Sheriff's report: Jan. 2-8, 2017
To contact the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office, call 679-4633. In an emergency, dial 911.
<strong>Jan. 2</strong>
11:44 a.m. - Report of a mailbox being shot on County Road 917. Wanted on record.
11:51 a.m. - Medical call on County Road 803: Older woman with hip pain can’t get out of bed. Gainesville first responder and Ozark County Ambulance responded.
1:26 p.m. - Woman said her husband was harassing her. Wanted on record.
1:28 p.m. - Medical call on Marion County (Arkansas) Road 160: sky lift fell 30 feet with a man on it. Theodosia Volunteer Fire Department and Ozark County Ambulance responded.
3:12 p.m. - Report of damaged mailbox on Slack Lane. Wanted on record.
3:24 p.m. - Medical call on County Road 522: 87-year-old female with possible broken hip. First responders and Baxter County (Arkansas) Ambulance responded.
4:29 p.m. - Medical call on Homestead Drive: 30-year-old female who had recent gallbladder surgery is now having fever and chills. First responders and Ozark County Ambulance responded.
5:56 p.m. - Two-vehicle accident at Highways 5 and 160. Three people transported to hospital. Gainesville VFD, Gainesville first responders, Lick Creek VFD, Cox Ambulance, Ozark County Sheriff’s Department, Ron’s Recovery and Ozark County Ambu-lance responded. Lick Creek VFD and Cox Ambulance canceled.
7:18 p.m. - Report of a mailbox shot Saturday night on Highway D. Wanted on record.
8:08 p.m. - Received 911 call from a home on Tiger Lane but no one spoke on the other end. Sent Pontiac first responders to make contact with anyone in the home. Checked OK. Weather was believed to be causing emergency call on the phone’s auto dialer.
8:13 p.m. - Caller reported an intoxicated person at a residence on Strong Drive and said the person needed to be removed. Person arrested.
8:56 p.m. - Lift assistance requested on T Highway. Timber Knob first responders responded.
10:33 p.m. - Deer collided with vehicle in front of Tecumseh Volunteer Fire Department on Highway 160. Wanted on record for insurance.
<strong>Jan. 3</strong>
1:27 a.m. - Vehicle stop at Tecumseh.
2:23 a.m. - Caller said his son called from a residence on Highway 181 and there were three people in his yard with guns who were threatening to kill him. Unable to locate.
9:18 a.m. - Gainesville man received a letter from a bank declining his car loan, but he said he had never applied for a car loan. Wanted on record.
10:29 a.m. - Woman said her 16-year-old son is acting crazy and threatening her. Assistance rendered.
11:17 a.m. - Well-being check requested at a home. Assistance rendered.
11:30 a.m. - Report of a suspicious person almost walking in front of cars on Bulldog Drive. Person arrested.
1:23 p.m. - Caller said he was hunting on his property on Naugle Lane when he heard an ATV and a small caliber gunshot from his neighbors’ property. He walked toward a deer stand when he heard larger caliber gunshots and ricochets coming from the trees around him. Caller doesn’t think they were shooting at him on purpose but that they just weren’t being observant of their surroundings. Assistance rendered.
3:38 p.m. - Caller said he is being harassed by someone in Gainesville. Report taken.
6:21 p.m. - Two deer were hit near the caller’s residence on Gardner Hill, and he is taking the meat home. Assistance rendered.
10:35 p.m. - Caller said she can hear someone taking stuff off the front porch of her residence on County Road 131. Assistance rendered.
<strong>Jan. 4</strong>
6:11 a.m. - Medical call on County Road 267 off Highway 14 in Douglas County. Dora first responders responded.
7:08 a.m. - Stranded motorist on Highway 181 west of Zanoni post office. Unable to locate.
8:35 a.m. - Caller from area medical provider reports that three fentanyl packets were missing from Dec. 28. Caller thinks one may have left with a resident who was sent to the hospital. Drug tests were administered to everyone on the shift, but no one tested positive for fentanyl. Wanted on record.
9:31 a.m. - Medical call on County Road 570: 53-year-old female with a pinched nerve. Bakersfield first responder and Ozark County Ambulance responded.
12:33 p.m. - Repossession of vehicle from a residence. Assistance rendered.
12:57 p.m. - Person needs ambulance transport to Gainesville Health Care Center from residence on T Highway. Timber Knob first responders and Ozark County Ambulance responded.
1:58 p.m. - Vehicle fire on the east side of Tecumseh hill on Highway 160. Tecumseh VFD and Ozark County deputy responded.
