Police reports: Oct. 18-20

Friday

—Investigated suspicious activity in the 1700 block of First Ave. SE.

—Officers assisted Gold Cross on a medical at Comforcare.

—Dog picked up in 1400 block of Ninth Ave. NW and placed in animal shelter.

—Officer assisted other agency.

—Barking dog complaint in the 1200 block of 15th Ave. SW.

—Burglary alarm in the 1700 block of 17th St. NW; building was secure.

—Loose dog in the 600 block of Fourth aVe. NW; unfounded.

—Noise complaint in the 300 block of 27th St. SW.

—Officer spoke to a subject in the LEC lobby.

Saturday

—Deputy checked Highway 218 for injured deer.

—Deputies responded to a domestic in Adams.

—Loose dog in the 600 block of Fourth Ave. NW.

—Noise complaint in the 300 block of 27th St. SW.

—Officer spoke to subject in the LEC lobby.

—Officers checked area of Oakland Avenue and First Street NE for driving complaint.

—Officer checked on barking dog in the 1200 block of 15th Ave. SW.

—Officers checked the area of Freedom for a driving complaint; unable to locate.

—Officer spoke to a subject on the phone about custody issues.

—Officer checked the area of 1400 block of Fifth St. SE for dogs running loose; unable to locate.

—Officer spoke on phone about custody issues.

—Austin Fire Department responded to a carbon monoxide detector going off at 2000 block of Third Ave. NE.

—Officer unlocked key from a vehicle at 400 block of 11th St. NE.

—Officer checked area of 1400 block of Fourth St. SE for two dogs running loose.

—Officer dispatched to check on a suspicious person on County Road 46; subject gone on arrival.

—Officers checked the area of old Steer Truck Stop for a suspicious person hanging out; gone on arrival.

—Domestic on Oakland Place SE near 10th Street.

—Welfare check in the 1200 block of Fourth St. NW.

—Officers checked on suspicious male in the 1300 block of 30th Ave. NE.

Sunday

—Hit and run reported near Dexter.

—Illegal dumping in the 1500 block of 10th Drive SE.

—Accident at Lake Geo truck stop, no injuries.

—Horse running loose on 262nd Street.

—Subject arrested for no insurance and expired MN driver’s license outside of LeRoy.

—Subject arrested for second-degree DWI at Highway 218 and Country Road 45.

—Officer checked on an abandoned vehicle at Kwik Trip and Fourth Street.

—Officer checked the area of First Avenue Southwest and 11th Street SW for a vehicle going the wrong way in a one way; unable to locate.

—Officer assisted Gold Cross at Sacred Heart Assisted Living on a medical.

—Parking complaint in the 900 block of 14th Ave. SE.

—Community service officer retrieved keys from a vehicle in the 900 block of First Ave. NW.

—Two-vehicle accident at First Ave. and Ninth St. NW; no injuries.

—Vehicle vandalism in the 600 block of Sixth Ave. SW.

—Child found in the road in the 700 block of Ninth St. SE.

—Domestic argument reported in the 1100 block of Seventh Ave. NW. Male subject arrested on a Mower County warrant for failure to appear and held in the Mower County Jail.

—Dog found running loose in the 300 block of South Main St.

—Female assaulted in the 600 block of 11th Ave. NW.

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