What Decatur Police Have Been Up To In the Last 24 Hours

Decatur Metro | January 29, 2014 | 8:22 pm

I thought it would be useful and informative to hear what Decatur Police have been up to/experienced the last 24 hours.  Sgt Jennifer Ross provided this summary…

Between when the storm hit yesterday to 3pm today, officers have handled 17 assist motorist calls, provided 16 courtesy transports, worked 9 vehicle accidents and conducted 23 welfare checks.  Police and fire personnel have also conducted 62 checks on seniors in the community and continue to do so.

Our dispatch center has handled 300 incoming calls.

We have responded to reports of two vehicles entered during overnight hours in the 700 block of Atlanta Avenue.  In both cases there was damage to the ignitions indicating an attempt to steal the vehicles.  A cell phone and set of gloves was taken from one of the vehicles.

We have snow chains on 11 police vehicles and officers are out patrolling.

We had some day watch officers who worked yesterday stay over into last night’s shift and officers due in for today’s day watch shift come in at 3am for overlapping coverage.  We had command staff and officers that could not make it home late last night stay at a hotel and in the office. Officers that lived nearby were transported home or picked-up.  Court personnel had to be transported to/from home to handle hearings at the jail.

What can the community do?

  • Stay off the roads tonight.  Any thaw will re-freeze as the temperature drops.
  • Check on neighbors, especially seniors, and make sure everyone is okay and basic needs are being met.

Please call the police department at if you believe a neighbor is in trouble, so officers can conduct a welfare check.

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6 Responses to “What Decatur Police Have Been Up To In the Last 24 Hours”

  1. Marty says:
    January 29, 2014 at 9:56 pm

    Thanks DPD, we appreciate all you do for us.

    • GBK Gwyneth says:
      January 29, 2014 at 10:01 pm

      +1

  2. DarenW says:
    January 30, 2014 at 6:24 am

    I stopped into Baby Kroger and saw a stream of tired-looking engineering/sanitation types in their orange jumpers stopping in to grab something to eat or drink before heading back out.

  3. macarolina says:
    January 30, 2014 at 9:55 am

    Thank you DPD and Public Works for all you have been doing- we all very much appreciate your efforts!

  4. Golf ball says:
    January 30, 2014 at 2:31 pm

    Well done police, fire and public works employees. We truly appreciate all you do all the time.

  5. Bulldog says:
    January 31, 2014 at 7:47 am

    Big thanks to DPD!