Between Jan. 4 and Jan. 24, the Salem Police Department fielded a total of 295 calls for service. Officers conducted 49 traffic stops for various traffic violations with five resulting in a summons or arrest. Officers conducted 11 traffic accident investigations, along with seven informational reports.
Of the calls for service, below are some of the reports generated:
• Officers were dispatched to the intersection of Missouri Highway 19 and 32 for a report of an erratic driver, believed to be intoxicated, at approximately 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4. Contact was made when the vehicle stopped at the intersection and an investigation was conducted. As a result of the investigation, a 40-year-old Salem female was arrested and later released on summons for excessive BAC.
• Officers were dispatched to SEMO near the intersection of Third and Grand Street at approximately 12 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 12. It was reported that a patient was out of control damaging the inside of the building, causing approximately $3,350 in damage. Contact was made with the reported suspect. The suspect was failing to obey lawful orders of police. While trying to make further contact with the suspect, he resisted arrest and was subsequently taken into custody. As a result, a 45-year-old Jefferson City male was placed on a 24-hour hold pending the application of warrants.
• Officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of South Gertrude for a report of a disturbance approximately 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21. It was reported that a male subject was out of control and had kicked a door into the residence and threw an object through the kitchen window, breaking it. The male subject had fled on foot prior to officers arriving. Contact was made with the suspect and an investigation was conducted. As a result, a 27-year-old Salem male was arrested for property damage and placed on a 24-hour hold pending the application of warrants.
• An officer arrested a male subject on an active capias warrant for his arrest at approximately 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 22. While arresting the male he was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. As a result, a 55-year-old Salem male was incarcerated on the warrants and an application for charges pertaining to the methamphetamine was forwarded to the prosecutor’s office for consideration of charges.
Please contact the Salem Police Department at 573-729-4242 if you have any information regarding an investigation ongoing or previously mentioned.
