Allendale & GVSU Police & Fire Scanner, Dispatch Log
Allendale & GVSU & vicinity · Ottawa County, MI
Updated · Source: the Ottawa County Sheriff's data
Live fire, EMS, crash and police calls in Allendale Charter Township, including Grand Valley State University's Allendale campus and the Lake Michigan Drive (M-45) corridor. Grand Valley Police cover the campus, the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office covers the rest of the township, and the Allendale Fire Department answers fire and medical calls.
Alerts for Allendale · Allendale accidents today · Most dangerous intersections · Yesterday in Allendale: 26 calls
Allendale call counts
| Calls | Today | 7 days | Nov | Oct | 2026 |
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| Fire & hazards | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| EMS | 1 | 30 | 18 | 121 | 767 |
| Crashes | 0 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 548 |
| Other traffic | 0 | 30 | 24 | 115 | 888 |
| Police | 0 | 195 | 112 | 738 | 4,489 |
| Total | 1 | 276 | 167 | 1,064 | 6,710 |
167 calls so far in November, compared with 200 by this point in October, down 16%. The Sheriff's Office posts police calls about a day late, so today's police count fills in tomorrow.
Latest Calls in Allendale
No active calls right now · checked
Latest
- Medical callEMS 10500 block of 88th Avenue cleared · 26 min
- Yesterday Criminal complaintPolice 11100 block of North Campus Dr
- Yesterday Citizen assistPolice 4000 block of Calder Dr
- Yesterday Suspicious person or vehiclePolice 4200 block of W Ravine Center Dr
- Yesterday Medical callEMS 9800 block of 64th Avenue cleared · 20 min
- Yesterday Welfare checkPolice 5300 block of Windfield Dr
- Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic Lake Michigan Dr & Kistler Dr
- Yesterday Injury crashCrash 48th Ave & West Campus Dr cleared · 22 min
- Yesterday LarcenyPolice 10800 block of North Campus Dr
- Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic Pierce St & 72nd Ave
- Yesterday Citizen assistPolice 11000 block of Residence Dr
- Yesterday Hit-and-run crashCrash Lake Michigan Dr & 60th Ave
- Yesterday Citizen assistPolice 10400 block of South Campus Dr
- Yesterday Injury crashCrash Lake Michigan Dr & 88th Ave cleared · 1 hr 9 min
- Yesterday Medical callEMS 10700 block of 48th Ave cleared · 22 min
- Yesterday LarcenyPolice 3800 block of Residence Ct
- Yesterday Lost or found propertyPolice 10900 block of Residence Dr
- Yesterday Burglary alarmPolice 6300 block of Lake Michigan Dr
- Yesterday Animal complaintPolice 11200 block of Edgewater Dr
- Yesterday Suspicious person or vehiclePolice E Ravine Center Dr & North Campus Dr
- Yesterday Suspicious person or vehiclePolice 11400 block of Boyne Blvd
- Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic Fillmore St & 72nd Ave
- Yesterday Citizen assistPolice 4000 block of Calder Dr
- Yesterday LarcenyPolice 10500 block of Laker Village Dr
- Yesterday Motorist assistTraffic 10900 block of North Campus Dr
No calls of that type in this list right now.
2026 so far
Fire and rescue calls in Allendale & GVSU, January through September
1,349
No comparison with 2025: OCCDA's reports don't have usable 2025 figures for September.
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| Month | 2026 | 2025 |
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| January | 142 | 143 |
| February | 153 | 135 |
| March | 165 | 144 |
| April | 141 | 136 |
| May | 123 | 125 |
| June | 119 | 105 |
| July | 159 | 104 |
| August | 152 | 148 |
| September | 195 | Not published |
Police calls in Allendale & GVSU, January through September
7,736
No comparison with 2025: OCCDA's reports don't have usable 2025 figures for March, April and September.
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| Month | 2026 | 2025 |
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| January | 924 | 787 |
| February | 997 | 767 |
| March | 915 | Not published |
| April | 934 | Not published |
| May | 595 | 593 |
| June | 570 | 449 |
| July | 624 | 531 |
| August | 803 | 884 |
| September | 1,374 | Not published |
Every dispatch, from Ottawa County Central Dispatch's monthly statistics reports. Police counts include every law-enforcement dispatch (traffic stops, alarms, complaints and more), far more than the individual calls listed above. Ambulance calls are reported by ambulance company rather than by town, so they aren't included.
Allendale scanner activity
616 Dispatch's scanner receiver heard 39 Allendale calls on fire and EMS dispatch radio in the past week, most recently medical call at 12:22 AM. Each dispatch is transcribed with names and house numbers left out; there's no audio.
Allendale Dispatch Log: Questions & Answers
What happened in Allendale today?
1 call so far today: 1 EMS call. The latest was Medical call on 88th Avenue at 12:22 AM. The Sheriff's Office posts its police calls about a day later, so today's count keeps growing tomorrow.
Does Allendale publish a dispatch log?
Ottawa County Central Dispatch posts calls on its public incident board, and the Sheriff's Office posts its police calls about a day later. 616 Dispatch saves every Allendale call from both in one dispatch log, with a page for each call.
How many police calls are there in Allendale?
4,489 police calls are listed here this year, about 15 a day, along with 548 crashes and 888 other traffic calls. Ottawa County Central Dispatch's monthly reports count 7,736 law-enforcement dispatches in Allendale & GVSU from January through September, including traffic stops and other calls that aren't listed one by one.
Which fire department covers Allendale?
Allendale Fire Department. Fire and medical calls are dispatched by Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority. 18 fire and hazard calls and 767 EMS calls are listed here this year.
Who handles police calls in Allendale?
Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, and Grand Valley Police on the GVSU campus.
How do I get a police report in Allendale?
Ask the agency that handled the call: Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, and Grand Valley Police on the GVSU campus. Michigan crash reports (form UD-10) can also be bought online from the Michigan State Police. 616 Dispatch doesn't have or sell reports.
Where can I see crashes in Allendale today?
Right here: crashes are listed above as Ottawa County Central Dispatch posts them, usually within a minute. No crashes are listed yet today.
Is there a Allendale police scanner?
616 Dispatch doesn't stream scanner audio. It lists every Allendale call dispatch publishes, updated every minute. To listen yourself, see how to listen to West Michigan scanners, or follow the Ottawa County scanner.