The information provided below is about some of the calls officers responded to over the last twenty-four (24) hours. Most narratives represent early and preliminary information that was gathered from those in the field who were actively working the cases. In many instances, facts and circumstances, even the type of crime listed, can change as the investigation unfolds.
From 6:00 a.m. on 08/11/2022 through 6:00 a.m. on 08/12/2022, MPD received 461 calls for service. This number does not include parking complaints or 911 misdials. A breakdown of the calls for service per district is as follows: Central (99), East (90), Midtown (63), North (72), South (31), West (80), and Other (26). "Other" is used for calls that either do not have a sector or the sector is not in the City. This would be used in the case of one of our officers assisting another law enforcement agency.
Priority calls only from 2:20pm to 8:55pm due to calls for service.
08/11
NORTH: Death Investigation – 5:48 am. Officers responded to a residence where a subject had stopped breathing and did not have a pulse. Life-saving efforts were unsuccessful. Nothing suspicious on scene.
EAST: Traffic Crash – 8:55 am. An officer on routine patrol came upon a crash at E Washington Ave and Fair Oaks Ave. A suspect (32-year-old male) was arrested and charged with OWI 2nd offense.
NORTH: Domestic Disturbance – 11:00 am. During an argument the suspect (21-year-old female) beat the victim with crutches. The suspect was arrested and charged with domestic battery and disorderly conduct.
NORTH: Check Person – 11:45 am. Officers responded to a residence for a subject who had possibly overdosed on prescription medication. The subject was transported to the hospital and later conveyed to a mental health facility.
WEST: Domestic Disturbance – 1:29 pm. During an argument the suspect (40-year-old female) spit in the victim's face and threw a patio table at the door. The suspect was arrested for domestic disorderly conduct.
EAST: Disturbance – 3:15 pm. Officers responded to East Towne Mall where the suspect (46-year-old male) threatened staff and customers and tackled a mall patron. The suspect provided a false name to officers. Suspect was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, threats to LE, obstructing and bail jumping.
MIDTOWN: Disturbance – 3:49 pm. A 26-year-old female suspect grew impatient with a vehicle ahead of her in traffic which was stopped at a red light where a right turn on red is not permitted. When the light turned green, both drivers pulled into a parking lot where the female suspect swung a tire jack rod at the second vehicle. The other driver, 24-year-old male suspect, drove his car into the female suspect's car. Both suspects were arrested and charged with damage to property while armed and disorderly conduct while armed.
CENTRAL: Death Investigation – 4:30 pm. Officers responded to a residence to check the welfare of a subject who had not shown up for work. The subject was found deceased. Nothing suspicious on scene.
NORTH: Domestic Disturbance – 4:40 pm. During an argument, the suspect (18-year-old male) grabbed the victim by the neck and pushed her against the bed which broke. The suspect also punched and bit the victim. Officers developed probable cause to arrest the suspect for domestic strangulation, battery and disorderly conduct. Suspect is at large.
WEST: Domestic Disturbance – 7:49 pm. Officers responded to a residence where the suspect (26-year-old male) armed himself with a knife and threatened a roommate. The suspect was arrested and charged with domestic disorderly conduct while armed.
CENTRAL: Disturbance – 8:10 pm. Officers responded to a residence where the suspect (25-year-old female) broke windows to enter a building where she used to live and entered an apartment. The suspect was transported to a hospital for a mental health evaluation and later conveyed to a mental health facility. The suspect faces charges of damage to property and trespass.
CENTRAL: Check Person – 10:30 pm. Officers responded to James Madison Park where the suspect (41-year-old male) was asked to leave because he was sleeping there. The suspect spit on a building and on an officer's squad. The suspect was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, trespass, spitting and bail jumping, and was banned from city parks for one year.
EAST: Runaway Juvenile – 11:39 pm. A mother reported that her 11-year-old daughter ran away. The juvenile was listed as missing and an ATL was aired. The juvenile later returned home.
08/12
CENTRAL: Disturbance – 12:07 am. A highly intoxicated suspect (30-year-old female) threatened other residents in her building. The suspect was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and multiple counts of bail jumping.
NORTH: Domestic Disturbance – 12:11 am. During an argument the suspect (30-year-old male) damaged the victim's car. The suspect was arrested for domestic damage to property and disorderly conduct.