Chester Township Police & Fire Scanner, Dispatch Log
Chester Township & vicinity · Ottawa County, MI
Updated · Source: the Ottawa County Sheriff's data, Ottawa County Central Dispatch's board and fire and EMS dispatch radio
Live fire, EMS, crash and police calls in Chester Township, including Conklin, in the northeast corner of Ottawa County. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office handles police calls across the township's farm and orchard country.
Alerts for Chester Township · Yesterday in Chester Township: 2 calls
Chester Township call counts
| Calls | Today | 7 days | Nov | Oct | Since Jan 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire & hazards | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| EMS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 42 |
| Crashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
| Other traffic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 40 |
| Police | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 130 |
| Total | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 254 |
5 calls so far in November, compared with 3 by this point in October. The Sheriff's Office posts police calls about a day late, so today's police count fills in tomorrow.
Latest Calls in Chester Township
No active calls right now · checked
Latest
- Yesterday Medical callEMS 4600 block of Truman St
- Yesterday Burglary alarmPolice 400 block of Truman St
- Nov 3 Animal complaintPolice Coolidge St & 16th Ave
- Nov 3 Fire department responseFire Location not shown cleared · 2 min
- Nov 1 Civil standbyPolice 2400 block of Van Dyke St
- Oct 31 Vehicle fireFire Location not shown cleared · 8 min
- Oct 31 Traffic complaintTraffic 40th Ave & Sehler St
- Oct 31 Welfare checkPolice 23600 block of 36th Ave
- Oct 28 Assist to another agencyPolice 19500 block of Conklin St
- Oct 26 Medical callEMS 4600 block of Harding Street cleared · 12 min
- Oct 25 Medical callEMS 2200 block of Van Dyke Street cleared · 14 min
- Oct 21 Traffic complaintTraffic Gooding St & 40th Ave
- Oct 20 CrashCrash Gooding St & 40th Ave cleared · 1 hr 53 min
- Oct 19 Crash (property damage)Crash 32nd Ave & Gooding St cleared · 1 hr 4 min
- Oct 18 Medical callEMS 3400 block of Gooding St
- Oct 18 CrashCrash Truman St & 16th Ave cleared · 5 hr 23 min
- Oct 17 Breaking and enteringPolice 19800 block of Daggett Ave
- Oct 15 Medical callEMS 1500 block of Wilson St
- Oct 15 Crash (property damage)Crash 8th Ave & Wilson St cleared · 2 hr 12 min
- Oct 15 Traffic complaintTraffic 200 block of Truman St
- Oct 14 Medical callEMS 2200 block of Van Dyke St
- Oct 13 Abandoned vehicleTraffic 23600 block of 36th Ave
- Oct 9 Welfare checkPolice 22800 block of 32nd Ave
- Oct 7 Traffic complaintTraffic 2000 block of Harding St
- Oct 7 Suspicious person or vehiclePolice 23600 block of 36th Ave
No calls of that type in this list right now.
2026 so far
Fire and rescue calls in Chester Township, January through September
118
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 | 17 | 18 |
| February | 2 | 14 |
| March | 12 | 14 |
| April | 16 | 14 |
| May | 8 | 12 |
| June | 7 | 12 |
| July | 19 | 24 |
| August | 16 | 13 |
| September | 21 | Not published |
Police calls in Chester Township, January through September
322
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 | 34 | 38 |
| February | 37 | 40 |
| March | 37 | Not published |
| April | 36 | Not published |
| May | 33 | 31 |
| June | 40 | 38 |
| July | 48 | 34 |
| August | 37 | 42 |
| September | 20 | 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.
Chester Township scanner activity
616 Dispatch's scanner receiver heard 2 Chester Township calls on fire and EMS dispatch radio in the past week, most recently fire department response at 4:12 PM (Nov 3). Each dispatch is transcribed with names and house numbers left out; there's no audio.
Chester Township Dispatch Log: Questions & Answers
What happened in Chester Township today?
No calls are listed yet today. The most recent was Medical call on Truman St on Nov 4, 2026, at 2:32 PM. The Sheriff's Office posts its police calls about a day later, so today's count keeps growing tomorrow.
Does Chester Township 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 Chester Township 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 Chester Township?
130 police calls are listed here since Jan 3, about 0.4 a day, along with 40 crashes and 40 other traffic calls. Ottawa County Central Dispatch's monthly reports count 322 law-enforcement dispatches in Chester Township from January through September, including traffic stops and other calls that aren't listed one by one.
Who handles police calls in Chester Township?
Ottawa County Sheriff's Office.
How do I get a police report in Chester Township?
Ask the agency that handled the call: Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. 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 Chester Township 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 Chester Township police scanner?
616 Dispatch doesn't stream scanner audio. It lists every Chester Township 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.