Constables on Patrol

520

April 25

11:12 a.m. – Staff at a hotel reported a group engaged in shoving and shouting in the parking lot. Constables arrived to learn brothers were having a dispute. Everyone went separate ways and no charges were filed.

6:20 p.m. – This time a motel parking lot was the scene for a family dispute. Constable spoke with the manager and a guest, who refused to talk about the problem. Constable stood by while the guest was asked to leave the premises.

9:18 p.m. – Individual reported hearing a gunshot in the eastern part of town. Constable asked the reporting party to call back if it happened again.

10:54 p.m. – Observer saw people smoking a pipe in Basin Park and suspected it might be an illegal activity. Constable arrested an individual for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

April 26

6:50 p.m. – Constable on patrol spoke with a business owner about suspicious activity at the business.

8:24 p.m. – Constable took a report about suspicious activity at a residence.

8:46 p.m. – An inebriated person was causing problems and arrested for public intoxication.

11:56 p.m. – A mother told ESPD her 13-year old daughter and a friend sneaked out of the house and might have left in a vehicle. Authorities in the area kept watch and later the two were found and returned home.

April 27

2:11 a.m. – Restaurant employee accidentally set off the backdoor burglary alarm.

12:36 p.m. – Merchant caught a shoplifter as she tried to leave the store. Merchandise was returned so no charges were filed.

4:11 p.m. – Animal Control spoke with a resident about a dog running loose.

5:53 p.m. – Passerby reported a female sleeping in public. She told the constable she was waiting for a ride.

9:51 p.m. – ESFD responded to and extinguished a small brush fire just east of downtown.

11:18 p.m. – A female walking her dog in a parking lot was observed pulling on door handles of vehicles as she passed by. Constable who responded did not encounter anyone fitting her description.

11:46 p.m. – Motorist driving by noticed a vehicle backed up to the dumpster of a business and an individual possibly rifling through it. Constables spoke with two people at the scene.

April 28

2:24 a.m. – Something triggered an alarm at a business, but a constable and the manager walked through and found everything okay.

5:37 p.m. – A male was going door to door in a neighborhood trying to sell meat. A constable advised him of local ordinances, and the salesman moved on.

8:31 p.m. – Constables searched for but did not encounter an allegedly intoxicated driver.

9:47 p.m. – Two individuals at the station wanted to file complaints on each other. They were separated, and nothing was filed.

April 29

11:29 a.m. – Merchant reported a person had stolen items during the night.

4:11 p.m. – Landlord asked for a welfare check on one of his renters. Constable was not able to make contact with the renter.

7:38 p.m. – Two constables walked into a bar. They were there see that the music was turned down a notch as it exceeded the legal limit.

9:36 p.m. – Constables went to a motel. There was a domestic disturbance there, and the parties claimed everything had been verbal only, and parties went separate ways.

10:41 p.m. – Something again triggered an alarm at the same business, and again the constable and manager found nothing awry.

11:58 p.m. – Intoxicated female was trying to enter rooms at a condominium. She passed out, and EMS transported her to ESH.

April 30

10:36 a.m. – Individual had been loitering in a restaurant for too long according to the manager. Constable asked the gentleman to leave.

11:18 a.m. – Constable took a report about a person receiving threatening messages from a co-worker.

11:52 a.m. – Hotel staff reported someone tampered with a guest’s vehicle during the night. Guest did not file a report.

5:13 p.m. – Constables arrested an individual on an outstanding warrant.

5:57 p.m. – There was a rollover accident off a road in the western part of town. The driver had left the scene but did call constables as they surveyed the scene.

May 1

12:25 a.m. – Passerby thought a group of people beside a closed business looked suspicious. The group told the constable they were waiting for a taxi.

1:17 a.m. – Traffic stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for violation of city noise ordinance, no insurance and driving on a suspended license.

6:09 a.m. – Another traffic stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for DWI.

3:23 p.m. – And yet another traffic stop which resulted in the arrest of the driver for driving on a suspended license, no proof of insurance, violating the noise ordinance and fictitious tags.

7:36 p.m. – Central dispatch alerted ESPD to a male laying on US 62 as the result of a motorcycle accident in the western part of town. EMS transported him to ESH.