DANVILLE — Here’s a look at recent law enforcement calls:
Danville
Wednesday:
Property damage and trespassing in the 100 block of East Fairchild Street.
Thursday:
A man arrested for criminal trespassing in the 1800 block of East Main Street.
A man arrested for possession of a controlled substance in the 200 block of West Williams Street.
Disorderly conduct in the 100 block of East Fairchild Street.
Disorderly conduct in the 1600 block of Clyman Court.
Friday:
A man arrested for possession of a controlled substance at Main and Crawford streets.
Burglary in the 2700 block of Townway Street.
Vermilion County
Thursday:
Domestic dispute in the 300 block of Spelter Avenue.
Domestic dispute in the 300 block of Spelter Avenue.
Friday:
Theft reported in the 2200 block of Hickory Road.
A woman arrested for domestic battery and interfering with a domestic battery report in the 1100 block of Oakwood Avenue.
Accidents involving tickets or injuries include:
Thursday, 6:55 p.m. – At 1512 N. Gilbert St. involving Andrea Rathgeber, 27, of the 1600 block of North Gilbert Street, and Kyleigh Johnson, 19, of Danville. Rathgeber was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
Firefighters responded to the following calls:
Thursday, 8:02-8:14 a.m. — An electrical call to 4 N. State St.
Thursday, 9:40-9:52 a.m. — A medical call to the Vermilion County Courthouse, 7 N. Vermilion St.
Thursday, 10:58-11:28 a.m. — A natural gas leak reported at 922 Campbell Lane.
Thursday, 11:44 a.m.-12:05 p.m. — An illegal burning at 19 N. Alexander St.
Thursday, 4:44-5:03 p.m. — A medical call in the 1200 block of Harmon Avenue.
Thursday, 4:45-5:12 p.m. — A carbon monoxide check at 104 S. Buchanan St.
Thursday, 8:56-9:13 p.m. — A smoke smell reported at 314 Chandler St.
Thursday, 9:39-9:41 p.m. — A false alarm at 3217 N. Vermilion St.
Thursday, 10:38-10:55 p.m. — A medical call in the 900 block of Giddings Street.
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