Calling 911

• March 13 – A man reported that while he was in the hospital, the person he appointed with power of attorney let the pipes freeze in his house and also some coins were missing.
• March 13 – The dispatcher received a mental health call where one woman said to another woman: “I will rip your head off with my bare hands and shove my hands down your [expletive] throat.” The woman said that she meant everything she said.
• March 13 – A 911 caller reported the death of a 71-year-old man.
• March 13 – A woman reported a suspicious 2006 Chevy Silverado was shining lights at houses. The truck stopped at the end of Nancy Lane and two men got out.
• March 13 – A woman reported that $45,000 was taken from her checking and savings account through a wireless transfer.
• March 14 – A woman reported a fire in a field near Highway 22-54 near Hidden Waters.
• March 14 – A woman reported she was southbound on County Trunk E and a person in a northbound vehicle threw a full McDonalds cup out the window and it damaged her headlight and front bumper.
• March 14 – A Wal-Mart delivery driver reported he made a delivery and a woman appeared covering her face with her hand and said, “I’m sorry, my husband thinks we are having an affair.” The caller stated he had never delivered to that address.
• March 15 – The blizzard blew in and the sheriff’s office started getting calls early in the morning. From 6 a.m. on March 15 to 10 a.m. on March 17, they answered over 420 calls for service, took over 800 phone calls, received/transmitted over 3,300 radio transmissions, responded to 64 motor vehicle crashes and helped 96 disabled vehicles. There were over 40 ambulance calls.
• March 15 – During the blizzard there were many calls for welfare checks. They were called in by people concerned about their elderly neighbors.
• March 15 – During and after the blizzard there were complaints about how some neighbors were pushing snow into the road or across property lines.
• March 15 – A woman reported that a registered sex offender was offering to plow driveways.
• March 15 –A man reported the death of a neighbor. He noted he had not seen him since Friday, his garage door was left open during the snowstorm and his vehicle was there. He knocked on the door but there was no answer.
• March 15 – Alliant Energy requested a road to be plowed near Manawa so they could respond to a gas emergency.
• March 17 – Wisconsin Veterans Home reported a possible case of misappropriation of medicine.
• March 17 – Rawhide Youth Services reported a juvenile was making suicidal comments.
• March 19 – A man reported that after clearing his driveway, he found multiple nails. He suspected they were left by a neighbor who he has been “beefin’ with for two years.”
• There were six deer-related calls during this period. There were zero deer-related calls during the blizzard. Five controlled burns were called in after the blizzard. An anonymous caller reported a dog was interfering with mail delivery and defecating in peoples’ yards. A woman reported an aggressive dog was loose and she was hiding in her garage until it could be restrained. ThedaCare in New London reported a dog bite.