200 block of Seventh Street after a complaint about a van with the radio playing loudly. The van was gone when police arrived.

Police responded to a report of a trespass in progress at the water treatment plant. They discovered the Town Manager and board members touring the facility.

A physical disturbance in the 900 block of Seventh Street is still under investigation.

Police responded to a REDDI report for a driver on Highway 287. By the time they arrived the drunk driver had already caused an accident with injuries at the Highway 56 intersection. The intoxicated driver then went off the road a half-mile further down the highway. She was arrested and taken to the Larimer County Jail.

Wednesday, May 11

A DUI incident in the 900 block of Bunyan Avenue is under investigation.

A motor vehicle at Mountain Avenue and First Street caused personal injury.

A wallet was found on Hubble Street and returned to the owner.

Berthoud Police Beat — April, 2011

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Berthoud Police Beat — April/May, 2011

Friday, April 1

Police came across an abandoned vehicle on Highway 56 near I-25 at 12:52 a.m. The vehicle appeared to be inoperative.

The Joe to Go building was shot with paint balls sometime during the previous night.

A large black dog was reported running loose near the Guaranty Bank but the officer was unable to locate the animal.

Police received a REDDI (Report Every Drunk Driver Immediately) report involving a red Dodge pickup truck with a Wyoming license that was weaving back and forth while driving down Mountain Avenue. They were unable to locate the Dodge.

Dog kennel building materials were reported stolen from a residence in the 200 block of East Colorado Avenue.

Four calves got away from their moms and onto South County Road 17 near Spartan Avenue. The apparently found their way back or were herded back and the police officer could not locate them.

A barking dog on East Michigan Avenue was quite when police arrived.

Citations:

Mark Allen Graves: Possession of a Controlled Substance
Wanyun Liv: Disregarded Stop Signature Offset

Saturday, April 2

Rather than cite an individual for public drunkenness, The officer gave an intoxicated man a ride home at 1:20 a.m.

Police stopped a vehicle in the 300 block of Turner Avenue. The driver, 18-year-old Kyle P. Wright of Loveland, was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Underage Consumption/Possession of Alcohol and Driving While Driver’s License was Under Restraint. Vehicle passengers, Bryan A. Quintero, a 20-year-old Larimer County resident and Samantha Gardner, an 18-year-old Berthoud resident, were issued citations charging Underage Possession/Consumption of Ethyl Alcohol.

Police assisted with traffic control at Pioneer Sand and Gravel when a fire in the mulch piles sent heavy smoke across the road.

A white sedan with loud music at Berthoud Park was quiet when police arrived.

Citations:

Amanda Jones: Disregarded Stop Sign
Tanya Bezanson: Speed (67/45)
Hipolito Diaz-Luevano: Speed (53/30)
Kyle Parker Wright: DUI, Per Se; DUR; Underage Consumption
Bryan Quintero: Underage Consumption of Alcohol
Samantha Gardner: Underage Consumption of Alcohol

Sunday, April 3

Neighbors on East Iowa reported that a family had moved out and left their dogs. The report is listed as unfounded.

A reflective sign knocked down on County Road 17 near 10E is listed as a traffic hazard. The call was referred.

Police helped out when the railroad-crossing gate on Welch Avenue stuck in the down position.

Police gave an assist to a motorist whose car had run out of gas on U.S. Highway 287.

A local landlord called to ask if the police could evict renters. He was told “no.”

Citation:

Tamra Wishcop: Disregarded Stop Sign

Monday, April 4

A mobile phone was found in the 600 block of Fourth Street.

A black dog was reported on the loose in the 500 block of Ninth Street. With the assistance of the officer, the owner came out of the house and retrieved the animal.

Police received a possible REDDI report, but after following the vehicle the officer had no probable cause to make a traffic stop.

Police again received the “false” report of dogs abandoned on East Iowa Avenue.

Tuesday, April 5

Police are investigating the theft of keys and a cell phone, both items reportedly missing from a residence in the 200 block of Second Street.

A BMX bicycle was reported stolen from the 1400 block of Willow Drive. (The bicycle was found on April 6 and returned to the owner)

Police made several traffic stops near Berthoud Elementary and issued verbal warnings to the drivers.

Once again, police received a call about abandoned dogs on the East Iowa Avenue. The caller was told that the people did not move and abandon the dogs. The renters are due to move on April 14.

Police were called for a case of disorderly conduct at Turner Middle School.

Citations:

Dawn Baas: Failed to Obey Traffic Control
Dawn Welhelm: No Proof of Insurance

Wednesday, April 6

Police conducted a welfare check in the 900 block of Seventh Street.

Officers looked into a “cold” theft in the 900 block of Tenth Street.

Thursday, April 7

Police received a report of juveniles congregating in Town Park. However the youths left as police arrived. However, the police found a glass pipe in the park and received a good description of a juvenile who had put something in his back pack. Police located the youth at the high school and found a glass pipe with Marijuana in his back pack. The 16-year-old Larimer County male was issued a summons charging possession of Marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

A report of suspicious activity at the Berthoud Town Reservoir at 8:30 p.m. turned out to be students from the astronomy class looking for a dark place to view celestial bodies.

Citations:

Christine Poe: Disregarded Stop Sign
Martha Elva Ramirez: Disregarded Stop Sign

Friday, April 8

Police received a REDDI report about a vehicle on Highway 56 east of town. The police were able to stop the car and determined hat the driver’s license had been suspended. A summons was issued.

Staff from Grace Place reported someone behind the Sonoco building. The individual in question was homeless.

A set of keys found in the Pinewood Mobile Home Park were turned over to police who were able to return them to their owner.

Police were able to return a lost dog, however, the pet was accompanied by a citation.

A barking dog complaint in the 300 block of Bimson was handled by the officer.

Police finished off the day with three traffic stops on County Road 17 near Bunyan Avenue. All three drivers received summonses.

Citations:

Daniel Citron: Dogs at Large
Jesse Desera: Speed (69/45)
Levi C Johnson: Speed (59/45)
Ida Susan Bowman: Speed (61/45)

Saturday, April 9

Between midnight and 4 a.m., police made three traffic stops west of town. Only one of the drivers was cited.

A resident of the 600 block of Welch Avenue called to report a sewer backup.

Police were unable to locate juveniles who had been observed putting an unknown substance on a vehicle parked near Turner Middle School.

Kids in a tree in Fickel Park were given a verbal warning.

Jana M. Sheel, a 45-year-old Westminster, Colorado resident, was cited for disorderly conduct following a verbal disturbance at the Subway restaurant at 9 p.m.

Citations:

Carly Ann Rugg: Speed (56/35)
Geri C Dracker: Speed (49/30)
Mark Dmytranko: Speed (64/45)

Sunday, April 10

Purse found, purse returned, all accomplished by 7:30 a.m.

Police assisted a motorist who had a flat tire on U.S. Highway 287.

A mid-afternoon barking dog complaint in the 1900 block of Seventh Street was handled by the officer.

Citation:

Marjorie Lee Simmons: Displayed Expired Plates

Monday, April 11

A non-injury motor vehicle accident reported on north Highway 287 was gone when police arrived.

Another call about an accident on U.S. Highway 287 came in 45 minutes later but police were unable to locate any accident.

Police received a report of a child throwing rocks at another child at the skate park.

Tuesday, April 12

Three gnomes were found on County Road 19 and were turned over to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office.

In a case of criminal mischief, the ceiling in a boy’s varsity locker room at Berthoud High School was damaged.

McKee hospital sent a weapons report. A Berthoud resident shot himself in the foot with a BB gun and went to the hospital to have the BB removed.

Police went to Bristlecone Court after a complaint about a barking dog. The officer reported that when he arrived, the dog was not barking and did not bark for the 10 minutes he spent at the location.

Wednesday, April 13

At 11 a.m. dispatch received a report about juveniles at Berthoud Town Park throwing beer cans out the window of the car. Police stopped the car at Mountain Avenue and Seventh Street and issued citations for minors in possession of alcohol.

The complaint about barking dogs in the 500 block of First Street was handled by communication, which means that dispatch recognized the address and knew no one was home. A message was left for the Code Enforcement Officer to go by later when the owners were available.

A 24-ounce framing hammer was found in the town hall parking lot. Originally thought to be a lost item, investigators discovered it was town property from the garage behind town hall.

The loud music emanating from a vehicle at South Third Street and Nebraska Avenue was not doing so when police arrived. The officer reported all quiet.

A concerned citizen reported that the lights at the ball field at Town Park were still on at 9 p.m.

Thursday, April 14

A citizen reported water coming up from a manhole cover in Bunyan court.

A caller from Ivy Stockwell Elementary School called to report a child walking home whom they thought too young for the unaccompanied journey.

Berthoud Police directed traffic while the Larimer County Sheriff’s Department and Colorado State Patrol dealt with an individual who was barricaded in a motor home at First Street and County Road 12. Read More

Wheatridge police identified a vehicle parked in suspect circumstances and a check showed the owner to be living in Berthoud. They called Berthoud police to notify the owner, but the owner was no longer at the Berthoud address.

Friday, April 15

Police stopped some pedestrians at Second Street and Versaw Court at 12:30 a.m. They said they had been working late.

A written warning was issued to residents in the 500 block of First Street for barking dogs.

Police responded to a physical disturbance between a man and a woman in the 600 block of Ninth Street. On person went to jail.

A short time later, police responded to another physical disturbance. This disturbance on E Colorado Avenue was between a mother and child. No one went to jail.

An hour later, police responded to a child out of control in the 800 block of Welch Avenue.

A teen runaway reported from Willow Drive returned home.

Police responded to Third and Mountain on a report of kids throwing rocks, but were unable to located the mischievous juveniles.

A person being dropped off at their vehicle parked at Berthoud High School at 11:20 p.m. struck someone as suspicious and they reported the incident to police.

Saturday, April 16

A Cheyenne Drive resident reported a door-to-door sales person selling seafood. The solicitor was gone when police arrived.

Police determined that a disturbance in the 1700 block of Wales Drive was verbal in nature.

The loud music in the 800 block earned the noisemakers two warnings from police.

Juveniles in Town Park at 11:20 p.m. were warned that the park was closed at that hour.

Sunday, April 17

Police are working on a report for the investigation of a “cold” burglary at Brick Oven Pizza. Cash was taken and the case is under investigation.

Police responded to a report of kids breaking windows at Berthoud High School, but found neither damage nor vandals.

Someone reported a white Buick in the Town Park parking lot at 8 p.m. It had been there for an hour and the caller thought that was unusual.

Monday, April 18

Kwik Korner reported someone driving off without paying for their gasoline. A suspect was identified and returned to pay for the fuel on April 21.

A report is to follow in the case of kids throwing rocks at other kids in the 500 block of Bunyan Avenue.

What was reported as a physical disturbance in the 100 block of Third Street turned out to be kids using a punching bag. They were warned about the noise.

Police received a call about a vehicle sinking into Carter Lake. Rayburn Harman, a 22-year-old Berthoud resident made the 911 call stating that the vehicle he was driving had a malfunction and was in Carter Lake. An investigation by Berthoud police and Larimer County Sheriff’s Deputies found no indication of an auto in the lake. A search by towed sonar was followed the next day by the Larimer County Dive Team. Again, there was no indication of a vehicle in the water. The vehicle in question is a black 2007 Cadillac Escalade owned by a local automobile dealer. The car was taken for a test drive and not returned. Harman and the vehicle are missing. Harman is considered a missing person and the vehicle is considered stolen. Mr. Harmon is the subject of an investigation by the F.B.I. and may be despondent. Police warn of a concern for the safety of anyone contacting Harmon. If you see him or the vehicle, which may have a Wyoming license plate 901 SAB, call Berthoud Police at 970-532-2611 or call your local law enforcement agency.

Tuesday, April 19

Officers had a chance to make several follow up calls.

Only one traffic stop is listed and that driver received a verbal warning.

Police are investigating an assault reported in eh 600 block of South Ninth Street.

Wednesday, April 20

Juveniles in the parking lot in the 800 block of Mountain Avenue were issued a written warning. Due to vehicles having been damaged in the parking lot, businesses in the shopping center will call police when juveniles are loitering.

Juveniles reported to be climbing on containers in back of Grace Place were gone when police arrived.

An after hours visitor to Berthoud Park was issued a verbal warning.

A lost bag of military clothing was left at the back door of Town Hall and the police tracked down the owner and returned the lost items.

Thursday, April 21

Suspicious noise inside the building at High Country Proco at 1 a.m. was a cause for concern. The officer on duty handled the situation.

The officer also had to handle a situation at the high school parking lot where one vehicle was blocking another.

A man was reported to be walking on US Highway 287 with a gas can in hand. An officer went to assist, but was unable to locate the motorist.

A report was taken from the 700 block of Second Street about a missing, presumably stolen, license plate.

Loud music in the 300 block of South Eighth Street brought a 7:15 p.m. visit from police.

A citation was issued in the 700 block of Bunyan Avenue to Adrian A. Carrion, 26- year-old Berthoud resident, charging Illegal Operation of Off-Road Vehicle on Street and Operation of an Uninsured Motor Vehicle.

Friday, April 22

Police were back on South Eighth Street again this morning for a loud music complaint. This time they were at the corner house at South Eighth and Munson Court. Again, the situation was “Handled by Officer.”

A dog bite in the 300 block of Eighth Street led to a citation for Charles Eason charging Vicious Dog, No Rabies Tag and No Dog License.

Police issued a verbal warning for a boat and trailer parked on the sidewalk on Munson Court.

Saturday, April 23

A chain attached to buckets was stretched across Spartan Avenue at 2 a.m. The road hazard was reported by a resident and handled by an officer.

A small brown dog was running loose near Grandpa’s Café. It was captured and sent to the Humane Society.

Sunday, April 24

Police made four traffic stops between midnight and 5 a.m.

Four horses on County Road 13 were referred to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office.

A verbal disturbance in the 200 block of Second Street was a dispute over a child custody issue and the officer intervened.

Monday, April 25

Two students at Berthoud High School issued summonses charging Possession of Drug paraphernalia. One of the juveniles was also charged with Possession of Marijuana.

A medium size brown dog reported running loose in the vicinity of Fifth Street and Welch Avenue was gone when police arrived.

Some folks on South Eighth Street reported noisy neighbors. “Handled by Officer.”

The stolen Cadillac Escalade was recovered in Windsor just before midnight.

Tuesday, April 26

Police looked for a speeding black Volkswagen in the vicinity of Berthoud Park, but found nothing.

When police responded to a complaint about a semi-truck parked on private property at 190 Bunyan Avenue at 10 p.m., they found the truck gone.

Rayburn Scott Harmon, a wanted fugitive, was taken into custody in Johnstown about midnight. Harmon has been the subject of a two state manhunt since he reported the car he was driving was sinking in Carter Lake. His two state rampage included the holdup of a Wal-Mart store in Wyoming.

Multiple agencies were involved in Harmon’s case and apprehension, including The Weld County Sheriff’s Office, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, Larimer County Emergency Services, Johnstown Police Department, Windsor Police Department, Fort Collins Police Services, Loveland Police Department, Larimie Wyoming Police Department, Cheyenne Wyoming Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Berthoud Fire Protection District, Loveland Fire Department, Thompson Valley Emergency Medical Service, Larimer County Dispatch, Loveland Dispatch and Weld County Dispatch as well as Berthoud Police.

Berthoud police had issued the outstanding warrants and took custody of the prisoner who was taken to the Larimer County Jail. Harmon faces charges of Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft, False Reporting, Felony Bond Conditions Violation and Armed Robbery. There are also pending charges from the Johnstown Police Department, Cheyenne Police Department and the Federal Bureau of investigation.

Berthoud Police Beat, March 2011

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Berthoud Police Beat — March, 2011

Tuesday, March 1

A Border Collie on the loose in the 500 block of First Street led to his owner being given a written warning.

A resident reported the unauthorized use of a credit card number by an unknown person.

Wednesday, March 2

A dispute between a landlord and the tenant in the 1000 block of Seventh Street was mediated by the officer.

Police responded to Berthoud Elementary School to assist with a physical disturbance caused by an out of control child. A 12-year-old Longmont male was issued a citation charging Juvenile Delinquency (3 counts of assault) and transported for a mental health check.

Police investigated the report of a dog bite in the Hillsdale Subdivision. The owner was cited.

Citation:

Josephine Shisler: Failure to keep dog under restraint, vicious dog, unlicensed dog, failure to display rabies tag.

Thursday, March 3

A loose Boxer (dog) on Bunyan Court was picked up by the Larimer County Humane Society.

Police were on their way to cite a motorcycle parked on the sidewalk by the Subway, but it was gone before they arrived.

A Jay Place resident reported credit card fraud.

