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Polkton Township Police & Fire Scanner, Dispatch Log

Polkton Township & vicinity · Ottawa County, MI

Updated · Source: the Ottawa County Sheriff's data and Ottawa County Central Dispatch's board

Live fire, EMS, crash and police calls in Polkton Charter Township, the farm country around Coopersville along I-96. Coopersville-Polkton Area Fire & Rescue answers fire and medical calls, and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office handles police.

Alerts for Polkton Township · Polkton Township accidents today · Most dangerous intersections · Yesterday in Polkton Township: 8 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 4, 2026, it has posted 5 calls in Polkton Township so far: Traffic complaint (3), crash (property damage) (2).

All of yesterday in Polkton Township → · Yesterday on the map

Polkton Township call counts

CallsToday7 daysNovOct2026
Fire & hazards01101
EMS011464
Crashes014928187
Other traffic0201055495
Police02027232
Total03821114979

21 calls so far in November, compared with 6 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 Polkton Township

No active calls right now · checked

Latest

  1. Yesterday Crash (property damage)Crash Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · White GMC sierra vs. deer, not blocking
  2. Yesterday Crash (property damage)Crash Location not shown White GMC sierra vs. deer, not blocking cleared · 45 min
  3. Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · White suv all over roadway
  4. Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · White semi serving all over the roadway
  5. Yesterday Highway incidentTraffic Westbound I-96 after 68th Ave (exit 16) cleared · 8 min
  6. Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · White Tesla high rates of speed
  7. Yesterday Crash (property damage)Crash Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · Semi vs. blue truck
  8. Yesterday Injury crashCrash Location not shown Semi vs. blue truck cleared · 1 hr 35 min
  9. Nov 3 Traffic complaintTraffic Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · White focus wb tailgating, passing on shoulder
  10. Nov 3 Crash (property damage)Crash 6900 block of Leonard St GMC canon vs. deer- not blocking cleared · 1 hr 13 min
  11. Nov 3 Medical callEMS 7500 block of Hayes St Ottawa County Sheriff · 63-year-old man chest pain on left side radiating down left arm - difficulty breathing
  12. Nov 2 Crash (property damage)Crash Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · Red Honda crv vs. spike strips - not blocking
  13. Nov 2 Crash (property damage)Crash Location not shown Red Honda crv vs. spike strips – not blocking cleared · 1 hr 15 min
  14. Nov 2 Traffic complaintTraffic Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · White transport van w no lights on
  15. Nov 2 Traffic complaintTraffic Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · White truck with trailer tried running caller off of roadway
  16. Nov 2 Traffic complaintTraffic 7500 block of Cleveland St Ottawa County Sheriff · 1 cow loose in the rd
  17. Nov 1 Crash (property damage)Crash 68th Ave & Hayes St Silver Hyundai sonata vs. deer, blocking cleared · 41 min
  18. Nov 1 Traffic complaintTraffic Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · Amazon van all over roadway
  19. Nov 1 Crash (property damage)Crash 80th Ave & Wilson St Blue Ford f250 vs. deer – not blocking cleared · 12 min
  20. Nov 1 Traffic complaintTraffic Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · Black truck was following white BMW sedan
  21. Nov 1 Structure fireFire 7400 block of Leonard Street Residential fire, burning smell inside residence, no smoke or flame seen; caller is a nurse on scene, patient is a quadriplegic stuck in bed cleared · 27 min
  22. Oct 31 Traffic complaintTraffic Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · Red Tacoma speeding and driving recklessly
  23. Oct 31 Animal complaintPolice 0 block of Robin Ln Ottawa County Sheriff · Dog for pick up
  24. Oct 31 Crash (property damage)Crash Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · Black Toyota Camry vs. deer, not blocking
  25. Oct 31 Crash (property damage)Crash Location not shown Black Toyota Camry vs. deer, not blocking cleared · 1 hr 8 min

2026 so far

Police calls in Polkton Township, January through September

974

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

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Month20262025
January126121
February10981
March93Not published
April106Not published
May119105
June13099
July118102
August8890
September85Not 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.

Polkton Township scanner activity

616 Dispatch's scanner receiver heard 1 Polkton Township call on fire and EMS dispatch radio in the past week, most recently structure fire at 7:06 AM (Nov 1). Each dispatch is transcribed with names and house numbers left out; there's no audio.

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Polkton Township Dispatch Log: Questions & Answers

What happened in Polkton Township today?

No calls are listed yet today. The most recent was Crash (property damage) on Nov 4, 2026, at 8:05 PM. The Sheriff's Office posts its police calls about a day later, so today's count keeps growing tomorrow.

Does Polkton 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 Polkton Township call from both in one dispatch log, with a page for each call.

How many police calls are there in Polkton Township?

232 police calls are listed here this year, about 0.8 a day, along with 187 crashes and 495 other traffic calls. Ottawa County Central Dispatch's monthly reports count 974 law-enforcement dispatches in Polkton Township from January through September, including traffic stops and other calls that aren't listed one by one.

Which fire department covers Polkton Township?

Coopersville-Polkton Area Fire & Rescue. Fire and medical calls are dispatched by Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority. 1 fire or hazard call and 64 EMS calls are listed here this year.

Who handles police calls in Polkton Township?

Ottawa County Sheriff's Office.

How do I get a police report in Polkton 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 Polkton 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 Polkton Township police scanner?

616 Dispatch doesn't stream scanner audio. It lists every Polkton Township call dispatch publishes, updated every minute. To listen yourself, see how to listen to West Michigan scanners, or follow the Ottawa County scanner.