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 08/16/2022 through 6:00 a.m. on 08/17/2022, MPD received 427 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 (83),East (96), Midtown (73), North (73), South (40), West (51), and Other (11). "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.
08/16
Priority calls only from 5:57 p.m. to 7:31 p.m. due to calls for service.
CENTRAL: Check Person – 8:59 a.m. Officers responded to what was originally dispatched as a check person who was possibly suicidal. Contact made with two subjects. A 35-year-old male suspect was arrested for disorderly conduct while armed.
WEST: Domestic Disturbance – 11:07 a.m. Officers responded to a disturbance involving a 27-year-old male suspect. The suspect was arrested for domestic battery, domestic strangulation and a probation/parole hold.
EAST: Adult Arrested Person – 11:25 a.m. An 18-year-old wanted male suspect was located and taken into custody.
EAST: Retail Theft – 4:43 p.m. Officers responded to a business for a retail theft in progress. A 46-year-old female suspect was arrested for retail theft, bail jumping and outstanding probable cause for a previous retail theft.
EAST: Check Person – 5:30 p.m. Officers received a request to check the welfare of a possible suicidal subject. Attempt to locate aired. Areas checked. Phone ping attempted but not successful. Investigation continuing.
MIDTOWN: Adult Arrested Person – 5:48 p.m. A 32-year-old male wanted subject/suspect was reported to be at a local business. Officers arrived on scene and the suspect fled on foot. The suspect was taken into custody on outstanding warrants and resisting.
NORTH: Domestic Disturbance – 5:48 p.m. Officers responded to a disturbance involving a 39-year-old female suspect. The suspect was not on scene when officers arrived. Probable cause was developed to arrest the suspect once she is located.
CENTRAL: Check Person – 9:54 p.m. Officers received a request to check the welfare of a subject. Contact made with the subject. Journey Mental Health consulted. An emergency detention was not supported. No charges substantiated. Officers disengaged.
08/17
NORTH: Disturbance – 12:24 a.m. Officers responded to a report of an intoxicated subject out of control. The subject/suspect (54-year-old female) was arrested on an outstanding warrant and obstructing.
CITY-WIDE: Assist Law Enforcement – 12:33 a.m. Officers assisted Maple Bluff PD with a vehicle that fled from an attempted traffic stop. The suspect vehicle crashed and MPD responded when the Maple Bluff officer reported they were holding the driver at gunpoint. The driver/suspect was arrested on numerous charges. MPD handled the crash part of the incident.
MIDTOWN: Found Property – 12:48 a.m. Officers responded to a convenience store after an employee reported a found gun. A loaded handgun was located/recovered.
EAST: Missing/Runaway Juvenile – 1:54 a.m. An 11-year-old female was reported as missing/runaway. Attempt to locate aired. Areas checked. The juvenile was listed as missing/runaway in the appropriate databases. **Juvenile was located in another county by a law enforcement officer. The juvenile was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without consent and transported to the Juvenile Reception Center.