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Emergency Incidents
Man found after 911 call receives medical check
Medical Emergency
W Leota Rd, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a welfare check on a male who reportedly called 911 and said he was walking toward a hospital. After losing contact, he was found in the parking lot of a Dollar General in Scottsburg, where officers requested a code-one medical evaluation for the possible medical issue.
Resident reports odd phone calls with groaning sounds
Suspicious Activity
Wooded Trail, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to an apartment on Wooded Trail for a report of several strange phone calls that reportedly sounded like someone groaning or making baby noises. The caller also mentioned having a video recording of the calls.
Accidental call made by child from tablet
Non-Crime Event
N 5th St, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a possible inadvertent 911 call from an apartment on North 5th Street in Scottsburg. An adult woman reported that her young granddaughter may have accidentally placed the call from a tablet.
Resident reports strange phone calls at apartment
Suspicious Activity
Wooded Trail, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a residence on Wooded Trail in Scottsburg for a possible suspicious phone call complaint. The caller reported receiving several strange phone calls, possibly from a male making baby noises, and requested that officers contact him at the home to review a recording.
Traffic stop ends with verbal equipment warning
Traffic
Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop in the parking lot of a market in Scottsburg involving a burgundy Chevy. The vehicle’s registration and inspection status were reported as valid, and the stop ended with a verbal warning for equipment issues.
Patient transported non-emergent from Waters to hospital
Medical Emergency
N Todd Dr, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic describes a possible medical incident at a facility called The Waters, where EMS was on scene and later transported one non-emergent patient to a hospital. Separately, deputies were dispatched to a reported suspicious white pickup truck parked near a driveway on South Charlestown Road in Lexington.
Officer checks item bought in private sale
Suspicious Activity
S Main St, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a location near South Main Street in Scottsburg to check on a reported person with a gun who had been purchased in a sale from another individual.
Combative male patient breaking items at facility entrance
Medical Emergency
N Todd Dr, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS responded to a care facility in Scottsburg after reports of a combative male patient near the front entrance who was throwing items and attempting to hit others. Officers were reported to be on scene, and multiple EMS units responded.
Female kidney patient with severe abdominal pain at motel
Medical Emergency
W McClain Ave, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS responded code one to a hotel room near West McClain Avenue for a 43-year-old woman with a reported kidney condition, severe abdominal and back pain, and decreased output.
Alarm at church youth facility, no entry found
Break-In
S Gardner St, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported general alarm at a church youth facility on South Gardner Street. A key holder was contacted, but it was unclear if they were responding. Units later reported hearing the alarm, with all doors secure and windows intact.
Detectives seek woman in out-of-state theft case
Theft Report
E Bridgewater Rd, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, county deputies were dispatched to assist another agency near East Bridgewater Road in Scottsburg, Indiana, regarding a possible theft investigation involving a woman contacted by a detective from Evergreen Park, Illinois.
Accidental 911 call at business on State Road 56
Other Incidents
IN-56, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a possible accidental 911 call from a location on West State Road 56 in Scottsburg, and a police receptionist confirmed it was an accidental dial.
Elderly man experiences dizziness and weakness at home
Medical Emergency
Craig Park, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS responded Code One to a location near Craig Park for a possible medical issue involving an 82-year-old man with dizziness and general weakness.
Community paramedic contacted at Scottsburg apartment
Medical Emergency
Harrison St, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, a community paramedic made a possible medical check at an apartment on Harrison Street in Scottsburg.
Multiple 911 hang-up calls from courthouse
Suspicious Activity
E McClain Ave, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a possible 911 hang-up from the courthouse. A callback reached a woman who said she did not know what to do and then disconnected. Courthouse security and an officer checked the building, and the courthouse was reported clear.
Child involved in 911 hang-up at Lakeview Drive
Non-Crime Event
Lakeview Dr, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a possible 911 hang-up call from a child at a residence near Lakeview Drive. A deputy spoke with a child on the phone and also spoke with an adult named (person_name withheld) at the location.
Complaint of slow swerving pickup on Highway 56
Traffic
IN-56, Scottsburg, IN
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a red Ford F-150 driving recklessly on Highway 56 near Townsend and the middle school area in Scottsburg. The vehicle was described as swerving and driving very slowly before passing a middle school and approaching the square. An officer later contacted a man who said another truck had followed him and passed him at a high rate of speed.
Driver reports being charged for gas not received
Fraud Report
W Lake Road West, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller at a gas station reported being charged for gas without receiving any fuel. The caller later requested to go home and asked for a signal 6 response.
19-year-old pregnant woman on cardiac monitor transferred
Medical Emergency
N Gardner St, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, an EMS unit requested a code-three interfacility transfer from a hospital emergency room to a labor and delivery center for a reported 19-year-old pregnant woman on a cardiac monitor.
Pregnant woman transferred for advanced cardiac care
Medical Emergency
N Gardner St, Scottsburg, IN 47170
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS units arranged a possible medical transfer between hospitals for a 19-year-old pregnant woman on a cardiac monitor near North Gardner Street in Scottsburg, Indiana.
