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Emergency Incidents
Suspicious person looking into cars in alley
Suspicious Activity
W 3rd St, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a suspicious person walking up and down an alley behind a home on West Third Street in Portales. The person was reportedly dropped off by a Ford pickup and was seen looking inside vehicles with a flashlight. Officers were sent to check the area.
Woman yelling in driveway, caller threatens to beat her
Domestic Dispute
S Avenue D, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are responding to a reopened family-related disturbance near South Avenue D in Portales. A third-party caller reports that a woman is still in a driveway screaming and yelling, and the caller says she may be threatened with physical violence if she returns home.
Man with chest pain and numbness near East 17th Street
Medical Emergency
E 17th St, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call near East 17th Street in Portales for a 36-year-old man who was reported to be vomiting, unable to feel his face, hands, and legs, and experiencing chest pain.
Person hitting vehicle and trying to fight man
Assault Report
S Avenue D, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible disturbance near South Avenue D in Portales, where a subject was reportedly hitting a vehicle, acting erratically, and trying to fight a man. The presence of any weapons was unknown at the time of the call.
Man exposes himself and makes lewd gestures in alley
Sex-Related Incident
S Dallas Ave, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a man in an alley near South Dallas Avenue in Portales who was acting strangely, reportedly tried to take off his pants in front of a woman, and made inappropriate gestures toward her while she was inside a nearby house.
Man in blue truck at hospital parking lot has suicidal thoughts
Medical Emergency
US-70, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a hospital parking lot for a welfare check on a man in a blue Chevy truck who reportedly called a crisis line and expressed suicidal thoughts and thoughts of harming others, including running people over with his vehicle. The report was made by a third party, and no weapons were reported on him at the time.
Man weak with vomiting and diarrhea at motel room
Medical Emergency
W 2nd St, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond to a medical call at a motel on West Second Street in Portales for a reported 24-year-old man who is conscious and breathing but very weak, unable to walk, and has been vomiting and having diarrhea after not eating for three days.
Report of property damage on South Avenue
Property Damage
S Avenue F, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a possible criminal damage complaint near a business on South Avenue in Portales, with an officer requested to knock on the call.
Fight in Walmart parking lot and near-miss with car
Assault Report
E Spruce St, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a reported fight between two males in the handicap parking area in front of a Walmart. The older male reportedly left in a Ford Edge and almost ran someone over while heading southbound on Kilgore.
Man very weak with headache and diarrhea at motel
Medical Emergency
1613w W 2nd St, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a motel on West Second Street in Portales for a reported 24-year-old man who was very weak, unable to keep anything down, and had a headache and diarrhea. Units were advised to respond to the location.
Elderly man falls and feels very weak at home
Medical Emergency
Gemini Dr, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a home near Gemini Drive in Portales for a reported 77-year-old man who fell, was conscious and breathing, but was very weak and could not be moved into a truck.
78-year-old woman falls near South Avenue with possible head bleeding
Medical Emergency
S Avenue I a, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were sent to an apartment on South Avenue I in Portales for a medical call involving a 78-year-old woman who reportedly fell and may be bleeding from the head. She was reported to be conscious and breathing.
Report of parents fighting on West Second Street
Domestic Dispute
W 2nd St, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies were sent to a possible family disturbance in the 500 block of West Second Street near a local business, where a caller on the phone reported hearing a male yelling and believed the parents were fighting.
Possible disturbance reported at South Avenue F
Disturbance
S Avenue F, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a brief call reporting a possible disturbance or fight near South Avenue F in Portales. Loud speaking was heard in the background, but the caller could not be reached on callback.
Wrong-way driver reported at 2nd and B in Portales
Traffic
W 2nd St & S Avenue B, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible wrong-way driver traveling westbound near 2nd Street and Avenue B in Portales, involving a gray possibly two-door car.
Vehicle hits curb at 3rd Street and Avenue J
Traffic
W 3rd St & S Avenue J, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic indicates a possible traffic incident near Third Street and J Avenue involving New Mexico 28, where a vehicle reportedly just struck the curb.
Traffic stop at Taco Bell in Portales
Traffic
W 1st St, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer conducted a possible traffic stop at a fast food restaurant in New Mexico involving a vehicle with a specific license plate.
81-year-old woman falls and cannot get up at home
Medical Emergency
S Avenue I c4, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to an apartment on South Avenue I in Portales for a reported fall involving an 81-year-old woman who was conscious and breathing but unable to get up. The caller was not on scene and injuries were unknown.
Staff seek police help to remove person from hotel room
Disturbance
1613w W 2nd St, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible disturbance at a local business, where staff reported someone refusing to leave and requested police assistance.
Man reportedly yelling at wife and children at apartment
Domestic Dispute
N Avenue K, Portales, NM 88130
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to check a reported family disturbance at an apartment behind a residence near North Avenue K and King. A man (name withheld) was reported yelling at his wife and children and throwing things around; injuries were unknown.
