Editor’s note: Taken from the Danville 911 records, the Police Blotter represents a history of the initial calls and the information used by the dispatcher to send officers to investigate complaints. It is not necessarily an indication of what the officer found upon arrival at the scene, or of how police may have dealt with the complaint.
AUGUST 15
12:41 a.m., complaint of people loudly talking and using profanity outside of Patchen Point Apartments.
6:06 a.m., caller from East Martin Luther King Boulevard is advising of a possible prowler due to noises on the front porch.
7:12 a.m., caller is advising he is taking a truck from Off Broadway Homes because the resident has not paid for it.
9:12 a.m., caller on Wells Landing Road caught two males and a female pulling out of his barn in a vehicle with his property; when they saw him they backed back into the barn, apologized and unloaded the property.
9:14 a.m., manager of the Boyle County Fairgrounds advised a truck has been parked on the property for two days and would like an officer to check and make sure the vehicle isn’t stolen; assistance given.
10:14 a.m., caller from Beech Street residence is requesting a mental detention order on his fiance.
12:01 p.m., caller is reporting that a female resident at Village Apartments was attempting to have another female leave the apartment but she was refusing; trouble settled.
12:15 p.m., verbal altercation in progress between a mother and her son; trouble settled.
12:18 p.m., report of a camper on Longview Drive broken into overnight.
3:07 p.m., a male called 911 requesting an officer make his girlfriend give him back his diamond ring; trouble settled.
4:47 p.m., report of semi truck hitting a utility pole at Big Lots then leaving the scene; KU contacted.
5:04 p.m., two-vehicle accident at Fifth Street and Lexington Avenue; assistance given.
9:55 p.m., caller is advising that a female is in need of medical attention but the male she is with at the motel will not allow her to leave; arrest made.
11:26 p.m., caller from Goggin Lane residence reports a driver in a dark, four-door car pulled into her driveway then pulled out and fired several shots as it was going down Goggin Lane; caller advised the driver turned onto Lancaster Road heading toward Danville; extra patrol will be provided throughout the night.