Juveniles behind the Pizza Hut reported being fired on by other juveniles with an “air soft” pellet gun. The gun toters were in a black SUV

Citation:

Latisha Maria Hummel: Animal at large, no license, no rabies vacination

Friday, March 4

Police stopped to talk to two men walking down Mountain Avenue at 12:37 a.m.

Police decided that the tipped over gravel trailer on Welch Avenue was not a motor vehicle accident and did not need police involvement.

There was no answer at the door in the 500 block of Mayo Court when the officer responded to a barking dog complaint. He left his calling card.

Citations:

Jessica Lea Bode: Speed (36/20)
Jennifer Ann Hidden: Stop lamps not working

Saturday, March 5

Responding to a call of suspicious activity at two minutes past midnight, the officer found fishing line across the road on Spartan Avenue.

Upon returning home at 1:30 a.m., residents in the 800 block of Bruce Drive found an intoxicated man sleeping on their couch. A 31-year-old Berthoud resident was charged with second-degree criminal trespass and criminal mischief in the incident.

A caller reported an hit-and-run on U.S. Highway 287. A report is to follow.

A minor parking lot accident at the Berthoud Wine and Spirits led to some heated words and the police were called to the 200 block of Mountain Avenue to intervene.

Police stopped to assist a motorist whose engine had overheated at the Kwik Korner.

Police are investigating a possible restraining order violation that occurred in the 200 block of Welch Avenue.

A Longmont resident was cited for careless driving following a non-injury motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 56 and U.S. Highway 287.

A driver was cited after a minor accident in the Hays Market parking lot.

Citation:

Mathew Bondy: Second-degree criminal trespass, criminal mischief
Ramon A Dominguez-Renteria: Careless driving
John M. Robinett: Violation of limits on backing.
James Richard Hubbard: Speed (79/65)
John McCool Robinett: Improper backing, failed to present proof of insurance

Sunday, March 6

The kids in the alley on East Iowa Avenue at 2 a.m. managed to disappear before police arrived.

A reported burglary and theft in the 200 block of Second Street was subsequently canceled by the complainant.

A yellow Lab running loose at Turner Middle School managed to be gone when police arrived.

Police investigated an “awful smell coming from the garage” in the 600 block of Fifth Street. The officer determined that the odor indicated a recent visit by a skunk.

Citations:

Christopher L Wilson: Speed (83/65)
Audrey E Engelhard: Speed (48/30)
Dayna Louise Jones: Speed (85/65)

Monday, March 7

Berthoud police had one business assist, one ambulance assist and three assists to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Deputies at the scene of motor vehicle accidents.

The police had their own accident to handle on U.S. Highway 287.

Citations:

Ramon Dominguez: Careless driving
Megan Aanstoos: Drove too fast for conditions
Gabrielle Strandquist: Unsafe lane change

Tuesday, March 8

Police received a complaint about a house on Fourth Street having trash in the back yard. The house is in foreclosure and is vacant so no immediate solution is available.

Juveniles were hanging out behind the Pizza Hut, but left before police arrived.

A high school student reported the theft of an Ipod.

A barking dog in the 1200 block of Aspen Drive was handled by the officer.

Wednesday, March 9

Police had a talk with the kids hanging out behind the Pizza Hut at 2 p.m.

A resident in the 1000 block of Third Street reported that he was missing a large quantity of wood and assumed that it had been stolen.

In late afternoon, dispatch received a report that juveniles near the Turner Middle School were shooting at other juveniles with a paint ball gun. Police did not find anyone who fit the description.

A man and a woman were reportedly having a verbal disturbance, perhaps while walking, in the 100 block Mountain Avenue. They were gone by the time police arrived.

Citations

Sara Buchholtz: Speed (56/35)

Thursday, March 10

Graffiti was found in Berthoud Park.

Juveniles behind Pizza Hut around noon were given a verbal warning by a police officer.

The vehicle parked at Berthoud Park with its radio volume on high was gone when police arrived.

A Dachshund captured at Longview Avenue and Greenwood Drive was sent to the Larimer County Humane Society.

The barking dog on Bristlecone Court was quiet when police arrived.

Citations:

Roy Holcomb: Speed (79/60)
Zachary J Wehner: Speed (76/60)
Toinette Dione Bower: Speed (36/20)
Jordan A Buchholz: Disregarded stop sign
Erik Salomon Tapia: Disregarded stop sign
David Monley: Dog at large, no town license, no rabies tag

Friday, March 11

A Police officer visited three barking dogs in the back yard on Marshall Place shortly after 8 a.m. He returned to the residence at 10:30 a.m. and issued a verbal warning to the dogs and to their person.

An officer responded to a complaint of trash in the yard on Jay Place, but did not issue a warning.

Residents in the 1200 block of Cedar Drive reported a freezer missing and presumably stolen.

Citations:

Gregory Lee Dewey: Speed (61/25)
Liana Jane Daniels: Speed (37/20), DUR
Devin Quince: Disregarded stop sign

Saturday, March 12

Worried parents in the 800 block of Tenth Street reported that their two children were missing and had perhaps run away. The girls were subsequently found by the parents.

An argument between two former lovers was loud enough that police responded to a verbal disturbance in the 300 block of Sixth Street.

An alert caller reported a juvenile at Turner Middle School. It was, in fact, a young adult who was setting up for volleyball play in the gymnasium.

A noise complaint brought the police to the Subway Restaurant shortly after 10 p.m. There was a loud party going on and the officer issued a verbal warning to the revelers.

Citations:

Nicholas Maestas: Disregarded stop sign
Amethyst McDaniel: Disregarded stop sign
Anderson Van Matre: Speed (53/35)

Sunday, March 13

Police went to the 100 block of East Nebraska at 12:40 a.m and apprehended three juveniles who were in possession of and consuming alcoholic beverage. Two boys were from Berthoud and one from Loveland. The Loveland youth was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

There were three riderless horses in Greenlawn Cemetery at 8 a.m. The situatuation is listed as being handled by the officer.

A dog was reported chasing cars on Highway 56 east of town. He apparently did not try to chase the police car when it arrived and is listed as being gone.

A case of attempted burglary and criminal mischief occurred in the 400 block of Third Street.

Juveniles fighting in the 100 block of South Third Street brought a response from the police. The officer apparently calmed the situation.

In a case of vandalism, a window was reported broken in the 400 block of Third Street.

A case of drunkenness was reported at the Pizza Hut in the evening. An individual was harassing the staff according to the caller. Police responded and ended up giving a ride home to an individual who apparently was not the person referred to in the complaint.

Monday, March 14

Shortly after midnight, Police responded to a case of drunkenness in the 200 block of Second Street. There was no space available at the De-Tox center so the officer handled the situation in house.

A party called from the Berthoud Wine and Spirits at 7:58 a.m. and said he had been assaulted, but his story could not be verified. He was transported to McKee Medical Center.

An eighteen-year-old in the 800 block of Spartan Avenue was issued a summons charging him with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. (James Terry)

The couple arguing in the 300 block of Sixth Street on Saturday had still not reconciled their differences. He came to the police station to report that she was harassing him. It turned out that she had been calling him to make arrangement to get her belongings and he refused to answer the phone. Therefore, she kept calling. He reported harassment based on the number of times she had called. The officer thought otherwise and told him her actions did not constitute harassment.

Residents on Redwood Circle reported a dog bite, but police were unable to locate the animal.

A wallet was turned into the police who returned it to the owner.

It was almost 11 p.m. when a resident on Columbine Circle complained of a loud noise from a parked vehicle, but all was quiet when police arrived.

Citation:

Peter Scheck: Speed (65/45)

Tuesday, March 15

A person found a child on north Fourth Street. As it turned out, the child was in front of his own house and had walked out the front door just as his mother came in from the back yard. All were reunited.

A caller from the 800 block of Ninth Street reported hearing an adult yelling and a child crying. Police were unable to locate any disturbance.

A written warning was issued to a dog owner in the 300 block of South Eighth Street when a neighbor reported that his dog ran out at her while he was walking her dog.

A Doberman being walked without a leash along Lake Avenue and Seventh Street was gone when police arrived.

Wednesday, March 16

The report of a possible fight between juveniles in Berthoud Park is listed as unfounded.

A motor vehicle accident at First Street and Welch Avenue did not cause injury.

The car with the loud radio playing at Berthoud Park was gone when police arrived.

A loose Black Labrador Retriever was gone when police arrived in the 900 block of Kansas Avenue.

Another loud car radio, this one reported at Munson Court and South Eighth Street, was also quiet when police arrived.

A lost dog was reported. It is a black and white Heeler.

Citation:

Marcie Jo Polanchek: Disregarded stop sign
Jacob Cooper: Failed to yield right of way in front of traffic

Thursday, March 17

Police did a welfare check in the 800 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a child who did not show up at school. The child had the flu.

A juvenile in the 400 block of Redwood Circle was bitten while playing with dogs. No citation was issued.

The officer issued a verbal warning to the operator of a car that was parked on the sidewalk at Mr. B’s Body Shop.

A burglary reported in the 400 block of Indiana Avenue is under active investigation.

Citation:

Jerry Joe Lewis: Speed (54/35)

Friday, March 18

A resident in the 300 block of East Iowa Avenue saw someone by her car at 3 a.m. and called police. The suspect was gone when police arrived.

A missing person with Alzheimer disease was found.

A vehicle trespass in the 300 block of East Michigan Avenue is under investigation. Items were missing from the car.

A vehicle trespass in the 100 block of East Iowa Avenue is under investigation.

A solicitor in the 100 block of East Indiana had a permit.

An officer contacted a suspicious vehicle in the 200 block of Mountain Avenue. He issued a Proof of Service to the driver advising the driver that his license was suspended.

Saturday, March 19

Free running dogs captured on Sixth Street Court were returned to the owner.

Part of a dead animal was fond at First Street and East Michigan Avenue.

A small dog at large (a brown Chihuahua) was captured in the 900 block of Seventh Street and turned over to the Larimer County Humane Society.

Police stopped a vehicle for speeding on County Road 17 near County Road 10. The driver was arrested and in addition to the speeding charge was cited for DUI and no proof of insurance

Citation:

William Forbes: Speed, DUI, no proof of insurance
John Slavik: Speed (59/45)
Lukas Hunter Keller:Speed (59/45)
Esequil Gomez: Dog at large, no tags

Sunday, March 20

A resident in the 400 block of Bunyan Avenue found drug paraphernalia in the yard.

A Welch Avenue complained that a neighbor had put trash in her receptacle. Police determined that he had put his trash in his own trash can.

When police interceded in a verbal disturbance between a father and son in the 400 block of Indiana Avenue, the two men agreed to stay away from each other.

Monday, March 21

Roommates in the 400 block of Colorado were so loud in their argument that the police became involved.

Juveniles with fireworks were reported in the area of Berthoud Park and Swimming Pool. Police were unable to locate the kids.

A motor vehicle accident at Berthoud High School caused property damage only. However, a 16-year-old Berthoud female was issued a citation for careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident without reporting and failed to provide proof of insurance.

Items were stolen from a vehicle in the 300 block of East Colorado Avenue. The case is under investigation.

A party with an outstanding warrant turned themselves in.

Police are investigating vehicle trespasses in the 200 block of East Colorado Avenue, the 300 block of East Colorado Avenue and the 200 bock of East Michigan Avenue.

Shawn Michael Riddell, a 45-year-old Weld County Resident was arrested in the 500 block of Fourth Street and charged with Violation of a Protection Order and Domestic Violence.

Citation:

Isobel Shaw: Careless Driving, Left the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident, No Proof of Insurance

Tuesday, March 22

Police responded to a single-vehicle accident in the 1700 block of State Highway 56. A truck pulling a trailer blew off the road and damaged a fence. There were no injuries.

A Burglar Alarm at Guaranty Bank at 10:10 p.m. was a false alarm.

Citations:

Timothy Troup: No proof of insurance
Ryan J Ghee: Speed (40/30)

Wednesday, March 23

A person at the Subway restaurant reported that items may have been taken from their backpack.

Police received a call from a distraught mother saying that her son had been injured in a fight at Fickel Park and she was going to the park. The officer tried to dissuade her, to no avail. By the time the police arrived mom was already there. The officer calmed everyone down and cautioned kids and parents. The boys involved were 10 and 11-years-old.

A woman’s wallet was found and turned in to the police department.

Thursday, March 24

Police investigated a “cold” disturbance in the 400 block of Indiana Avenue. Apparently a disagreement between father and son.

Police are waiting for an arrest warrant in the theft of a motorcycle in the 400 block of Indiana Avenue.

Police arrested Daniel James Guggenheim III, a 32-year-old Berthoud resident at Third Street and Welch Avenue. Guggenheim was charged with Driving under the Influence of Alcohol, Driving while Driver’s License Suspended, No Proof of Insurance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Most of the traffic stops during the day resulted in the motorists receiving verbal warnings.

A resident in the 700 block of Second Street reported items missing from their vehicle.

A resident in the 100 block of Third Street became concerned when a vehicle drove by with a camera in evidence.

A resident in the north part of town reported a suspicious vehicle parked in the area.

Meanwhile, another suspicious circumstance was reported by a person in the 1000 block of Third Street who reported a person outside the window at 9:25 p.m.

Citation:

Daniel Guggenheim: No Proof of Insurance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving under the Influence

Friday, March 25

Police investigated a report that marijuana plants were being grown in a warehouse space in the 700 block of Second Street. The report turned out to be true and police issued a warning and the plants were moved out.

A noise complaint from the 500 block of Mount Massive Street was cars revving up their engines. The revvers were given a verbal warning by the responding officer.

Police made ten traffic stops and issued three citations.

Citations:

Anthony Chavez: Speed (37/20)
Mitchelle B Froelich: Speed (80/65)
Margaret Ann Essig: Failed to Stop at Stop Sign.

Saturday, March 26

Police received a report of the theft of a vehicle license plate in the 200 block of Mountain Avenue.

A 17-year-old Larimer County Resident was charged with Careless Driving resulting in Bodily Injury after an accident at the high school involving his car and a bicycle.

After several attempts to locate him, Berthoud Police arrested Dale Alan Dardano, a 62-year-old Berthoud resident on a warrant charging Failure to Appear in court concerning Driving While Ability Impaired. Dardano also had the motorcycle which was reported stolen in he 400 block of Indiana Avenue. He said he owned it jointly with his son. The son had been the one who reported it stolen.

Police cited a 16-year-old male Berthoud resident in the 300 block of Seventh Avenue for Possession of Marijuana and possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Citations:

Dale Dardano: Arrest on Warrant from Douglas County
Ravi Smith: Careless Driving

Sunday, March 27

Noel K. Lebsack, a 20-year-old Berthoud resident was charged with Thefts and 1^st Degree Criminal Trespass for numerous incidents in Mary’s Farm the previous few days.

A vehicle in the 300 block of E Colorado Avenue was entered and items taken.

A respondent in the 700 block of Sixth Street reported being threatened, but there was no evidence to back up his complaint.

Citations:

Arthur Nittmann: Speed (84/65)
Jason R Nelson: Speed (84/65)

Monday, March 28

Laurie A. Grubl, a 49-year-old Berthoud resident was arrested in the 1300 block of Fourth Street and charged with Harassment and Obstructing of Telephone Service. The charges are related to Domestic Violence.

Police filed additional charges against Noel K Lebsak in the thefts and vehicle trespasses in Mary’s Farm.

Police received a report from a Mary’s Farm resident who just discovered their vehicle had been entered. Note: The police still have unclaimed items, likely from residents who are unaware that their vehicles have been robbed.

The Chihuahua dogs were in the street at Third and Franklin, but police were unable to locate the small canines.

Tuesday, March 29

An Elm Drive resident reported a woman in the yard with a dog and a baby. No one was there when police arrived. .

A caller reported that he thought he saw a drug deal in Berthoud Park, but the suspects were gone when police arrived.

Police handled a Restraining Order Violation in the 1300 block of Fourth Street. Apparently the restrained person contacted a “Third Party” who was not aware that third party contact was prohibited.

Wednesday, March 30

A woman walking her dogs near the high school reported that two Black Labs were “harassing” her and her dogs. The Labs had left by the time police arrived.

An unlicensed trailer parked on Colorado Avenue brought a visit from a Berthoud Police officer.

Police investigated a case of trash being dumped by County Road 7.

Cows on the road on South County Road 17 near Spartan Avenue is listed as a traffic hazard. However, they cows had departed before the police arrived.

A .22 magnum cartridge was found on the floor of a hallway at Berthoud High School.

A Colorado Avenue resident called in suspicious activity when a man knocked on the door.

A man came to the Police Department with questions about harassment.

