Constables on Patrol

544

September 26

8 p.m. – Constable on patrol made a welfare check on resident in a neighborhood just east of downtown. Person was doing just fine.

10:19 p.m. – Central dispatch passed along a warning about an erratic driver headed toward town, but constables never saw the vehicle.

September 27

4:59 a.m. – Resident told ESPD an alarm was clanging next door. Constable went to the address but did not hear any alarms. He checked the house and found it secure.

7:10 a.m. – Constable took a report of an incident at a care facility.

9:32 a.m. – Constable picked up a dog running unattended at the east edge of town.

10:03 a.m. – Another untethered dog loose in the south part of town got a ride to the kennel.

10:24 a.m. – Constable worked with other agencies to find a stolen piece of heavy machinery.

12:19 p.m. – ESPD got word of a possibly impaired driver. Constable stopped her vehicle and found she was okay, just tired from a long trip.

7:15 p.m. – A distressed mother claimed her juvenile son was out of control. Constables were able to calm him down, but they were called back soon after and EMS transported the son to ESH.

9:36 p.m. – Person told ESPD she was having suicidal thoughts. Constable and EMS responded, and she was transported to ESH.

September 28

3:05 p.m. – A large truck got stuck trying to navigate a narrow street. Constable helped the driver extricate himself.

5:28 p.m. – Thrift store employee told a couple the store did not accept the items they wanted to drop off. After she went back to work, the couple dumped their stuff anyway. Constable took a report of criminal mischief.

7:28 p.m. – Concerned witness reported a suspicious person hanging around the ball field. Constable went to the scene but the suspicious person was gone.

September 29

10:48 a.m. – Hotel staff reported a theft.

12:29 p.m. – Someone reported a male had been mistreating his dog. Constable found the pair and the dog seemed happy and well kept.

12:40 p.m. – Homeowner was flying her United States flag upside down. Constable checked the situation, and homeowner said she was not in distress or trying to be disrespectful, she was demonstrating her support of citizens in North Dakota who oppose the pipeline going through their land.

3:22 p.m. – Someone parked a vehicle halfway in a driveway and halfway in the street. Constables checked it out, and the resident called a tow truck.

5:51 p.m. – Constable took a report of a hit and run accident on US 62.

5:55 p.m. – There was damage, possibly accidental, to a sign in the cemetery.

9:25 p.m. – Witness told ESPD a person was running around in a restaurant breaking ceiling tiles. Constables arrived on the scene and arrested the individual for public intoxication and possession of drug paraphernalia.