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West Michigan Fire, EMS & Police Calls – January 17, 2026

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226 calls were logged in West Michigan on Jan. 17: 96 police calls, 28 EMS calls, 59 crashes and 43 other traffic calls. The busiest towns were Holland (76), Jenison (29) and Allendale (21). Among them: injury crash at Lake Ave & Villa Ave in Grand Haven, injury crash in Jenison and injury crash on Gooding St in Chester Twp.

Calls on January 17, 2026 by type
PoliceEMSCrashTrafficTotal
96285943226

Top calls on Jan. 17

  1. Injury crash, Jenison

    Ottawa County Sheriff responded.

  2. Injury crash on Gooding St, Chester Twp

    Ottawa County Sheriff responded.

  3. Injury crash at Lake Ave & Villa Ave, Grand Haven

    Ottawa County Sheriff responded.

  4. Breaking and entering, Spring Lake

    Ottawa County Sheriff responded.

Calls by town on Jan. 17

The day's bigger calls

  1. Jan 17 Hit-and-run crashCrash Jenison · Baldwin St & Cottonwood Dr Ottawa County Sheriff · Green truck hit light post and left - 5 min ago
  2. Jan 17 Hit-and-run crashCrash Zeeland · Eastbound I-196 Business & 84th Ave Ottawa County Sheriff · Silver Pontiac sedan struck callers vehicle - continued EB - 6 min ago
  3. Jan 17 Hit-and-run crashCrash Jenison · Fillmore St & 42nd Ave Ottawa County Sheriff · Black minivan vs. light
  4. Jan 17 Hit-and-run crashCrash Jenison · 2100 block of Cory Dr Ottawa County Sheriff · Mailbox hit by vehicle
  5. Jan 17 Injury crashCrash Grand Haven · Lake Ave & Villa Ave Ottawa County Sheriff · H&r - black pick up left the scene
  6. Jan 17 Breaking and enteringPolice Spring Lake · 18200 block of Alpine Ct Ottawa County Sheriff · Caller ex boyfriend/son father stole callers dog
  7. Jan 17 Hit-and-run crashCrash Ferrysburg · 17800 block of Hidden Dunes Ln Ottawa County Sheriff · Street sign knocked over with electrical lines to gas meter damaged
  8. Jan 17 Injury crashCrash Jenison Ottawa County Sheriff · Roll over - vehicle in the road - caller trapped
  9. Jan 17 Hit-and-run crashCrash Allendale · 5000 block of West Campus Dr Ottawa County Sheriff · Black Mercedes benz hit callers vehicle and left - 5 min ago
  10. Jan 17 Injury crashCrash Chester Twp · 1200 block of Gooding St Ottawa County Sheriff · Orange Chevy Silverado vs. ditch, hand and leg injuries

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