Stories from Monday, August 1, 2016

Michael Dannar Blytheville Police Department Q. What is the most memorable or life changing experience you have had as a first responder? A. I would have say the entire job is certainly memorable and life changing. Everyday is a different story and provide me with new and exciting experiences. I love my job...

Q. What is the most memorable or life changing experience you have had as a first responder? A. One of the first homicide's that I worked as a rookie I remember looking at the body and one of the ol' timers came up and said its not TV they don't get back up...

Q. What is the most memorable or life changing experience you have had as a first responder? A. As a communication officer, the most memorable experience I have had as a first responder was when I worked for the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office. I got a 911 call of a 6 year old little girl having a seizure in Etowah. ...

An ICU patient reportedly assaulted a nurse at Great River Medical Center on Friday morning. According to the police report, the nurse said she asked the man to put a hospital gown on, and he grabbed her by the hair, forcing her to the ground. "(The nurse) stated while she was on the ground (the patient) grabbed her around the neck by her stethoscope and began choking her," the report said. ...

Blytheville police are investigating the theft of two bank bags containing $3,800 from Sonic on North Sixth Street. An employee told police that as she was walking out the door carrying the money bags, an unknown black male ran up to her demanding the money...

Q. What is the most memorable or life changing experience you have had as a first responder? A. The first time I received a complement from someone I arrested reinforced the reasons i chose this profession. Working the death of a four old child that had been starved to death by her parents. For years I could not watch a movie that depicted or involved the death of a child...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police took a criminal mischief report in the 300 block of Summit. The offender threw an egg on the victim's vehicle. -- Officers took a criminal mischief report in the 800 block of North Second. The offender keyed the victim's car, flattened a tire and broke the tail lights...