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Emergency Incidents
Officer checks person and vehicle behind business
Suspicious Activity
W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a vehicle and person contact behind McMillan near the 35th Street or Avenue overpass and later moved to a location behind the old Fit for Life. Radio traffic also mentioned a business alarm at the federal courthouse and a paramedic response for a sick person near South 21st Street.
Report of people inside home on North 21st Street
Break-In
N 21st St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible burglary in progress at a home near North 21st Street. An elderly woman says people are inside her house, but she cannot describe them and has some memory issues. She plans to wait outside while officers respond.
Fire alarm at Lewis Central Middle School
Fire
Harry Langdon Blvd, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported fire alarm at a middle school on Harry Langdon Boulevard in Council Bluffs.
Tools worth $4,000 reported stolen from property
Theft Report
21st Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported theft at a business near 21st Avenue South in Council Bluffs, where about $4,000 in tools were reportedly stolen and the suspect was no longer on scene.
Overnight incident report at Northgate Apartments
Suspicious Activity
Council Bluffs, IA
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers received a report of possible suspicious activity at an apartment complex on North 31st Street in Council Bluffs, Iowa, that occurred overnight. The exact nature of the offense is not stated.
Driver reported throwing trash from green pickup
Traffic
W Broadway & N 36th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a green pickup truck allegedly throwing trash out of its window near West Broadway and 36th Street, later located westbound in the McKenzie area of Pottawattamie County.
Person with diabetic issue at Heartland Family Services
Medical Emergency
W Broadway # B, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, medics were dispatched to a care center near West Broadway in Council Bluffs for a possible diabetic medical issue.
Man with diabetes has breathing difficulty and stomach pain
Medical Emergency
W Broadway # B, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported medical emergency involving a 55-year-old man with difficulty breathing, stomach pain, and inability to walk at a location on West Broadway in Council Bluffs. Medic 2 was dispatched and another unit later reported negative at the scene.
Person experiencing weakness on Lynnwood Drive
Medical Emergency
Lynnwood Dr, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
As discussed during the dispatch call, medics were dispatched to a location near Lynwood Drive in Council Bluffs for a possible medical emergency involving a person experiencing weakness.
Minor crash at South 18th Street and West Broadway
Traffic
S 18th St & W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a traffic crash near 18th Street and Broadway. An officer requested a control number and was directed to contact an adult woman involved in the crash.
Man crawls on hands and knees after fall at restaurant
Medical Emergency
W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a reported fall at a restaurant on West Broadway in Council Bluffs. A male was reported crawling on his hands and legs, and an officer was already with him. The exact medical condition was unknown.
Man crawling on hands and knees on West Broadway
Medical Emergency
W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer is with a man in the (number withheld) block of West Broadway in Council Bluffs who is reportedly crawling on his hands and knees, possibly due to a medical issue.
83-year-old man with back and leg pain at assisted living
Medical Emergency
Macineery Dr, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to an assisted living facility on Macineery Drive for a reported sick 83-year-old man who was conscious and breathing and complaining of back and leg pain.
Report of property damage at Pearl Street lobby
Property Damage
Pearl St, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller in the lobby of a building on Pearl Street reported possible criminal mischief that happened the previous night, with the suspect no longer on scene.
Fire alarm near 6th Avenue residence in Council Bluffs
Fire
6th Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic fire alarm with audible smoke at a single-story residence near 6th Avenue. Truck 22 arrived, found nothing showing, and investigated the scene under 6th Avenue command.
Follow-up visit at Avenue G residence
Other Incidents
Ave G, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers made a possible follow-up contact at a location on Avenue G, with no additional checks requested.
Fire alarm reported on 6 1/2 Avenue
Fire
1/2 2nd Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, units are responding to a possible fire alarm near 2nd Avenue in Council Bluffs.
Officer responds to fire complaint on 10th Avenue
Fire
10th Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, a unit responded to a possible fire complaint near 10th Avenue in Council Bluffs.
Officer investigates parking issue on Harmony Street
Traffic
Harmony St, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer made a possible parking-related contact near Harmony Street, with no additional checks requested.
Keys reported stolen from hotel room
Theft Report
W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a hotel on West Broadway in Council Bluffs for a reported theft of keys from a room.
