Commerce City Police blotter

METH PARAPHERNALIA FOUND IN CAR
On April 22 at 11:30 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop because of a misused temporary tag. While talking to the driver, the officers noticed a large folding knife near the gear shift. It was within easy access of the driver and he kept moving his hand toward the knife before abruptly thrusting his hand into his right pocket. For officer safety, the officers removed the man from his car and restrained him. During a search of his vehicle, they found brass knuckles, a black pouch with a methamphetamine pipe and 1.0 grams of methamphetamine and a digital scale. The man was taken to the police department and charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possessing an illegal weapon and misuse of license plates.

Police arrive at fire before firefighters
Officers responded to assist the fire department at 1:26 a.m. April 20 with a residential fire on the 6800 block of East 66th Avenue. As the officers arrived at the house, they realized they arrived before the fire department. They collected fire extinguishers from their cars, grabbed a garden hose from the residence and extinguished the fire. When the fire department arrived, their officers began an investigation into the fire, since it appeared to be suspicious.

STRANGER ASKS FOR MONEY
On April 22 at 9:42 a.m., two officers were flagged down by a woman who reported that her son was walking near the corner of Monaco and 72nd Place. She said a Hispanic man approached him asking for money. When the woman's son said he didn't have any money, the man began to hit him with the belt buckle on the end of a belt. The man then ran away in an unknown direction. Officers found the woman's son lying on the ground with blood on his head and shirt. They recovered the bloodied belt.