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Emergency Incidents
Two children with prolonged high fever at home
Medical Emergency
Dartmouth Ave, Bessemer, AL 35020
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported medical call near Dartmouth Avenue for two young children with high fever, one for several days and the other for about five days.
Driver stops after nearly hitting another vehicle
Traffic
Misty Hollow Dr, Bessemer, AL 35022
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer pursued a red Hyundai that reportedly nearly hit another vehicle and initially refused to stop. The vehicle was stopped in the 3100 block near Misty Hollow Drive off Green Road in Bessemer, Alabama.
Welfare check for reported elder abuse and drug use
Domestic Dispute
Bayleaf Ln, Bessemer, AL 35022
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a home on Baileys Lane for a welfare check after a caller reported a grandmother may be experiencing elder abuse by relatives staying there who were reportedly using drugs. Dispatch noted officers had responded to the same location earlier for an assault call.
Shoplifting complaint at Bessemer Walmart store
Theft Report
Bessemer, AL
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported shoplifting incident at the first floor of a Walmart near 70th and Cable Drive in Bessemer. Loss prevention reported female shoplifters, and officers were asked to speak with them. A warning was relayed that disorderly behavior could lead to jail time.
Officer meets assault victim in lobby at 1st and 15th
Assault Report
15th St N & 1st Ave N, Bessemer, AL 35020
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are responding to a possible assault reported near 1st Avenue and 15th Street in Bessemer, with contact planned in a lobby.
Officers check gray Toyota Camry near Clarendon
Traffic
Clarendon Ave & 24th St S, Bessemer, AL 35020
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic-related check near Clarendon Avenue and 24th Street South involving a gray Toyota Camry with a masked driver. Units searched the area and reported no contact with the vehicle.
Dispute over gambling machine payout at store
Disturbance
9th Ave N, Bessemer, AL 35020
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a raceway on 9th Avenue North for a complaint about a woman’s gambling machine winnings. The caller reported that the clerk was not paying her, and an employee later said the woman had been banned from the store in the past.
Officer checks person flagging drivers outside workplace
Suspicious Activity
5th Ave N, Bessemer, AL 35020
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer responded near Fifth Avenue North in Bessemer to check on a man who was possibly flagging people down as they left work.
Clothes dryer fire inside residence
Fire
Granville Ave, Bessemer, AL 35020
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a dryer on fire inside a residence near Granville Avenue in Bessemer, Alabama.
Dryer fire reported at Granville Avenue home
Fire
Granville Ave, Bessemer, AL 35020
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible dryer fire inside a one-story residence near Granville Avenue. On arrival, crews reported smoke but no visible flames and requested ventilation of the home.
Fire alarm reported on Owen Avenue
Fire
Owen Ave, Bessemer, AL 35020
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible fire alarm near Owen Avenue in Bessemer, with Engine 1 on scene and command established.
Person found sick and down at 24th Street South
Medical Emergency
24th St S, Bessemer, AL 35020
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible medical emergency involving a sick person and a patient down near 24th Street South in Bessemer, between Berkley and Clarendon.
Theft complaint at hotel room in Bessemer
Theft Report
Academy Ave, Bessemer, AL 35022
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a hotel on Academy Avenue for a reported theft involving two men in a room who were refusing to answer the door or come downstairs. The manager at the front desk was to speak with officers.
Fraud complaint at 1st and 16th
Fraud Report
16th St N & 1st Ave N, Bessemer, AL 35020
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a reported fraud complaint near 1st Avenue and 16th Street, where they were asked to speak with a person in the lobby.
Person reported walking with rifle near restaurant
Weapons
15th St N, Bessemer, AL 35020
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a weapons complaint near a restaurant on 15th Street North in Bessemer after a caller reported a man in a (description withheld) and (description withheld) walking in the area with an AR rifle. Responding units later reported that the person matching the description had apparently left before they arrived.
Patient transported from fire alarm incident on Ninth Avenue
Medical Emergency
9th Ave SW, Bessemer, AL 35022
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic indicates a possible medical incident near Ninth Avenue Southwest in Bessemer, where one patient was transported by North Star and command was later terminated.
Panhandling complaint near Walmart on Academy Drive
Disturbance
Academy Dr, Bessemer, AL 35022
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible panhandling complaint near a Walmart on Academy Drive Southwest. A complainant in a red pickup reported a subject who had previously asked for money at the location and was seen there again. The subject was described as a man, with a woman in a dark-colored Jeep also mentioned.
Male patient with chest pains at VA clinic
Medical Emergency
9th Ave SW, Bessemer, AL 35022
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a VA clinic on 9th Avenue Southwest in Bessemer for a reported male patient with chest pain and difficulty breathing.
Residential alarm on 7th Avenue North
Break-In
7th Ave N, Bessemer, AL 35020
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible residential burglary alarm near 7th Avenue North after an alarm company reported motion detected in a zone and at the panel, with no keyholder available.
