Throughout the weekend from Friday, August 23, to Sunday, August 25, 2024, officers from the Chillicothe Police Department responded to a variety of calls and conducted numerous traffic stops across the city.
Friday, August 23
The day began with officers coordinating with an external law enforcement agency at 9:21 a.m. regarding an ongoing investigation. Shortly afterward, at 9:25 a.m., they responded to a report of a scam in the 3000 block of Blackhawk Drive. Officers gathered information from the caller about the incident.
By 11:05 a.m., officers were called to the 700 block of Washington Street for a disturbance. The situation was quickly diffused, and no report was filed. Later, at 12:59 p.m., officers conducted a well-being check in the 400 block of Clay Street. Upon arrival, they discovered a deceased individual.
In the afternoon, at 2:27 p.m., a traffic stop near Polk Street and Cherry Street concluded with the driver driving over a curb. Officers stopped the driver again and called for a ride, filing a driver’s condition report. At 2:54 p.m., officers investigated a report of possible stolen property in the 800 block of Jansen Avenue but later determined the item had been misplaced.
Officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Graves Street at 4:35 p.m. to investigate a report of four males involved in a fistfight. Upon arrival, the individuals had already left the area, and no report was made. At 6:46 p.m., officers received an anonymous tip about a child not attending school. This matter is currently under investigation.
Later that evening, at 9:30 p.m., a suspicious activity report brought officers to the 300 block of Vine Street. The caller suspected someone was attempting to enter their vehicle. Officers searched the area but found no one. Shortly before 10 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Edgewood Drive and Bryan Street for a report of illegal burning. Upon investigation, they found no illegal activity.
Throughout Friday, officers responded to 95 calls for service.
Saturday, August 24
The following day began early, with officers addressing a child custody question via phone at 6:41 a.m. At 10:39 a.m., officers fielded questions over the phone regarding resources available to domestic violence victims, providing the necessary information to the caller.
At 2:07 p.m., a citizen visited the police department’s lobby seeking details about an ongoing investigation. Officers informed the individual that no information could be disclosed at that time. Later in the afternoon, at 5:54 p.m., officers responded to a report of a child in a UTV at the intersection of Walnut Street and Springhill Street but were unable to locate the vehicle.
Officers met with witnesses at the police department at 6:10 p.m. to collect statements related to an ongoing investigation. At 10:34 p.m., a male was spotted at a closed business in the 300 block of South Washington Street. Officers spoke with him and advised him to leave.
At 10:43 p.m., officers addressed a report of vehicles racing in a parking lot in the 1000 block of Graves Street. The drivers were instructed to cease their activities and vacated the premises. Shortly afterward, at 10:51 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop near Clay Street and Elm Street, resulting in a male driver’s arrest for driving while intoxicated. He was booked, cited, and later released.
A burglary alarm brought officers to the 300 block of Henry Street at 11:29 p.m., where they met an employee and confirmed the alarm was false. A well-being check at 11:42 p.m. in the 700 block of Samuel Street was unsuccessful as officers could not make contact with the person in question. The evening concluded with another arrest for driving while intoxicated in the 2700 block of Washington Street at 11:58 p.m. The female driver was booked, cited, and released.
On Saturday, officers responded to 64 calls for service.
Sunday, August 25
Early Sunday morning at 12:25 a.m., officers checked a vehicle in a closed business parking lot in the 1400 block of Washington Street and confirmed it belonged to an employee. Later in the day, at 11:51 a.m., officers assisted a vehicle that had broken down at the intersection of Business 36 and US 65, helping to move it onto the shoulder.
At 1:06 p.m., a disturbance at a business in the 600 block of East Business 36 prompted officers to respond. The manager requested the male involved be trespassed, and officers advised him to leave the premises. Later, at 6:33 p.m., a disturbance in the 2700 block of Washington Street was resolved by the officers.
The final incident for the weekend was a phone call at 7:50 p.m. about a possible assault. The caller indicated they would come in to file an official report.
Throughout Sunday, officers responded to 52 calls for service.
