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Law Log March 17: Medical alert company calls to report the alarm for a rural Wynot woman is going off.
Man calls to find out how to get a burn permit, but is told there is a burn ban going on for two weeks, yet. “I guess I will call back in two weeks.”
School calls to report a vehicle is always parking in a no parking zone near the kitchen. Trucks are unable to unload because the vehicle is blocking them out.
Report comes in that a truck with a trailer is jack knifed at the Highway 84, Highway 81 intersection.
Area nursing home calls to request an ambulance for a resident who is having heart issues.
Alarm is going off at a Hartington bank. It turns out to be a false alarm.
Vehicle is reported in the ditch on Hwy. 81 just south of the Pleasant Valley corner.
Man said someone knocked on his door asking for help to get his vehicle out of the ditch. He refused, now is worried the man may vandalize his place.
March 18: Man falls for information. He received a citation and wants to fight it. He is told he has to contact the county court office.
Person reports a rural Hartington residence has a fire. She thought the county was in a burn ban. She would like it checked out Caller asks for information on what hoops need to be jumped through to buy an abandoned unlicensed vehicle and get a title and license for it. He is told to either call the county treasure or the State DMV.
Caller reports a man is walking in the ditch along the Highway 84, 81 intersections. He seems suspicious.
Caller reports seeing a vehicle with expired tags on it.
Woman called with concerns that her grandchildren are receiving a nasty message. “This is just petty and mean.”
March 19: Man calls to self-report an accident. He fell asleep while driving home and scraped the railing on the bridge across the dam.
Man calls for help with traffic control with funeral traffic.
St. Helena resident called to report a fire. Fire trucks dispatched.
March 20: Man calls to report he is checking on his cows and five are missing. “I don’t think they were stolen because I don’t see any tracks anywhere. I’m thinking they got out somehow and wandered off. If anyone reports cows out, they are mine.”
Randolph ambulance dispatched for an elderly woman who needs to go to the hospital.
Laurel fire department is dispatched for a fire just outside of Laurel off of Highway 15.
Randolph ambulance dispatched for person who tipped over on their scooter and was injured.
Fire reported at Broken Bottom. Dispatcher asks for better directions.
March 21: Fire reported near the Crofton golf course.
Wynot fire calls to find out if there is still a bum ban in affect. There is someone burning brush near Bow Valley. “I don’t understand after they see what is going on out west, why they would think they could just burn.”
Caller says, “I don’t think this is a real emergency, I just didn’t know who to call.” He reported seeing the window on his vehicle smashed out and doesn’t know how or when it happened.
Female resident from nursing home calls to say her arm was injured last week. It is only getting worse and it hurts. Dispatch called the nursing home to share the information.
Hartington Fire Department is called out for field fire. Fordyce Fire Department is called out for mutual aid.
Caller reports seeing a man who appears to be passed out at the St. Helena boat dock.
Two people call in about a man in Obert yelling and being confrontational near his house.
March 22: Woman calls to report someone is burning trash in Laurel despite the burn ban.
Security alarm is reported going off at Laurel business. After checking, all is fine.
Woman calls to report her roommate moved out and took the keys to her car and her apartment keys when he left.
Caller reports that a man in a truck near the Missouri River may have suicidal tendencies. He is very despondent. Deputy checks into it and discovers a suicide victim.
Crofton Fire Department paged out for near Yankton. Yankton is already on scene.
Call comes in from Laurel. A man and woman left their car running and then went into a convenience store. They got back to the car and realized their dog stepped on the lock, locking all the doors. Dispatcher called a local repair shop for them.
Caller reports Highway 81 just south of the bridge is covered with trash, styrofoam and possibly a vehicle fender. Dispatcher calls Department of Transportation.
March 23: Hartington man calls for assistance. He has fallen down and cannot get up on his own.
Laurel caller reports her vehicle was just hit while she was parked on Laurel’s Main Street. She needs someone right away as the other car appears to be leaving.
An abandoned 911 call comes in. Dispatch calls her back. The caller apologized. “I must be pressing a button to make it do that, but I don’t know which one.”
Driver on Highway 81 reports seeing a minivan “all over the road.”
March 24: Laurel medical clinic calls for an ambulance for a man experiencing chest pains.
Man calls into report vehicles parked to close to the bridge.
Caller reports cows out on Highway 12 near Obert.
Two vehicle accident reported on Highway 12. One victim was ejected and is now in the ditch. Crofton ambulance is paged out. Life net helicopter was placed on stand-by. Yankton paramedics are also dispatched. Dispatch also receives a call from an Apple Watch notifying law enforcement of the accident.
Medical alert alarm goes off for rural Wynot man. Dispatcher unable to make contact, so an ambulance is dispatched from Wynot. Call turns out to be a false alarm.
Randolph nursing home calls for an ambulance for a man experiencing very high blood pressure.
Fire is reported north of the Cedar County Fairgrounds.
Fire reported near Bruno’s.
March 25: Caller advised they want to file a freedom of information request with the sheriff s office and asked what the procedure is for doing this.
Two calls come in reporting a semi blew a tire near the Highway 81-59 intersection and there are big pieces of rubber all over the road.
Dispatch receives calls after Tornado siren goes off for its annual weather awareness test.
Woman calls to report she rear-ended a truck on the bottom road. 'There was so much dust when I was following a semi truck that I didn’t see him and rear-endedhim.”
Woman calls asking to speak with an officer about a possible child abuse case.
Randolph Fire Department calls to inform dispatch that all trucks will be at the city park and football field for training.
March 26: Randolph woman calls for an ambulance for a person that is having bad hallucinations.
County highway department employee called to report they had a small fire at the Menominee shop. It is out. They don’t need help, but they wanted dispatch to be aware the building is now filled with smoke, just in case someone sees it and calls it in.
Caller reports an injured deer in the middle of a county road.
March 27: Ambulance dispatched to Randolph nursing home for resident who is having a seizure.
A Highway 81 collision between a tractor and a semi truck is reported. Crofton ambulance is paged out.
Rural Hartington area man calls to report someone was trespassing on his property. He has their license plate number.
Woman calls to inform law enforcement she had a flat tire on Highway 81. It is off the road and she has called someone to tow it.
Randolph school goes into lockdown as several law enforcement agencies surround a house in Randolph to serve a warrant. There were no issues and lockdown was lifted.