Citation:

Richard Michael James: Parking of Trailer on Public Property (Street)

Thursday, March 31

Juveniles in the area of South Fifth Street and Nebraska Avenue ran from the police officer. It was almost 1 a.m. and certainly past curfew. The same thing happened again at 2:22 a.m. when the officer attempted to make contact with a juvenile pedestrian in the same area.

A resident of the 100 block of East Nebraska Avenue reported the theft of yard signs.

Police arrested Mark Graves in the 200 block of First Street based on eight outstanding warrants. The charges included seven felonies and one misdemeanor from multiple counties. Police find wanted man in Berthoud from the Longmont Times Call

Police arrested a Pit Bull puppy in the 900 block of Mountain Avenue. The puppy had a collar, but there were no tags on the collar. The puppy was remanded to the custody of the Larimer County Humane Society.

Police captured two Black Labs in the 800 block of Fourth Street.

Citation:

Todd Oubre: Driving Under Restraint/Revocation

Berthoud Police Beat, February, 2011

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Tuesday, February 1

A vehicle ran into a fence in the 400 Block of East County Road 8. No injuries were reported.

An injured cat was returned to its owner in the 600 block of Sunnywood Place.

A 1980 Pontiac was reported stolen from the 200 block of Welch Avenue.

A resident in the 200 block of Second Street saw footprints in the snow and reported having a prowler. The police though otherwise and listed the report as unfounded.

Wednesday, January 2

Police assisted the Larimer County Humane Society in rounding up loose dogs west of town.

Police made traffic stops at 100 East Welch, Pyramid Avenue and Highway 56, 200 block of Bunyan Avenue and at Third Street and Mountain Avenue. All the driver s received warnings.

Thursday, February 3

Police received a report of a blue Jeep doing “doughnuts” in Berthoud Park. Despite a quick response to the call, the Jeep was gone when the officer arrived.

Dispatch fielded a caller who was upset about the design of sidewalks at the round-a-bout.

There were three motor vehicle accidents on U.S. Highway 287. Two of the accidents occurred at the Highway 56 intersection. The Colorado State Patrol handled the situation with the assistance of the Berthoud Police.

Police made several traffic stops during the day, but no one got a ticket.

Friday, February 4

A hit-and-run accident at 4:20 a.m. at the intersection of First Street and Mountain Avenue is under investigation.

The resident of an apartment in the 500 block of Welch Avenue reported the possible theft of prescription drugs.

An officer went to the Hays Market to warn a juvenile about loitering.

Saturday, February 5

A caller from the Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum had a question about parking.

Police found no criminal violation following a report of a restraining order violation at the Berthoud Community Center.

Sunday, February 6

A report of a motor vehicle accident at Weld County Road 44 turned out to be a newspaper delivery van stuck in the soft shoulder of the road.

A 77 year old Berthoud resident was charged with Careless Driving after a motor vehicle accident in the 1500 block of Fourth Street. There were no injuries, just property damage.

Police responded to a complaint about barking dogs in the 600 block of South Ninth Street, but found all was quiet on their arrival.

Citation:

Raleigh Alford: Careless Driving

Monday, February 7

An auto repossesser notified dispatch that he would be picking up a vehicle in the 200 block of Second Street.

A theft in the 900 block of Mountain Avenue is under investigation.

A resident in the 200 block of Second Street called to report his vehicle stolen.

Tuesday, February 8

Police received a report of a possible motor vehicle accident in the 100 block of Sioux Drive. The report was apparently unfounded as police found no accident at that scene.

A South Ninth Street resident report receiving harassing phone calls.

Wednesday, February 9

Police responded to a report of a fight in the 500 block of Mount Massive Street. The persons at that location denied that there was any disturbance.

An officer responded to Turner Middle School to assist with a juvenile.

Police assisted Berthoud Fire and TVEMS at an unattended death in the 300 block of Welch Avenue.

Thursday, February 10

An afternoon verbal disturbance between two intoxicated males in the 200 block of Second Street is listed as “No Criminal Violation.”

A loose Yellow Lab dog on North County Road 13 was “Handled by Officer.”

Citations:

Luciano Meraz: Speed (62/35)
Kathy Keeling: Dog at Large

Friday, February 11

A 43-year-old Berthoud Resident was cited for careless driving after having a seizure and driving through four back yards and hitting a parked car in the 300 block of Hubbell Street.

A barking dog on Bunyan Court was not barking when police arrived.

A loose Yellow Lab at Bunyan Avenue and First Street was not seen by the officer.

Someone reported an injured goose on Wagon Wheel Court.

Citations:

Dustin W Trembath: Speed (44/30)
Matilda Varela: Speed (55/35)
Todd A. Parks: Careless driving.
Gary Richard Pias: Speed (69/40)

Saturday, February 12

A traffic stop in the 200 block of Welch Avenue led to the arrest of a 50-year-old Berthoud resident on a warrant for Identity theft. He was also cited for Driving while his license was revoked and failure to stop at a stop sign.

Citations:

Lukus Swedbergh: Speed (69/40)
Gary L Stienike: Speed (58/40)
Gary James Chadwick: Speed (48/30)
Dale Woolery: Arrest-Warrant out of Fort Collins, Driving while license revoked, failed to stop at a stop sign.
Brandon Gaston: Speed (54/30)
Todd Parks: Careless Driving

Sunday, February 13

An intoxicated male refused to leave a residence in the 300 block of Bimson Avenue. It was 12:30 a.m. when Police arrived. They moved him to the detention center. He did not want to go.

It was shortly before noon when an aggressive dog was reported in the 300 block of Mountain Avenue. Officers were unable to locate the dog.

Citations:

Diane E McNalley: Speed (41/30)
Matthew Bondy: Disorderly conduct

Monday, February 14

A Cheyenne Avenue resident reported receiving harassing phone calls.

Police found a vehicle in the ditch near the Kwik Korner. The driver was cited for careless driving.

A verbal disturbance in the 1000 block of Third Street is listed as verbal only, no criminal violation.

Citations:

Connie Janice Behm: Speed (66/45)
Raymond C. Thomas: Careless driving

Tuesday, February 15

Police are investigating a hit and run accident in the 400 block of Third Street. A vehicle hit a parked building.

Police were called upon to check on a Juvenile who did not show up at school.

A black dog, loose in the 500 block of First Street left before officers arrived.

A resident had been sent checks to cash, but the bank thought them suspicious and the individual brought them to the police department. The case is being listed as attempted fraud.

A two-vehicle motor vehicle accident at the intersection of US Highway 287 and State Highway 56 is listed as non-injury.

Citation:

Nicholas J Ray: Careless driving

Wednesday, Feb 16

A vehicle in a parking lot in the 800 block of Mountain Avenue had its window broken by a rock, which apparently was launched with a golf club by an unknown juvenile.

A loose dog in the 1000 block of First Street earned its person a written warning.

Street signs at Second Street and Versaw Court were damaged. The case is under investigation.

Police received a complaint of a barking dog in the 100 block of East Iowa Avenue. The officer found children in the back yard playing with their dog.

Citation:

Frank S Quantz: Speed (36/20), driving under restriction

Thursday, February 17

Police assisted Knoxville, Tenn police in investigating harassing phone calls to Berthoud.

Another loose dog, this one on Mountain Avenue, resulted in a verbal warning to its owner.

A child being reported as a runaway returned home before the report was completed.

Police arrested David L. Vanmatre in the 200 block of First Street on a Douglas County warrant for failure to appear.

The officer warned some juveniles about climbing on statues in Fickel Park.

Citations:

Jonathan Koch: Parked where prohibited
Duane J Baker: Speed (59/40)
Lance McBride: Speed (54/30)
Bryan Otten: Speed (49/30)
Candice Abeyta: Speed (51/35)

Friday, February 18

Police were unsuccessful in trying to catch a Black Lab running loose in the 1100 block of Second Street.

Citations:

Brian Hoogland: Driving under suspension, Tags not attached properly
Andra JoAnn Ramsay: Speed (56/35)
Jesse A Nino: Speed (57/35)
Laura Montgomery: Speed (48/30)
Keri R Davis: Speed (80/65)
|Benedict Schuab: Disregarded traffic control device
Marcin Tomtas: Speed (56.40)
Gwen S Brady: Speed (47/30)
Michael Henning: Speed (71/40)

Saturday, February 19

A 17-year-old Berthoud male was apprehended on County Road 17 at County Road 10E and cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Police had two calls about a solicitor working the Hillsdale subdivision but were unable to locate the salesman.

Citations:

Katrina Waterman: Speed (49/30)
Sarah Diagana: Speed (55/35)
Toni Miller: Speed (54/35)
Annessa Kohlhardt: Speed (74/60)
Mark Lyle Trumble: Speed (76/60)

Sunday, February 20

A bicycle was reported stolen by a Seventh Street resident, but was later found by the owner.

A resident of Schultz Lane reported that they had a solicitor come to the door the previous evening.

Citation:

Elsie Standridge: Violation of red light

Monday, February 21

Police responded to a report of suspicious activity in Berthoud Park. They found some fishing line strung between two trees.

Police were unable to locate the principal in a road rage case on Highway 287.

A misunderstanding between a customer and a cashier at the Berthoud Conoco led to two calls to dispatch. One call was a trespass in progress the other a verbal disturbance. The officer who arrived handled everything.

Tuesday, February 22

Police were called to the 500 block of First Street where there was a dispute in progress between a landlord and a tenant. The parties were told it was a civil matter.

The drivers of cars revving their engines and spinning the tires in the 900 block of Fourth Street were issued a written warning.

A loose Lab (Yellow) at the Conoco was unavailable for questioning when the officer arrived.

A white Poodle who lives in the 1200 block of Cedar Drive was arrested and sent to the Larimer County Humane Society and the owner was issued a summons.

A tenant in the 100 block of Mountain Avenue reported the theft of items by his landlord.

Police responded to two calls concerning juveniles hanging out behind the Pizza Hut and one call about three vehicles in the parking lot with the radio volume turned up.

Citation:

William T Clerkin: Speed (54/35)

Wednesday, February 23

A suspect was identified in the theft of a red Dodge Neon in the 900 block of Seventh Street. The case is under investigation.

Multiple calls from Berthoud to Greeley is listed as harassment and as being handled by the officer.

A motor vehicle accident in the Hays Market parking lot caused no damage.

The officer issued a verbal warning to juveniles hanging out behind the Pizza Hut.

Police received a report of a skateboard being stolen in the 800 block of Mountain Avenue. The 13-year-old who reported his board missing called back later to say that some kids had played a practical joke and hidden his skateboard and he had found it.

Citations:

Douglas Miller: Careless driving
Noah Dalton: Careless driving
David Weickum: Speed (45/30)
Ronald Hansen: Speed (36/20)
Linda Hirsch: Speed (54/35)

Thursday, February 24

Juveniles parked on Clayton Place received a verbal warning.

A vehicle went off the road in the 700 block of County Road 15 and the driver was injured.

An item stolen from the 1200 block of Aspen Drive was pawned with the person making a false report to the pawnshop. The case is under investigation.

Citations:

Barbara Mitchem: Speed (35/20)
Dean Stank: Trailer parked on public property

Friday, February 25

A cat was left abandoned when the people moved from a house in the 900 block of Driftwood Place.

There were many motor vehicle accidents during the day.

7:06 a.m.: a motor vehicle accident with injuries at the intersection of County Road 17 and U.S. 287.
8:07 a.m. A single vehicle slid off County Road 17 a half mile north of the US 287 intersection. The driver was able to maneuver back on the roadway.
8:25 a.m. A single vehicle slid off County Road 17 a half mile north of the U.S. 287. There were not injuries. The car had to be towed out of the ditch.
10:51 a car slid off County Road 17 a quarter mile south of U.S. Highway 287 and knocked over a sign. The driver failed to notify the police, for which he received a citation. Matthew L. Martens.
11:30 a.m. Berthoud Police assisted Larimer County at the scene of an injury accident at Crestridge Drive and South County Road 17.
4:34 p.m. Drivers involved in a non-injury motor vehicle accident at the Post Office exchanged information.
9:18 p.m. A vehicle ran off the road in the 1300 block of First Street. There were no injuries.
10:13 p.m. A vehicle was found off County Road 10 on its side in the ditch.

An officer responded to East Second Street and East Iowa Avenue to deal with moving van blocking the street.

Citations:

James M Terry: Careless driving
Eric W Hansen: Careless driving
Judi Hamann: Driving too fast for conditions

Saturday, February 26

A Ninth Street resident reported receiving harassing phone calls.

A snowplow damaged a curb/median on County Road 8 just west of the intersection with U.S. Highway 287.

Police are investigating a burglary in the 400 block of Mountain Avenue.

Citation:

Alex Holme: Defective stop lights

Sunday, February 27

A wallet was reported as being lost in Fickel Park.

A “weapons” report in the 1000 block of Sixth Street was a neighbor shooting a pigeon.

Police were unable to locate a dog that had been reported barking in the 100 block of East Iowa Avenue.

A loose dog hanging around the Brick Oven Pizza Parlor was rescued by its owner just as police arrived on scene. The owner did get a verbal warning from the officer.

A disagreement between former friends led to a physical disturbance in the 200 block of Second Street. The victim declined to prosecute. Apparently alcohol was involved.

Citation:

Matthew Starck: Parked more than 12 inches from the curb

Monday, February 28

The day started with a loose dog in the area of First Street and Mountain Avenue. Police were unable to locate the dog.

A person reported as missing from the 400 block of Cheyenne Drive was found and all is well.

A Bristlecone Court barking dog was not barking when the officer arrived at 7:07 p.m.

Police were called to a family disturbance in the 200 block of East Iowa Avenue. The officers quieted the disturbance and separated the warring parties.

There was a report of a verbal disturbance in the 300 block of Sixth Street just before midnight. By the time the police arrived, one party had left and the situation was calm.

Citation:

Sheila Pottorff: Speed (62/45)

Berthoud Police Beat: January 2011

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Saturday, January 1

Police assisted a motorist at Mountain Avenue and Second Street when his tire came off the rim.

Someone at the Hamilton Apartments received a strange letter. The case is being handled as harassment.

A fence and a sign in the 400 block of E County Road 8 were damaged by a hit and run driver.

Following a non-injury motor vehicle accident at County Road 17 and US Highway 287, officers arrested one person for driving under the influence and Underage Consumption of alcohol.

Another non-injury accident at First Street and Turner Avenue was handled by the officer. The vehicle was not damaged and the police helped push the vehicle.

Sunday, January 2

Another hit and run incident damaged a fence and lamppost in the 3500 block of East Highway 56.

An 18-year-old Fort Collins resident was cited for Driving Too Fast for Conditions following a one-car motor vehicle accident on North First Street at County Road 10.

Police are investigating a Protective Order violation.

Colorado Tractor called in a report of a hit and run driver who had damaged a fence at the business.

Police were unable to locate a door-to-door solicitor operating in the 300 block of Cheyenne Drive.

There were no injuries when a vehicle went into the ditch in the 1000 block of First Street.

Police responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of Welch. The situation had been a verbal confrontation only and one of the parties had departed.

Citations:

Michael Marvis McKay: Failed to Stop at a Stop Sign
Paul Michael Mill: Drove Too Fast for Conditions
Dorothy Rine: Dog at Large, No Town Tags

Monday, January 3

An injured owl found on County Road 27E was referred to the county.

Police are investigating unauthorized charges to the accounts of a Welch Avenue resident.

Suspicious circumstances at County Road 10 and First Street was an occupied vehicle parked near the BNSF railroad tracks. The two juvenile males in the car were trespassing on railroad property. They had also been consuming marijuana. The list of charges are; Driving Under the Influence of Drugs, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Third Degree Trespass. The boys were released to the custody of their parents.

Tuesday, January 4

A hit and run driver in a Subaru knocked over a tree in Bein Park.

A summons was issued in another hit and run motor vehicle accident in the 1200 block of Fourth Street. A pickup truck slid off the left side and damaged some landscaping. The driver then left the scene of the accident. Multiple witnesses reported the accident to Berthoud police. A short time later a 16-year-old male Berthoud resident was contacted. The investigation led to the young man being cited for; Careless Driving, Leaving the Scene of an Accident Without Providing Information, Failure to Report an Accident and Driving Without a Valid Driver’s License.

A snow removal warning was issued to an address in the 500 block of Mountain Avenue.

There were several code enforcement warnings issued. Some were for parking and some for snow.

Since nothing was missing from the burglary reported in the 200 block of Tenth Street, the report is listed as unfounded.

Citation:

Brian Joseph Welty: Parked Vehicle on Wrong Side of Roadway

Wednesday, January 5

Acting on a tip, police went to 800 block of Spartan Avenue at 7:49 a.m. and apprehended a juvenile male and an adult female for whom there were outstanding warrants.

A loose dog situation on Jefferson Drive was handled by the officer. The loose dog on E County Road 8 a few hours later managed to leave before police arrived.

