Police blotter

The following is a sampling of calls placed to the Portales police dispatchers over the past week:

May 2

• At 5:52 p.m., a caller stated there was a horse on NM 480.

• At 8:23 a.m., a caller reported five large dogs running loose in the area of South Roosevelt Road R 1/2. A deputy was unable to locate dogs or the complainant.

• At 10:20 a.m., a caller on North Mike Street reported someone had taken a 2008 blue Dodge Ram truck. The keys were left in the vehicle as was a .45 caliber pistol on the front seat.

• At 10:53 a.m., a caller advised that he had just caught a subject attempting to break into his residence on Gemini Drive.

• At 10:53 a.m., a caller reported a horse on the roadway on NM 267. A deputy was unable to locate the horse.

• At 11:55 a.m., a subject on South Roosevelt Road 6 reported identity theft.

• At 7:05 p.m., a caller reported a large dog running lose in the neighborhood of South Main Street.

• At 7:48 p.m., a caller reported a female in front of the house on West Lime Street harassing her.

• At 10:19 p.m., a caller on South Avenue A reported hearing two shots fired and seeing a male run down an alley and up some stairs into an apartment.

May 3

• At 11:53 .m., a caller on South Roosevelt Road 4 reported someone had taken a fence and some turkeys and replaced them with a bedspring.

• At 12:08 p.m., dispatchers received a 911 call with an open line in which they could hear yelling in the background and subjects arguing abouy tools on East Canadian Street.

• At 1:17 p.m., a caller reported a gas skip on West 18th Street.

• At 2:37 p.m., a subject on North Avenue N called and reported there was an open line and subjects were verbally arguing with each other and when they discussed buying drugs, they disconnected.

• At 7:12 p.m., a caller advised three subjects were in the road on U.S. 70 shooting bows and arrows.

• At 11:50 p.m., a caller advised that someone had just broken into his vehicle and stole some coins on East Second Street.

May 4

• At 10:57 a.m., police received a report of a security alarm activation and were advised there was a fight in a parking lot on West Second Street, but all subjects had left the scene.

• At 6:37 p.m., a caller on South Elgin Street requested a police officer to report that her 13-year-old daughter had been caught drinking and was out of control.

• At 6:56 p.m., a caller on North Avenue E reported a male on a bicycle wearing a black shirt with a number 25 on it and was riding southbound, looking into people’s cars and trying to open doors.

May 5

• At 9:09 a.m., a caller reported a stolen fence and cinder blocks on South Avenue I Place.

• At 12:26 p.m., a caller on South Avenue D reported possible fraud.

• At 6:06 p.m., a caller reported a pit bull running at large and scaring children on South Avenue C.

• At 10:05 p.m., a caller on South Avenue K reported a male dressed in a black jacket with no shirt walking toward Golden Library carrying a knife.

May 6

• At 7:05 a.m., a caller on South Globe Street reported her windshield busted out.

• At 2:24 p.m., a caller reported a small child bitten by a dog on U.S. 70.

• At 8:32 p.m., a caller on South Avenue G stated she had just heard five gunshots from the area of R.M. James Elementary School.

• At 10:47 p.m., a caller stated that two vehicles were racing, one a blue Ford truck, the other a white Chevy, between the Town and Country store and Wal-Mart.

May 7

• At 3:38 p.m., a caller reported horses on NM 267, at mile marker 20.

• At 10:10 p.m., a caller advised she had caught someone on U.S. 70 trying to steal gas out of a tractor.

May 8

• At 4:19 p.m., a subject on Texas Drive reported possible fraud.

• At 5:12 p.m., a caller reported high school kids vandalizing signs in a parking area on South Chicago.

May 9

• At 6:05 a.m., a caller on West 14th Lane stated her vehicle was missing.