Police reports: Nov. 4-5

Monday

—Investigate suspicious activity in the 2500 block of 11th St. NE.

—Subject arrested for DWI at Interstate 90 and 28th St. NE.

—Male arrested in Freeborn County on Mower County warrant for failure to appear. Held in the Mower County jail for court.

—Officer checked on a kid standing on a bus pickup area; kids returned home.

—Two subjects cited for school bus stop-arm violations in the 300 block of 27th St. SW.

—Officers assisted Gold Cross with a subject who fell in the 2000 block of 16th St. SW.

—Officers assisted Gold Cross on a medical at the 2100 block of Burr Oak Drive.

—Vehicle chalked for overtime parking in the 1000 block of 10th St. NW.

—Officer spoke to subject in the LEC lobby about stolen vehicle; no report due to happening in another county.

—Subjects arrested on Freeborn County warrants.

—Officer responded to Ace Hardware to possibly check their surveillance camera.

—Officer checked 1300 block of Fourth St. SE for kids running in street.

—Officer unlocked keys from a vehicle int eh 200 block of Third Ave. SW.

—Officers and Gold CRoss responded to a medical alarm at 1400 block of Ninth Ae. NW.

—Officers and Gold Cross responded to a medical in the 200 block of First St. SW.

—Officers checked on vacant house in the 1000 block of Ninth St. NW.

—Officers did welfare check at Twin Towers.

—Subject arrested on a Douglas County warrant in the 800 block of 21st St. NE.

—Officers checked on suspicious vehicle in the 1100 block of First Ave. NE.

Tuesday

—LeRoy fire responded to smoke inside a residence at the 200 block of East Benton Street.

—Order for protection violation reported.

—Male arrested in Wabasha County and transported to Mower County jail for warrants, contempt of court and failure to appear.

—Subject cited for no license and no insurance at Highway 16 and interstate 90.

—LeRoy ambulance responded to a medical in Chester, Iowa, Township.

—Medical at the 4600 block of 50th Street, LeRoy.

—Report of abandoned trailer on County Road 24 near country club; trailer moved.

—Medical in the 500 block of Grove Street in Brownsdale.

—LeRoy ambulance responded to a medical in LeRoy.

—Officers and Gold Cross ambulance responded to a medical emergency in the 600 block of 25th St. SW.

—Officers conducted a welfare check at the 500 block of Seventh Ave. SE; subject was fine.

—Accident in the alley between 1300 10th and 11th Ave. NW.

—Male arrested in Austin on a Blue Earth County warrant.

—Officer assisted on a medical at St. Olaf Lutheran Church.

—Officer attempted to make a victim notification at the 1000 block of 12th St. SW.

—Officers assisted Gold Cross on a medical at the Cedars of Austin.

—Community service officer checked the area of 10th Drive SE near the dead end for loose dogs; unable to locate.

—Female served with Mower County warrant while in jail.

—Male arrested for order for protection violation in the 900 block of First Ave. SW.

—Medical in the 300 block of 19th St. NE.

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