Colfax Police Department reports 80 calls for service in January
COLFAX — The Colfax Police Department reported 80 calls for service in January, including 24 traffic stops.
Here are the calls for service:
• Assist other agency: 7 — two car accidents; medical call outside of village; alarm outside of village; two cars in the ditch; attempt to locate for Polk County.
• Alarm: 1 — business alarm.
• Ambulance assist: 4.
• Civil: 5 — property exchange; landlord/tenant disputes.
• Traffic accident: 2 — two multiple vehicle crashes.
• Sidewalk notices: 4.
• Animal complaint: 2 — stray dogs at large.
• Suspicion: 3 — juveniles near closed business late at night; vacant car with open door; possible entry into a basement.
• OVT: 18 — snow removal/alternate side of the street parking.
• Escort: 1 — new ice rink warming house to ball field.
• Drugs: 1 — obtained from traffic stop.
• Public relations: 3 — games at school.
• Fraud: 1 — fraudulent charge to account.
• Theft: 2 — over the counter medications; gas drive-off.
• Snowmobile complaint: 1 — snowmobile traveling at a high rate of speed in town.
• Information: 1.