Forks Township Crime Incidents Stabilize

After a month in which criminal incidents near doubled in November, figures for December stabilized.

Forks Township Police Chief Greg Dorney reported 529 criminal incidents in December, a drastic drop from 1,141 criminal incidents in November. There were 676 criminal incidents for October.

Two daytime burglaries topped December's police report.

CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

• Two forced-entry burglaries during the day.
• One unlawful entry during the day.
• Five thefts, including one each for theft over $200 from a vehicle, one theft under $50, a theft between $50 and $200, one over $200 and one between $50 and $200 for pocket picking.
• Seven cases of criminal mischief.
• Four for driving under the influence of alcohol and one for marijuana.
• 9 domestic disturbances and 6 fights or disputes.
• 25 reports of suspicious persons or vehicles.
• Three incidents of harassment.
• Four protective orders.
• Two for property damage.
• Two cases of found/recovered property.
• There was also one abandoned vehicle, one mental health incident, one male runaway, one for littering, one lost/missing property, and one public drunkenness.

TRAFFIC

• 71 traffic citations.
• 22 traffic and parking problems.
• 13 motor vehicle accidents.
• 9 traffic violations.
• 2 traffic-related incidents.
• Two escorts.
• Three for careless driving.
• One non-traffic citation.

   CALLS/SERVICES

• One unattended death.
• One stray animal.
• 9 real or false alarms for fires.
• 65 911 calls.
• 58 for unfounded alarms.
• 9 police information notifications.
• 34 responses for officer assistance.
• 36 public service reports.
• 72 medical assistance calls.
• 5 for disabled vehicles.
• 3 for vehicle/building lockouts.
• One for wires/poles down.
• Three for overtime and one for administrative duties.
• One for fingerprinting.
• One warrant from an outside agency.

  OTHER INCIDENTS

• 8 animal complaints and 14 dog law offenses or bites.
• One game law violation.

The police department assisted other police departments and agencies six times during the month.

The foregoing information was supplied by Forks Township Police Department. Where arrests are indicated, it does not indicate a conviction.