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Emergency Incidents
Child having meltdown near Arcadia Road in Kent
Medical Emergency
Arcadia Rd, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were dispatched to a location on Arcadia Road in Kent for a possible behavioral emergency involving a juvenile female.
Man heard talking about sexually assaulting someone
Sex-Related Incident
E Main St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a fraternity house on East Main Street in Kent for suspicious circumstances after a caller reported a man in khaki pants and a dark long-sleeve shirt talking loudly on the phone about sexually assaulting someone.
Police search for missing 11-year-old girl
Missing Person
Arcadia Rd, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible runaway juvenile near Arcadia Road in Kent. An 11-year-old girl reportedly left home about five minutes earlier, wearing (description withheld) and a (description withheld), with no phone, and three adults are searching the area.
Contained fireplace fire at Stinaff Street home
Fire
Stinaff St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were requested for mutual aid to a home near Stinaff Street in Kent for a contained fireplace fire that could not be put out. A separate report mentioned a gray Chrysler 300 driving recklessly southbound from a nearby location.
Basement smoke from wood burner at Kent home
Fire
Stinaff St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported vehicle fire on Sabin Street near Hudson Road and North Mantua Street. On arrival, responders found a two-and-a-half-story residence with light smoke in the basement, believed to be contained to a wood burner, and mutual aid was later canceled.
Officer stops silver Chevy after traffic accident
Traffic
S Water St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer is conducting a vehicle contact with a silver Chevy at a new plaza across from a fast-food restaurant after an apparent traffic accident.
Fireplace fire at home on Stinaff Street
Fire
Stinaff St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews from another department were requested to assist in Kent for a reported contained fireplace fire at a residence on Stinoff Street that could not be extinguished by those on scene. Squad 1 was assigned and reported en route.
Contained fireplace fire at Kent home
Fire
Stinaff St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews from Kent City were requested for a reported contained fireplace fire that could not be extinguished near Stinaff Street in Kent.
Professor locked out of office at CAED building
Other Non-Crime Event
S Lincoln St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, a professor reportedly locked keys inside an office at a university building, with the exact address unable to be verified.
Smoke from fireplace fills home on Fifth Street
Fire
Stinaff St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported structure fire at a home near Fifth Street in Kent. The fire was described as being contained in a fireplace with smoke filling the house, and mutual aid including a ladder was requested from a neighboring fire department.
Vehicle fire report found to be coolant leak
Fire
OH-261, Kent, OH
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a report of a vehicle on fire near highway 261 in Kent. On arrival, responders determined the vehicle was not actually on fire and appeared to have a coolant leak on the exhaust, and units were canceled.
Dump truck smoking at OH-261 and South Water Street
Fire
OH-261 & S Water St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a report of a smoking vehicle near State Highway 261 and South Water Street in Kent. A large dump truck was found smoking, possibly due to a coolant line issue.
Traffic cones blocking lanes at East Main and Horning
Traffic
Horning Rd & E Main St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible traffic hazard with three cones in the roadway near East Main Street and Horning Road in Kent, Ohio.
Carbon monoxide alarm on West Main Street
Fire
W Main St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a possible carbon monoxide detector activation at a building near West Main Street in Kent, Ohio, reported by an alarm company on the first floor.
Person acting oddly in lobby of pizza shop
Disturbance
S Water St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a pizza restaurant for a report of a suspicious person in the lobby, described as about 5 feet tall with (description withheld), a feminine build, wearing a (description withheld) and a shirt over their head and acting oddly.
Person acting oddly in restaurant lobby with shirt over head
Medical Emergency
S Water St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a restaurant lobby for a possible medical or behavioral issue involving a person acting oddly with a shirt over their head.
Officers check truck with dirt bike after report
Suspicious Activity
Cascades Blvd, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of possible suspicious activity involving a red pickup truck with a dirt bike or ATV in the bed at a car wash near Cascades Boulevard. They later contacted the occupied vehicle near a church along Silver Meadows Boulevard. The reporting party was no longer on scene, and the truck was occupied by two young adult males.
74-year-old woman with altered mental status at East Lake St
Medical Emergency
E Lake St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving a 74-year-old woman with altered mental status near East Lake Street in Kent, Ohio. Ravenna City Fire was also notified to assist.
Person with difficulty breathing at Tamarack Ridge
Medical Emergency
OH-43, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS and an ambulance were dispatched for a possible breathing problem at Tamarack Ridge near State Highway 43 in Brimfield Township.
Driver braking erratically on East Main Street
Traffic
E Main St, Kent, OH 44240
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers received a traffic complaint about a red Ford SUV reportedly braking suddenly and driving slowly southbound from a Sheetz location. A BOLO was requested for the vehicle, and the reporting party was no longer following it.