Constables on Patrol

417

February 27

10:51 a.m. – Staff at a motel reported a theft.

11:55 a.m. – Constables searched for but did not encounter people reportedly camping at Van Pelt ball field.

7:45 p.m. – Downstairs neighbor reported hearing noises upstairs while the tenant was supposed to be away. Constable found the upstairs apartment to be secure with no signs of forced entry.

8:56 p.m. – Staff at a downtown restaurant was having issues with an inebriated customer over the bill and feared she might leave without paying. Constables spoke with the customer who paid her bill and went on her way.

February 28

2:32 p.m. – There was an accident on Planer Hill.

March 1

5:21 a.m. – Public Works was notified of a tree down on Planer Hill.

9:14 a.m. – Constable on patrol assisted a motorist.

10:36 a.m. – Constable picked up a stray dog alongside US 62 heading east.

10:46 a.m. – Items in the yard of a vacant residence caught the attention of a constable.

March 2

7:33 a.m. – Constable surveilled the location of reportedly barking dogs.

7:46 a.m. – There was a report of theft.

9:35 a.m. – Word came in about a downed power line downtown. Constable checked.

1:48 p.m. – Constable went to a residence because the burglar alarm had been tripped.

8:33 p.m. – Business owner called in two individuals fitting the descriptions of breaking-and-entering suspects. Constables spoke with the individuals and forwarded the information to detectives for follow-up.

9 p.m. – Clerk at a tourist lodging reported a possibly inebriated driver headed westbound on US 62 through town. Constable encountered the vehicle but saw no reason to initiate a traffic stop.

March 3

10:11 a.m. – Constable on patrol spoke with a resident about his neighbor putting notes on his vehicle about his dogs.

10:43 a.m. – Resident reported a theft.

1:46 p.m. – There was a private property accident.

March 4

1:53 a.m. – Two females in a bar had an altercation. One of them walked away, and the other filed a report.

2:08 a.m. – Individual was arrested for public intoxication.

2:39 p.m. – Central dispatch alerted ESPD to a 911-hangup call originating near Lake Leatherwood City Park. Constable searched the area but found no one. Groundskeeper also did not witness anyone making the call.

6:23 p.m. – As a result of a traffic stop, the driver was arrested for driving on a suspended license and on warrants out of Bentonville.

7:33 p.m. – Individual was arrested on an outstanding ESPD warrant.

8:01 p.m. – Intoxicated individual causing a disturbance at a restaurant left the scene. Constables watched for her car but never encountered it.

8:11 p.m. – Person called ESPD to say he had been dropped off at a church south of town and had no place to stay. Constable encouraged him to keep moving.

9:11 p.m. – Vehicle headed toward town from the north allegedly crossed the center line several times. Constable did not make contact with the vehicle.

10:38 p.m. – Parked vehicle blocked a street above downtown. Tow truck solved the problem.

10:59 p.m. – Two motorcycles collided on Main Street. Constable and EMS responded. Two people were injured.

11:17 p.m. – Inebriated patron would not leave a bar. Constables were working a traffic accident at the time, and before they got to the bar, the bartender found the intoxicated patron a ride to her room.

March 5

10:17 a.m. – Guest at a tourist lodging left without paying.

6:10 p.m. – Concerned witness reported a young male beating a dog in a restaurant parking lot. Constable never encountered the suspect.

March 6

3:02 a.m. – CCSO asked for assistance watching for the vehicle of a missing person. Constables complied, but the individual later returned to his cottage.

5:09 a.m. – Large tree fell across a street. Constable was able to clear one lane of traffic, and Public Works was summoned to the scene.