Payson Police Report: November 18-23, 2013

Payson Police Report

November 18

Officer transported inmates to 4th District Court in Spanish Fork and then back to jail.

Police were dispatched to an ungovernable youth. When the officer could not locate her, he listed her as a runaway on the NCIC.

Inmates from Payson were transported to Payson City Court, and then back to prison.

Abandoned vehicle discovered at a local business. The vehicle was not reported as stolen. The business took care of the impounding of it.

Online crime. Officer talked with a citizen regarding suspected internet services theft. Report was referred to investigations.

Dispatched to a delayed report of a suspicious incident: Juveniles were in a white car, flashing blue lights while behind the reporting person’s vehicle. Reporting person gave police the plate number and officer was able to contact the owner of the vehicle, as well as the juveniles. Officer warned the juveniles that there is a heavy fine for such action.

Abuse of a child. No evidence of a crime was found, but the report will be sent to DCFS and investigations.

Called for an abandoned 911, police found that a child was playing with phone.

Officer transported inmates from jail to City Court, and back to jail again.

Trespassing. Police responded with a final decision that the situation was unfounded.

Report of a bike theft was referred to investigations.

Officer talked to several citizens, in an attempt to solve their problems before the situation erupted into fist fighting. Officer was successful.

November 19

Child abuse; DCFS referral was made.

Police were called to a residence on a report of five juveniles smoking marijuana in the backyard of a home. Police made contact with the juveniles. One was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. 

An adult male was given a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia. One male juvenile was referred to juvenile court for drug paraphernalia, another was referred to juvenile court for possession of drug paraphernalia, and yet another was sent to juvenile court for possession of marijuana. Three juveniles were returned to Salem Hills High School and one was referred to his mother.

Welfare check on a teenage girl, who had taken too much of her medication, was conducted. Her mother took her to the hospital. No police action.

The Payson High School resource officer observed students smoking E-cigarettes. Three male juveniles were referred to juvenile court for possession of tobacco. The E-cigarettes were booked into evidence. Case was forwarded to juvenile court.

Two unrelated cases of fraud were reported to police. They are both being investigated.

Police were dispatched to a home, where a female juvenile had been holding a knife to her throat, attempting to cut it. The knife was wrestled from her. Due to the mental state of the juvenile, she was transported to Mt. View Hospital to meet with a crisis worker.

Family problem. A mother did not approve of the clothes her daughter was wearing to school. Nothing criminal had happened. Police told the 15-year-old girl to go home with her mother, change her clothes, and then her mother would take her back to school. Both agreed to be civil with each other.

Officer was dispatched to a male/female incident. Upon arrival, it was determined that the male and female cohabitants had been in a physical altercation. As a result, they both had physical injuries. The male was booked into the Utah County Jail, with domestic violence charges, and the female will be, with domestic violence, assault charges.

Police were called to Mt. View Hospital. A female had been blue-slipped by her doctor and was transported to Provo Canyon Behavioral Hospital. She was transported without incident.

Weapon offense. One male juvenile was referred to juvenile court for possessing a dangerous weapon, a knife, on school premises.

November 20

Theft at Walmart was reported. An employee witnessed a male shoplift several items. He was identified, but could not be located.

Police handled a case involving a female paying for her business with a bad check. Information was forwarded to investigations.

When a juvenile failed to return home after school, a concerned parent called police. The juvenile arrived home after and the case was closed.

Dispute involving parties was handled; both were warned not to have contact with the other. Officer reviewed video at the business where the dispute had occurred and was able to determine who was telling the truth. No further information.

Police were contacted concerning a possible bullying incident. The case was referred to detectives.

Child abuse; DCFS referral was made.

Officer transported inmates to 4th District Court in Spanish Fork and then back to jail.

November 21

Police were called to Walmart on a retail theft report. Two males were arrested for shoplifting. One adult male was booked into the Utah County Jail, while the other was referred on charges of retail theft. Completion of report pending more information.

Checking businesses in Payson, one female was arrested for selling alcohol to a minor. Case will be forwarded to Payson City Justice Court.

A suspicious detail involved an individual using wireless internet. Case closed.

During the week the same cow had evaded police by running from the highway and back through a hole in a fence, her escape route.

November 22

A juvenile had been arguing with his mother and punched a hole in the wall, causing damage. The young boy was transported to Vantage Point and will be referred to juvenile court, charged with criminal mischief.

A female called police and reported a theft, but when police tried to locate her, she seemed to be “long gone.” Officer had no information to work with.

An officer was dispatched on a suspicious detail. Parties were located and found to have active warrants. They were in possession of heroin in a drug-free zone, possession of dangerous paraphernalia in a DFZ, and one person was found to be in possession of paraphernalia in a correctional facility. Both were booked into the Utah County Jail.

This week: The usual animal problems occurred. Dogs were found running loose and barking. Traffic accidents required investigation.  Police assisted citizens, also, with various non-criminal problems.

November 23

Two BB gun holes in the reporting party’s window strengthened her report of criminal mischief.

A motor home was parked in a locked and fenced-in storage yard, yet someone had entered and had been sleeping inside. A set of keys that opened the storage compartments and the key to the gas cap were gone. The report was referred to investigations.

Officer talked with the owner of some guns that he said his son had stolen. It was discovered that his son had pawned some of them. One adult male was arrested and taken to jail.

Police were called to Smith’s grocery store parking lot concerning a stray cat that had been hit by a car and badly injured. The entire body of the cat was severely injured. Officer determined it would not survive and felt it best for the animal to be put to sleep.

Criminal mischief. No further information available.

Police located a female with an active arrest warrant. She was taken into custody and charged with FTA (failure to appear), possession of heroin, and possession of paraphernalia.

The owner of a wrecked vehicle left abandoned on a street was given 24 hours to remove it.

Officers were dispatched to a disorderly detail involving three groups who were attempting to fight each other. They were told to leave the area and not come back.

Police investigated a juvenile party with alcohol and caught up with two juveniles, who were arrested and referred to juvenile court for drinking alcohol.

No information is available on the following: Theft, alcohol offense

Police received a report of a female making threats of harming herself. She was taken to Mt. View Hospital. No further action was taken at this time.

Investigating a man unloading a van and trailer in Taco Bell’s parking lot, an officer met with the fellow, who advised him that he was traveling from California to Washington and needed to distribute the weight. He was advised that he needed to find a Good Will or Deseret Industries, and donate it.

Police received a report of the theft of a cell phone.