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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.