Constables on Patrol

430

June 13

11:47 a.m. – Constable filed a report of a possible theft at a restaurant.

12:50 p.m. – Witness told ESPD two dogs were dumped out of a car at a gas station. Constable collected the animals and took them to the kennel.

1:17 p.m. – There was a private property traffic accident.

4:20 p.m. – Individual was arrested on an ESPD warrant for failure to appear.

4:20 p.m. – Parking meter downtown malfunctioned, so a constable fixed it.

5:55 p.m. – CCSO asked for constable assistance in making contact with an individual. Constable complied but was not able to make contact.

6:47 p.m. – Constable conducted a welfare check at a residence.

9:57 p.m. – Something triggered an alarm at a business, but the constable found the building secure.

10:16 p.m. – Another alarm and another building secure.

June 14

5:59 a.m. – Observer reported an individual sleeping at a laundromat. Constable discovered the person was just waiting for the owner.

11:36 a.m. – Constable on patrol responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle with two people in it. One person was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

12:37 p.m. – Ex-girlfriend told ESPD about threats she received from her ex-boyfriend.

12:56 p.m. – Person reported being followed.

5:01 p.m. – Callers reported a car on US 62 toward the western edge of town and the driver was slumped over the steering wheel. Constable determined the car was off the road and out of gas. Driver was waiting for her husband.

6:54 p.m. – Two witnesses called in an erratic driver on US 62. Constable encountered the driver as he pulled into his motel parking lot. Driver told the constable he had not been drinking but admitted he had been distracted at one point while driving.

9:02 p.m. – Central dispatch alerted ESPD to a vehicle on US 62 with its flashers on. It was gone when the constable arrived.

11:38 p.m. – Passerby gave the location of a motorcycle down on the highway with the driver walking around it. Constable went to the scene, but the driver and motorcycle were gone.

June 15

12:10 a.m. – Observer thought it suspicious several kids were at the skateboard park. Also there was a dubious character near Basin Park. Constable who responded found the skateboard park empty and he saw no one lurking downtown.

2:06 a.m. – Person complained about a couple at a motel yelling obscenities. The couple told the constable they were yelling at a boy who had been throwing rocks. Constable looked for but did not find a boy throwing rocks.

9:31 a.m. – A grandmother asked for a welfare check on her granddaughter. Constable tried but did not make contact with her.

7:07 p.m. – Cleaning crew set off an alarm at a bank.

8:29 p.m. – Verbal dispute occurred in a motel parking lot. Constable arrived to find a mother and daughter arguing. He calmed them down and left. The mother called him again, however, because the daughter’s boyfriend was headed their way. Constable returned to the scene and accompanied the boyfriend while he gathered his things and left the vicinity.

9:15 p.m. – Constables responded to the call of an alarm at a business but found no good reason for the alarm to go off like that.

June 16

12:18 a.m. – Central dispatch alerted ESPD to a 911 call from the same address as an altercation earlier in the evening. Constable checked on everybody.

5:10 a.m. – A mother reported her child saw someone with a flashlight looking into a nearby residence. Constable patrolled the area but did not see anything out of the ordinary.

10:37 a.m. – Individual reported a theft.

11:38 a.m. – Observer said a person had fallen onto US 62 while walking. Constable looked for but did not encounter this person.

12:12 p.m. – Two vehicles bumped in a parking lot.

5:15 p.m. – Person came to the station to report battery.

5:46 p.m. – Constable filed a report on theft of items from a vehicle.

9 p.m. – As the result of a noise complaint, constable checked the level of music nearby and asked the band to moderate its volume.

June 17

5:43 a.m. – Something triggered an alarm at a bank. Constable checked the scene and, sure enough, it was secure.

11:14 p.m. – Concerned neighbor ask for a welfare check on a dog that had supposedly been confined in a building and unattended for a few days. Constable found the dog well-fed, unstressed and comfortable in the air-conditioned space.

June 18

12:23 a.m. – Passerby told ESPD an intoxicated male holding a bottle of liquor was standing near US 62 presumably trying to flag down a ride. He was gone when the constable arrived.

12:24 a.m. – Traffic stop resulted in the arrest of an individual for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

1:03 a.m. – There was a domestic dispute in a parking lot downtown. Constable arrested the male for public intoxication and on a warrant out of Ohio.

10:33 a.m. – Traffic stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for driving left of center, driving on a revoked license and no proof of insurance.

11:17 a.m. – Another traffic stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for no proof of insurance, failure to pay registration, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. A passenger was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

1:27 p.m. – Constable checked on malfunctioning parking meters downtown.

1:50 p.m. – Constable issued a ticket to a vehicle parked in a loading zone for more than an hour.

4:37 p.m. – Motorist called in a particular car that had nearly run the motorist off the road. Constable followed the vehicle through town but saw nothing untoward.

5:16 p.m. – Mother and son came to the station to report a stolen cell phone.

6:17 p.m. – A pickup reportedly blocked a city street for a moment or two.

10:22 p.m. – Constable waited at city limits for an erratic driver, but the vehicle did not make it to town.

10:43 p.m. – Trespassers returned to a motel parking lot, and the clerk was displeased. Constables showed up to defuse the situation.

10:50 p.m. – Several callers alerted ESPD to an intoxicated naked person in a parking lot downtown. Constables learned the person was not naked but was inebriated. Family members arrived to take over.

11:17 p.m. – Constable determined the music at a location downtown was not nearly as loud as the complainant had suggested.

June 19

1:48 a.m. – Traffic stop downtown resulted in the arrest of the driver for DWI, no driver’s license, no proof of insurance, driving left of center and no seat belt.

7:33 a.m. – Constable toured the cemetery after a report of suspicious activity.

1:51 p.m. – Vehicle parked in a loading zone too long got a ticket.

2:33 p.m. – Vehicle damaged a fire hydrant on Main Street.

5:13 p.m. – Driver on a side road south of town found herself stuck in a ditch and needed a tow truck to get pulled out.

5:23 p.m. – Driver got his vehicle high-centered at Lake Leatherwood City Park. Constables arrested him for public intoxication.

6 p.m. – ESPD got a call claiming there were subjects drinking in Harmon Park with whiskey bottles and beer cans scattered around. Constables found three males at the skateboard park and one of them was drinking an energy drink, but there was nothing like the caller had described.

8:47 p.m. – According to an observer, a male in a pickup was arguing with a female pedestrian on a street above downtown. Constables did not encounter any of them.

June 20

12:16 a.m. – Constable took a report of a 911 call.

12:50 a.m. – Central dispatch passed along that an intoxicated driver in a damaged vehicle with its airbags possibly deployed might be headed toward town. Constables never saw the vehicle.

1:34 a.m. – Person was arrested for public intoxication.

2:40 a.m. – Alarm called in an alarm at a bank and then called to disregard the first call.