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Emergency Incidents
Hospital patient walks away from evaluation
Missing Person
N Kentucky St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to Allen County Regional Hospital for a reported 74-year-old man who left while being evaluated for mental status. He was last seen heading south from the ambulance bay and was later reported walking southbound on Kentucky Street, with staff requesting that he be brought back to the hospital.
Elderly woman with fever and chills near North Street
Medical Emergency
North St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS was dispatched to an apartment on North Street in Iola for a 911 call involving an elderly woman who was conscious and breathing but reportedly had fever, chills, and sounded sick.
Person with headlamp seen behind Orange Riffing
Suspicious Activity
N State St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a suspicious person behind Orange Riffing, south of the caller’s location, wearing a headlamp and holding an object that may be a shovel or a metal detector.
Teen theft reported at Pump and Pete's
Theft Report
East St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a business on East Street for a reported theft. A caller said a teenager in a black SUV may still be behind the property, and officers planned to look for them.
Loose longhorn reported near golf course area
Other Non-Crime Event
2000th St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to reports of a loose longhorn bull, described as a black cow, near a golf course and nearby neighborhoods. The animal was later reported to be traveling south on a nearby road, but the officer did not locate it during the search.
Fifth-wheel hitch blocking lane on US Highway 54
Traffic
US-54, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible road hazard on US Highway 54 near Iola, where a fifth-wheel hitch or gear is in the roadway and a reporting party wants to take custody of it.
Vehicle strikes construction equipment on East Madison
Traffic
E Madison Ave & N Buckeye St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a vehicle collision near Buckeye Street and East Madison Avenue in Iola, Kansas, where a lane was blocked and a tow truck was requested. A separate traffic stop was conducted nearby, and a vehicle was reported to have possibly struck construction equipment.
Man found unresponsive in vehicle needs medical check
Medical Emergency
N Washington Ave, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a welfare check in a parking lot near North Washington Avenue for a man in a silver and maroon GMC who was reportedly passed out. He was later awake but not answering questions appropriately, and EMS was requested to evaluate him. The man was described as being in his sixties and not diabetic.
Dead cat in roadway at 3rd and East
Traffic
N 3rd St & East St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were asked to remove a dead cat from the roadway near 3rd Street and East Street after it was reportedly run over several times.
Crash at Chestnut and Jackson blocks Jackson traffic
Traffic
Chestnut St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, responders were sent to a possible motor vehicle accident near Chestnut Street and Jackson Street. Traffic on Jackson was blocked east of a nearby car wash to manage the scene.
Woman with COPD having difficulty breathing at home
Medical Emergency
N 3rd St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a home near North Third Street in Iola for a reported 65-year-old woman having difficulty breathing while on oxygen and with a history of COPD.
Kids driving trucks without lights, yelling in neighborhood
Disturbance
S 3rd St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller near South 3rd Street in Iola reported youths in a tan truck, later a white truck, driving around with headlights off, yelling, and ringing a doorbell. The vehicles were reportedly associated with a specific license plate and a registered owner in Iola.
63-year-old man falls twice, goes in and out of consciousness
Medical Emergency
S Chestnut St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a location near South Chestnut Street in Iola for a reported medical emergency involving a 63-year-old man who fell twice and is conscious and breathing but reportedly going in and out of it, with a cut on his arm.
Bar patron removed after disturbance and search
Disturbance
E Jackson Ave & N Sycamore Rd, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a man inside a bar near Jackson Avenue and Sycamore Road who was refusing to leave and yelling at a bartender. Staff reportedly pushed him out the door before officers arrived. Officers then searched the nearby area, including near a white house by a storage unit, to locate the man and issue a trespass warning.
Cars revving and people yelling at Walmart lot
Disturbance
N State St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported disturbance in a Walmart parking lot involving several cars revving their engines and people yelling. The vehicles briefly left and then returned, and the store manager was concerned the situation might escalate.
Vehicles reported racing on South Kentucky Street
Traffic
S Kentucky St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of two vehicles racing and doing a burnout near the 300 block of South Kentucky by an old elementary school. A blue car was later parked near a house with people outside by a small bonfire, and an officer conducted a traffic stop on South Kentucky involving a white male in a white T-shirt.
Trailer reported traveling without rear lights
Traffic
N Kentucky St & East St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, a motorist reported a red pickup truck towing a flatbed and stock trailer westbound near Kentucky Street and East Street, with the trailer reportedly not showing lights from behind.
Elderly woman falls and cannot get up in locked apartment
Medical Emergency
North St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond to an apartment on North Street for a reported medical call involving an approximately 77-year-old woman who fell and is unable to get up, with the apartment door locked and the person just inside.
Silent panic alarm at Walmart pharmacy
Suspicious Activity
N State St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a reported silent panic alarm activation at a pharmacy in a store on North State Street.
Fire alarm at Iola Elementary School
Fire
N Kentucky St, Iola, KS 66749
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a possible fire alarm activation at an elementary school on North Kentucky Street in Iola. The alarm company reported an activation in a specific zone, and a Charlie response was assigned.