A Christmas tree in the road made for a traffic hazard. The perpetrator received a verbal warning.

There were several traffic stops during the day. Shortly before midnight, officers observed a vehicle driving north in the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 287. The vehicle was stopped and a 68-year-old male resident of Larimer County was charged with DUI and Driving the Wrong Way On A One Way Roadway.

Thursday, January 6

Police stopped to assist a motorist whose engine had overheated while driving on Highway 287.

Police made several traffic stops. A late night stop on Water Avenue led to the driver being arrested for Driving Under the Influence.

Citation

Mary L Fowler: Speed (54/35)

Friday, January 7

Police made seven traffic stops and issued two citations.

The Berthoud Conoco reported that they were being harassed by someone who repeatedly called the store. The callers were asked to stop.

Police assisted the ambulance crew in the 800 block of Douglas Place.

A resident of the 1000 block of Sixth Street reported that someone had thrown wood staining rags in his yard.

A distraught mother called police when her son did not show up at school. He was paying hooky.

An East Iowa Street resident bought a cell phone that turned out to be stolen.

Police responded to a motor vehicle accident at County Road 17 and County Road 8. Status of injuries was not known.

What would a day in Berthoud be without a barking dog complaint? This one was in the 300 block of Seventh Street and the dog’s person received a written warning.

Arrests:

Wendi McInerney: Warrant

Citations:

Jesse J Nikoden: Speed (64/35) DUI
Janice Kay Bennet: Speed (31/20)
Adam R Wasson: Bicycle not Equipped with Lights/Reflectors

Saturday, January 8

Police assisted Berthoud Fire at a false alarm at Berthoud High School when an errant basketball hit an alarm box.

Police responded to a report of assault at Berthoud High School at 1:37 p.m. The case involved juveniles and there is no report available.

It was a busy day for traffic stops. Eight drivers were stopped. A 12:46 a.m. stop on Bunyan Avenue resulted in a 37-year-old Loveland resident being cited. During an evening stop on Second Street, a Berthoud man was cited for driving while his license was revoked. The other drivers received verbal or written warnings.

An East Michigan resident called to report that juveniles came to the door to do a “survey.” She thought it unusual and suspicious.

Citations:

Mark Dmytrenko: Failed to Stop at a Stop Sign, Displayed Fictitious Validation Tab and Plate.
Fernando C Reyes: Driving while License Revoked as a Habitual Traffic Offender
Hugo M Arceo: Parked Along Yellow Curb
Nellis Vombaur: Parked Along Yellow Curb
Nevan McNaught: Parked Along Yellow Curb
Steven Jones: Parked Along Yellow Curb
Michael Ayres: Parked Along Yellow Curb
Kenneth Brigs: Parked Along Yellow Curb
Samual James McCreey: Speed (50/30)
Daniel Jones: Parked vehicle on crosswalk

Sunday, January 9

Police responded to Highway 56 at Weld County Road 7 at 4:48 a.m. when a car was reported off the road. The driver of the car had voluntarily pulled off and had called family to come to her aid as she did not feel comfortable driving in the current weather conditions.

An East Michigan Avenue resident called to report a solicitor. The salesman had a permit.

Citation:

Howard Wagner: Warrant for violation of a protective order

Monday, January 10

The noon barking dog in the 1200 block of Cedar Drive was quiet when the officer arrived on scene.

Not so the barking dog in the 200 block of East Colorado Avenue. Here the officer found a barking Beagle out in the cold. No report of action taken.

A vacant apartment in the 400 block of Mountain Avenue had a window broken.

Police responded to a rollover accident at East Highway 56 and Weld County Road 7. There were no injuries reported.

A resident of the 800 block of Seventh Street reported that the footprints in the snow indicated that someone had walked through the yard.

Citation:

Barbara Maxine Kary: Driving Too Fast For Conditions.

Tuesday, January 11

A resident of the 500 block of Mount Massive also reported the arrival at the door of someone taking a survey. They too thought it suspicious.

A Sixth Street resident reported tracks in the snow in their yard.

Police looked for a speeding red Hummer on U.S. Highway 287, but he was gone when they arrived.

A verbal warning was given for trash in the alley in the 100 block of East Michigan.

A traffic stop at Second Street and Turner Avenue at 8:30 p.m. resulted in a citation for the driver.

Citation:

Stephany Woodiel: Speed (36/25)

Wednesday, January 12

A 16-year-old Larimer County resident cited after being involved in a two-car motor vehicle accident in the 300 block of South Eighth Street. There were no injuries.

There were three animal complaints during the day. The barking dog in the 200 block of East Colorado Avenue was quiet when police arrived; the loose German Sheppard on Bruce Drive was gone, but the three barking dogs in the 1200 block of Cedar Drive resulted in the resident receiving a written warning.

Citation:

Brian K. Sherman

Thursday, January 13

In a case of Criminal Mischief, a piece of ice was used to break a window in the 700 block of Fifth Street.

The dog was quiet when police arrived in the 200 block of East Colorado Avenue.

Police had a report of someone driving carelessly in North County Road 17, but were unable to locate the vehicle. They did make three traffic stops during the day and wrote one citation and issued one written and one verbal warning.

Citation:

Jayne Diane Diallo: Speed (49/30)

Friday, January 14

Police investigated a non-injury motor vehicle accident at 800 Spartan Avenue.

A Bristlecone Court resident reported being harassed by telephone, but did not want to prosecute.

A resident in the 800 block of Greenwood Drive was the recipient of a “grandson needs money” telephone call. She reported the scam to the police.

Police arrested Rayburn Harmon, a 21-year-old Berthoud resident of the 2000 block of West County Road 10E charging him with Cultivation of and Possession of Marijuana. The plants were found during the exercise of a search warrant for the possession charge, leading to the additional charge of cultivation.

Police responded to a report of a physical disturbance in the 5oo block of First Street. Billy Dan Cuba A 28-year-old Longmont resident was arrested and charged with Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest and Possession of an Illegal Weapon. While enroute to jail the prisoner damaged the police car, resulting in additional charges.

The dispatcher received five 911 hang up calls during the day. One of them was a child playing with the phone.

Police removed a bale of Hay from County Road 8 and made six traffic stops.

Arrest:

Rayburn Scott Harmon: Warrant for dangerous drugs

Saturday, January 15

The on duty officer began the day with five traffic stops before 4 a.m. The drivers were all given verbal warnings. Three more stops were made after 9 p.m. and those drivers too received verbal warnings.

A barking dog complaint in the 900 block of Kansas Avenue was handled by the officer.

A wounded goose was reported in the park at the end of Bruce Drive; however, it flew away before it could be rescued.

A burning flare on West County Road 8 was reported to Berthoud dispatch as a suspicious circumstance.

Sunday, January 16

Sunday morning began with six traffic stops by 3:30 a.m. The last driver stopped, just east of the roundabout, received a citation.

A citizen came to the police for help in finding his missing dog.

Bobbi Larae Lovenberg A 26-year-old female resident of Federal Heights, Colo. was arrested in the 800 block of Driftwood Place. The arrest was based on a warrant for failure to appear.

Citation:

Joseph McMahon: Speed (49/30)
Donald Moen: Speed (59/40)

Monday, January 17

Todd Vickers Oubre, a 38-year-old Berthoud Resident was arrested in the 800 block of Longview Drive on a warrant charging Pawnbroker Violation.

Shortly before 9 p.m. police were called to the 700 block of Jay Place on a verbal disturbance. An intoxicated male was yelling and was convinced to leave the residence.

Citation:

Karrie Skonier: Speed (54/35)

Tuesday, January 18

Someone found money and turned it over to the police department.

Dog bites dog is not big news, but the incident in the 1200 block of Aspen drive will warrant a report. Police had some difficulty in finding the second dog.

Part of a rifle was found in the 200 block of Second Street.

Citation:

Dustin Wessels: Dog at large

Wednesday, January 19

A Seventh Street resident reported a noise. Police found no problem.

Night maintenance workers found two broken windows at Berthoud High School. The vandalism is under investigation.

Thursday, January 20

Berthoud Police assisted Berthoud Fire at a motorcycle fire on Welch Avenue.

Police responded to a non-injury motor vehicle accident at Fourth Street and Massachusetts Avenue.

Police arrived at the roundabout too late to catch a reported speeding BMW.

Citations:

William Payne: Parked on the wrong side of the road
Melissa Kittler: Speed (35/20)

Friday, January 21

A motor vehicle hit and run damaged a sign at County Road 10E and County Road 17.

A vehicle in the 800 block of Massachusetts Avenue was damaged by a nine-year-old boy. The age is too young to prosecute.

The barking dog in the 600 block of Ninth Street stopped barking when he heard the police were coming.

The officer was unable to find a solicitor reported on East Michigan Avenue.

There were two instances of suspicious circumstances reported during the day. The first was two kids “hiding” in a yard on Sioux Drive. The second was a vehicle that had run out of gas in the traffic lane on First Street.

Citations:

Joshua Mallett: Parked more than 12” from the curb.
Douglas Crowel: Speed (32/20)
Rick Wilson: Failed to stop at a stop sign
Joshua Rovnak: Abandonment of vehicle

Saturday, January 22

A computer monitor was found at Weld County Road 1 and WCR 42.

Police investigated an unattended death in the 500 block of Redwood Circle.

Police assisted a couple that had become intoxicated at a party on Sixth Street Court. They were taken to another address.

It was a big day for the Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) with citations and warnings for trailers on Keep Circle, Willow Drive, Sixth Street and Ninth Street.

Citations:

Larry Ruiter: Defective lamps
Jeffery Williams: Speed (70/40)
James E Smith: Parking trailers on private property

Sunday, January 23

A quiet day. A traffic stop at 2 a.m. resulted in a citation and a large semi tractor parked in the 700 block of Sixth Street promised to on his way early in the morning.

Monday, January 24

A somewhat damaged, silver mobile phone was found in the 1500 block of Third Street.

The thief who stole the beer in the 400 block of Mountain Avenue returned and paid for the beer.

A child fell while on the pathway near Ivy Stockwell Elementary School. The injury was sufficient that the TVEMS ambulance and Berthoud Fire responded to the scene.

Citations:

Joseph Moss: Parked trailer on private property
Yong Sik Lim: Following too closely

Tuesday, January 25

Flowerpots in the 200 block of Second Street were damaged, possibly with a BB or pellet gun.

There is apparently a Pit Bull dog problem on South First Street.

The responding officer handled a physical disturbance between a father and son in the 300 block of Hubbell Street.

Wednesday, January 26

The code enforcement officer was checking alleys along Fifth Street and Third Street and wrote three warnings and left a dozen letters for residents.

A summons was issued to a Welch Avenue resident for an animal problem.

In a case of criminal mischief, a light was damaged at Ivy Stockwell Elementary School.

A suspected case of criminal mischief on Highway 56 and County Road 7 was explained by house movers who had taken down some electrical power lines.

Police stopped a driver on County Road 17 near Bunyan Avenue after receiving a report of aggressive careless driving.

Citations:

Ian Spencer Nelson: Speed (49/30)
Brenton Dean Jensen: Speed (22/20)
Michael Hemker: Speed (59/40)
Cassandra L Viera: Speed (54/35)
Matthew Walter Starck: Parked vehicle on wrong side of roadway.
Kathy Lee Wodiel: Animal at large

Thursday, January 27

Police made 13 traffic related stops and most people were given warnings.

There was a report of tampering with the U.S Mail in the 700 block of Jay Place. The case is under investigation.

An 18-year-old Berthoud man was issued a citation for Possession of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia.

Citations:

James H Yoakum: Speed (34/20)
Colin Joseph McGrane: Possession of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia
Christopher Henning: Speed (54/35)

Friday, January 28

Police investigated a vicious dog complaint in the 300 block of Iowa Avenue. The complaint stated that the neighbor’s dog had jumped the fence and bit the complainant’s dog. The neighbor was charged with having a vicious dog and not having a town license.

Police were unable to locate a small black dog loose in the Fourth Street and Mountain Avenue area.

A small lost dog that looked like a Pomeranian but was actually an Australian Cattle dog mix, was brought to the police station and subsequently turned over to the Humane Society.

A barking dog in the 300 block of Iowa Avenue must have heard the police coming. It was not barking when they arrived.

A disturbance in the 200 block of Second Street is listed as verbal only and the parties were given a verbal warning by the investigating officer.

Police responded to two motor vehicle accidents. An incident at Berthoud High School is listed as non-injury. The accident on I-25 near Johnson’s Corner was an injury accident.

Citations:

Daniela Salcido-Hernandez: Speed (59/40)
Chad F Buffington: Speed (39/20)
Kristin Ramey: Speed (37/20)
Deanna C Kluver: Vicious Dog, No Town License

Saturday, January 29

Police were on patrol and made 16 traffic stops. However, only two of those drivers received summonses, the majority were give a warning. One vehicle on South Eighth Street at Longview Avenue was cited for parking too far from the curb.

A resident in the 1100 block of Schofield Road reported hearing gun shots. Police investigated but found nothing.

Two apparently abandoned bicycles were found in the 400 block of Third Street.

Citations:

Diana Z Boughton: Failed to signal
Matthew D Pierce: Speed (59/40)
Rosalie Vigil: Parked more than 12” from the curb.

Sunday, January 30

Police stopped a vehicle at First Street and Welch Avenue. The driver, a 17-year old Loveland male was arrested and charged with DUI. Two companions, a 17-year-old Loveland male and a 16-year-old Fort Collins boy were charged with underage consumption of alcohol and a 17-year-old Fort Collins youth was charged with underage consumption and possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.

A dog was reported at large in the 800 block of Welch Avenue. Police captured a German Shepherd mix canine and turned it over to the Humane Society.

A resident in the 200 block of Second Street noticed their neighbor’s domestic rabbit outside in the cold and was concerned and called police. The owner said they were unable to catch the animal, but they were cold hardy.

Citations:

Five minors cited

Monday, January 31

Following a motor vehicle accident between a car and a school bus at First Street and Mountain Avenue, a 66-year-old Loveland resident was cited for driving too fast for conditions. (Benjamin R. McGuire)

Police responded to two more calls about the loose rabbit call in the 200 block of Second Street. The rabbit’s owner was given a verbal warning for animal at large. There is no indication of whether the animal was captured.

A few minutes after the loose rabbit call, dispatch received a report of a loose dog on Sioux Drive. Police were unable to locate the dog and it remains at large.

Police responded to a non-injury fencer bender at the Berthoud Family Physicians’ parking lot. A vehicle hit a parked car.

Citation:

Benjamin R McGuire: Driving too fast for conditions

The Town of Berthoud is going to reinstall the “No Parking from Midnight to 6 a.m.” signs on Mountain Avenue from Second Street to Fifth Street. The streets need to be clear to allow for snow removal. Parked vehicles are a hazard to the snowplows and to the vehicles.

Berthoud Police Beat: December 2010

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Berthoud Police Beat – December

Wednesday, December 1

A motor vehicle accident involving a Toyota and a Jeep at County Road 5 and E Highway 56 resulted in injuries.

An argument in progress in the 400 block of Mountain Avenue remained verbal and the officer found no criminal violation.

A physical disturbance call in the 900 block of Mountain Avenue resulted in the officer giving a verbal warning to two adult males and one adult female

Fireworks were reported in the area of Fourth Street and Capital Avenue, but the officer was unable to locate the fireworks.

Citations:

Deanna C Kluver: Speed (48/30)
James Michael Terry: Disregarded stop sign
Christian Lessard: Soliciting without a license
Jason C Walker: Careless driving
Jay Cushman: Careless driving

Thursday, December 2

In a listing identified as “Other Assist,” a summons was issued in the 900 block of Kansas Avenue.

Persons dumping trash in the 400 block of Bimson were issued a written warning.

A friendly gray cat was sent to the Larimer County Humane Society.

Citations:

Bryan Ross Oehlman: Drove without driver’s license, improper left turn
Jeffery C Berryman: Failed to display valid plates

Friday, December 3

A resident reported that she saw a man at the Post Office who became quite upset when he did not get some mail he was expecting. The resident reported that the man was now sitting in Railroad Park looking quite despondent. An officer was dispatched to check on the man’s well being.

A loose dog in the 1400 block of Oak Drive was returned home.

An abandoned vehicle in the 100 block of Indiana Avenue was issued a written warning.

A barking dog in the 300 block of Seventh Street was quiet when authorities arrived.

Police responded to the A & W Restaurant to deal with a drunken man.

Police attempted to exercise a warrant in the 400 block of Colorado Avenue, but did not find the person named in the warrant.

Citations:

Dale Terry Jones: Parked vehicle on the wrong side of roadway
Kyle L Hill: Warrant for theft

Saturday, December 4

Some one reported a male walking around behind the Habitat Restore at 2 a.m. He was gone when police arrived a few minutes later.

