Dispatch Desk

10:08 a.m. -- A power line was hanging very low across Main Street. Officer stood by until electric company and cable company arrived to fix it.

3:42 p.m. -- A mother reported that her juvenile son, who no longer lives in Eureka Springs, had been seen in town, and she asked ESPD to pick him up so she could retrieve him.

8:31 p.m. -- Officers searched for an elderly female who left on foot from a restaurant. They were unable to locate her.

March 20

3:19 a.m. -- Guests in front of a hotel were being too loud, and an officer asked them to be quiet, so that's what they did.

10:36 a.m. -- Resident found a dog on her property. Animal Control discovered it was the dog that had been reported missing the previous night. Animal was returned to its owner with a warning about animals at large.

March 21

12:04 a.m. -- A raccoon became lodged inside the wall of a business. Animal Control Officer and restaurant staff helped the animal escape.

12:58 a.m. -- A vigilant citizen captured two roaming dogs and brought them to the police station. Their owner retrieved them.

2:30 p.m. -- A suspicious and alarmed neighbor reported someone walking down the street making screaming noises. Another neighbor later called to say the noisy person was calling missing dogs.

March 22

5:33 a.m. -- A concerned observer reported a possibly fire-like glow near Hwy. 23. Responding officer discovered the glow was a security light shining through the fog.

12:05 p.m. -- Officer issued a citation for a vehicle parked in a loading zone all morning.

5:47 p.m. -- A daughter asked ESPD to make a welfare check on her father. Responding officer found the father to be okay.

6:25 p.m. -- Officer responded to report of a vehicle blocking parking spaces in downtown parking lot. He discovered the vehicle had been stolen. Berryville police retrieved the vehicle so its owners could claim it.

7:17 p.m. -- The manager of a motel reported the theft of copper. Officer took a report.

March 23

3:35 a.m. -- Owner of a motel was concerned about a truck on the property. Turns out his son knew the owner of the vehicle and everything was just fine.

4:03 a.m. -- Manager of a business reported a vehicle suspiciously parked in front of the door. Responding officer discovered the driver of the vehicle was using wi-fi, and he agreed to leave.

2:48 p.m. -- Caller complained of a confrontation with another female while trying to park near the library. Officer spoke with complainant.

3:24 p.m. -- Citizen reported an assault, verbal and physical, at a local establishment. Officer took report.

5:21 p.m. -- A man with a history of being forgetful stepped outside for a smoke and wandered off. His family provided his description to ESPD. He was located.

10:07 p.m. -- A resident complained of the noise level at a nearby establishment. Officers responded and checked the decibel level at her residence, but the music stopped before they got to the source.

11:34 p.m. -- A vehicle parked in the middle of Spring Street while passengers went to an establishment. Officers had already called a tow truck when the passengers of the vehicle returned and moved it.

March 24

12:11 a.m. -- A reserve officer reported a possibly drunk driver heading toward Eureka Springs. Officers in town never spotted the vehicle, but officers in Berryville did. However, they never had probable cause to stop it, and the driver pulled into a residence there and parked for the night.

12:55 a.m. -- Caller reported from an establishment that three men had taken his expensive cell phone and were leaving and he wanted an officer there right away. The officer was on a traffic stop at that moment, and did not get to the scene in time to stop the thief.

1:28 a.m. -- An intoxicated male was behind a motel and was reportedly being loud and out of control. Officers insisted that he and his companion go to their rooms, and they did.

2:40 a.m. -- Management of a motel had asked guests in one of the rooms to be quiet several times. Since they continued their boisterous behavior, an officer went to the room and asked them vacate the premises. They complied.

3:00 a.m. -- A female told ESPD that she was staying in Berryville with a friend because her boyfriend was intoxicated and she was afraid of him. She feared that he would try to knock down the door of her house in Eureka Springs and asked for an officer to check it out. While the officer was there, she called back to report that she was afraid he had broken in, and the officer discovered the boyfriend inside the house. As per agreement with the girlfriend, the officer took the boyfriend to a location where he got a ride.

4:31 a.m. -- Motel staff reported a fight outside one of the rooms. Responding officer discovered the altercation was verbal only, and the storm had passed. All was okay for the moment.

8:31 a.m. -- Citizen found a CD case full of CDs.

9:30 a.m. -- Employee of a business reported that a reportedly intoxicated individual drove by throwing donuts, then called threatening to kill him. Officer took the report.

10:03 a.m. -- There was a motorcycle accident on U.S. 62.

10:50 a.m. -- Motel staff asked for assistance in getting someone to leave. Officers arrived to hasten his departure.

11:32 a.m. -- A guest at a motel asked to speak with an officer regarding a recent incident.

4:28 p.m. -- A reckless driver was reportedly headed toward town, but officers did not encounter the vehicle.

6:47 p.m. -- A business on Hwy. 23S reported a bunch of dogs barking all the time, even at night. Officers talked with owner, who was out of town, and she said the puppies had just been separated and they were communicating with each other. The owner apologized for the inconvenience.

9:50 p.m. -- A vehicle pulled into a motel parking lot and just sat there for several minutes raising suspicions. Officers arrived and asked the driver and passengers to leave the premises.

11:24 p.m. -- Alarm company reported an alarm sounding at a business, but responding officers found the building secure.

March 25

2:02 a.m. -- Officer made a traffic stop that resulted in a DWI arrest.

8:36 a.m. -- An individual told ESPD that she was threatened and libeled on a public forum. Officer took the report.

9:40 a.m. -- A vehicle went over an embankment at a church. There were no injuries.

11:13 a.m. -- A restaurant reported that someone knocked over a container of rice. Officer advised them to keep it locked at all times and that ESPD will provide extra patrols in that area.

11:28 a.m. -- A small dog was running loose and unchecked in a neighborhood at the western edge of town. Animal Control Officer did not see the fugitive cur.

12:50 p.m. -- An individual reported that she was fighting with her brother, who is also her landlord, and he shoved her. Responding officer was able to defuse the situation.

3:49 p.m. -- A truck was blocking the street, but it moved before the officer arrived.

4:21 p.m. -- A reportedly reckless driver was driving toward town, but officers did not encounter a vehicle matching the description.

6:13 p.m. -- A vehicle blocked traffic downtown, and the responding officer spoke with the owner, who moved it.