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 1/10/2024 through 6:00 a.m. on 1/11/2024, MPD received 420 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 (57),East (82), Midtown (71), North (73), South (58), West (68), 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.
1/10
Priority calls only from 10:11 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. due to calls for service.
EAST: Domestic Disturbance – 6:34 a.m. Officers responded to a disturbance involving a 47-year-old female subject. The subject was arrested for domestic criminal damage to property and criminal damage to property.
EAST: Death Investigation – 7:30 a.m. Officers responded to a report of a pulseless non-breathing subject (71-year-old male). Lifesaving measures attempted but not successful. Medical Examiner's office responded. Nothing suspicious identified.
NORTH: Death Investigation – 12:17 p.m. Officers received a request to check the welfare of a subject (55-year-old male). Entry made to the residence and the subject was located deceased. Medical Examiner's office responded. Nothing suspicious identified at this time.
EAST: Battery – 1:53 p.m. Officers responded to La Follette High School for a report of a student being physically assaulted by another student (15-year-old female). The victim sustained visible injuries. The 15-year-old female was arrested for battery and transported to the Juvenile Reception Center.
WEST: Road Rage – 3:04 p.m. A driver reported another subject/driver (27-year-old male) pointed a handgun at them during a road rage incident. The subject was contacted and found in possession of a handgun. The subject was arrested for disorderly conduct, carrying a concealed weapon and probable cause from a previous incident for substantial battery.
EAST: Domestic Disturbance – 8:52 p.m. Officers responded to a disturbance involving an 18-year-old male subject. The subject was arrested for domestic battery, domestic disorderly conduct and domestic intimidation of a victim. He was also arrested on outstanding probable cause (battery, disorderly conduct – 2 counts and trespassing).
EAST: Check Person – 9:46 p.m. Officers received a request to check the welfare of a subject who ran out of the home after an argument without proper clothing for the weather. Areas checked by officers, K9 and the unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The UAS operator observed a heat signature in the woods and directed officers to that location. The subject was located and taken to a local hospital where he was voluntarily admitted.
1/11
EAST: Domestic Disturbance – 12:27 a.m. Officers responded to a disturbance involving a 55-year-old male subject (not on scene when officers arrive). Probable cause developed to arrest the subject once he is located.
SOUTH: Missing/Runaway Juvenile – 2:25 a.m. A 15-year-old female was reported as missing/runaway. Attempt to locate aired. Phone pinged. Areas checked. The juvenile was listed as missing/runaway in the appropriate databases.