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Emergency Incidents
Welfare check for missing worker at Portage apartment
Missing Person
W Cook St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers respond to a welfare check at an apartment on West Cook Street in Portage for a man who was expected at work and is not answering his phone or door. The caller reports possible substance abuse issues and requests that an officer speak with them.
Man arguing with staff and refusing to leave store
Disturbance
Monroe St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a convenience store on West Monroe for a reported disturbance involving a man arguing with staff and refusing to leave. He was last seen near the registers.
Man and dogs attacked by another dog on West Franklin St
Medical Emergency
W Franklin St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report that a man walking with several dogs was reportedly attacked by another dog near West Franklin Street in Portage. The reporting party lives on West Franklin Street.
Extra patrol requested at East Marion and Adams
Suspicious Activity
E Marion St & Adams St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers received a request to change a call to an extra patrol request near East Marion Street and Adams Street in Portage, Wisconsin. The situation appears to involve a possible suspicious activity concern.
Traffic stop at Petro involving Toyota
Traffic
Kinney Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer conducted a traffic stop at a Petro location involving a Toyota with possible out-of-state registration. The event was noted and copied over the radio.
87-year-old man with right hip pain at nursing home
Medical Emergency
E Albert St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews are dispatched to a senior living facility on East Albert Street in Portage for an 87-year-old man with ongoing right hip pain that is not relieved by medication, with a request for transport to a hospital.
Reckless passing reported near Highway 33 and Dodge
Traffic
Dodge St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported a possible traffic issue near Highway 33 and Dodge Street, where vehicles reportedly double-passed the reporting party. Later radio traffic indicated only the reporting party and a subject vehicle remained in the area.
Patient transported to hospital from New Pinery Rd
Medical Emergency
New Pinery Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, medic 653 is transporting one patient with a possible medical issue to a hospital near New Pinery Road in Portage, Wisconsin.
88-year-old woman found down, conscious in Portage
Medical Emergency
W8398 Crawford Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews are responding to a second medical call for an 88-year-old woman found down near Crawford Road by Highway 16 and County Road P. She is reported to be conscious, alert, and breathing, but it is unknown if she hit her head. The caller is not on scene and the front door is to be used for entry.
Elderly woman fallen and conscious on Crawford Road
Medical Emergency
W8398 Crawford Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers report a second call for an elderly woman who fell and is still on the ground at a home on Crawford Road near Highway 16/51 and County Road P. The caller is not on scene, and fire and EMS are dispatched to assist with entry and medical care.
Elderly man with Parkinson's stuck in chair at home
Medical Emergency
N8097 Polinske Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond to a lift assist for an 85-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease who was reported stuck in a reclining chair for over an hour near Polinske Road and Military Road in Portage. The patient’s wife is on scene and the front door is noted as the best entry point.
Elderly man with Parkinson's stuck in reclining chair
Medical Emergency
Polinske Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were sent to a home near Polinske Road in Portage for a reported lift-assist medical call involving an 85-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease who was stuck in a reclining chair for over an hour. No accident or injuries were reported, and his wife was present at the scene.
Female patient transported from ADH to Aspirus
Medical Emergency
New Pinery Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic indicates a unit is transporting a woman from a medical facility to a local hospital, with another unit following behind. The patient’s condition is not stated.
90-year-old woman fell and hit head at care home
Medical Emergency
Airport Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS is dispatched to a care facility on Airport Road for a reported second call involving a 90-year-old woman who fell, hit her head, and is still on the ground without bleeding.
90-year-old female fell and hit head at Heritage House
Medical Emergency
Airport Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews were dispatched to a room at an assisted living facility on Airport Road in Portage for a reported 90-year-old woman who fell, hit her head, and was still on the ground with no apparent bleeding.
Woman walking toward woods after self-harm with rock
Medical Emergency
Old River Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported a welfare check for a woman near Beacon House and Old River Road in Portage. She had left on foot toward nearby woods and was reportedly an extreme danger to herself after hitting her head with a rock. EMS was asked to stage near Blackhawk and Old River Road while law enforcement units searched for her.
Traffic stop with record check on James Street
Traffic
James St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop near James Street and Judy Street involving a blue Chevy Lumina. A license plate was run and records showed no concealed-handgun status and prior misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions for one person, while another person had no local convictions.
Officer reports parking violation on New Pinery Road
Traffic
New Pinery Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer is handling a possible parking violation near New Pinery Road in Portage and attempting to contact the registered vehicle owner.
Traffic stop on Wisconsin truck at West Burns
Traffic
W Burns St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a possible traffic stop near Charlotte and West Burns involving a Wisconsin truck license plate and a records check on a person named (person_name withheld).
Parking violation involving Wisconsin truck plate
Traffic
New Pinery Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop for a parking violation near New Pinery Road involving a Wisconsin truck plate and attempted to contact the registered owner by phone.
