on the record

This information is gathered at the McCook Public Safety Center, the McCook office of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Red Willow County Courthouse, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the McCook Humane Society.

Police activity

Activity log

These items are taken from reports filed by the McCook Police Department. The locations refer to block numbers, not specific addresses. If you have information about any of these reports, call the police department at (308) 345-3450.

MONDAY:

12:03 a.m., 800 block of Norris Avenue -- criminal mischief

12:44 a.m., 700 block of West B Street -- suspicious activity

6:30 a.m., Northeast McCook -- security check

10:51 a.m., 1400 block of West 15th Street -- dog at large

12:09 p.m., 1100 block of West 12th Street -- nuisance abatement

12:10 p.m., McCook area -- child abuse

12:25 p.m., 1000 block of E. Fourth Street -- disturbance

12:35 p.m., Northeast McCook -- security check

1:40 p.m., 1500 block of East 11th Street -- dispatched ambulance

1:56 p.m., 600 block of W. Seventh Street -- drug violations

2:07 p.m., North U.S. Highway 83 -- traffic accident

2:19 p.m., 600 block of Norris Avenue -- dispatched fire department

3:44 p.m., 300 block of West I Street -- parking complaint

4:00 p.m., 1600 block of W. Fourth Street -- two Department of Motor Vehicles license pick up(s)

4:48 p.m., McCook area -- child abuse

5:00 p.m., 500 block of West B Street -- subject arrested on two Red Willow County warrants

9:57 p.m., 400 block of East F Street -- suspicious activity

10:23 p.m., 1000 block of West 14th Street -- dispatched ambulance

11:15 p.m., 300 block of West 11th Street -- assault

11:16 p.m., 300 block of West 11th Street -- dispatched ambulance

Accidents

OCT. 28, 2013:

11:20 a.m., West B Street -- a pickup driven by Andrew P. Uerling, 25, 1527 Norris Avenue, and an SUV driven by Marjorie Carter, 85, 402 Apollo, collided at the intersection of West B Street and West Fourth Street causing an estimated $3,700 in combined vehicle damage. No injuries were reported.

8:19 p.m., East B Street -- a vehicle travelling eastbound out of McCook, driven by Michelle D. Williams, 35, Elwood, Nebraska, collided with a deer in the roadway causing an estimated $1,000 in vehicle damage. The deer fled the scene without reporting the accident.

1:00 p.m., a pickup driven by Patrick L. Steadman, 48, 1604 W. Fourth Street No. 56, struck a metal pylon and brick column at McCook National Bank causing an estimated $550 in property damage.

9:48 p.m., McCook Municipal Center -- a City of McCook ambulance, driven by Richard D. Metcalf, 47, 807 East H Street, struck a closing garage door. Metcalf was following a second ambulance which had already exited the garage and reported he was unaware the garage door had begun to close. The garage door caught the top of the ambulance and damaged the lower three panels of the door, causing an estimated $1,700 in property damage.

OCT. 30, 2013:

12:53 a.m., 300 block of East C Street -- a vehicle owned by Thomas O. Manker, 63, Indianola, Nebraska, reportedly jumped out of gear and rolled down the street, hopping a curb before stricking a tree, on the north side of East C Street. The incident caused an estimated $1,000 in vehicle damage.

OCT. 31, 2013:

5:26 p.m., 400 block of East H Street -- a vehicle driven by Stacey A. Burkert, 51, 1609 E. First Street, while attempting to turn left, the driver reportedly decided to abort the turn and attempted to re-enter westbound traffic on East H Street, striking a vehicle driven by Brian L. Perks, 32, Cambridge, Nebraska, causing an estimated $1,300 in combined vehicle damage. Perks was subsequently cited for driving with an expired operator's license and failure to carry an operator's license on a person.

Ambulance Calls

OCT. 30, 2013:

8:14 a.m., Road 72196 -- medical, no transport

5:05 p.m., 300 block of E. Fourth Street -- gas meter leak, no transport

10:51 p.m., East Fourth and Fifth Street -- dumpster fire, no transport

Pet Patrol 345-2372