Christmas Eve and Christmas Day proved somewhat busy for local authorities, starting with a disturbance near Cannonade Apartments at 12:18 a.m. KPD responded with no further incident reported. Approximately 15 minutes later a fight was reported at the Kangaroo Crossing on Hwy 12. KPD again responded and cleared the scene. They were again summoned, this time to Goldman St., to investigate a disturbance at 2:58 a.m. KPD advised all was well a short time later and went back in service. All was relatively quiet until 12:57 p.m. when a report of a domestic issue was reported between a male and female near Crestview Church on Hwy 12 West. No further incident was reported. The ACSD responded to Hwy 19 South near the microwave tower at 1:49 p.m. for a report of cows in the road. No cows were located upon ACSD’s arrival.
The ACSD responded to Hughes St. in Ethel to take a report on property damage at 3:17 p.m. Cows were once again reported in the roadway near McCool on Hwy 12 East at 4:15 p.m. The owner was quickly located and the incident was cleared. The ACFD responded to Hwy 19 South on a report of a tree on a powerline at 9:31 p.m. and was cleared a short time later. KPD answered one more Christmas Eve call at 9:31 p.m. when they responded to Glendale Apartments on a report of a disturbance. Units cleared the scene a short time later.
KPD got things started early on Christmas Morning when they responded to Allen St. for a report of property damage at 1:51 a.m. All was quiet until KPD responded to Westwood Apartments to investigate an assault around 10 a.m. An ambulance was requested on scene to check out the victim and no further information was reported. KPD then responded to West Jefferson St. at 2:50 p.m. to investigate a domestic disturbance and cleared the scene a short time later with no further incident.
The ACSD responded to Hannah Heights in Ethel at 5:26 p.m. on a report of shots fired. No further shots were heard or located after deputies arrived on scene. ACSD then responded to a car vs. deer collision with no injuries at 5:39 p.m. on Hwy 35 South and MHP was notified a short time later. The KPD responded to Campbell’s Motel on a noise complaint at 9:30 p.m. and cleared the call a short time later. Christmas Day came to an end, but not before another MVA was reported with no injuries on Hwy 35 South. ACSD responded and MHP was notified.
