Dispatch Desk

9:39 a.m. -- Officer took a report for theft of property and terroristic threatening.

9:55 a.m. -- A loose and aggressive dog chased a bicyclist. Animal Control Officer warned the dog owner that subsequent occurrences will result in citations.

11:22 a.m. -- A visitor in town said the person he came here with stole his bicycle and took it back to Mississippi. Officer filed report.

12:50 p.m. -- Fayetteville Police Department alerted to ESPD to a juvenile who might be in Eureka Springs. An officer recognized the description as someone he had talked to earlier. Officers found the individual and took him to the station where he was kept pending arrival of his mother.

1:23 p.m. -- A sports car was seen passing on the double yellow line and being otherwise reckless on its way into town from the north. Officers did not encounter the vehicle.

2:51 p.m. -- Officers responded to a report of an escalating verbal disagreement in a parking lot. By the time officers arrived, one of the squabblers had already retreated to his apartment, and officers determined that the argument had been verbal only and the storm had passed.

3:55 p.m. -- A cafe downtown reported that a female patron would not leave after being asked to leave. Officer responded but the former patron was gone.

March 6

12:06 p.m. -- An individual reported fraud and theft. He claimed that his ex-wife had taken property as well as money out of his bank account. He filed a report with the bank and with police.

3:08 p.m. -- A truck and a car bumped in a parking lot.

3:30 p.m. -- There was an accident involving a fire truck and an SUV near downtown.

5:30 p.m. -- An alarm was activated at a motel but the responding officer found everything secure and the keyholder reset the alarm.

7:18 p.m. -- There was a domestic dispute at a motel. Officer suggested the couple split up for the night, and they did.

7:35 p.m. -- A fire alarm sounded at a motel and the fire department responded but found everything okay. Owner said the alarm was broken and was scheduled to be fixed the following day.

March 7

6:47 a.m. -- Citizen near downtown was walking her dog when they were attacked by a Boston Terrier/Bulldog mix. She sustained injuries to her hand while protecting her dog. Officer searched the area but did not find the attacker. He took a report to document the injuries and get a description of the aggressor.

7:50 p.m. -- Officer checked on reports of a possibly intoxicated driver heading toward town from the west on U.S. 62. Officer found the vehicle at a motel and determined the driver was okay.

8:52 p.m. -- Citizen on Spring Street reported two unfettered, unchaperoned dogs in her backyard. Officer checked the area but did not see the animals.

10:54 p.m. -- Sheriff asked ESPD to check along Spring Street to see if any fire hydrants had been damaged. No damage was detected.

March 8

4:23 p.m. -- Concerned motorist reported teenagers driving recklessly. Responding officer determined that driver was lost, not reckless.

5:09 p.m. -- The elementary school asked for police assistance with a student. Officer responded to help out and everything turned out okay.

March 9

7:30 a.m. -- Sheriff's office alerted ESPD to a vehicle that had been tailgating another vehicle and then, after passing, swerved all over the road and allegedly crossed the center line several times. Officers on the lookout never encountered the vehicle.

10:41 a.m. -- A father reported that his son had been sending threatening text messages and making threatening phone calls to a female. The incidents had occurred outside city limits, so ESPD referred the father to other agencies.

5:22 p.m. -- Two juveniles were setting leaves on fire near Basin Park. Fire Department responded and talked to them about fire safety.

9:53 p.m. -- A patron of a restaurant requested an officer take a report concerning harassment.

March 10

7:48 p.m. -- A female in a vehicle in a parking lot downtown reported that a male kept knocking on her car window and would not leave. Officer arrived and gave the male a ride back to his hotel room.

9 p.m. -- ESPD received a report of an individual first messing with doors at the high school, then in the middle of the road blocking traffic, then looking in windows of cars at the hospital. Officer arrived and gave the gentleman directions to his hotel.

March 11

4:13 a.m. -- Officer responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a tourist lodging downtown. The female left the scene and went home and all was okay.

11:18 a.m. -- There was a three-vehicle accident at Hwy. 23 South and U.S. 62. There were no injuries.

3:48 p.m. -- An observant resident noticed a female sitting on someone's porch in the neighborhood and thought it looked suspicious. The female told the responding officer she was waiting for the rain to abate before she continued her walk home.