The barking dog in the 900 block of Sixth Street was quiet when the officer arrived at 10 a.m. However, another complaint came at 10:04 a.m. and the police followed up resulting in a verbal warning at 11 a.m.

A Turner Avenue resident reported the theft of a Christmas decoration.

The oft reported barking dog in the 1200 block of Cedar Drive led to a written warning to the dog’s owner.

The breaking off of a hood ornament in the 200 block of Tenth Street is being handled as a case of criminal mischief.

An officer responded to a “Juvenile Problem” at Berthoud High School at 10 p.m. Approximately 30 juveniles were hanging around in the parking lot. The situation was handled by the officer with no further assistance.

Sunday, December 5

Police stopped a vehicle at Eighth Street and Gentlewind Way at 1:28 a.m. The stop resulted in one person being cited for driving under the influence and two juveniles charged with minor in possession of alcohol.

An unaccompanied dog went to the Brick Oven Pizza establishment. He was not especially welcome there, but the owner showed up before the dog had to be incarcerated.

Citations:

David R Langerak: Driving under the influence
A 17-year-old: Minor in possession of alcohol
A 15-year-old: Minor in possession of alcohol

Monday, December 6

A loose dog in the 900 block of Mountain Avenue led to a verbal warning for the owner.

The barking dog in the 1200 block of Cedar Drive was reported again. The report says the situation was handled by the officer.

A single vehicle accident at Weld County Road 11 and 42 is listed as non-injury.

A vehicle rollover accident in the 3100 block of Megan Way at 8:23 p.m. did not cause any injuries.

Citation:

Julie Kay Mares: Speed (37/20)

Tuesday, December 7

A verbal warning was issued for an animal problem in the 1100 block of Arapahoe Avenue.

In a case of vandalism, yard lights at a residence in the 300 block of Common Drive were knocked over.

A barking dog in the 100 block of E Iowa Avenue earned its owner a written warning.

Citation:

Loretta Young: Dog at large, no license or rabies tag

Wednesday, December 8

Damaged to a screen and window frame in the 100 block of Indiana Avenue might have been the work of a burglar.

Another address in the 1200 block of Cedar Drive, but the same complaint, a barking dog. Someone in that block must be sensitive to the noise. All was quiet when the officer arrived.

Citation:

Brian Wilcox: Parked where prohibited

Thursday, December 9.

Berthoud Elementary School asked for assistance when they were unable to contact the parents of an absent student.

The police had to go to Mary’s Farm for a barking dog in the 100 block of East Iowa Avenue. The owner received a written warning. Thirteen minutes after the dog complaint, a loud music complaint was registered for the 300 block of East Nebraska Avenue. Those folks were give a verbal warning. While in the area, police cited a vehicle in the 100 block of East Michigan for parking facing the wrong way.

A resident in the 500 block of Sixth Street found a small document safe on her front porch. The lock was broken, the safe was empty.

A minor accident involving a school bus at Berthoud High School caused no injuries. A 17-year-old Berthoud resident, Christian Hovestil, was issued a citation.

The Habitat ReStore reported the theft of a new, pink bicycle.

Citations:

Jordan Barera-Alcaide: Speed (83/65)
Jeremiah Herrin: Parked vehicle on the wrong side of the roadway

Friday, December 10

A purse was stolen from a vehicle parked in the 300 block of Mountain Avenue.

A resident in the 1000 block of Navajo Place called to say they had found a loose dog. They called back a few minutes later and said they had found the owner and to cancel the call for help.

Citation:

Nicholas Diorio: Speed (80/65)

Saturday, December 11,

A trailer owner on North County Road 17 reported that sometime in the last month that someone had taken the license plate.

A two-vehicle non-injury accident at West County Road 2D and US Highway 287 was investigated by the Colorado State Patrol.

Citations:

Theodore Scott Simpson: Speed (80/65)
Britney DeLeon: Speed: (80/65)
James Wilson: Parked vehicle where prohibited
Christopher Kennedy: Parked vehicle where prohibited

Sunday, December 12

In another case of littering, construction materials were dumped on the shoulder of County Road 7.

Following a one-car motor vehicle accident on County Road 7, the driver left the scene without making a report.

A juvenile skateboarding in traffic on Mountain Avenue was given a verbal warning by police.

Two loose dogs in the area of Third Street and Mountain Avenue were returned to their yard.

Citations:

Madeem Olguin: Speed (77/65)
Kerry Tracy-Roper: Speed (56/35)

Monday, December 13

Police made a welfare check on an individual in the 200 block of Victoria Avenue who had not shown up at work that morning.

Every place that sells alcoholic beverages in Berthoud and one restaurant that serves alcohol are listed as being checked for Liquor Law Violations.

Police are investigating the theft of a generator in the 700 block of E Highway 56. The theft occurred sometime between October 1 and December 13.

There was a report of a dog biting a child in the 600 block of South Ninth Street. A report is to follow.

Police made several traffic stops during the day and issued two summonses.

Citations:

Jose Eduviges: Speed (56/35)
Lisa Bauer: Speed (58/35)

Tuesday, December 14

Two more Berthoud eateries that serve alcohol are listed as being checked for liquor law compliance.

A barking dog in the 1200 block of Elm Drive led to a verbal warning by police.

A dog found in the 1000 block of Arapahoe Avenue was rescued from the pound when its owner came to the police station and claimed the dog.

A runaway from north Fourth Street was reported and found, all in one evening.

Police responded to a report of juveniles in a car at Town Park. Situation handled by the officer.

Citations:

Margaret Rose Scoufis: Disregarded stop sign
Kevan Lee Pierce: Speed (37/20)
Lindsey Solko: Animal at large
Wendi J McInerney: Operated an unsafe vehicle

Wednesday, December 15

Berthoud police assisted the Colorado State during the investigation of minor motor vehicle accident involving a BATS bus that ran into a parked car in the 700 block of Bunyan Avenue.

A set of keys was found in the vicinity of Tenth Street and Mountain Avenue.

A student at Berthoud High School reported that their shoes had been taken.

Several traffic stops resulted in four citations being issued.

Citations:

Dale Thomas Mahoney: Speed (48/30)
Jared Couillard-Rodak: Speed (82/65)
Donald Alan Ludwig: Speed (79/65)
Molly T Andersen: Speed (47/30)

Thursday, December 16

Two men in a dumpster was the report from the 800 block of Sixth Street, but police were unable to locate them.

An intoxicated man fell and cut his head near Fifth Street and Bimson Avenue.

A disturbance in the 300 block of Sixth Street was an argument between a male and a female, but it was verbal only.

Neighbors reported suspicious activity when they observed people around a nearby vacant house.

A resident in the 900 block of High Mountain Drive heard the door at the other end of the house close when he came home. There is the possibility there was a burglar in the house.

A Kirby salesman coming after dark is bad enough, but the resident on Hummingbird Lane reported that he was rude too.

Citations:

Desiree C Hann: Speed (36/25)
Danielle L Holland: Driving under restriction, Speed (78/65)

Friday, December 17

A trailer parked in the street on Redwood Circle was issued a written warning.

A resident in the 200 block of Third Street called police after they heard the doorbell ring, but found no one at the door.

A Pug dog was found and brought it to the police station.

It is not unusual, but there was a report of a barking dog in the 1200 block of Cedar Drive.

Citation:

Madeline Keneipp-Quigley: Speed (48/30)

Saturday, December 18

The theft of a computer from inside a home in the 1200 block of Aspen Drive is under investigation.

Sunday, December 19

Police made four traffic stops and issued written warnings in all cases.

Monday December 20

Police responded to Hollyberry Street to the scene of the death of an individual due to natural causes.

An Apple iPod was found in Bein Park.

A motor vehicle accident in the 700 block of Second Street resulted in property damage only.

A resident of the 1200 block of Aspen drive was given a verbal warning for burning trash.

Police followed up on a trash issue with a property in the 1400 block of Oak Drive.

A juvenile at Berthoud High School reported that other juveniles tried to sell him drugs.

Barking dogs in the 1200 block of Cedar Drive were not barking when the police arrived.

Tuesday, December 21

At some time between December 17 and December 21, there was an attempted theft of theft of cable belonging to Poudre Valley REA. The incident took place at Highway 56 at County Road 13

An argument between a mother and her adult son got loud enough that police responded to the residence.

Two loose dog reports in the early afternoon may have been the same dog. The first report was in the 900 block of Seventh Street, the second report in the 1000 block of Seventh Street. Police were unable to locate the animal.

Citation:

Kathryn Dunlevy: Speed (62/45)

Wednesday, December 22

An East Iowa Avenue resident reported receiving harassing emails. The case was referred to authorities in the sender’s area.

Upon arriving at the house on Fourth Street where a barking dog had been reported, the officer found no barking.

A Ninth Street resident also reported being harassed. Family members were involved in this case.

A 35-year-old Longmont resident was stopped for speeding on Mountain Avenue and was arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI).

Citations:

Jeffery Thiel: Displayed expired number plates
Paul Eugene Daniels, Speed (42/30)

Thursday, December 23

Police investigated a burglary in the 100 block of Mountain Avenue. A man had broken into his mother’s home. Police arrested a 35-year-old Longmont man who was charged with burglary, aggravated motor vehicle theft, robbery and false imprisonment. Read full story in the Loveland Connection.

All six drivers who were stopped for violations were given written warnings.

A dumpster in the 100 block of Fifth Street was “decorated” with graffiti.

Citation:

David Clark: Assault, false imprisonment, burglary

Friday, December 24

The officer on patrol at 12:30 a.m. noticed four people on the roof of Berthoud High School. They got an early Christmas present and were sent on their way with only a verbal warning.

Shortly after 1 a.m., the officer gave a courtesy ride to two adults he spotted on the sidewalk in front of Grace Place.

A loose dog at the Berthoud Wine and Spirits led to a verbal warning to the owner.

Police responded to the intersection of Highway 287 and County Road 17 when they received a call that someone was cutting down trees at that location. The suspicious characters were gone when the officer arrived.

Saturday, December 25

An abandoned vehicle in front of the City Apartments received a written warning.

A misunderstanding of a text message led police to Malibu Drive looking for a suicidal subject.

Police were unable to locate vehicle reportedly weaving as it traveled down County Road 17.

Citation:

Phillip Adam Potter: Speed (59/35)

Sunday, December 26

An officer responded to a report of a restraining order violation in the 200 block of Second Street.

A reportedly dead deer in the road on West County Road 4 was out of Berthoud’s jurisdiction and the local constabulary turned the report over to Larimer County Roads and Bridges.

Monday, December 27

Someone reported barking dogs on Keep Circle just before 1 a.m. The officer was on scene in four minutes, but heard no barking.

A medium size black dog was taken into custody on Sixth Street Court and subsequently remanded to the Larimer County Humane Society. The owner will have to pay his summons as well as the humane society charges.

Police made two welfare checks during the day. The checks were prompted by friends or family becoming concerned when they had not heard from their person for a day or so.

A loose dog in the parking lot of the Bank of the West was apprehended and sent to the Humane Society facility. A summons was issued in this case.

Police were unable to locate the juveniles who were reported to be throwing eggs at passing cars on Highway 287 at mile marker 329.

Citation:

Kathering Woodiel: Dog at Large, No license or Rabies Tag

Tuesday, December 28

A Victoria Street resident called to complain about the noise made when the neighbor started his diesel truck at 7 a.m.

Two vehicles received written wanings for parking violations. One was on Seventh Street Court, the other in the 900 block of Sixth Street.

Police were unable to locate a two-tone Camero that was reportedly driving in a careless manner on Seventh Street.

Police are investigating an ongoing possible fraud attempt on Redwood Circle. The resident has received calls about winning a sweepstakes.

Wednesday, December 29

A theft in progress was an “ex” taking property, a civil matter said the police.

An Elm Drive resident reported a strange vehicle in the neighborhood. The police found no criminal violation.

Welch Avenue and Eighth Street was the site of careless driving. Apparently vehicles were racing. Situation handled by officer.

Citations:

Stanley Richard Gudmaundsen: Speed (64/45)
Brodley J McInnis: Speed (49/30)

Thursday, December 30

Police assisted the ambulance crew at the scene of a sledding accident in the 1000 block of Longview Avenue.

Someone reported a suspicious vehicle parked at Grandpa’s Café. Police determined that it belonged to an employee.

Police responded to a non-injury motor vehicle accident at US Highway 287 and State Highway 56. A citation was issued to a 30-year-old Loveland man.

A motor vehicle accident in the 2100 block of North First Street was caused when a driver lost control on the icy road and slid sideways into a pickup truck. The driver continued on after receiving a head injury. The driver was contacted and taken to the hospital.

A non-injury motor vehicle accident at Highway 287 and County Road 17 resulted in a citation to a 19-year-old Loveland resident.

A motor vehicle accident at First Street and Water Avenue was handled by the officer.

Police responded to another motor vehicle accident, this one at South First Street and County Road 6C. The parties had left the scene by the time police arrived.

Citation:

Justin French: Careless Driving

Friday, December 31

Person or persons unknown stole a tailgate from a pickup truck parked in the 100 block of Welch Avenue.

There were no injuries reported in a motor vehicle accident at Water Avenue and First Street at 12:30 p.m.

A motor vehicle accident in the 1400 block of North First Street resulted in damage to the vehicle and a fence. A 39-year-old Berthoud resident was charged with Careless Driving.

There were complaints of a minor injury following a motor vehicle accident at Highway 287 and Highway 56. A citation was issued for Exceeding Safe Speed for Conditions.

A barking dog was reported in the 700 block of Franklin Avenue. It was quiet on the street when police arrived.

Citations:

Claire Amber Marie: Driving Too Fast for Conditions
Memorie Conder: Careless Driving

Read the Larimer County Sheriff’s BullSheet

Berthoud Police Beat-November 2010

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Berthoud Police Beat – November

Monday, November 1

A 1978 Ford truck was taken from the parking lot at Log Cabin Liquor.

A report from 400 Mountain Avenue was attributed to wind damage.

A noise complaint in the 1500 block of Fourth Street was a loud music system and the responding officer gave the players a verbal warning.

A written warning was placed upon an unlicensed vehicle parked in the 900 block of Seventh Street.

Police responded to the 100 block of Welch Avenue on the report of dogs on the loose. The dogs were put back in their yard.

Another day of assists with five business assists, one ambulance assist, one citizen assist and five other assists. There were no traffic stops made during the day.

Tuesday, November 2

A report of criminal mischief at Lake Avenue and County Road 17 is listed as unfounded.

Railroad ties were take from the 500 block of Second Street.

Also listed as unfounded is the report of cows loose at Longview Avenue and Kansas Avenue.

A kitten was found and a summons issued in the 300 block of Victoria Street

A parking ticket was issued for a vehicle in the 500 block of Mount Massive Avenue.

Police responded to an animal complaint on Keep Circle, but found nothing when they arrived.

Another animal complaint, this one at 11 p.m. on South Ninth Street, is listed as unfounded.

Citations:

Mary Susan Cannon: Speed (51/35)
Manuel R DeSousa: Parked Vehicle on wrong side of the road

Wednesday, November 3

Police performed several extra patrols during the reporting period. The four morning patrols were along Second Street.

An injured Hawk was found on the south side of Water Avenue. The raptor was turned over to Raptor Rescue.

Police are investigating a report of an alcohol violation at a business on East Highway 56.

A loose dog in the 1000 block of First Street garnered its owner a verbal warning.

A group of juveniles, several boys and two sub-teen girls were the source of several calls. The kids visited the police station first and then walked west on Mountain Avenue causing mayhem. In the first call they were throwing objects onto Mountain Avenue causing a hazard. Later they were hanging around in front of Hays Market and then ran across Mountain Avenue in traffic and headed toward Turner Middle School. There was also a report of the juveniles threatening a pedestrian. The officers never quite caught up with them.

A computer crime report filed last month by the Main Street program was determined to be unfounded. The District Attorney’s office found lack of probable cause to believe a crime was committed.

Two concerned citizens called about a 6 or 7-year-old girl they saw sitting on the curb crying at Third Street and Bimson Avenue. An officer responded and learned that the little girl had been disciplined by her grandmother and was sad.

A noisy party at the Hastings Apartments had quieted down by the time police arrived.

Citations:

Jorge Oliva-Pineda: Speed (35/30), no proof of insurance
Kyle Steven Finney: Stopped in prohibited area

Thursday, November 4

The daily log lists nine extra patrols at points all over the town.

A striped cat found on Munson Court was sent to the Humane Society.

A door-to-door salesperson was reported on Michigan Avenue, but the police were unable to locate the person.

Police recovered a stolen vehicle on Keep Circle. The car had been taken in Adams County.

A motor vehicle accident at 1700 Exeter Street was a hit and run.