6:40 p.m. - Caller from Isabella is taking home road-kill deer for the meat. Needed on record.
8:05 p.m. - Well-being check requested on County Road 844. Assistance rendered.
<strong>Jan. 5</strong>
12:23 a.m. - Caller said someone has knocked on her bedroom window twice at her residence at Double Tree Circle. The caller would like an extra patrol in the area. Ozark County officer was unable to find anyone in the area but will check again before shift ends.
4:55 a.m. - Structure fire at Auttie Lane in Theodosia. Theodosia VFD, Pontiac VFD, Red Cross, White River Valley Electric, Missouri fire marshal and Ozark County coroner responded.
8:59 a.m. - Medical call on Auttie Lane: 26-year-old male with possible burned airway, chest pains and difficulty breathing. Ozark County Ambulance responded. Air Evac and Cox Air declined due to weather.
10:56 a.m. - Transport needed for patient from Gainesville Health Care Center to Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Ozark County Ambulance responded.
11:52 a.m. - Medical call on County Road 867: 58-year-old male not feeling well and passed out. Theodosia first responder and Ozark County Ambulance responded.
1:55 p.m. - Report of a dog being left outside in the cold on Highway 160. Caller said there is no food or water left for the dog, and the owners are inside. Assistance rendered.
7:03 p.m. - Caller reports that people are in her yard on McClendon Drive. Unfounded.
<strong>Jan. 6</strong>
4:35 a.m. - Medical call on County Road 571: 84-year-old male with trouble breathing. First responder and Ozark County Ambulance responded.
11:02 a.m. - Medical call at Bakersfield post office: elderly male has fallen and injured his head. Bakersfield first responder and Ozark County Ambulance responded.
11:22 a.m. - Report of missing license plate from vehicle on Hillside Drive. Assistance rendered.
12:30 p.m. - Man on County Road 842 reported he had received threatening phone call on his answering machine. Assistance rendered.
2:41 p.m. - Caller said she has had two people staying at her residence on McClendon Drive for three days, and she would like them to leave. Handled by officer.
3:45 p.m. - Propane truck has broken down and is waiting on wrecker on H Highway. Missouri State Highway Patrol and Dora VFD responded.
5:26 p.m. - Flue fire on County Road 605. Timber Knob VFD responded.
5:31 p.m. - Medical call: 57-year-old male. Brixey-Rockbridge first responder and Ozark County Ambulance responded.
6:07 p.m. - Caller said he sold a vehicle to a man in Gainesville, and the man is continuing to drive the vehicle with the caller’s tags still on it. Wanted on record.
7:45 p.m. - Caller from Theodosia said someone claiming to be from Dish Network called him and told him he needed to pay them $150 to upgrade his Dish Network. The caller said he gave the man his credit card information and then realized it was a scam. He immediately canceled his credit card.
<strong>Jan. 7</strong>
4:25 a.m. - Residential alarm. A locked gate is blocking a long drive to the house. Lights seem to be on in the house. Officer was unable to make contact.
12:29 p.m. - Stranded motorist on a sharp curve on Highway 160 east of Hardenville Store. Unable to locate.
4:37 p.m. - Medical call at Ozark County Sheriff’s Office: Woman thinks she is going into labor. Ozark County Ambulance responded.
6:53 p.m. - Lift assistance requested. Theodosia first responders respond.
10:57 p.m. - Vehicle stop on Highway 160 in Theodosia.
<strong>Jan. 8</strong>
12:16 a.m. - Report of several people fighting at the Antler. Assistance rendered.
4:51 p.m. - Suspicious incident at Evans Apart-ments. Handled by officer.
5:28 p.m. - Medical call at Evans Apartments: female needs to go to the stress unit. Ozark County Ambulance responded.
6:14 p.m. - Woman said she is seeing people in her home on McClendon Drive. Checked OK.
6:56 p.m. - Woman said a car is in her driveway on Highway 181. The occupants say they ran out of gas, but she believes they are intoxicated.
8:40 p.m. - Report of someone walking through a woman’s backyard on Wildwood Lane. Unable to locate.
9:23 p.m. - Well-being check on Belief Lane. Assistance rendered.
9:45 p.m. - Medical call on Belief Lane: 89-year-old male, breathing but unresponsive. Theodosia first responder and Ozark County Ambulance responded.
10:08 p.m. - Report of a man passed out in a white Ford truck in the middle of County Road 108. Assistance rendered.
Sheriff's report
