Sheriff's report: July 3-9, 2017

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To contact the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department or other emergency-responding agencies, call 679-4633. In an emergency, dial 911. July 37:48 a.m. - Prisoner transport.9:49 a.m. - Vehicle stop at Pontiac Volunteer Fire Department.9:56 a.m. - Single-vehicle accident at Arkansas Highway 201 and County Road 782. Car went through fence. No injuries. Referred to Baxter County, Arkansas, Sheriff’s Department.12:33 p.m. - Report of white Tundra, westbound on Highway 160, swerving all over the road. Checked OK.1:42 p.m. - Report of a red Chevy Silverado with Tennessee plates shooting fireworks out the windows on Highway 160.3:01 p.m. - Caller said someone attempted to open a credit card in his name. Report taken.3:36 p.m. - Medical call on Medical Drive: 86-year-old woman with chest pain. Ozark County Ambulance responded.5:08 p.m. - Well-being check requested on owner and animals on Kingdom Way. Checked OK.5:54 p.m. - Medical call on Admire Lane in Arkansas: woman of unknown age with chemical burns and broken bones in the water. The injuries are from a jet ski explosion. Theodosia first responders, Air Evac and Ozark County Ambulance responded in mutual aid for Marion County, Arkansas. Five patients were decontaminated. 8:48 p.m. - Caller said she and her husband have been arguing all day, and he won’t let her and the kids leave. Ozark County Sheriff’s Department responded.9:53 p.m. - Report of a silver Toyota truck pulling a boat and a trailer driving recklessly on J Highway. Missouri State Highway Patrol responded.10:37 p.m. - Caller on Main Street said her solid black cat was stolen by people in a red BMW. The cat was turned loose, and it returned home. Caller wants it on record that these individuals attempted to steal her cat. OCSD responded. July 48:59 a.m. - Report of a possibly intoxicated driver on County Road 103. OCSD responded.10:11 a.m. - Man threatening to kill himself on County Road 167. OCSD responded.4:56 p.m. - Prisoner transport.6:22 p.m. - Man reported that someone is removing all his no trespassing signs from his property on County Road 150. OCSD responded.8:59 p.m. - A 55-year-old man with suicidal thoughts wants to go in for a 96-hour mental evaluation. Caller was supplied with suicide hotline number. Caller said he was a habitual alcoholic; he didn’t appear to want to actively hurt himself, he was just wanting to talk. Theodosia first responders and Ozark County Ambulance responded.10:25 p.m. - Tree reported across Highway 181. Missouri Department of Transportation responded.11:20 p.m. - Caller on Cedar Oak Drive said her boyfriend threatened her with a knife and broke her glasses. OCSD responded. July 51:17 a.m. - Alarm triggered at First Christian Church. Checked OK.6:47 a.m. - Cows out on T Highway at Mammoth. Animal owner contacted.9:30 a.m. - Woman just got a text from her daughter saying the girl’s father was there. OCSD responded.10:39 a.m. - Medical call on County Road 513: 90-year-old male is incoherent. Lick Creek first responders and Ozark County Ambulance responded.11:23 a.m. - Report of a physical assault at Cash Saver Pantry. Neither person would press charges. OCSD responded.12:46 p.m. - Report of damaged equipment on Bob Ross Road. OCSD responded.1:20 p.m. - Burglary reported on County Road 843. OCSD responded.1:42 p.m. - Well-being check requested by Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at a home on County Road 301. Person in the home called Ozark County Sheriff’s Office while officer was at her door. The woman said she would not open the door for law enforcement and would not answer the phone for the hospital either. The woman then hung up.1:49 p.m. - Lost or stolen tag reported. Entered into MULES.2:11 p.m. - Possibly intoxicated driver on Highway 5 north. MSHP and OCSD responded.3:08 p.m. - Prisoner transport.3:42 p.m. - Person is being removed from a home in Gainesville. OCSD responded.4:31 p.m. - Report of brownish Dodge Caravan driving recklessly westbound on Highway 160. MSHP responded.6:11 p.m. - Attempted warrant arrest on PP Highway. Person no longer lives at address. OCSD responded.7:33 p.m. - Offsite campers will not leave Udall Campground. Caller requested deputy assistance. OCSD responded.8:06 p.m. - Vehicle hit deer on Highway 160. Wanted on record.9:41 p.m. - Caller on County Road 619 said her stalker is back and has pushed in the bedroom window and screen. OCSD responded.10:04 p.m. - Possible intoxicated driver swerving all over Highway 160. OCSD responded.10:15 p.m. - Garage fire on W Highway near Pontiac Cove Marina. Pontiac VFD, Gainesville VFD, Theodosia VFD responded. Gainesville and Theodosia VFD canceled. July 68:03 a.m. - Prisoner transport.2:06 p.m. - Vehicle hit deer on Highway 181. Wanted on record for insurance.2:17 p.m. - Well-being check requested at a residence on County Road 101. Unable to locate. OCSD responded.5:12 p.m. - 96-hour mental evaluation for resident on County Road 318. Person arrested. OCSD responded.11:25 p.m. - Traffic stop on Highway 160. OCSD responded.11:32 p.m. - Traffic stop on Highway 160. OCSD responded. July 7Midnight - Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm are going off at a residence on County Road 619. Checked OK. Caller changed batteries, and alarm stopped sounding. Two other alarms were not going off, and responders were unable to detect anything. VFD and OCSD responded.1:52 a.m. - A 96-hour mental evaluation requested. Ozark County Ambulance responded.2:44 a.m. - Medical call at Gainesville Health Care Center: 67-year-old male with a GI bleed. South Howell Ambulance responded.8:20 a.m. - Man sitting on steel bridge on T Highway smoking a