Citation:

Seth P Stewart: Cat at large, no tags

Friday, November 5

A horse was reported in the road at County Road 10E and County Line Road. Handled by officer.

A vehicle parked in the alley in the 300 block of Michigan Avenue was issued a written warning.

Four Juveniles riding their bikes in the Conoco parking lot were gone when police arrived,

Police responded to a disturbance in the 800 block of Greenwood Drive. He found neighbors having an argument about a barking dog. Handled by Officer.

Police assisted Berthoud Fire at Eighth Street and Hummingbird Place when kids started a fire by shooting fireworks into a grassy area. Report to follow.

Citation:

Octavia Amber Roth: Speed (45/35)
Jeffrey Fuhrman: Drove vehicle without valid driver’s license

Saturday, November 6

An aggressive barking dog in the 300 block of E. Colorado Avenue earned its owner a written warning.

The barking dog on South Ninth Street was handled by the officer and no warning was issued.

A verbal disturbance at E Michigan Avenue and First Street was an altercation between vehicles racing in the area whose occupants had thrown a beer can at someone. The someone called the police. Somebody got a summons.

Citation:

Sheldon J Sladek: Seat belts required

Sunday, November 7

A man on Bunyan Court shot himself in the hand at 12:30 a.m. Report to follow.

A dog found in the 700 block of Welch is listed as a nice Black Lab. It still ended up at the Humane Society.

An ATV being ridden on the street at Third and Franklin got its riders a verbal warning.

A barking dog in the 100 block of E. Iowa caused complaint to the police. The residents were given a verbal warning.

In a physical disturbance in the 1500 block of Fourth Street, an intoxicated person claimed he had been assaulted. A sober witness said he not be assaulted, Police found no criminal violation

Monday, November 8

A Third Street resident reported a suspicious individual in the area at 2:30 a.m. Police found an early morning (late night) jogger.

A driver was issued a summons for driving under suspension.

Two vehicles were involved in an accident, no injuries, at Berthoud High School about half past three in the afternoon.

Citations:

Armando Carrion: (Speed (38/20), Driving under restriction
Dana Marie Sailer: Speed (55/35)
Harvey Blair: Speed (59/40)
Wyatt S Herbert: Careless driving

Tuesday, November 9

The only entries on the dispatch log for November 9 are two reports of a barking dog in the 500 block of South Ninth Street, two loose dogs on South Third Street, a citizen asking a code question and a 911 telephone call hang-up.

Wednesday, November 10

Someone dumped trash along Weld County Road 7.

The police tried to assist in retrieving a cat in the storm drain by Gateway. However, the cat ran away. The officer set a trap and checked it over the next several days, but the cat never came back.

A man who had been contacted by officers on County Road 1 reported that he had been harassed and requested charges against the officers. Listed as unfounded.

Several assists and extra patrols make up the bulk of the dispatch log entries.

Graffiti was discovered on a building in the 700 block of Seventh Street.

A BMX style bicycle was found near Berthoud Elementary School.

A traffic hazard was reported at County Road 8 and U.S. Highway 287. A box was removed from the roadway.

Citations:

Martin Gonzalez: No driver’s license
Erica Ross: Failed to display valid registration
Rebecca K Hatch: Speed (56/35)

Thursday, November 11

A verbal disturbance on Douglas Place brought a response from the police. The 6:30 a.m. altercation was a continuance of a previous incident.

A Cedar Drive resident reported hearing gunshots at 7:15 a.m., but police were unable to locate a source.

A resident in the 1000 block of Sixth Street reported receiving a “scam letter.”

Police found three abandoned vehicles during the day. One was on Sioux Drive, one on Bunyan Avenue and one on Redwood Circle.

Police responded to a motor vehicle accident at Highway 56 and U.S. Highway 287 shortly after 11 p.m. The vehicle had rolled and was on its top and there were injuries. A 25-year-old Longmont man was issued a citation for careless driving and driving without a valid driver’s license.

Citations:

Saul Pereyra-Murilla: Drove vehicle without a valid driver’s license, careless driving
David E Peeples: Parking in a prohibited area
Richard L Holms: Parking in a prohibited area
Selma Ortiz: Abandonment of vehicle

Friday, November 12

A Nebraska Avenue resident had questions about the conduct of a neighbor who swears at children.

A Meadowlark Drive resident was concerned about a man in a truck talking to children at the bus stop.

A Berthoud Elementary student reported the theft of a diabetic meter.

A 16-year-old Longmont male was issued a citation for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at Berthoud High School.

A two-car accident at Highway 56 and U.S. Highway 287 did not cause any injuries. A Longmont woman was issued a citation for careless driving.

Citations:

Tiffany M Smith: Careless driving
Melisa L O’Leary: Speed (49/30)
Jack Devereaux: Speed (49/30)
Stephany Rockwell: Speed (75/65)
John Bevens: Displayed expired license plate

Saturday, November 13

The day started off just as yesterday had ended; with a two-car accident. This 8 a.m. fender bender took place at Spartan Avenue and Fifth Street. It is listed as non-injury. A Berthoud woman was issued a citation for careless driving.

Police continued to check the cat trap at Gateway, took care of an abandoned vehicle on Seventh Street and dealt with an injured hawk east of town.

An abandoned vehicle in the 900 block of Seventh Street was towed.

There were two 911 hang-up calls.

Citation:

Rosalie Vigil: Careless driving

Sunday, November 14

This was a traffic stop and barking dog day for police. Officers made seven traffic stops and issued three tickets.

The barking dog complaints were both in the Hillsdale Subdivision, one in the 800 block of Greenwood Drive, the other on South Ninth Street. Both cases were “Handled by Officer.”

Citations:

Elton C Bingham: Speed (57/35)
William D Peterson: Speed (54/35)
Suzanne Cox: Speed (54/35)

Monday, November 15

Police made nine traffic related stops.

Citations:

Eva Morrison: Speed (53/35)
Josephina Manzo: Speed (36/20)
Scott Allen Murphy: Speed (35/20)

Tuesday, November 16

A Second Street resident reported the theft of yard decorations.

Police made a warrant arrest in the 1500 block of Majestic Drive.

Police investigated an attempted break-in of a home on South First Street.

Police were unable to find a loose pit bull on Colorado Avenue.

Arrest:

Ernesto A Rizo: Failure to Appear Warrant

Wednesday, November 17

A North Fourth Street resident called police after someone rang the doorbell at 12:20 a.m.

Police made six traffic stops and issued one summons. The summons was issued to a 17-year-old Berthoud resident for speeding, careless, driving and operating an uninsured vehicle.

A citation was also issued for a parking violation at Berthoud High School.

Police responded to the 400 block of Bimson Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. on a call of a physical disturbance. This became a domestic violence issue and a 24-year-old Berthoud resident was arrested.

Citations:

Dillon J Colton: Careless driving.
Jay Lussier: Parked vehicle in prohibited area

Arrest:

Noah Ring: Domestic violence, third degree assault

Thursday, November 18

No one was injured when a vehicle went off the road at 1:40 a.m. the incident occurred at U.S. Highway 287 and County Road 17. The driver, a 20-year-old Larimer County resident was charged with careless driving.

Police are investigating the burglary of buildings and storage trailers in the 700 block of Second Street.

Police were called when teens got into a fight at Berthoud High School around lunchtime.

While at the school, the officer issued a citation for a parking violation.

A loose Black Lab in the 800 block of Greenwood Drive has a report to follow.

A verbal warning was given in a rock-throwing incident at Third Street and Mountain Avenue. It appears that a rock was thrown through the window.

Citations:

Kristen Raney: Careless driving
Frank Prescott: Parked vehicle in prohibited area

Friday, November 19

A resident in the 800 block of Fourth Street received a written warning for tree limbs in the alley.

Another abandoned vehicle was found, this one at the L&M Garden Center.

Someone came to the police station to complain about computer tampering by their ex.

Kids on 287 throwing rocks at 9:30 p.m. and a loose dog at Ivy Stockwell Elementary at 10 p.m. finish off the incidents for the day.

Citations:

Jacquelyn L Rusk: Speed (49/30)

Saturday, November 20

There were three reported episodes of cars being the victims egg throwers; the first was at 3:30 a.m. in the 600 block of South Ninth Street, the second incident was in the 500 block of South Ninth Street at 3 p.m. where nine cars were pelted. The last reported incident occurred a few minutes later on Marshall Place.

Police helped extricate a baby locked in the vehicle in the 700 block of Second Street.

A motor vehicle accident in the 300 block of Nebraska Avenue was a hit and run involving a parked, unattended car.

A barking dog in the 900 block of Sixth Street earned its owner a written warning.

A missing dog report was filed by a Seventh Street resident.

An errant dog was spotted by police near Third Street and Michigan Avenue. A verbal warning was give to the owner.

Citations:

Serena Scovell: Speed (52/30)
William Peebles: Speed (54/35)

Sunday, November 21

Five traffic stops and one traffic-careless resulted in one summons.

Police investigated a burglary on Sioux Drive.

Citations:

James Edward Neuhaleen: Speed (51/30)

Monday, November 22

A three-car motor vehicle accident and County Road 17 and Mountain Avenue is listed as non-injury.

The one car accident at First Street and Bunyan Avenue an hour later is also listed as non-injury.

Police made several traffic stops by issued no summonses.

Tuesday, November 23

Police made three traffic stops during the day, but no citations were issued.

A large amount of trash was dumped along County Road 7 south of Highway 56.

Police have responded to many calls through out the week about door to door solicitors. Such soliciting in Berthoud requires a permit from the town. Several of the calls were about Kirby Vacuum Cleaner salesmen and they did have a permit. However, the Kirby sales are the only active permits at the present time. A caller from the 900 block of Wilshire Drive said that solicitors who came the their door claimed not to need a permit. They were gone by the police arrived or they might have learned otherwise.

Wednesday, November 24

Police responded to the Berthoud Living Center on a disturbance call. One resident had grabbed another by the wrist. The victim did not want to prosecute.

In another call to the living center, there was a report of a person being excessively rough in handling an elderly resident. Again, the victim did not want to prosecute.

Police received several more calls about solicitors, all turned out to be Kirby salesmen who had permits. Reports are that these sales people have been obnoxious and there is no permit that allows that.

A call about gunshots turned out to be fireworks in the 800 block of Greenwood Drive.

Thursday, November25

Thanksgiving Day was very quiet from a law enforcement standpoint.

Police were unable to find a lost Lab on Fourth Street.

Officers did two citizen assists and made one extra patrol at Berthoud Elementary School

Friday, November 26

The Day after Thanksgiving was also relatively quiet in spite of starting off with a 1:30 a.m. call about a white cow in the middle of County Road 4E near County Road 17. The caller said the cow looked like it wanted back in the pasture and said he would wait at the scene. Despite the fact that the area is outside the town’s limits, an officer responded to the call.

A resident called to ask about phone calls. The call to police is listed as being about harassment.

Police assisted Berthoud Fire at the scene of vehicle fire in the 1000 block of Fourth Street. The engine compartment of a truck was aflame.

Saturday, November 27

Police responded to a disturbance in the 900 block of First Street. The altercation was a disagreement over ownership of a dog.

There were more solicitation calls and while several of the calls involved the Kirby solicitors, a teen selling books in the 600 block of Eighth Street was issued a citation for not having a permit.

A barking dog complaint in the 300 block of Seventh Street resulted in a written warning.

Sunday, November 28

Six Sunday drivers were stopped for various reasons and three of them received tickets.

An on-going situation in the 400 block of Colorado Avenue has apparently led to threats being made. The individual involved was given a verbal warning.

There were two barking dog calls. The pooch on Sixth Street was quiet when police arrived. The owners of the dog in the 200 block of E Iowa were not so fortunate and received a verbal warning about the noise.

Monday, November 29

Four traffic stops resulted in three summonses.

Police found no violation when they responded to a report of a restraining order violation.

A dad heard yelling in the background while speaking with his daughter on the phone and asked police to check up on her. All was quiet when police arrived.

Tuesday, November 30

Railroad ties were reported stolen from a business on Second Street.

A Franklin Avenue resident reported that some one had added themselves to her long distance telephone account with out her authorization. Police have requested the documentation the service provider received.

Police received two calls about an improperly parked backhoe in the 300 block of Seventh Street. The first call was handled by the officer, a second call soon after was the complainant cancelling the complaint.

Wednesday, December 1

A motor vehicle accident involving a Toyota and a Jeep at County Road 5 and E Highway 56 resulted in injuries.

An argument in progress in the 400 block of Mountain Avenue remained verbal and the officer found no criminal violation.

A physical disturbance call in the 900 block of Mountain Avenue resulted in the officer giving a verbal warning to two adult males and one adult female

Fireworks were reported in the area of Fourth Street and Capital Avenue, but the officer was unable to locate the fireworks

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Berthoud Police Beat, October 2010

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Berthoud Police Beat October

Friday, October 1

Police responded to a report of liquor in Berthoud Park, but found no violation.

Two barking dog complaints were received between 7:30 and 8 p.m. The first in the 800 block of Longview, the second on Sage Place. Both pet owners were give verbal warnings.

Seven drivers were stopped for traffic or vehicle violations and three were issued summonses.

Citations:

Darren Palombo: Parked vehicle on wrong side of roadway
Danielle Sciortino: Speed (42/30)
Christine Marie Poe: Speed (69/50)

Saturday, October 2

Seven traffic stops on the day resulted in the issuing of two summonses.

Police arrested a 48-year-old Laramie, Wyoming resident on an outstanding warrant.

A 14-year-old boy from Fifth Street was reported as a runaway.

Citations:

Tracy Larson: Speed (40/30), drove vehicle when drivers license expired-less than 1 year
Shannan Duggan: Speed (45/30)
Robert Lancaster: Failed to Appear Warrant
Brooke Olsson: DUI, Speed (54/40), Possession of less than 1 oz of marijuana

Sunday, October 3

A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of Jillian Parrish, a 22-year-old Loveland Resident, based on a warrant for failure to appear in court for a traffic citation. A passenger, 20-year-old Ian Boudreau of Berthoud was issued a citation for underage consumption of ethyl alcohol.

Following up on a REDDI (Report Every Drunk Driver Immediately), the officer determined that the driver was not intoxicated.

The responding officer handled a verbal disturbance between a man and a woman on Jay Place.

The folks at Five Stones Youth Center called police because they found a bird with a broken wing.

Citations:

Jillian Parrish: Failure to Appear Warrant
Ian J Boudreau: Minor in possession

Monday, October 4

A Pit Bull running loose in the vicinity of Bunyan Avenue and Fourth Street was gone when police arrived.

Two loose dogs captured on Bimson Avenue were returned to their owner along with a summons.

A caller reported a man lying on the side of North County Road 17, but police were unable to locate the man. A call a little later put his location at the intersection of Highway 287 and Highway 56. Police found an elderly man riding his bicycle to Longmont. The man was a resident of Berthoud Living Center and had signed himself out to go to Longmont.

Police are investigating a case of identity theft of a Mayo Court resident. A company in Mexico known to engage in illegal activities has used the victim’s credit card number and identification information on line. Berthoud police investigating.

Citation:

Roy Gibb: Dogs must be licensed (x2), dogs must be kept on premise (x2)

Tuesday, October 5

When police responded to a 5:30 a.m. call about a man lying in the roundabout, the individual told them that he was waiting for the bus. The officer pointed out that the bus stop was two block away and the man headed in that direction.

A bicycle was found in the 1500 block of Fourth Street.

A school monitor reported seeing the runaway 14-year-old, but he was gone when police arrived.

A two-vehicle accident at the Conoco Station did not cause injuries.

A man was arrested in the 900 Block of Mountain Avenue and charged with DUI. While taking the subject to the Larimer County Detention Center, the officer noted a female hitchhiker at Forth Street and Mountain Avenue and warned her to move on.

Police were asked to make a welfare check on a distraught woman on Mountain Avenue. She was sitting in her car crying when the officer arrived, but a friend soon showed up to help and the officer retired from the scene.

Traffic stops resulted in three summonses issued to motorists.

Citations:

Reilly Gagnon: Disregarded traffic control device
Erika Garcia: Speed (81/65)
Cynthia Martinez: Speed (42/30)
Charles Eason: DUI, Drove vehicle not equipped with interlock device
Mirocha Megana: Speed (82/65)
Andrew Brown: Speed (82/65

Thursday, October 7

Citations:

Robert Varra: DUI per se, weaving
Ruben Flores: Disregarding a traffic control device

Friday, October 8

500 Redwood Circ. Burglary and theft of items from inside a vehicle parked inside a garage.

Two juvenile males were involved in a fight in a public parking lot at 900 Mountain Avenue. Citations were issued to a 14-year-old Berthoud resident for Harassment and Disorderly Conduct. The 15-year-old will be charged with 2^nd Degree Assault.

