Police & Fire for Friday, Nov. 18, 2016

This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.

Fire and medical

• On Monday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to five EMS calls around town throughout the day, a call to inspect a smoke detector in a residence on 2nd Street, a fire alarm on Marine Way, a water rescue on Marine Way and an airport alert on Shell Simmons Drive where a plane landed without issues.

• On Tuesday, CCFR responded to 17 EMS calls, an unattended burn on Thane Road and a call to assist a homeowner with a dislodged chimney.

• On Wednesday, CCFR responded to nine EMS calls, a vehicle accident with injuries on North Douglas Highway at 8:40 a.m., a motor vehicle versus pedestrian or bicycle accident on Riverside and Riverwood Drives at 2:43 p.m., and a structure fire on Industrial Boulevard at 11:41 p.m. The fire was extinguished.

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