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Emergency Incidents
Heavy tow for disabled vehicle at Keller and Temple
Traffic
N Keller Dr & W Temple Ave, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers discussed a heavy-duty vehicle recovery and extended tow near Keller Drive and Temple Avenue in Effingham involving a white Ford. The consumer associated with the vehicle was being checked.
Traffic stop at bank parking lot in Effingham
Traffic
N Keller Dr, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop in the parking lot of a bank in Effingham involving a red Mazda hatchback with Ohio registration.
Officer stops maroon Pontiac in parking lot
Traffic
N Keller Dr, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer conducted a possible traffic stop on a maroon Pontiac in a parking lot off Keller Drive. The vehicle’s license plate information was reported over the radio.
Traffic stop involving white BMW passenger car
Traffic
S Henrietta St & W Jefferson Ave, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a possible traffic stop involving a white BMW passenger car near Henrietta Street and Jefferson Avenue in Effingham, Illinois.
Traffic stop on black car near Keller Drive and Hickory Lane in Effingham
Traffic
Hickory Hill Dr & N Keller Dr, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop on a black Dodge Charger near Keller Drive and Hickory Lane in Effingham. Later, a separate call reported a 48-year-old man with a painful, blackening foot after a car-related injury, and an ambulance was requested to a residence on Country Villas Drive.
Traffic stop on Keller Drive in Effingham
Traffic
Hickory Hill Dr & N Keller Dr, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop on a black Dodge Charger near Keller Drive and Hickory Lane in Effingham. The vehicle was later reported pulling into a nearby tire business, and a separate Ford sedan was also mentioned in the radio traffic.
Fire alarm with pump running on South Banker Street
Fire
S Banker St, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported fire alarm activation with a fire pump running at a building near South Banker Street in Effingham. Units checked the scene and reported nothing showing on two sides of the building.
Traffic stop leads to suspect taken to Walmart
Traffic
N Maple St & W Evergreen Ave, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop on a silver sedan near West Evergreen Avenue and North Maple Street in Effingham. The suspect was later located and an officer was reported to be en route with the suspect to a nearby Walmart.
Traffic stop on silver sedan in Effingham
Traffic
N Maple St & W Evergreen Ave, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer conducted a possible traffic stop involving a silver sedan near West Evergreen Avenue and North Maple Street in Effingham.
70-year-old woman bleeds from leg wound in Effingham
Medical Emergency
N 1000th Rd, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible medical emergency near North 1000 Road in Effingham for a 70-year-old woman with a leg wound that was reported to be spurting blood after being scratched.
Traffic stops on white truck and two cars
Traffic
W Fayette Ave & S Walnut St, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop near Fayette Avenue and Walnut Street by a firehouse in Effingham involving a white box truck. A separate stop was also reported involving a black sedan with expired license plates.
Traffic stop on box truck near Effingham firehouse
Traffic
Walnut St, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop on a white box truck near the firehouse on Walnut Street in Effingham, Effingham County. The vehicle was described as a white 2016 Freightliner.
Traffic stop involving white Ford F-150 truck
Traffic
N Keller Dr & W Temple Ave, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conduct a traffic stop on a white Ford F-150 truck near Keller Drive and Temple Avenue in Effingham, Illinois.
Traffic stop of white BMW sedan on Maple Street
Traffic
S Maple St, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a possible traffic stop involving a white BMW sedan near Prospect and Maple Street in Effingham, Illinois.
Small trash fire in backyard on Edgar Avenue
Fire
W Edgar Ave, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a home near Edgar Avenue for a reported illegal burn. Responding units confirmed a small fire in a backyard and planned to speak with the homeowner on scene.
Fire alarm at printing business on South Banker Street
Fire
S Banker St, Effingham, IL 62401
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm at a printing business on South Banker Street. The alarm indicated water flow and a fire pump activation, but nothing apparent was found on arrival and evacuation was underway.
