Colfax Police Dept. responds to 47 incidents in October

COLFAX —  The Colfax Police Department responded to 47 incidents in October according to the report given to the Colfax Village Board at the November 14 meeting.

The calls for service included ten traffic stops.

Here are the incidents from October:

• Assisting other agencies: 2 — traffic accident south of town; armed suicidal male.

• Burglary: 1 — two storage units broken into; items only taken out of one.

• Ambulance assist: 2.

• Traffic complaint: 2 — trailer blocking road; improperly parked car.

• Fire calls: 2 — smoke coming from Timber Technologies and the fire department responded and assisted in putting out burning/smoking sawdust from the machines; machine/equipment smoking at Express Mart.

• Suspicious person/car: 3 — male with odd behavior at tavern; suspicious male at storage units; suspicious vehicle at storage units.

• Check welfare: 1 — check welfare on mother and daughter as they had not been heard from.

• Noise complaint: 1 — people being loud at residence.

• Juvenile complaint: 2 — juveniles jumping into traffic; juveniles on railroad tracks.

• Business alarm: 1 — accidental set-off.

• Open door: 1 — door open at residence.

• Area watch: 2 — safety concerns near a residence; extra patrol at fairgrounds due to property damage.

• 911 Hangup/misdial: 4.

• Harassment: 3 — threats from family member; ongoing phone calls.

• Animal complaint: 3 — barking dogs at large.

• Lost/found: 1 — cell phone found; owner claimed the next day.

• Civil: 1 —  vehicle sold between family members and payment not kept up.

• Miscellaneous: 1 — possible entry, trespass to apartment.

• Traffic accident: 4 — three hit-and-runs (all followed up on and solved); two-car accident on Main Street.