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Emergency Incidents
Fire alarm at three-story Portage apartment
Fire
W Slifer St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, responders were dispatched to a fire alarm at a three-story residential building in the Manchester area. A medic unit reported no visible fire from multiple sides while occupants evacuated to the front lot, and crews began investigating as command was established.
Fire alarm at Manchester Place in Portage
Fire
W Slifer St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported general fire alarm at Manchester Place on West Slifer Street in Portage, called in by a security company. The specific alarm zone location was unknown.
Fire alarm at Manchester Place apartment building
Fire
W Slifer St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a general fire alarm at a business on West Slifer Street in Portage, reported by a security company with an unknown alarm zone location.
Intoxicated man causing disturbance at gas station
Substance Use
New Pinery Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of an unwanted intoxicated man at a convenience store parking lot on New Pinery Road in Portage. The man, described as a bald white male dressed in black, had been refused a liquor purchase and was reportedly walking around the lot antagonizing guests. Officers made contact and escorted him away from the premises.
Road debris reported on northbound I-39 near 93
Traffic
I 39, Portage, Wisconsin 53901, United States
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported debris, including insulation and trash cans, on northbound I-39 near mile marker 93, and a unit was sent to check the roadway hazard.
Traffic stop on Highway 16 in Wyocena
Traffic
E Wisconsin St & WI-16, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a possible traffic stop on Highway 16 in Wyocena, Wisconsin, involving a vehicle with a Wisconsin license plate.
Minor vehicle damage at Wisconsin and Warren
Traffic
Warren St & W Wisconsin St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible traffic crash near Wisconsin Street and Warren Street in Portage involving a silver Ford and a gold minivan. The reporting party was contacted, and license and registration checks were conducted on the vehicles.
Vehicle slow to stop during traffic stop
Traffic
Lennon St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop near Highway H and Lennon Road involving a vehicle that was reportedly slow to stop and continued at about 55 miles per hour. A second unit was requested to assist.
Traffic stop on New Pinery Road and Hiawatha Drive
Traffic
Hiawatha St & New Pinery Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop involving a Wisconsin truck near New Pinery Road and Hiawatha Drive in Portage.
Traffic stop for vehicle with no license plate
Traffic
New Pinery Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop at a business near New Pinery Road in Portage involving a vehicle with no license plate displayed. Another unit joined the stop.
Pregnant woman falls and hits head at gas station
Medical Emergency
W Wisconsin St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a gas station on West Wisconsin Street in Portage for a reported medical emergency involving a 37-year-old pregnant woman who fell and struck her head and face near the car wash area.
Pregnant woman falls and bleeds heavily at gas station
Medical Emergency
W Wisconsin St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call at a gas station on West Wisconsin Street in Portage for a 37-year-old pregnant woman who reportedly fell, hit her head and face, and was bleeding heavily near the car wash. EMS arrived and made patient contact.
Minor crash at antique mall, truck towed with trailer
Traffic
W Cook St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible property-damage-only crash at an antique mall in Portage. Vehicle information was exchanged, and a truck with an attached trailer was to be towed.
Disabled vehicle reported in roadway near Silver Lake
Traffic
Airport Rd & Silver Lake Dr, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, a vehicle was reported stopped in the roadway near the intersection of Airport Road and Silver Lake Drive in Portage. An officer was dispatched to check on it at the reporting party’s request.
74-year-old woman injured shoulders after fall at Jim's BP
Medical Emergency
W Wisconsin St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a gas station on West Wisconsin Street in Portage for a reported medical emergency involving a 74-year-old woman who apparently tripped and fell on a rug and injured both shoulders.
Students reported throwing trash from moving car
Disturbance
W Franklin St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a littering complaint near Rusch Elementary on West Franklin Street, where multiple students reportedly threw garbage out of a tan Prius. One child was dropped off on Wood Street before the vehicle continued west on Blackhawk.
Two vehicles crash on Highway 60 near Boeck Road
Traffic
Boeck Rd, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a two-vehicle property-damage crash on Highway 60 east of Boeck Road in Portage. A car reportedly struck a trailer, and a red Dodge Caravan crossed the median and went into a ditch. EMS was requested for a van passenger complaining of pain to the side of the face and right leg.
Open 911 call from child at Cameron Heights
Suspicious Activity
W Wisconsin St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received an open 911 call located at Cameron Heights on West Wisconsin Street. A woman came on the line, said her child had called, and then hung up. A unit advised it was en route.
Man with chest pain and breathing trouble after transfusion
Medical Emergency
Jackson St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews are dispatched to a second medical call near Jackson Street in Portage for a 63-year-old man who had a blood transfusion the previous day and is now reporting shoulder and chest pain, trouble breathing, and weakness.
Follow-up on animal welfare complaint at apartment
Other Incidents
E Howard St, Portage, WI 53901
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a reopened animal abuse complaint at an apartment on Howard Street. A caller said an officer was supposed to check on her cats around 10:00, and the response status is unclear.
