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April 6
5:39 a.m. Alcohol. College Avenue S. Officer handcuffed a combative female. Suspect was given breathalyzer test and citation was issued for underage consumption.
April 7
7:04 p.m. Medical. College Avenue S. Female having difficulty breathing, pain in arms and legs. Waited for St. Joseph Fire Department and Gold Cross ambulance to arrive.
April 9
1:11 a.m. Noise complaint. College Avenue N. Complaint of loud party. People standing in a garage laughing and yelling. Three renters were advised to control the guests or they would be cited for noise. One argumentative guest was taken care of by the renters.
6:06 a.m. Burn. 322 Street. Located brush fire. Nobody was out by the fire. Property owners had a fire the night before and it was smoldering when they left. The wind picked up over night and the fire started to rekindle. Owner put the fire out by spreading dirt on it with a skid loader.
10:40 a.m. Welfare check. College Avenue S. Report person renting apartment had not been seen for some time. Management company checked apartment and found nobody there. Requested to assist with locating family to see if person was OK. All was fine.
12:54 Noise complaint. 1st Avenue NW. Female was playing music loudly and woke her neighbor. She was advised to be respectful of her neighbors.
3:30 p.m. Accident. C.R. 2 and C.R. 75. Three-car accident at a stop light. Minor damage to all vehicles. No injuries.
4 p.m. Alarm. Old Hwy 52. Carbon monoxide detector was going off. Officer stood by while St. Joseph Fire Department checked the readings. After the readings were explained to the renter, all was cleared. Informed the homeowner of the situation.
Author: Christian Gilman
Administrative / Layout Assistant