Grand Haven & Grand Haven Township Police & Fire Scanner, Dispatch Log
Grand Haven & Grand Haven Twp & 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 the City of Grand Haven and Grand Haven Charter Township, on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Grand River. Grand Haven's Department of Public Safety handles police and fire in the city; Grand Haven Township Fire/Rescue and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office cover the township. US-31 and the boardwalk and state park area see the most traffic in summer.
Alerts for Grand Haven · Grand Haven accidents today · Most dangerous intersections · Yesterday in Grand Haven: 33 calls
Grand Haven call counts
| Calls | Today | 7 days | Nov | Oct | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire & hazards | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 26 |
| EMS | 0 | 37 | 19 | 174 | 1,459 |
| Crashes | 0 | 17 | 11 | 107 | 823 |
| Other traffic | 0 | 21 | 13 | 135 | 1,508 |
| Police | 0 | 130 | 82 | 534 | 4,911 |
| Total | 0 | 207 | 125 | 969 | 8,727 |
125 calls so far in November, compared with 109 by this point in October, up 15%. The Sheriff's Office posts police calls about a day late, so today's police count fills in tomorrow.
Latest Calls in Grand Haven
No active calls right now · checked
Latest
- Yesterday Medical callEMS Location not shown cleared · 2 min
- Yesterday Crash (property damage)Crash N Beacon Blvd & Washington Ave cleared · 29 min
- Yesterday Medical callEMS 1100 block of Robbins Rd cleared · 16 min
- Yesterday Criminal complaintPolice 11100 block of 158th Ave
- Yesterday Civil matterPolice Friant St & Pennoyer Ave
- Yesterday Welfare checkPolice 1800 block of 172nd Ave
- Yesterday Missing personPolice 14900 block of Ridgemoor St
- Yesterday Burglary alarmPolice 1600 block of S Beacon Blvd
- Yesterday Crash (property damage)Crash Jackson Ave & N 5th St cleared · 27 min
- Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic S Beechtree St & Taylor Ave
- Yesterday Civil matterPolice 100 block of N Griffin St
- Yesterday Injury crashCrash US-31 & Lake Michigan Dr cleared · 2 hr 9 min
- Yesterday LarcenyPolice 17000 block of Ferris St
- Yesterday Crash (property damage)Crash N Beacon Blvd & Jackson Ave cleared · 1 hr 29 min
- Yesterday Abandoned vehicleTraffic 1300 block of S Beacon Blvd
- Yesterday FraudPolice 12900 block of Pine Glen Dr
- Yesterday LarcenyPolice 600 block of S Beechtree St
- Yesterday VandalismPolice 15000 block of Reid Ct
- Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic S 8th St & Franklin Ave
- Yesterday Suspicious person or vehiclePolice 1300 block of Columbus Ave
- Yesterday Welfare checkPolice 17400 block of Crescent St
- Yesterday Citizen assistPolice 500 block of Washington Ave
- Yesterday Suspicious person or vehiclePolice 16100 block of Mercury Dr
- Yesterday Parking complaintTraffic 15000 block of Lukas Ct
- Yesterday Crash (property damage)Crash 16300 block of Mercury Dr
No calls of that type in this list right now.
2026 so far
Fire and rescue calls in Grand Haven & Grand Haven Twp, January through September
2,630
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 | 284 | 295 |
| February | 241 | 260 |
| March | 284 | 287 |
| April | 292 | 260 |
| May | 310 | 306 |
| June | 294 | 306 |
| July | 328 | 342 |
| August | 329 | 337 |
| September | 268 | Not published |
Police calls in Grand Haven & Grand Haven Twp, January through September
9,980
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 | 898 | 978 |
| February | 869 | 733 |
| March | 835 | Not published |
| April | 932 | Not published |
| May | 1,133 | 1,245 |
| June | 1,295 | 1,212 |
| July | 1,648 | 1,399 |
| August | 1,273 | 1,217 |
| September | 1,097 | 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.
Grand Haven scanner activity
616 Dispatch's scanner receiver heard 32 Grand Haven calls on fire and EMS dispatch radio in the past week, most recently medical call at 9:23 PM (Yesterday). Each dispatch is transcribed with names and house numbers left out; there's no audio.
Grand Haven Dispatch Log: Questions & Answers
What happened in Grand Haven today?
No calls are listed yet today. The most recent was Medical call on Nov 4, 2026, at 9:23 PM. The Sheriff's Office posts its police calls about a day later, so today's count keeps growing tomorrow.
Does Grand Haven 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 Grand Haven 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 Grand Haven?
4,911 police calls are listed here this year, about 16 a day, along with 823 crashes and 1,508 other traffic calls. Ottawa County Central Dispatch's monthly reports count 9,980 law-enforcement dispatches in Grand Haven & Grand Haven Twp from January through September, including traffic stops and other calls that aren't listed one by one.
Which fire department covers Grand Haven?
Grand Haven Department of Public Safety in the city and Grand Haven Township Fire/Rescue in the township. Fire and medical calls are dispatched by Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority. 26 fire and hazard calls and 1,459 EMS calls are listed here this year.
Who handles police calls in Grand Haven?
Grand Haven Department of Public Safety in the city and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office in the township.
How do I get a police report in Grand Haven?
Ask the agency that handled the call: Grand Haven Department of Public Safety in the city and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office in the township. 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 Grand Haven 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 Grand Haven police scanner?
616 Dispatch doesn't stream scanner audio. It lists every Grand Haven 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.