Monday, May 29
Violation of a Restraining Order: West County Road (CR) 10E — A male was contacted at a residence where he is restrained from. He was booked at the Larimer County Jail.
Criminal Mischief: West CR10E — An individual threw an object out of a vehicle that was parked on a bridge, possibly a water balloon, which landed on a vehicle passing underneath the bridge on Highway 287. If you have further information please see the social media posts from Larimer County Sheriff’s Office.

Tuesday, May 30
Criminal Mischief: West CR 10E — The same group of individuals, possibly juveniles, threw water balloons off of the overpass, causing damage to several vehicles. Evidence was collected at the scene.
Theft: Newfound Lake Road — Cabinets and shelving were reported stolen from a home under construction at this location approximately one week ago.

Wednesday, May 31
Third-Degree Assault/Reckless Endangerment: Wark Avenue — A male and female got into a verbal altercation with their neighbor over a property line dispute. The confrontation escalated to the neighbor striking the female with his tractor and grazing her hip. There was no apparent injury, but the female requested medical transport out of precaution because she is pregnant. The male was booked at the Larimer County Jail.
Fraud: Banjo Drive — A female reported her identity was stolen and approximately $3,800 was fraudulently billed under her name.
Fraud/Theft: Tranquil Way — A female responded to a post on the Berthoud Community Facebook page selling several items, including a bicycle. She paid $700 for the bicycle electronically and when she went to pick up the bicycle at the address provided, she discovered it was a scam. *Boy, that really grinds my gears!

Thursday, June 1
Non-Injury Motor Vehicle Accident/Following Too Closely: North Berthoud Parkway/Bunyan Avenue — A vehicle was turning onto Bunyan Avenue from North Berthoud Parkway and was struck by the vehicle following behind. The at-fault driver was issued a summons for following too closely into the Berthoud Municipal Court.

Friday, June 2
Found Missing Person/Warrant Arrest: Mountain Avenue — A male who was reported missing last week turned himself in on an outstanding warrant. The male was removed as missing from the database and booked at the Larimer County Jail.
Mental Health Hold: Berthoud — A male juvenile sent multiple suicidal threats to friends. Upon contact, he stated that he held a knife to his neck earlier that day and had daily suicidal thoughts. The juvenile was taken to the hospital for a mental health hold.
Violation of a Protection Order: South Third Street — A male contacted a female from whom he is restrained by a third party. Phone contact was made, and the male agreed to turn himself into the Larimer County Jail for charges of violation of a protection order.
Vehicular Eluding/Reckless Endangerment: East Highway 56 — An early 2000s gray Chevy Tahoe eluded a traffic stop southbound on I-25 from a local business. The pursuit was self-terminated for community safety due to heavy traffic. Arrest warrants are forthcoming.
Vehicular Eluding/Reckless Endangerment/Driving Under the Influence of Drugs/Driving Under Revocation/Habitual Criminal/Felony Warrant: First Street/Mountain Avenue — A silver Jeep Liberty eluded a traffic stop southbound on First Street. Successful PIT (Precision Immobilization Technique) brought the pursuit to an end at South CR 15 and East CR 2. The female driver admitted to recent drug use and knowingly ran because she did not want to return to prison. The male passenger had a felony warrant out of the Department of Corrections. Both were medically cleared at the hospital and booked at the Larimer County Jail.

Saturday, June 3
Happy Berthoud Day! It was rainy but a success!
Felony Warrant Arrest: Grand Market Avenue — A male was contacted and arrested on an outstanding felony warrant.

Sunday, June 4
First-Degree Burglary/Possession of Burglary Tools/Criminal Mischief/Unlawful Possession of Schedule Substance: Art Drive — A female observed a male breaking into the neighbor’s house. The owner of the house stated there should be no one in the house or working on the house. A blue Jeep Grand Cherokee was observed parked in the garage and a male was contacted as he walked out of the residence. The male had entered the house through an unlocked sliding glass door, broke open the lockbox on the front door accessed the key to the house and then parked his vehicle in the garage out of sight. The male also ripped off the keypads for keyless entry into the garages. The male suspect was arrested and booked at the Larimer County Jail.
Theft: Indiana Avenue — A female reported that while she was in the hospital someone used her credit card that was stolen or lost and charged $1095.50. Upon further investigation, the female said that it might have been her fiance. She explained they are going through issues and he was not supposed to spend the money. The investigation is ongoing.
Unattended Death: Franklin Avenue — A male fell down outside a full-care facility after a medical incident. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital and was pronounced deceased en route. Nothing suspicious was noted and the Investigations Unit was notified.
Stolen License Plate: East Highway 56 — A male reported his license place stolen sometime last night. The plate was entered as stolen.
Theft/Trespass: Meadowlark Drive — An unknown suspect stole four 16-pound bags of ice from the unlocked outdoor freezer after the store closed. *This criminal is breaking the ice for an introduction to the backseat of a patrol car!
Cold Sex Offense: Berthoud — An out-of-state sheriff’s office took a report of a sex offense that occurred sometime between 2014 and 2019 that happened in Berthoud. The Investigations Unit was notified.
Vehicular Eluding: East Highway 56 — A stop was attempted on a silver Mini Cooper with two black racing stripes from the hood to the tailgate and a radiator mounted externally to the front bumper. The driver initially feigned compliance before taking off south on I-25 at a high rate of speed. The pursuit was self-terminated immediately due to high traffic and public safety.
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