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10/16 Police Blotter

Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:

At 8 a.m. Wednesday, a 25-year-old male caller told police that car audio equipment worth $800 was taken from his unlocked vehicle, which was parked on the 300 block of Fireball Dr. He said he had installed the speakers and amplifier into his car Tuesday.

Responding police officers noted cut and exposed audio wires in the vehicle. Police entered the serial number of the missing amplifier into the FBI National Crime Information Center index system.

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At 2 p.m. Wednesday, a police officer responded to a call from a 36-year-old Texico female who claimed $740 worth of her personal belongings were stolen from her vehicle, which was parked at a field on the corner of 14th and Sycamore streets. The caller told police the missing items include sports equipment, boots, tools, an amplifier and compact discs.

The responding police officer did not find any signs of forced entry into the vehicle.

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At 5 a.m. Thursday, a 21-year-old female caller told police her home on the 800 block of Hinkle St. was broken into via her bedroom window, and that $6,400 worth of her personal belongings were missing, including coins and jewelry.

The responding police officer noted the glass window was outside of the house, on the ground. The caller said she knew the suspect.

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At 8 p.m. Thursday, a physician called the police to her office in the 2000 block of W. 21st St. to file a report after treating an 18-year-old Down’s Syndrome patient, who said he was sodomized by a peer in a school bathroom. The doctor told police the patient was sodomized on multiple occasions within the last week. The alleged attacker and victim are special education students at a high school.

There case is under investigation.

Police blotter is compiled by CNJ staff writer Andy Jackson. She can be contacted at 763-6991 or by e-mail at

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