cigarette. OCSD responded. Unable to locate.8:39 a.m. - Vehicle hit deer on Highway 95 north. Wanted on record.8:42 a.m. - Medical call: man having chest pains. Theodosia first responders and Ozark County Ambulance responded.9:37 a.m. - Man arrested at the Ozark County Courthouse. OCSD.10:49 a.m. - Vehicle rollover in ditch on Highway 160 near Hardenville. Person was arrested. Lick Creek VFD, MSHP and OCSD responded.11:08 a.m. - Caller thinks her house on Highway 5 was broken into because her son’s room was torn up and a plug was broken off in an outlet. The son recently went through a bitter divorce. Caller doesn’t want a deputy; just wants it on record.12:51 p.m. - Caller from Longrun said some people were coming over to get a car that she has but she doesn’t want them to get it. Wanted on record for now and wanted the number to the circuit clerk to file an ex parte. 12:57 p.m. - Report of a grain truck all over Highway 5 south near W Highway. OCSD responded.3:19 p.m. - Medical call at Cloud 9 Ranch: 40-year-old female with a broken ankle. Ozark County Ambulance responded.3:39 p.m. - Credit card stolen from Brixey resident. OCSD responded.4:23 p.m. - Medical call at Missouri Ozarks Community Health: 21-year-old man with a large gash from an ATV accident. Cox Ambulance responded.5:34 p.m. - Caller said they saw people floating on the river walk up to a club house at Tecumseh and steal items. MSHP responded.6:05 p.m. - Caller from Longrun said someone was coming to her house to get a vehicle. OCSD responded.7 p.m. - Caller is fighting with her husband on County Road 301. OCSD responded.7:24 p.m. - Abandoned vehicle at Miller’s Store. OCSD responded.8:30 p.m. - Man said her neighbors keep dumping trash on her land on County Road 154/155. OCSD responded.8:32 p.m. - Gainesville woman said she paid a man to fix her car, but he has never fixed it. OCSD responded.11:45 p.m. - Caller said he was walking at Harlin Heights Apartment, and the neighbor’s dog bit him. OCSD responded. Officer could see no visible marks. July 81:44 a.m. - Stranded boat on County Road 806. Checked OK. 3:59 a.m. - Caller said her sliding glass window was broken at her home on Worner Drive. She wanted a deputy to look at it. OCSD responded.8:02 a.m. - Report of stolen canoe and kayak from Bluebird Lane. Caller said a white Ford truck has been seen in the area several times picking up flood remnants, and the truck sometimes had six people in the vehicle with flashlights, wandering around. Wants on record in case anyone has information about this vehicle. OCSD responded.8:39 a.m. - Medical call on CC Highway: 61-year-old female with abdominal pain, joints hurting and a possible abscess. Ozark County Ambulance and first responders responded.9:31 a.m. - Medical call on County Road 580: suicidal man. South Howell Ambulance and Caulfield first responders responded.11:54 a.m. - Caller said several items were missing from his property on County Road 310. OCSD responded.12:01 p.m. - Caller on Highway 5 south said a person was supposed to fix her car, but he hasn’t. She said he will not let a tow truck remove the vehicle from his property. OCSD responded.2:34 p.m. - Cows out on Highway 5 north near Sudbury Lane. Attempted to contact animal owner.3:35 p.m. - Medical call on County road 502: 72-year-old male is intoxicated and threatening to harm himself. Ozark County Ambulance responded.5:37 p.m. - Medical call at Rockbridge: 45-year-old female passed out. Brixey-Rockbridge first responders and Ozark County Ambulance responded.7:02 p.m. - Jack-knifed semi in middle of Highway 142. Bakersfield VFD and MSHP responded.7:12 p.m. - Medical call on County Road 545: 44-year-old female with chest pains. Lick Creek first responders and Ozark County Ambulance responded.9:48 p.m. - Medical call on V Highway: 26-year-old female having a panic attack. Bakersfield first responders and Ozark County Ambulance responded.10:27 p.m. - Woman assaulted by her boyfriend in Gainesville. OCSD responded.11:59 p.m. - Taney County Sheriff’s Department reported that a man and woman driving a dark-colored Chevy or GMC extended-cab went up to another man while they were holding a pump shotgun. They held a short conversation with the second man with the shotgun pumped. Warning issued. OCSD responded. July 91:46 a.m. - Medical call at Cloud 9 Ranch: ATV flipped over on a 35-year-old male who is bleeding from a gash on the left side of his head. A second man has road rash and possible dislocated right shoulder. Ozark County Ambulance responded.10:26 a.m. - Two-vehicle accident on W Highway with no injuries, but one vehicle is blocking the road. Pontiac VFD responded.11:06 a.m. - Caller said his storage unit on Flounder Drive was broken into. Report taken. OCSD responded.12:52 p.m. - Caller said her neighbor on County Road 550 came to her house and accused her of stealing things. Caller said she believes her neighbor was intoxicated because she smelled a heavy odor of alcohol. Caller told her neighbor to leave and not return to her property because she would press trespassing charges if she returned. The caller believes her neighbor was about to assault her. This was the second incident. OCSD responded.5:08 p.m. - Warrant arrest.5:18 p.m. - Caller said cars parked along the county road near Blair Bridge are making it hard for vehicles to get through. OCSD responded.8:28 p.m. - Caller said they could hear gunshots behind their house on Highway 181. OCSD responded.9:31 p.m. - Caller is floating on the river and now cannot find the way to Blair Bridge. MSHP responded.10:25 p.m. - Well-being check requested on a female at Evans Apartments. People were separated and 12-hour rule invoked. OCSD responded.

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