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Allendale & GVSU Police & Fire Scanner, Dispatch Log

Allendale & GVSU & vicinity · Ottawa County, MI

Updated · Source: the Ottawa County Sheriff's data and fire and EMS dispatch radio

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: 18 calls

Posted next day by the Ottawa County Sheriff

The Sheriff's office publishes its calls about a day after they happen, so they never appear in the live list. For yesterday, November 10, 2026, it has posted 17 calls in Allendale so far: Burglary alarm (3), medical call (2), welfare check (2), animal complaint (1) and more.

All of yesterday in Allendale → · Yesterday on the map

Allendale call counts

CallsToday7 daysNovOct2026
Fire & hazards0271020
EMS03752121801
Crashes0121780557
Other traffic01335115899
Police01222227384,599
Total01863331,0646,876

333 calls so far in November, compared with 395 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

  1. Yesterday Burglary alarmPolice 10600 block of South Campus Dr GVSU
  2. Yesterday ShopliftingPolice 4100 block of Calder Dr GVSU
  3. Yesterday Welfare checkPolice 4800 block of Becker Dr Ottawa County Sheriff · Caller at the front desk for 45 mins- no employees found
  4. Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic Lake Michigan Dr & Washington Ave Ottawa County Sheriff · Westbound on lmd - blue sedan driving with no tire
  5. Yesterday Citizen assistPolice 10900 block of Residence Dr GVSU
  6. Yesterday VandalismPolice 6600 block of Martinie Dr Ottawa County Sheriff
  7. Yesterday Assist to another agencyPolice 6600 block of Martinie Dr Ottawa County Sheriff · Assist other
  8. Yesterday Criminal complaintPolice 5000 block of Mount Blanc Ln Ottawa County Sheriff · Personal protection order violation over the phone phone call only
  9. Yesterday Suspicious person or vehiclePolice 10900 block of Residence Dr GVSU
  10. Yesterday Lost or found propertyPolice 10600 block of South Campus Dr GVSU · Lost wrist wallet / occurred 11-6 phone call only
  11. Yesterday Medical callEMS 10800 block of 48th Ave Ottawa County Sheriff · 36 anxiety attack asking
  12. Yesterday FraudPolice 12300 block of 84th Ave Ottawa County Sheriff · Scammer using caller's credit card phone call only
  13. Yesterday Animal complaintPolice 8200 block of Fillmore St Ottawa County Sheriff
  14. Yesterday Welfare checkPolice 10900 block of Residence Dr GVSU
  15. Yesterday Medical callEMS 8800 block of Warner St Ottawa County Sheriff · 84-year-old male, difficulty breathing, unwell cleared · 3 min
  16. Yesterday Medical callEMS 10800 block of 48th Ave Ottawa County Sheriff · 36-year-old woman anxiety
  17. Yesterday Burglary alarmPolice 8500 block of Lake Michigan Dr Ottawa County Sheriff · Commercial burglary alarm
  18. Yesterday Burglary alarmPolice 10600 block of South Campus Dr GVSU · Alarm going off
  19. Nov 9 Citizen assistPolice 11000 block of Residence Dr GVSU
  20. Nov 9 Citizen assistPolice 10400 block of South Campus Dr GVSU
  21. Nov 9 Medical callEMS 10200 block of 42nd Ave GVSU · Priority 1, 19 year old female, abdominal pain, difficulty breathing cleared · 3 min
  22. Nov 9 Animal complaintPolice 4600 block of West Campus Dr GVSU · Dog bite, occurred this morning, phone call patient
  23. Nov 9 Citizen assistPolice 11000 block of Residence Dr GVSU
  24. Nov 9 Citizen assistPolice 10200 block of 42nd Ave GVSU
  25. Nov 9 Citizen assistPolice 10200 block of 42nd Ave GVSU

2026 so far

Fire and rescue calls in Allendale & GVSU, January through October

1,526

No comparison with 2025: OCCDA's reports don't have usable 2025 figures for September.

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Month20262025
January142143
February153135
March165144
April141136
May123125
June119105
July159104
August152148
September195Not published
October177170

Police calls in Allendale & GVSU, January through October

9,040

No comparison with 2025: OCCDA's reports don't have usable 2025 figures for March, April and September.

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Month20262025
January924787
February997767
March915Not published
April934Not published
May595593
June570449
July624531
August803884
September1,374Not published
October1,3041,187

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 27 Allendale calls on fire and EMS dispatch radio in the past week, most recently medical call at 9:04 AM (Yesterday). Each dispatch is transcribed with names and house numbers left out; there's no audio.

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Allendale Dispatch Log: Questions & Answers

What happened in Allendale today?

No calls are listed yet today. The most recent was Burglary alarm on South Campus Dr on Nov 10, 2026, at 9:40 PM. 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, plus the fire and EMS dispatches our own scanner receiver hears, in one dispatch log, with a page for each call.

How many police calls are there in Allendale?

4,599 police calls are listed here this year, about 15 a day, along with 557 crashes and 899 other traffic calls. Ottawa County Central Dispatch's monthly reports count 9,040 law-enforcement dispatches in Allendale & GVSU from January through October, 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. 20 fire and hazard calls and 801 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, including the fire and EMS dispatches our own scanner receiver hears and transcribes. To listen yourself, see how to listen to West Michigan scanners, or follow the Ottawa County scanner.