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Lincoln County Sheriff's Blotter, Aug. 4-6

| August 9, 2016 10:46 AM

August 4, 7:30 a.m. — Two horses were reported on a Cottonwood Lane resident’s lawn. The resident called again to advise that the horses were at their neighbor’s property. The neighbor called dispatch again to advise that the horses were in her barn. The horse owner was contacted and came to retrieve the horses.

August 4, 8:15 a.m. — A caller reported that he hit a couple of mailboxes in the morning when the clutch went out in his vehicle. The man said that he stood the mailboxes back up and that there was not much damage to them.

August 4, 9:30 a.m. — Dispatch received a call from Libby Creek reporting that campers had started a campfire and left without extinguishing it. The caller extinguished the fire, and gave descriptions of the vehicle and campers to dispatch.

August 4, 10:30 a.m. — A caller reported to dispatch that they were painting a building when a man living in his truck behind the building was harassing them and making inappropriate comments.

August 5, 5:45 p.m. — A woman called to speak with an officer regarding a suspicious male that came into the store that she works at multiple times and made her very nervous.

August 5, 6:45 p.m. — A caller reported finding a bag of pot in the parking lot of a local business.

August 6, 5:30 a.m. — Dispatch received a call notifying them that a couple of guys at Pioneer Park had lit the garbage on fire and were using it as a barbecue.

August 6, 7:30 a.m. — Police spotted a mother dog and “lots of puppies” on a county road.

August 6, 9:30 a.m. — A driver reported a garbage truck on fire heading toward the weigh station Highway 56. The driver called back and said that it was the engine itself on fire, not the garbage bin.

August 6, 9: 30 a.m. — A Lincoln County resident reported a fire estimated as “600 feet” and said it was spreading near McKillop Creek.

August 6, 9:30 a.m. — A caller on Highway 2 reported that they could see smoke at the Coyote Ridge of Teepee Creek.