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Emergency Incidents
Welfare check for unreachable grandparents in Beckley
Welfare Check
Old Eccles Rd, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers requested a welfare check for grandparents at a home near Old Eccles Road in Capitol Heights after a caller in North Carolina reported not hearing from them since the previous day and that their phone calls could not be completed.
Injured deer reported on Beaver Avenue
Animal Complaint
Beaver Ave & S Fayette St, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a deer wearing an orange collar sitting near Beaver Avenue and South Fayette Street for several hours and not moving. The caller requested that animal control be notified about the possible injured or distressed animal.
Man holding pet deer blocks roadway in Beckley
Traffic
S Kanawha St & Beaver Ave, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible traffic hazard near Beaver Avenue and South Kanawha Street in Beckley, where a man was reportedly holding a deer in the middle of the roadway. An officer was directing traffic in the area while law enforcement checked the situation.
Man holding pet deer in roadway in Beckley
Suspicious Person
Bays St, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a man holding a deer in the middle of the roadway near Beaver Avenue and South Bays Street in Beckley. The deer may be a pet with an orange collar, and law enforcement was requested to check the situation.
Medical alarm activated at apartment in Beckley
Medical Emergency
Yellow Wood Way, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, units were dispatched to a medical alarm activation at an apartment complex on Yellowwood Way in Beckley.
Medical alarm triggers EMS response at Beckley apartment
Medical Emergency
Yellow Wood Way, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS is dispatched to a possible medical emergency at an apartment in a residential complex on Yellowwood Way in Beckley after a medical alarm activation.
Suspicious man seen carrying tire into nearby woods
Suspicious Person
Cranberry Dr, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a suspicious man carrying a tire and walking into the woods near the 300 block of Cranberry Drive, possibly connected to a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run. Units checked the area and later cleared the suspicious person call.
Lost cell phone found at Sam’s Club
Any Other Non-Crime Events
N Eisenhower Dr, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported a lost cell phone, but later advised responders they no longer needed assistance after the phone was apparently found at a nearby store.
House fire causes collapse risk on Nathan Street
Fire
Nathan St, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a house fire on Nathan Street where the structure was reported to be at imminent risk of collapse. Residents were briefly allowed to retrieve belongings, and fire command requested assistance from the Red Cross to provide temporary lodging for a displaced family.
Suspicious person seen carrying tire near Cranberry woods
Suspicious Activity
Cranberry Dr, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a suspicious man carrying a tire near the 400 block of Cranberry Drive in Cranberry. The caller, an anonymous woman, was concerned the man might be connected to a possible hit-and-run vehicle parked in the nearby woods. Officers checked the area around the 300 block and later reported that the caller no longer needed law enforcement.
House at risk of collapse after Nathan Street fire
Fire
Nathan St, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported structure fire on Nathan Street. Fire command temporarily shut down water lines so residents could retrieve belongings from a nearby home. The burning structure was described as an imminent collapse danger, and the Red Cross was requested to provide temporary shelter for a displaced family.
Caller seeks help returning borrowed vehicle
Any Other Non-Crime Events
Sandstone Dr, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were asked to provide a phone-only civil assist near Sandstone Drive in Beckley after a caller reportedly borrowed a vehicle, returned it, and said the owner would not accept it back and wanted to speak with an officer by phone.
Lost phone reported at Beckley Walmart
Other Incidents
N Eisenhower Dr, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are responding to a report of a lost iPhone at a Walmart on North Eisenhower Drive in Beckley. The caller reported the phone missing around 1630 and may request to review store camera footage.
Fire department assists with deceased person at East Main St
Medical Emergency
E Main St, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, law enforcement requested fire department lift assistance for a person reported dead on scene near East Main Street. Fire units were dispatched.
Person experiencing mental episode at Northwestern Avenue
Medical Emergency
Northwestern Ave, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were requested to respond to a public service call about a civil matter near Northwestern Avenue in Beckley, where a caller reported his girlfriend was having a mental episode and wanted to speak with law enforcement about options.
Officer assists with brief traffic control uptown
Traffic
Neville St, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers coordinate a possible traffic control assignment near a tech building in the uptown area.
Fire response and gas shutoff on Nathan Street
Fire
Nathan St, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews at a fire scene on Nathan Street in Beckley requested a gas company to help shut off a gas valve. The gas was reportedly shut off on scene, and the gas company response was canceled, though a technician might still come to sign off.
Cars blocking street to watch nearby fire
Traffic
Fairlawn Ave, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a traffic complaint near Fairlawn Avenue in Beckley, where people were reportedly parking in front of a home to watch a fire. The road may be impassable, and units planned to clear traffic as quickly as possible.
26-year-old male with hallucinations at City Avenue
Medical Emergency
City Ave, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a location near City Avenue in Beckley for a 26-year-old man reportedly experiencing mental and emotional issues and hallucinations. A separate lift-assist call was sent to a location on Hilton Loop in Coal City.
Man with hallucinations needs help near Beckley
Medical Emergency
City Ave, Beckley, WV 25801
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS was dispatched to a residence near City Avenue in Beckley for a 26-year-old man reportedly experiencing mental or emotional issues and hallucinations. He was said to be waiting outside on the porch, and later radio traffic mentioned a lift assist related to the same response.
