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Emergency Incidents
Welfare check after 911 call at Newton residence
Welfare Check
N 4th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies responded to a welfare check at a residence near North 4th Avenue East after a 911-only call from a possible female. The deputy checked the home and reported that everyone appeared to be okay.
Person reported pointing green laser at passing cars
Suspicious Activity
E 19th St N & N 8th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a person near North 8th Avenue East and 19th Street in Newton, Iowa, who was reportedly walking along 19th Street and possibly shining a green laser at passing cars. The responding unit checked the area and did not find anyone to stop, then cleared the call.
Car blocking driveway on East 17th Street Place
Traffic
E 17th St Pl N, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were asked to check a possible parking issue near East 17th Street Place North in Newton, where a car was reportedly parked behind a driveway.
Clinic reports threats from patient’s parent
Assault Report
N 4th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were requested at a clinic in Newton for a possible threat made by a parent of a patient who reportedly said they would come to the clinic in the morning.
Hit-and-run crash on East 24th Street South
Traffic
E 24th St S, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible hit-and-run traffic accident near East 24th Street South in Newton, Iowa.
Man and woman yelling near East 16th Street North
Disturbance
E 16th St N, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported a possible disturbance involving a man and a woman yelling behind him near an apartment complex on East 16th Street North in Newton.
Shoplifting complaint at Walmart store
Theft Report
Iowa Speedway Dr, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported shoplifting incident at a Walmart on Iowa Speedway Drive, where an adult woman was reportedly causing a disturbance and refusing to go to the office while still inside the store.
Parked car struck at Super 8 parking lot
Traffic
S 12th Ave W, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were asked to speak with people in the lobby of a hotel on South 12th Avenue West about a possible collision involving a parked car.
Traffic stop on Highway 14 North
Traffic
Hwy 14 N, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer conducted a possible traffic stop in the (number withheld) block of Highway 14 North involving a vehicle with a specific license plate.
Broken-down truck blocking road is moved
Traffic
E 27th St S, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer checked on a broken-down truck that was blocking traffic in the 500 block of East 27th Street South. The vehicle was moved and the incident was cleared.
Report of possible forgery linked to prior call
Fraud Report
E 10th St S, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer was directed to stop by a local ministry about a difficult-to-understand call involving a possible forgery, possibly connected to a man who ran from a residence on South Thirteenth Avenue East the previous day.
Traffic citation issued on Highway F48
Traffic
Hwy F48 W, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer conducted a traffic stop on a Missouri vehicle in the (number withheld) block of F 48 and issued an all-violation and equipment citation.
Blue pickup hits building and leaves scene
Traffic
E 17th St S, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a blue pickup truck reportedly hit a building and then left the area, apparently heading toward the interstate near East 17th Street in Newton.
Ambulance requests urgent rescue near Newton
Medical Emergency
S 8th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, an ambulance was requested to provide medical assistance at Accura East in Newton. The response was later upgraded from routine to urgent.
Man aged 66 with increased leg swelling at Accura East
Medical Emergency
S 8th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews are requested to a care facility on South 8th Avenue East in Newton for a possible medical issue involving a 66-year-old man with increased swelling in his lower legs.
Man with swelling in legs on Fifth Avenue East
Medical Emergency
South 5th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond to a possible medical issue involving a man with increased swelling in his lower legs on Fifth Avenue East.
82-year-old woman falls and injures head and ankle
Medical Emergency
W 15th St Pl N, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving an 82-year-old woman who fell, hit her head, and injured her ankle at an apartment complex near West 15th Street Place North in Newton, Iowa.
82-year-old woman falls, hits head and ankle
Medical Emergency
W 15th St Pl N, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, an ambulance was dispatched to a location on West 15th Street Place North for a reported medical emergency involving an 82-year-old woman who fell, hit her head, and injured her ankle.
82-year-old woman falls injuring head and ankle
Medical Emergency
W 15th St Pl N, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, an ambulance was requested for a possible medical emergency involving an elderly woman who fell, hit her head, and injured her ankle near West 15th Street Place North in Newton, Iowa.
Person breathing heavily at Newton Park Apartments
Medical Emergency
N 11th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were sent to a possible medical issue at an apartment complex on North 11th Avenue East in Newton after an open 911 line captured a woman breathing heavily and unable to provide more details.
