November 28
8:38 a.m. – Surveillance video captured suspects stealing a comforter at a laundromat, but constables identified and located the suspects. Comforter and owner were reunited.
9:20 a.m. – Clerk at a motel reported an individual banned from the property was in one of the rooms. Constables found two other persons in the room, but the trespasser was already gone.
11:08 a.m. – Dog wearing a cone collar roamed freely on the elementary school playground. Animal Control delivered the dog and warning to the owner.
11:45 a.m. – Observer noticed a minivan pulling a trailer with a flat tire. Constable on patrol encountered the vehicle in a parking lot and spoke with the driver.
2:35 p.m. – Large dog patrolled a restaurant parking lot. It was gone when the constable got there, but the dog’s owner was notified.
2:51 p.m. – Individual picking up children at the elementary school appeared to be inebriated. Constables arrested her for public intoxication. A different family member took the kids home.
6:25 p.m. – Individual reported a domestic encounter involving her friend. The friend said the male had already left the premises, and neither the friend nor witness would provide further information.
9:29 p.m. – Resident near downtown was concerned because her dog was barking as if there were something going on outside. Responding constable did not find anything to bark about.
November 29
1:56 a.m. – Constable arrested a person in a business for public intoxication.
5:09 p.m. – There was a private property accident near downtown.
November 30
3:52 a.m. – Guest at a tourist lodging reported a woman in a nearby room screaming for help. Constable went to the scene and found an intruder had broken into a room and the altercation followed. The intruder was arrested for public intoxication, disorderly conduct, criminal trespassing, residential burglary and third degree assault.
6:14 a.m. – There was a domestic event at a laundromat. Constable found the combatant at his residence and arrested him for second degree battery.
11:46 a.m. – A pit bull jogged the Historic Loop, but it stopped long enough for Animal Control to hold onto it until its owner arrived.
11:57 a.m. – Delivery truck ran into the awning of a restaurant and left the scene. Constables never encountered it.
6:09 p.m. – Dog was barking at a residence, but the constable could not make contact with the owner. Animal Control got a note for follow-up.
6:50 p.m. – This time, dogs were running loose on a street off US 62 east of the middle of town, and the owner was not at home. Animal Control got another note for a follow-up.
December 1
12:04 p.m. – White car parked in a red zone earned the owner a ticket.
12:56 p.m. – A place of worship reported a theft from the collection box.
1:27 p.m. – CCSO asked for assistance with a court-ordered committal at a residence. Constables stood by. Event occurred without incident.
3:57 p.m. – Resident just north of downtown reported receiving a glitter bomb in the mail.
3:58 p.m. – Individual reported her parked vehicle had been hit. Constable issued a ticket and filed a report.
7:03 p.m. – Semi driver on the Historic Loop realized he needed to go in the opposite direction. Constable on patrol helped him back up, turn around and get out of there.
December 2
10:34 a.m. – Individual involved in an earlier traffic accident claimed the other party had screamed threats at her from the roadway while she sat on her front porch.
11:39 a.m. – Someone painted graffiti on a downtown building.
12:00 p.m. – Constable provided prisoner transfer from Washington County jail.
12:30 p.m. – Property owner told ESPD people had been breaking windows in his unused building, entering the premises, hanging out and causing damage. Constables gathered information for a response.
4:53 p.m. – Motel owner said someone broke into the office.
5:05 p.m. – Cooking on a stove set off the fire alarm at a local motel.
7:09 p.m. – Observer reported a male standing beside US 62 toward the eastern edge of town yelling obscenities and making lewd gestures at passersby. Constables had a word with him, and he moved on down the road.
7:25 p.m. – Witness claimed a driver on a road just east of downtown was driving recklessly. Constable arrived too late to catch the driver.
December 3
2:57 a.m. – Resident near downtown again reported hearing things nearby, this time a car door shutting, and asked for a constable to check out the scene. Constable again found nothing unusual in the area.
9:41 a.m. – Resident east of downtown said the raccoon in her garden was not acting right. Constable checked it out and determined the animal was okay and seemed comfortable in the garden.
10:02 a.m. – Constables found and picked up a runaway juvenile.
11:18 a.m. – Constable did not encounter the reportedly erratic driver on US 62.
11:48 a.m. – Constable on patrol spoke to the owner of a vehicle parked in the middle of a roadway. Owner re-parked the car.
December 4
10:16 p.m. – As the result of a tip about a reckless driver, the constable initiated a traffic stop and arrested the driver for DWI, refusal to submit, driving left of center and possession of a controlled substance.
10:42 p.m. – Husband asked for a welfare check on his wife. Constable spoke to her. She claimed she was fine.