110 Bunyan Avenue: Criminal impersonation. Case under investigation.

Citations:

Aden Pierce: Speed (50/35)z
Reilly Gagnon: Disregarded stop sign
A Juvenile: Harassment, disorderly

Saturday, October 9

A 15-year-old male Larimer County resident and a 14-year-old Larimer County resident were issued summons for Underage Consumption of alcohol in the 900 bock of Mountain Avenue.

Aaron Zieski, a 48-year-old Broomfield resident was issued a citation for illegal use of fireworks in the 800 block of Sixth Street.

800 block of Mountain Avenue. An 18 year old Mead resident was issued a summons charging underage consumption of Alcohol.

Bob Segura, a 27-year-old Greeley resident, was stopped in the 800 block of Holms for a defective taillight on the vehicle he was driving. He was issued a summons charging Possession of Marijuana and Defective Rear Lamps.

Citations:

Tami Bustamonte: Speed (44/30)
Bob Segura: Possession of Cannabis, defective rear lamps
Zachary Besch: Minor in possession of alcohol

Sunday, October 10

Officer called to a noise complaint. in the100 block of Keep Circle. A 15-year-old Berthoud juvenile was cited for Underage Possession of Alcohol.

Tuesday October 12

Police responded to suspicious circumstances reported at 800 Mountain Ave. but found no criminal violation.

A Johnstown resident was stopped for speeding and issued a citation for speeding, driving with an expired drivers’ license and displaying fictitious license plates.

Fifty six-year-old Terry Roberts of Berthoud was stopped for speeding in the 600 block of First Street He was arrested and charged with speeding and DUI.

Citations:

Emily Allison Birkmaier: Speed (46/25)
Donald George: Speed 36/20), drivers license expired, displayed fictious number plate.

Wednesday, October 13

Two summonses were issued in five traffic stops.

A resident in the 100 block of South First Street reported the theft of political campaign signs.

A dog at large in the 300 block of E. Colorado Avenue resulted in a verbal warning to the owner.

A barking dog complaint in the 800 block of Longview Avenue resulted in a written warning to the pet’s owner.

A loud radio was reported in the 800 block of North County Road 17. The officer heard nothing on arrival.

Citations:

Theodore E Martinez: Speed (47-30)
Octavia A Roth: Speed (49/30)

Thursday, October 14

Police made eight traffic stops and issued five summonses.

A non-injury motor vehicle accident (MVA) was reported in the parking lot at 919 Mountain Avenue. The officer found no damage to the victim’s car.

Dispatch received a report that a juvenile was riding a go-cart on the Turner Middle School football field. The cart and rider where gone when police arrived.

A Kitten was found in the 700 block of Second Street and a summons was issued.

Police went looking for a man and his dog hitch-hiking along County Road 17, but found no one.

Citations:

Ashley Smallfoot: Speed (57/40)
Steve Charles Morgan: Speed (59/40)
George Fulka: Speed (56/40)
Rajaram K Matkari: Speed (41/30)
Jerold Dean Manley: Speed (59/40)

Friday, October 15

Police made nine traffic stops and issued three summonses.

The Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) issued eleven written warnings, six of them in the Hillsdale subdivision.

The officer on patrol found an open door on the Berthoud Athletic Club at 2:22 a.m. and checked the building for security.

A Pit Bull mix was reported running loose at Fifth Street and Welch Avenue. A report is to follow.

A green Ford Mustang driving slowly on U S Highway 287 was called in as a REDDI (Report Every Drunk Driver Immediately) report. The Mustang had trotted off by the time police arrived.

A couple walking along Lake Avenue in the mid-afternoon reported a person in a car yelling at them. All was quiet when the officer arrived.

When an officer responded to a report of a barking dog in the 700 block of Franklin Avenue, he found a dog playing with the children in the front yard. The officer gave a verbal warning to someone.

The officer on duty at 9:20 p.m. was unable to locate a barking dog reported in the 200 block of N Second Street.

Citations:

Alfredo Romero: Dog not licensed or on the premise
S Heffler: Speed (43/30)
David A Marley: Speed (64/45)
Nicholas Puppo: Speed (54/30)
Jodi Ellen Rouse: Speed (56/40)

Saturday, October 16

There were six traffic stops on the day.

A Redwood Circle resident reported losing a license plate.

The barking dog in the 1200 block of Cedar Drive did earn a written warning for its master.

Citation:

Michael OHern: Displayed a fictious number plate, no registration, speed (47/30)

Sunday, October 17

There were thirteen traffic stops this Sunday. One of those was to the driver who was stopped because a headlamp was out, then it was determined that he was driving with a suspended drivers license.

A call came in at 11:30 a.m. to report that a large dog had been barking all night in the 100 block of East Iowa Avenue.

Citations:

Eric Lee Johnson: Speed (54/35)
Gladys Martinez-Lucero: Speed (55/35)
Steven Ryan Esarey: Speed (92/65), no proof of insusrance
Bradly Paul Baird: Defective rear lamps, no proof of insurance
Mary Nell Schwindt: Failed to stop at stop sign, driving under suspension, no proof of insurance
Jason OHare: Driving under restriction, drove a defective vehicle.

Monday, October 18

Police made eight traffic stops.

A pedestrian was warned about the park hours at Berthoud Park. The contact took place at 8:30 p.m.

Police made extra patrols at the high school in the morning and in the evening.

Citation:

Dorinda Stiles: Speed (44/30), drive vehicle with license expired-1 year.

Tuesday, October 19

A 6:30 a.m. caller said that at white utility truck almost ran him off the road as he was driving into town on County Road 8. Police were unable to locate the truck.

A trailer on the street in the 100 block of South Third Street received a Code Enforcement written warning.

There were two non-injury MVAs during the day. One accident was at Fourth Street and Evergreen Avenue, the other on U S Highway 287.

A woman in the 400 block of Indiana Avenue reported that her two cats had disappeared over a two-day period. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon occurrence in that neighborhood.

Police made five traffic stops during the day, but issued no citations.

A written warning was issued to a dog owner in the 100 block of E Nebraska when a neighbor complained of the barking.

A call about suspicious activity at 9:30 p.m. took the officer to the Habitat ReStore where he found two men going through the contents of the dumpster.

Citation:

Wendi McInerney: Failed to yield right-of-way at highway
Devin Culleum: Careless driving

Wednesday, October 20

Police stopped a car for driving erratically and driving the wrong way on the one-way street near Turner Middle School. The nineteen-year-old female driver had her mother and baby in the car and was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Responding to a report of a man acting strangely in the area of Lake Avenue and Fifth Street, the police found a diabetic individual with an insulin problem.

Summonses were issued to vehicles parked in the fire lane at Turner Middle School at 8:26 p.m.

Citations
Madonna Wilbur: Parked in handicap zone
Kendra Davies: Parked in handicap zone
Hannah Dick: Parked where prohibited
Lester Kyle Hill: Possession of cannabis
Samantha Jean Figg: Driving under the influence of Drugs, child abuse, driving the wrong way on a one way street

Thursday, October 21

Officers checked the building at 444 Mountain Avenue when they found an open door at 2:23 a.m.

The CEO issued a written warning for a trailer parked on the street at 500 Welch Avenue.

A woman came to the police station to report that her 16-year-old daughter was receiving harassing text messages from a male approximately 8 years older than she was.

Hays Market personnel called at 11:19 to report shoplifting in progress. A 14-year-old was issued a summons for theft.

Police investigated a case of harassment at Turner Middle School.

A found dog was returned to its owner on Longview Avenue when the finder called the telephone number on the collar tag.

Police responded to a report of people yelling at each other on Jay Place. The parties involved said it was just loud conversation.

Citations:

Whitney Nicholes: Parked vehicle on wrong side of roadway
A Juvenile: Theft

Friday, October 22

Police did a welfare check on a vehicle on County Road 8. The vehicle was off the road waiting for a tow truck.

A verbal disturbance in the 1000 block of Sixth Street was an argument between a tenant and landlord.

Police investigated for burglary when a Third Street resident found a screen off the window.

Police responded to yet another case of harassment at Turner Middle School.

Two children were reportedly left in a locked vehicle in the 1000 block of Sixth Street Court for a period of 10 to 45 minutes. the case was referred to the Department of Human Services.

Police responded to a call that a vehicle was blocking the driveway at the address where the verbal disturbance took place on Sixth Street.

A call of a physical disturbance in the 90 block of Sioux Drive was investigated and no criminal violation was found.

Citations:

Dominic Horsley: Disorderly conduct
Darrel R Strange: Disregarded traffic control device
A Juvenile: Harassment

Saturday, October 23

The landlord and tenant were at it again just before 2 p.m. The police went to the address in the 1000 block of Sixth Street and “handled” the situation.

At 11 p.m. police stopped a car at Fourth Street and Bunyan Avenue, one of their favorite spots, and issued the driver a verbal warning.

Sunday, October 24

Four traffic stops, three summonses this Sunday.

Dumpster divers at Habitat ReStore prompted a call about theft. Police talked to the divers.

The Brick Oven Pizza shop called to report that a dog had walked into the business. Police arrived and gave the dog a verbal warning.

Berthoud police assisted Longmont Police at a house in the 300 block of East Iowa.

Citations:

Christine Celentano: Speed (54/25) 
Gregory B Brown: Speed (71/25)
Heather Suits: DUI per se, child abuse
Seth Andersen: Speed (66/40), no proof of insurance

Monday, October 24

A reported case of harassment at Turner Middle School involved two juvenile females. One of the children received a summons for her actions.

A missing Corgi was found and the call to the police was canceled by the complainant.

A resident of the 300 block of Bimson called police at 9:56 a.m. to report that a man had banged on the window during the night.

A Bruce Drive resident reported a case of online harassment.

A man resting in his car on County Road 17 at 2 p.m. caused police to initiate a welfare check.

Tuesday, October 25

A Mayo Court resident reported that his credit card company had notified him of unauthorized charges to his account.

A 911 call took police to the 400 block of West County Road 10E at 10:30 a.m. There the officer found a man and a woman who had apparently had too much to drink and were having an argument. Being intoxicated in your home is not a crime, but the officer convinced the couple to go to bed before they did something that would qualify as a crime.

A vehicle driving around the block in the 300 block of Eighth Street at 11 o’clock at night struck one of the residents as odd and they called the police. The driver told police that he was lost.

Tuesday, October 26

In case of vandalism, someone painted graffiti on the school zone signs on Spartan Avenue.

An Indiana Avenue resident reported door to door sales persons working the area at 5 p.m. Solicitation in Berthoud requires a license, so police responded but were unable to locate the solicitors.

A dirt bike was reported missing and presumed stolen from a residence in the 500 block of Sixth Street.

The CEO placed a written warning on a vehicle parked the wrong way in the 300 block of Capitol Avenue.

Citations:

Bill Black: Speed (31/20)
Joshua Graham: Speed (66/25)
Douglas Wayne Gray: Speed (47/25)
Seth Douglas Anderson: Prohibited use of weapon, Reckless endangerment (2 counts)

Wednesday, October 27

The responding officer caught the dog that was running loose in the 600 block of Longs Peak Avenue and put it back on the porch of its home.

There was a two-car motor vehicle accident at Mountain Avenue and Third Street.

The burglar alarm at the Fire Station alerted at 10 p.m., but there was no burglar.

Citations:

Helen Reid: Failed to yield right-of-way at highway
Debora Starin: Speed (38/20)

Thursday, October 28

A Bristlecone Court resident reported the unauthorized use of a debit card. The card was used for charges at a business in the state of Virginia. Investigative leads have been exhausted.

Police performed one welfare Check, six business assists, two citizen assists and five “other” assists.

Citations:

Jeffrey Rockwell: FTA Warrant
Robert Ballinger, Jr.: Parked vehicle on wrong side of roadway

Friday, October 29

The officer on duty performed five extra patrols between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.

Two loose dogs on Keep Circle managed to elude officers.

Golden Links reported food had been taken from the kitchen at the Berthoud Area Community Center.

A vehicle in the 300 block of Turner Avenue was cited for parking facing the wrong way.

An officer intervened when juveniles were reported entering an unoccupied house.

Citations:

Margaret Murtagh: Parked vehicle on wrong side of roadway
Patricia McGrew: Disregarded traffic control device

Saturday, October 30

An unidentified vehicle lost control in the roundabout and went over the curb, damaging landscape. The vehicle is unidentified because it left the scene of the accident.

A written warning was issued in the case of the barking dog in the 100 block of Third Street.

A landlord stole and pawned electronic equipment and recordings from his roommate in the 800 block of Fourth Street. The property was recovered and the victim did not want to prosecute.

When police responded to a physical disturbance at Sixth Street and Welch Avenue they found juveniles fighting.

Loud music in the 300 block of Eighth Street was handled by the officer at 7:19 p.m., 8:23 p.m. and again at 9:01 p.m.

Police assisted on Lake Avenue where there are “neighbor problems.”

Police made an extra patrol at Greenlawn Cemetery, but it was dead quiet.

Citation:

Daniel Bosnich: Disregarded traffic control device

Sunday, October 31

Bryan Brinkman received a summons for dog at large when his Lab was found in the 500 block of Redwood Circle.

A barking dog in the 100 block of E. Nebraska Avenue was given a verbal warning.

Two 11-year-olds threw eggs at a home in the 300 block of Eighth Street. The victim did not wish to prosecute juveniles.

Police performed five business assists, one motorist assist and one citizen assist.

Keys found at Sixth Street and Massachusetts were returned to the owner.

Police responded to a report that kids were throwing rocks on Colorado Avenue.

Police Chief Johnson warns about scam. Two area residents have received telephone calls from a person claiming to be a grandson. The caller claims to have been in an accident that makes it difficult to talk. He then goes on to ask the “grandparents” to send money. If you receive such a call, report it to you designated law enforcement agency.

Citations:

Britta Berg: Speed (50/30)

Bryon Brinkman: Animal at large

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Berthoud Police Beat, September 2010

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Police Beat September 1 to 30

Wednesday, Sept. 1

A Mazda Miata was reported stolen from the 700 block of Eighth Street. The vehicle was found in California the following weekend with the front end damaged from a motor vehicle accident.

Staff at Ivy Stockwell Elementary requested a School Resource Officer to assist in a juvenile problem at the school.

Police responded to an ongoing juvenile problem at the high school.

Baby squirrels in the yard in the 200 block of Second Street prompted a call for help to the police. The squirrels were retrieved and turned over to the Larimer County Humane Society.

A reported suspicious circumstance and a harassment report at locations on Mountain Avenue were handled by the officer and were not found to be criminal acts.

A runaway juvenile from the 700 block of Eighth Street was located in California after he was involved in a motor vehicles accident while driving a Mazda Miata.

A caller reported that his dog was missing.

Thursday, Sept. 2

A woman called dispatch saying she had found a dog. It was the dog reported missing last night and the dispatcher put the finder and the loser in contact with each other.

A reported case of harassment in the 600 block of South Ninth Street is under investigation.

Police got another call about one more baby squirrel at 205 Second Street. This baby was also turned over to the humane society.

An assault was reported in the 300 block of Cheyenne Drive.

Friday, Sept. 3

A juvenile problem was reported at Fifth Street and Welch Avenue. The juveniles in question were reportedly pushing on the lion statute at the restaurant. When police arrived they were no longer present.

While investigating the harassment case on South Ninth Street, police discovered that one of the parties had an outstanding arrest warrant. The person was taken into custody.

A child yelling in the 1500 block of Forth Street resulted in an officer making a welfare check.

Traffic cones that had apparently been moved on Mountain Avenue by Fickel Park were reported as creating a traffic hazard.

Shortly after 11 p.m. police stopped a bicyclist on Second Street and he was given a verbal warning for riding with no lights.

Citation:

Cynthia Edens: Harassment

Saturday, Sept. 4

Police responded to an alarm at Berthoud Wine and Spirits a few minutes past midnight. There had been an unsuccessful attempt to break a window at the business.

Barking dogs were reported in the area of Welch Avenue and the railroad tracks at 7:30 p.m. There was no barking when the officer arrived.

Two Labs were found in the 300 block of Fifth Street after 8 p.m. The animals were brought to the police station.

An apparently intoxicated male was reported on First Street just before 9 p.m. Police finally found the man standing in the middle of Mountain Avenue in the vicinity of First Street and had him transported to the Island Grove DeTox Center in Greeley.

Shortly after 11 p.m. police received a complaint about noise in the 600 block of Mountain Avenue. There were three people being loud at that location and the officer gave them a verbal warning.

Citation:

Danny Citron: Dog at large, no city or rabies tags (2 counts)

Sunday, Sept 5

The owner of the two Labs came to the police department for his dogs. He received a citation accompanying the dogs.

Police assisted the ambulance crew with a patient who was apparently suffering delirium tremors from alcohol withdrawal and had become combative with the paramedics. The subject was taken to the hospital.

Kids on the railroad tracks received a lecture from a police officer.

Citation:

Bradley Cole: (Speed (54/35)

Monday, Sept. 6

A lady reading a book that she had purchased used, found W-2 forms in the book. She turned them in to the police.

A very intoxicated male was found half out of his vehicle near Little Bear Avenue and Pyramid Peak Street at 7:30 p.m. The subject was taken to the Island Grove Detox Center in Greeley.

A short time later police received a report of suspicious activity on Little Bear Avenue. The caller said that two vehicles had pulled up and “blacked out.” The vehicles were gone when police arrived.

Citation:

Kathly Rettig: Speed (52/35)

Tuesday, Sept. 7

A vehicle parked in the 200 block of East Colorado Avenue was “keyed” during the night.

A dog was brought in to the police station and later released to its owner.

The officer found no criminal violation when he responded to a report of kids fighting in the parking lot at 900 Mountain Avenue.

A dog was reported running loose in the 700 block of Sixth Street. It was no longer in the area when the police arrived.

Police found no theft when they investigated a reported burglary at First Street and Bunyan Avenue.

Citation:

Kathy Woodiel: Loose dog

Wednesday, Sept. 8

Police investigated a theft in the 600 block of South Ninth Street. Missing were jewelry, a GPS, and a wristwatch.

A resident in the 700 block of Fifth Street thought it suspicious that an unknown man was taking photos of the house. The resident reported the incident to the police.

Citation:

Kimberly Young: Speed: (54/32), drove under suspension, uninsured motor vehicle

Thursday, Sept. 9

An unfamiliar vehicle parked near Forth Street SE and E Nebraska at midnight, was cause for a resident to make a call to the police.

The responding officer gave a verbal warning to the boys shooting pellet guns in the 400 block of W County Road 10E.

A short time later, the officer was at the 800 block of W County Road 10E giving a verbal warning for the boys shooting pellet guns at that location.

More suspicious circumstances; an unfamiliar white SUV cruising the area of Eighth Street and Lake Avenue caused a resident to make a report to the police.

Shortly before midnight, a despondent male sent a message to his ex-wife that he was going to kill himself. The Sheriff’s Deputies picked up the man and turned him over to Berthoud Police, who, in turn, took him to Longmont where there was an outstanding warrant for him.

Citation:

Travis Bonomo: Speed (59/40)

Friday, Sept. 10

The folks in the 800 block of 8^th Street got a written warning because their dog was barking.

Citations:

Suzanne Cox: Speed (53/35)
Michael Butts: Failed to stop at stop sign

Saturday, Sept. 11

Police responded to a verbal disturbance in the 300 block of Victoria Street shortly before 1 a.m. One of the parties involved was transported to the Island Grove DeTox Center.

A 2 a.m. dog barking call was answered promptly, but the officer heard no barking.

At 10 a.m., police found a drunken male in the 300 block of Mountain Avenue. The man was taken home.

The day’s five traffic stops resulted in four Summonses.

Shortly after 7 p.m. officers responded to a call of suspicious activity at 800 Spartan avenue. A male party ran from officers and his vehicle was towed because of expired plates.

The officer on patrol noted juveniles in the parking lot at Third Street and Mountain Avenue after 10 p.m. and gave out a verbal warning.

A driver was stopped for speeding on County Road 17 south of Spartan Avenue. Three juvenile passengers (two 14-year-old Berthoud residents and one 16-year-old Berthoud resident) were issued summonses charging possession of Marijuana One of the 14-year-olds was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Suspicious circumstances were reported at Fickel Park at 10:30 p.m. There were vehicles with many kids parked around the park. The officer found no criminal violation.

A vehicle parked at Rocky Mountain Pluming a few minutes before midnight had the parking lights on. This resulted in the dispatcher getting a Suspicious Circumstances in Progress call.

Citations:

Joshua Ralston: Careless driving
Liam Roper: Speed
Donna Clement: Speed
Nicholas Maestas: Speed
Kegan Gavaldon: Speed (56/40)
Three Juveniles: Possession of marijuana

Sunday, Sept 12

A vehicle in the 1000 block of Second Street had the windshield and back window broken to gain entry to the vehicle. A suspect has been identified.

Monday, Sept. 13

Two BOLO, two citizen assists, one ambulance assist and one business assist occupied most of the day.

A 16-year-old in the 300 block of Iowa Avenue was issued a summons for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Tuesday, Sept. 14

Police intercepted solicitors selling meat door-to-door on Douglas Place.

Police were asked to do a welfare check on a driver who became confused by the traffic cones on Mountain Avenue.

A 17-year-old Longmont resident was issued a summons charging harassment.

Wednesday, Sept. 15

Barking dogs in the 200 block of East Nebraska brought a visit from police.

Police investigated a non-injury motor vehicle accident in the 200 block of South Third Street. Kyle Finney, a 17-year-old Berthoud resident was charged with careless driving.

A man reported hearing a “hissing” sound at Bridgeport Road and Heron Lake Parkway. The gas company came to do a pressure check.

A caller wanted to know the local dog bite policy.

A road hazard on Mountain Avenue at Taft Avenue at 8 p.m. was determined to be flagmen directing traffic for crews working late.

Citations:

Kyle Finne: Careless driving
Christopher Gagner: Failed to yield Right of Way from stop sign

Thursday, Sept. 16

A female was arrested on South County Road 17 for an outstanding warrant. She was taken to the detention center.

Police responded to a motor vehicle accident at Highway 287 and Mountain Avenue. There were minor injuries and a citation was issued to Paul Baisley, a 21-year-old Fort Collins Resident for careless driving.

Police responded to a barking dog complaint in the 100 block of East Iowa and another in the 800 block of Eighth Street.

Police were on location for a little over one hour assisting at a non-injury motor vehicle accident at 425 Third Street.

A resident of the 700 block of Seventh Street reported to police that he paid a tree service to trim his trees and they “skipped town with my money.” They did not trim the trees only the client.

Citation:

Mark Dmytrenko: Failed to stop at stop sign
Allen Page: Unsafe backing
Dianna Meier Speed (59/40), driving under restriction, failure to appear out of Longmont

Friday, Sept. 17

A barking dog in the 800 block of Eighth Street warranted a written warning.

Some one spray-painted a berm at the BMX track.

A motor vehicle accident on Highway 287 resulted in the arrest of Jody Hitchens, a 30-year-old Fort Collins resident, charged with DUI, careless driving, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Police responded to Maple Drive for a physical disturbance, defined as a child out of control.

The barking dog reported in the 800 block of Longview Avenue was not barking when the officer arrived.

A caller reported seeing people loading fencing into a truck at the high school. The report says the allegations are unfounded.

Citations:

Jody Hitchen: Driving under the influence, driving under restriction, careless driving.

Saturday, Sept. 18

Police made five traffic stops, mostly along Mountain Avenue.

A barking dog complaint in the 800 block of Eighth Street resulted in a written warning.

Sunday, Sept. 19

A caller reported a hit and run that had just occurred at the Hays Market Parking lot. Police issued a summons in the case.

Police responded to a call that a very drunken and very aggressive man was looking in and entering vehicles in the 600 block of First Street. Kraig M. Patriquin, a 33-year-old of unknown residence, was arrested and charged with second-degree trespass and obstructing a police officer.

Police responded to the 300 block of Victoria Place on a disturbance call and arrested a 39-year-old Berthoud resident, charged with third degree assault and domestic violence.

Citations:

Aric Smith, Domestic Violence, third degree assault
Robert Judson: Unsafe Backing, Failure to give info in motor vehicle accident
Kraig Patriquin: Criminal trespass, obstructing a police officer

Monday, Sept 20

Four citizen’s assists are listed for the day.

A report of criminal mischief in the 800 block of Marshall Place is attributed as unfounded because of a confused neighbor.

A child abuse case reported on Second Street was referred to Longmont where the incident allegedly occurred.

Dispatch took a late night report of a run-a-way juvenile.

Citation:

Juvenile: Harassment

Tuesday, Sept 21

A small white dog running loose in the 600 block of Ninth Street will be the subject of a report.

A runaway was located and returned to parents.

The barking dog at South Ninth Street and Bristlecone Court was quiet when the officer arrived.

A theft was reported in the 300 block of Turner Avenue. No information is available at this time.

Citations:

Lisa Chadsey: Speed (54/40)

Wednesday, Sept. 22

Police made five traffic stops and issued four summonses before 9 a.m.

Town staff reported the dumping of a file cabinet along side the road by the old wastewater treatment site on First Street.

A 17-year-old driving the wrong way on the one-way street by Turner Middle School was yelled at by a nearby adult about his careless driving. The juvenile felt threatened and went to the police station to report the incident. An officer explained that he was indeed driving carelessly and the situation would require a summons to the adult for harassment and a summons to the juvenile for careless driving. The juvenile decided not to pursue the matter.

A female reported that a juvenile had thrown a rock and hit her car in the 900 block of Mountain Avenue. Police were unable to locate the juvenile, but the woman spotted him when she went to the post office and called police again. Police had a talk with the juvenile, the car showed no damage, and the woman did not want to press charges.

Dispatch received a call from the Brick Oven Pizza about a call in customer who was rude and harassing the counter clerk. Police went to the address in the 200 block of Second Street that the caller had given for delivery. The man at that address said that he had just returned from a long trip and was tired and hungry and called for a pizza. He said he might have been a bit abrupt but that ordering the pizza had been an unpleasant experience. His wife agreed that he was angry when he hung up the phone, but it should not be so complicated to order a pizza. No charges were filed. No word on whether he ever got a pizza.

Citations:

Paul Baisley: Careless Driving
Mirra Hedelius: Speed (63/40)
Ronald Khan: Speed (57/40)
Andrea Cervantes: Speed (57/40)
Connie Maestas: Speed (63/40)
Shereen Madden: Speed (56/40)

Thursday, Sept. 23

Police made seven traffic stops during the day and issued summonses in four of the cases.

A vehicle struck a tree at Highway 56 and County Road 1 when the driver swerved to avoided a Town of Berthoud vehicle that had pulled out in front of him. Colorado State Patrol is investigating.

The police became involved in the case of the missing library DVDs when the borrower called them. It seems that he was getting notices from the library about the overdue disks, but claims that he left them in the house of his former friend when he moved out and that she was supposed to return them. Police did go to the house to talk to the woman, but no one was home. The department will continue its efforts to retrieve the library’s property.

The barking dog in the 800 block of Longview Avenue was not barking when the officer arrived at the house.

Citations:

Kyle Llikanen: Speed (40/30)
David Marble: Speed (59/40)
Shirley Kardok: Speed (57/40)
McKenzie Moisen: Speed (51/30)

Friday, Sept. 24

Juveniles were issued a written warning for a curfew violation when they were hanging around the Hays Market parking lot after midnight.

A written warning was given to the driver of an ATV for driving it on the street in the 400 block of Sixth Street.

Police responded to a motor vehicle accident with property damage in the 300 block of Fifth Street. Deana M. Mazone was issued a citation charging failed to drive in a single lane, failed to present proof of insurance, and drove vehicle while license under restraint.

The Code Enforcement Officer removed yard sale signs from the roundabout.

Citations:

Deana Mazone: Failed to drive in lane, driving under restraint, no proof of insurance.
Cameron Botts: Defective Vehicle, no proof of insurance
Mary Mesikapp: Speed (59/40)
Zachary Ruebesam: Speed (59/40)
William Schmitz: Speed (54/35)
Tiffany Kile: Speed (49/30)

Saturday, Sept. 25

At five minutes past midnight, the on-duty officer issued summonses for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia to three individuals in Fickel Park. (Mary Silva, 18-year-old Berthoud Resident, James Phillips, 21-year-old Berthoud resident, and a 17-year-old female Berthoud resident.

The officer was unable to locate the loud music reported at 1 a.m. in the 700 block of Fifth Street.

Approximately 3:30 a.m. the police stopped a car in the 600 block of Third Street. The driver was contacted about improperly adjusted headlights. The driver, Daniel Banuelos, a 20-year-old Longmont resident, was arrested and charged with DUI and failure to dim headlights. A 19-year-old passenger was issued a summons for underage consumption or possession of ethyl alcohol.

A caller from the 200 block of East Iowa called to report fireworks, which the dispatcher could hear over the phone, fearing that they would be a fire hazard. The situation was handled by the responding officer.

Two warrant arrests were made in the 200 block of First Street, Jason Nikoden a 33-year-old Johnstown resident and James Nikoden, a 54-year-old Johnstown resident

A noise complaint about a barking dog took officers to 1100 Jefferson Drive where all was quiet when they arrived.

Police had more success when responding to a noise complaint about people in the 300 block of Colorado Avenue. The officer handed out a verbal warning about the loud music.

Citations:

Daniel Banuelos: DUI, per se, failure to dim lights.
Makayla Quinonez: Underage consumption
James Nikoden: Arrested, Warrant
Jason Nikoden: Arrested, Warrant
Mary Silva: Possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia
James Phillips: Possession of paraphernalia

Sunday, Sept. 26

Eight traffic stops resulted in only one summons being written.

Police contacted pedestrians at First Street and Indiana Avenue at 1:24 a.m. They were just out for a walk.

A barking dog in the 100 block of East Nebraska Avenue was not barking when police arrived.

A window on a small trailer in the 100 block of First Street was broken.

A pickup truck blocking the intersection at Tenth Street and Mountain Avenue was dealt with by the officer.

The semi-trailer truck parked at Water Avenue and Fourth Street was also handled by the officer after a complaint that it was blocking the view of oncoming traffic.

The barking dog in the 700 block of Sixth Street also was “Handled by Officer.”

Citations

Jacob Watson: Speed (85/65)

Monday, Sept. 27

Police made two attempts to serve a warrant in the 700 block of Mount Massive Street, but were unable to locate the subject.

A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 700 block of Sixth Street. A juvenile had run into a parked car and apparently left the scene. A 12-year-old Dacono resident was located and issued a summons.

A bicycle was reported stolen from Turner Middle School.

A barking dog on Munson Court resulted in a written warning to its owner.

A report of a physical disturbance in the 800 block of Tenth Street resulted in the arrest of one person on a charge of domestic violence.

Citations:

Mark Mahan: Harassment, domesic violence
Clarissa Noris: Failed to stop at stop sign
Luke Pollard: Failed to give information after an accident, driving under revocation, no proof of insurance, operating an unregistered vehicle
Danielle Sciortino: Curfew

Tuesday, Sept. 28

A loose dog found in the 500 block of Eighth Street was sent to the Larimer County Humane Society.

A written warning was issued for a barking dog in the 800 block of Seventh Street.

A 16-year-old male was issued summonses charging 2 counts of 3^rd degree assault and disorderly conduct and a 17-year-old male was issued a summons for disorderly conduct, following a fight at BHS.

A woman came to the police station and retrieved her two dogs that had been running loose at Fifth Street and Welch Avenue.

The dogs reported to be running loose near Jay Place were nowhere to be found when police arrived

A written warning was issued for a motor home parked illegally at Evergreen Avenue and Maple Drive.

Citations:

Roch Croteau: Changed lanes, refused/obstructed police officer, physically hindered law enforcement
Terry Wright: DUI

Wednesday, Sept. 29

Shortly before 1 a.m. an officer responded to a report of a loud noise, possibly a gunshot, and yelling in the vicinity of Fifth Street and Welch Avenue. The officer found no one around, but did recover some spent fireworks on the ground at that location.

Written warnings were issued for parking violations on Sixth Street and on Hummingbird Place.

Juveniles were reported in the parking lot and in the trash at the Pizza Hut after school let out. Apparently, the juveniles were getting in the dumpsters and throwing boxes and litter around the parking lot. However, they were gone when police arrived.

The barking dog in the 900 block of Seventh Street was quiet when police arrived.

The vicious dogs in the alley near Fifth Street and Bunson Avenue were gone when police arrived.

Police finished the night with an extra patrol at Berthoud High School.

Thursday, September 30

Police responded quickly when the burglar alarm went off at the Guaranty Bank at 12:39 a.m. They found the cleaning crew at work. A routine check found one of the crew had a suspended drivers license.

Police responded to three separate calls from Berthoud High School staff about student with drugs at school. Marijuana was the common theme of these calls and two 14-year-old males and one 15-year-old were issued summons for possession of a controlled substance.

There were two barking dog complaints on this day. The first was in the 500 block of Mayo Court, the second, at 9:51 p.m. was in the 600 block of Bristlecone Court.

Police issued only one summons in the eight traffic stops made during the day.

Citations:

John Ezzo: Failed to signal, no proof of insurance
Juveniles: Possession of marijuana and paraphernalia

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